Upcoming events

Tuesday, October 27, 2026
5:00 PM–8:00 PM
New York
Exhibition
Public Program

They Make You Write Your Poems - Artistic Practices Amid Automated Cognition

They Make You Write Your Poems brings together artists, poets, coders, and design engineers, who explore the relationship between somatic and machine cognition, embracing poetry as an “embodied technology” for resisting the settling of language in the expected. It is curated by Giulia Colletti for the American Academy in Rome’s second Italian Fellowship for Curatorial Research, in collaboration with, and supported by, the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture. It is hosted by Onassis ONX, the Onassis Foundation’s platform for art and advanced technologies.

Thursday, October 29, 2026
7:00 PM
New York
New York Gala

New York Gala 2026

The American Academy in Rome will celebrate Centennial Medal honorees Suzanne Deal Booth, Emily Wilson (2006 Fellow), and Fred Wilson (2020 Resident), at the annual New York Gala on October 29, 2026. The event brings the Academy community together in support of the essential role of the arts and humanities in our societies today. 

Monday, November 2, 2026
2:30 PM
Rome
Fellow Shoptalks

Fellow Shoptalks - Neeraj Bhatia & Francesca LaPasta: Control vs Choice

Fellow Shoptalks are a forum in which Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows present their work to each other. Shoptalks are occasionally streamed live on Zoom and posted to the Academy’s YouTube channel.

Monday, November 9, 2026
2:30 PM
Rome
Fellow Shoptalks

Fellow Shoptalks - Tania Bruguera & Amara Lakhous/Stephanie Love

Fellow Shoptalks are a forum in which Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows present their work to each other. Shoptalks are occasionally streamed live on Zoom and posted to the Academy’s YouTube channel.

Monday, November 16, 2026
2:30 PM
Rome
Fellow Shoptalks

Fellow Shoptalks - Udi Perlman & Francisco J. Cintròn Mattei

Fellow Shoptalks are a forum in which Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows present their work to each other. Shoptalks are occasionally streamed live on Zoom and posted to the Academy’s YouTube channel.

Monday, November 23, 2026
4:30 PM–6:00 PM
Rome
Conference & Performance

On Improvisation: Sound, Space, Thought - Day One

This international conference and concert series will explore new modes of scholarly and performative expertise on improvisation. Hosted by the American Academy in Rome, the event is curated by George E. Lewis (2010 Resident), Professor of Music at Columbia University, Ilaria Puri Purini, Andrew Heiskell Arts Director at the American Academy in Rome, and Paolo Rotili of Nuova Consonanza, one of the world's most innovative organizations dedicated to experimental music.

Tuesday, November 24, 2026
2:00 PM–9:15 PM
Rome
Conference & Performance

On Improvisation: Sound, Space, Thought - Day Two

This international conference and concert series will explore new modes of scholarly and performative expertise on improvisation. Hosted by the American Academy in Rome, the event is curated by George E. Lewis (2010 Resident), Professor of Music at Columbia University, Ilaria Puri Purini, Andrew Heiskell Arts Director at the American Academy in Rome, and Paolo Rotili of Nuova Consonanza, one of the world's most innovative organizations dedicated to experimental music.

Wednesday, November 25, 2026
5:30 PM–9:15 PM
Rome
Conference & Performance

On Improvisation: Sound, Space, Thought - Day Three

This international conference and concert series will explore new modes of scholarly and performative expertise on improvisation. Hosted by the American Academy in Rome, the event is curated by George E. Lewis (2010 Resident), Professor of Music at Columbia University, Ilaria Puri Purini, Andrew Heiskell Arts Director at the American Academy in Rome, and Paolo Rotili of Nuova Consonanza, one of the world's most innovative organizations dedicated to experimental music.

Monday, November 30, 2026
2:30 PM
Rome
Fellow Shoptalks

Fellow Shoptalks - Taji Nahl & Lisa Beyeler-Yvarra

Fellow Shoptalks are a forum in which Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows present their work to each other. Shoptalks are occasionally streamed live on Zoom and posted to the Academy’s YouTube channel.

Thursday, December 3, 2026
6:00 PM
Rome
Thomas Spencer Jerome Lecture Series

Edward Watts – What is Interchronological Roman History?

The Thomas Spencer Jerome Lecture Series is among the most prestigious international platforms for the presentation of new work on Roman history and culture. Thomas Spencer Jerome (1864–1914) was an American lawyer and lover of Roman history who lived on Capri from 1899 until his death. In his will he endowed a series of lectures to be jointly delivered at the American Academy in Rome and the University of Michigan. The revised lectures are typically published by the University of Michigan Press.