March 14, 2024 When in Rome: Marla Stone Marla Stone, the Academy’s Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor from 2021 to 2023, shares with us a few favorite places in the Eternal City. Read more
March 11, 2024 In Memoriam: Antoine Predock Antoine Predock, an architect and a 1985 Rome Prize Fellow whose drawings “capture the essence of structures from antiquity, including the Parthenon, as well as landscapes, churches, cityscapes, and monuments,” has died. Read more
March 8, 2024 Fellows in Focus: John Delury John Delury, our 2024 Tsao Family Rome Prize Fellow, told AAR how his fellowship year is unfolding. Read more
March 6, 2024 Shows Featuring AAR Fellows and Residents to See This Spring Spring is around the corner, and the art world eagerly anticipates a vibrant array of gallery and museum shows that highlight the work of Academy Fellows and Residents. Read more
March 5, 2024 Fellows in Focus: Lauren Stimson AAR spoke to Lauren Stimson about her Rome Prize Fellowship, and how her project has changed since arriving. Read more
March 4, 2024 Reflecting on Black History Month at AAR AAR celebrated Black History Month with dedicated programming that surveyed historical presences and absences, and their enduring legacy in shaping the world we live in today. Read more
March 1, 2024 Academy Wins NEA Grant for Visual Arts Fellowships The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded a $35,000 grant to support Rome Prize Fellowships in the visual arts. Read more
February 26, 2024 Fellows in Focus: Emily Frank As part of AAR’s “Fellows in Focus” series, we spotlight Emily B. Frank, the 2024 Suzanne Deal Booth Rome Prize Fellow in Historic Preservation and Conservation and a PhD candidate at NYU’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Read more
February 23, 2024 Evolutionary Populations Rome Sustainable Food Project chef Sara Levi visits a farming cooperative in Pedaso to learn more about evolutionary population bread wheat, and how to bring it to the Academy. Read more
February 22, 2024 US Embassy Holds Concert Supporting Ukraine and Featuring AAR’s Artist Protection Fund Fellow "Raising Voices for Ukraine," a concert organized by the US Embassy in Rome, harnessed the unifying power of music to convey support for the Ukrainian people and featured Artist Protection Fund Fellow Andrew Arnautov. Read more
February 21, 2024 When in Rome: Tina Cancemi Tina Cancemi, the Academy’s programs associate for special events and external affairs, shares her favorite things and places in Rome, which include the Museum of the Walls, a Raphael fresco, and architecturally inspired jewelry. Read more
February 20, 2024 Residents in Focus: Adam Yarinsky Earlier this academic year, the architect Adam Yarinsky (2024 Resident) spoke about his time at the American Academy in Rome. Read more
February 19, 2024 Society of Fellows Celebrates a New Book by Laurie Olin The Society of Fellows cohosted a Gatherings event at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York that celebrated a newly published book, In Italy: Sketches and Drawings, by Laurie Olin (1974 Fellow, 1990 and 2008 Resident). Read more
February 16, 2024 AAR’s Classical Summer School Offers Educators and Students a Journey through Roman History and Literature AAR spoke to new Classical Summer School Director Evan Jewell (2023 Fellow) about the continued value of the program, and what participants can expect this year. Read more
February 15, 2024 Unveiling Italy’s Fascist Legacy: From Conference Debates to Published Perspectives A new volume, A Difficult Heritage: The Afterlives of Fascist-Era Art and Architecture (Silvana Editoriale), edited by 2019 Fellow Carmen Belmonte, has its source in a 2019 conference supported by AAR’s Fellows’ Project Fund. Read more
February 13, 2024 Fellows in Focus: Baldwin Giang As part of AAR’s “Fellows in Focus” series, we highlight Baldwin Giang, a Chicago-based composer, pianist, and the 2024 Samuel Barber Rome Prize Fellow in musical composition. Read more
February 12, 2024 AAR Environmental Humanities Event Featured in Corriere della Sera In case you missed it: Rome's daily newspaper Corriere della Sera reports on AAR's environmental humanities event "Pairings: Progress and Tradition through Food and Wine." Read more
February 9, 2024 Khaled Sabsabi Named Next Mordant Family and Creative Australia Affiliated Fellow The visual artist Khaled Sabsabi has been awarded the Mordant Family and Creative Australia Affiliated Fellowship, granting him a two-month residency at the American Academy in Rome during the 2024–25 academic year. Read more
February 8, 2024 From the Archives: Carnevale At the American Academy in Rome, especially during the 1960s, Carnevale was an excuse for Fellows to let loose, and to open the Academy’s doors to Italian friends and visitors from other foreign academies. Read more
February 7, 2024 In Memoriam: George W. Houston George W. Houston, a professor in the Department of Classics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill from 1969 to 2005 and a 1969 Rome Prize Fellow, has died. Read more