June 14, 2024 Fellows in Focus: Kate Soper Kate Soper (2024 Fellow) is working on Orpheus Orchestra Opus Onus, a monodrama for soprano and orchestra which she will perform with the New York Philharmonic in May 2025. Read more
June 12, 2024 Visual, Architectural, Musical, and Literary Experiences at Summer Open Studios About 1,300 people filled the McKim, Mead & White Building to experience visual, musical, and literary works created by fellows in the arts during Summer Open Studios. Read more
June 10, 2024 RSFP Chefs Take Field Trip to London Community Kitchen Last month Fausto Ferraresi and Giorgia Lauri of the Rome Sustainable Food Project visited London community kitchen Refettorio Felix—led by two former RSFP interns. Read more
June 6, 2024 Sofia Coppola Honored at 18th McKim Medal Gala at Villa Aurelia The American Academy in Rome honored the filmmaker and screenwriter Sofia Coppola at the McKim Medal Gala on June 5, 2024. The sold-out evening raised over $900,000. Read more
June 5, 2024 Allison Emmerson on the Stunning New Finds at Pompeii AAR Fellows and Trustees visited the ongoing excavations in Pompeii’s Region IX, where removal of the volcanic material from the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE has revealed incredible finds of a type unseen at the site in decades. Read more
June 4, 2024 Fellows in Focus: Mary-Evelyn Farrior The Columbia University PhD candidate is examining the foreign communities of Rome through the Greek inscriptions they produced. Read more
June 4, 2024 From the Archives: The Liberation of Rome The arrival of American troops in 1944 was welcome news all over Rome, and not least of all at the Academy, which had closed its doors four years earlier due to World War Two. Read more
June 3, 2024 Darby Scott: A Personal Reminiscence Helen “Ili” Nagy (1986 Fellow, 2009 Resident) remembers Darby Scott (1966 Fellow, 1979 Resident). Read more
May 31, 2024 AAR Completes NEH Challenge Grant Match for Library Annex AAR has successfully matched the National Endowment for the Humanities “Challenge Grant” of nearly half a million dollars toward the construction of a new Library Annex in the Villa Chiaraviglio. Read more
May 30, 2024 Fellows in Focus: Kamrooz Aram The Brooklyn-based artist Kamrooz Aram has been examining the intertwining histories of architectural painting and portable painting while in Rome. Read more
May 29, 2024 East and West Meet at AAR’s Xu Bing Exhibition The American Academy in Rome opened its gates on May 22 for the opening of our spring exhibition, A Moment in Time: Xu Bing in Rome. Read more
May 24, 2024 Jon Michael Schwarting on the Thirty-Seven-Year Effort to Save a Modernist House One clear example where preservation and architecture come together in practice can be found in the saga of the Aluminaire House. Read more
May 22, 2024 Governor Newsom Visits AAR California Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom visited the American Academy last week as part of a trip to Rome that included an audience with Pope Francis. Read more
May 21, 2024 From the Archives: Landscape Master Plan With spring in full swing, our attention naturally turns to the Academy’s gardens. Although they may appear timeless, the gardens have not always flourished like they do today. Read more
May 15, 2024 AAR Pulses with Energy and Beats at ‘Soundscapes’ Outdoor Concert Last Friday seven hundred visitors flocked to the front court and pavilions of the McKim, Mead & White Building for Soundscapes, an evening of contemporary electronic music that showcased the Academy in all its dimensions. Read more
May 7, 2024 In Memoriam: Frank Stella Frank Stella (1983 Resident, Trustee Emeritus), one of the most influential figures in American art in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond, died on May 4, 2024. Read more
May 6, 2024 AAR’s Guide to the Venice Biennale The art world has converged upon the historic city of Venice for the Biennale di Venezia. Against this dynamic backdrop, we proudly recommend a set of exhibitions and events that features Academy Fellows and Residents. Read more
May 2, 2024 2024 Fellow Dread Scott Spotlighted in the New York Times The New York Times spotlights 2024 Fellow Dread Scott's "All African People's Consulate" in Venice, an official collateral installation at this year's Venice Biennale. Read more
May 2, 2024 Rome Prize Ceremony Highlights the Impact of Musical Composition at the Academy The Academy’s Rome Prize Ceremony took place a full century—almost to the day—from a benefit concert for AAR at Carnegie Hall, during which George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue had its debut in that room. Read more
May 1, 2024 Video: Introducing the 2024–25 Rome Prize Winners In this video, hear from the 2024–25 Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows about what they plan to do in Rome. Read more