Past Events

Event type
Event series
Year
Monday, April 23, 2018
6:30 PM
Rome

T. Geronimo Johnson – Interrobang: The Truth about Sex in Heaven

T. Geronimo Johnson – Interrobang: the truth about sex in heaven

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

Monday, April 16, 2018
6:30 PM
Rome

Jonathan Scelsa & Jennifer Birkeland – Crossdisciplinary Vantage: Optics/Operations/Oppositions

Jonathan Scelsa and Jennifer Birkeland – Crossdisciplinary Vantage - Optics / Operations / Oppositions

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

Thursday, April 12, 2018
6:30 PM
New York

2018 Arthur & Janet C. Ross Rome Prize Ceremony

Arthur and Janet C. Ross Rome Prize Ceremony

The Academy’s signature series of events, Conversations/Conversazioni: From the American Academy in Rome, convenes leading artists, scholars, designers, historians, and museum leaders for frank, wide-ranging discussions on a variety of topics in the arts and humanities.

Monday, April 9, 2018
6:30 PM
Rome

Emilio Rosamilia – The Day the Greeks Went South: Cyrene and Its Inscriptions (ca. 400–150 BCE)

Emilio Rosamilia – The Day the Greeks Went South: Cyrene and Its Inscriptions (ca. 400–150 BCE)

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

Wednesday, April 4, 2018
6:30 PM
Rome

Joseph Williams – Mediterranean Trade and the Builder’s Repertoire: The Effects of High Commerce on Architectural Knowledge in Coastal Italy (11th–13th Centuries CE)

Joseph Williams – Mediterranean Trade and the Builder’s Repertoire: The Effects of High Commerce on Architectural Knowledge in Coastal Italy (11th–13th Centuries CE)

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

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
6:30 PM
Rome

Ishion Hutchinson – The Mariner’s Progress: A Listening

Ishion Hutchinson - The Mariner's Progress: A Listening

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

Monday, March 26, 2018
6:30 PM
Rome

Diana Garvin – The Bean in the Machine

Diana Garvin - The Bean in the Machine

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

Thursday, March 22, 2018
6:00 PM
Rome

Mary Roberts – East of West: Edward Said, Melancholy Time, and the Orientalist Interior

Mary Roberts - East of West: Edward Said, Melancholy Time, and the Orientalist Interior

The Patricia H. Labalme Friends of the Library Lecture is named in honor of Patricia H. Labalme (1924–2002), a noted scholar of Renaissance history and a specialist on Venice, who served on the Academy’s Board of Trustees from 1979 to 1999. The Friends of the Library supports the AAR Library through annual dues and special initiatives, also raising awareness of the library’s resources through regular programs.