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From the Archives: Albin Polasek

I riflettori si sono spesso accesi su Paul Manship (Fellow 1912 per la scultura), quindi ora ci rivolgiamo al suo collega: Albin Polasek. Fellow del 1913, Polasek era uno scultore ceco-americano che, come Manship, lavorava in uno stile neoclassico.

A color photo from the early 1960s depicting a light skinned woman in an artist's studio, studying a collection of small stones on a work table

In Memoriam: Marjorie Kreilick

Marjorie Kreilick, a 1963 Fellow and the second woman to win a Rome Prize in painting, died on July 5, 2023, in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Dagli archivi: Lukas Foss

Quando il compositore Lukas Foss (1952 Fellow) arrivò all’American Academy in Rome nel 1950, era appena all’inizio di una straordinaria carriera.

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AAR celebra lo chef Massimo Bottura al McKim Medal Gala 2023

L’American Academy in Rome ha celebrato lo chef e imprenditore Massimo Bottura all’ultimo McKim Medal Gala, tenutosi a Villa Aurelia a Roma il 7 giugno 2023.

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In Memoriam: Jim Melchert

L’American Academy in Rome piange la scomparsa di Jim Melchert, celebre artista e ceramista che è stato nostro Direttore dal 1984 al 1988.

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Dagli archivi: Barbara Chase-Riboud

Il nuovo libro di memorie di Barbara Chase-Riboud, I Always Knew, inizia nel 1957, l’anno in cui si recò a Roma per una borsa di studio affiliata all’Accademia americana.

Front cover of Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, volume 67.

AAR pubblica il volume 67 delle “Memoirs”

AAR ha appena pubblicato il volume 67 della sua rivista principale, Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome.

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Un nuovo Digital Humanities Center

L’American Academy in Rome lancia un nuovo e migliorato Digital Humanities Center.

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Centenario della Classical Summer School

Quest’anno la Classical Summer School di AAR, fondata nel 1923, celebra il suo centenario. Se hai partecipato al programma, ci piacerebbe avere tue notizie.

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Dispaccio dalla Thailandia: Stephen Harby

Stephen Harby ha fatto un lascito per finanziare una Rome Prize Fellowship and Residency in architecture, in memoria dell’architetto Charles Moore.

Dagli archivi: Accademie nazionali e Rome Prize del dopoguerra

Per celebrare Roma, un ritratto, una nuova mostra al Palazzo delle Esposizioni, che celebra le accademie culturali straniere nella Città Eterna, ripubblichiamo questo articolo di Denise R. Costanzo (Fellow 2015) sugli approcci all’architettura classica e moderna in quegli istituti.

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Salone and Homecoming from the Society of Fellows

November 4, 2022, saw the return of Salone, the Society of Fellows’ flagship multimedia performance event that featured musicians, composers, choreographers, and artists from among the Academy’s alumni.

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Peter N. Miller nominato nuovo presidente dell’AAR

Peter N. Miller, illustre storico ed educatore, nonché una delle voci più autorevoli sull’importanza perenne delle discipline umanistiche, sarà il prossimo presidente dell’American Academy in Rome

Announcing the 2023–24 Rome Prize Winners and Italian Fellows

The American Academy in Rome has announced the winners of the 2023–24 Rome Prize and Italian Fellowships.

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NEH Awards Over $700,000 in Grants to AAR

Today the National Endowment for the Humanities announced it will award a $472,850 challenge grant to AAR for an expansion of the Arthur and Janet C. Ross Library into Villa Chiaraviglio.

Whitfield Lovell dona due ritratti all’Accademia

Whitfield Lovell (Resident 2019) ha generosamente donato ad AAR due ritratti di Ulysses Kay e June Jordan

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Fellows in Focus: Monica Rhodes

Monica Rhodes parla dell’importanza di coinvolgere le comunità quando si prendono decisioni su come conservare al meglio un sito storico.

Lo spazio pubblico come forma di espressione

Cinque artisti e designer hanno discusso dell’impatto, positivo o negativo, che l’arte pubblica ha sull’ambiente costruito, attingendo dalle loro esperienze personali e progetti professionali.

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Ilaria Puri Purini è il nuovo Andrew Heiskell Arts Director

La curatrice Ilaria Puri Purini è stata selezionata per un mandato triennale come Andrew Heiskell Arts Director presso la sede dell’American Academy in Rome.

June Jordan e Ulysses Kay: volti che hanno cambiato l’Accademia

Mentre quest’anno chiudiamo il Black History Month, condividiamo un video che celebra due dei primi afroamericani vincitori del Rome Prize: Ulysses Kay e June Jordan.