Call for Proposals
12th Annual IAS/Kress Lecture Series in Italy
30 June, 2023 in the Sala Barbantini, Fondazione Cini, Venice
Application Deadline: 1 February, 2023
This series seeks to promote intellectual exchanges among art historians of North America and the international community of scholars living or working in Italy. This Lecture is supported by the IAS, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and the Fondazione Cini.
Eligibility:
Senior or established scholars based in North America (esteemed publication record and PhD required).
Proposed lectures may address any period in Italian art from antiquity to the early 19th century (1800–1830) but must be related to the host city of Venice or its environs.
Lectures may be given in English or Italian.
Length: 45–50 minutes.
Lectures must not have been previously published or presented.
Applicants must be members of IAS at time of application and presentation.
Speaker must be available to present their lecture on the event date.
Current IAS officers are not eligible to apply.
Speakers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to ensure ability to travel to Italy.
The presenter will receive an honorarium of $800 and a $1250 supplementary lecture allowance that may be used for travel, lodging, or translation expenses.
Submit here: https://www.italianartsociety.org/conferences-lectures/kress/.
Applicants should include: a cover letter, a 250–500-word abstract of proposed lecture, and a current CV.
Questions should be directed to IAS President Sarah Wilkins (president@italianartsociety.org).
The Italian Art Society (IAS) is a professional organization dedicated to the study of Italian art and architecture from prehistory to the present. Visit www.italianartsociety.org for more information and membership details.
For the a PDF of the Call for Papers: Click here.