Past Events

May 3, 2021
Rome
Fellow Shoptalks

Matthew Ellis & Steve Parker

Color photograph of a boy listening to a sculptural creation made of repurposed tubas

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.

April 26, 2021
Rome
Fellow Shoptalks

Christy Q. Schirmer & Paulette Marie Singley

Color photograph of various shells and small bones resting on top of an old map of Rome

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.

April 23, 2021
Conversations/Conversazioni
Rome Prize Ceremony

2021 Arthur & Janet C. Ross Rome Prize Ceremony

Designed graphic element with five small pictures of the Academy and its Fellows, along with the words Rome Prize Ceremony April 23

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.

April 19, 2021
Rome
Fellow Shoptalks

Corinna Gosmaro

Installation view of two sculptures by Corinna Gosmaro at AAR

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.

April 13, 2021
Rome
Conversations/Conversazioni
The City

Pamela O. Long & Nicola Camerlenghi – The City of Rome: Urban Infrastructure and Urban Form from Medieval to Early Modern Times

2021 Conversations - Pamela O. Long and Nicola Camerlenghi

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.

April 12, 2021
Rome
Fellow Shoptalks

Rebecca Levitan & Katy Barkan

Color photographs of an architectural installation of temporary white walls and low, angled red-carpet-covered platforms and ramps

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.

April 9, 2021
Rome
Conference/Symposium

After Raphael: The Afterlife of Raphael’s Art, from His Century to Ours

March 30, 2021
Rome
Christina Huemer Lecture

Judith P. Hallett & Stephen Rojcewicz – Thornton Wilder, Lauro de Bosis: Life and Letters at the American Academy in Rome, 1920–21 (with Tappan Wilder and Alessandro Cortese De Bosis)

Black and white photos from the early 20th century of Thornton Wilder standing in a suit and Lauro de Bosis standing next to an airplane

Founded in 2011, the Christine Huemer Lecture is dedicated to the memory of Christina Huemer, Drue Heinz Librarian Emerita, who served as a spirited leader of the Arthur & Janet C. Ross Library for fifteen years (1993–2007), retiring just a few years before her untimely death in 2010. Those touched by Huemer’s learning, creativity, and curiosity will remember her forever.

March 29, 2021
Rome
Fellow Shoptalks

Danny Smith & Alexandra Kleeman

Color photograph, taken at an oblique angle, of a mosaic on the façade of Santa Maria Maggiore, showing a man with his eyes closed and another man with his eyes open

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.

March 22, 2021
Rome
Fellow Shoptalks

Anna Dumont & Sara Enrico

Color photograph showing the installation of a fabric sculpture and two wall panels by Sara Enrico in a brightly lit museum room interior

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.