Association for Art History
@forarthistory.org.uk
We believe that art history inspires people to think differently and see differently. Find out more about our vision, mission and work:
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🎙️ Talks & Lectures at Art History Festival 2026
Want to dig a little deeper? This year’s Art History Festival programme is packed with talks, conversations and tours exploring artists, artworks, collections and the ideas behind them.
Want to dig a little deeper? This year’s Art History Festival programme is packed with talks, conversations and tours exploring artists, artworks, collections and the ideas behind them.
September 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
🎙️ Talks & Lectures at Art History Festival 2026
Want to dig a little deeper? This year’s Art History Festival programme is packed with talks, conversations and tours exploring artists, artworks, collections and the ideas behind them.
Want to dig a little deeper? This year’s Art History Festival programme is packed with talks, conversations and tours exploring artists, artworks, collections and the ideas behind them.
🖌️ Making & Materials at Art History Festival 2026
What can materials tell us about art? This year’s Festival invites you to get hands-on with the processes behind art and discover how artists work with everything from print and colour to textiles, clay, and sculpture.
What can materials tell us about art? This year’s Festival invites you to get hands-on with the processes behind art and discover how artists work with everything from print and colour to textiles, clay, and sculpture.
September 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
🖌️ Making & Materials at Art History Festival 2026
What can materials tell us about art? This year’s Festival invites you to get hands-on with the processes behind art and discover how artists work with everything from print and colour to textiles, clay, and sculpture.
What can materials tell us about art? This year’s Festival invites you to get hands-on with the processes behind art and discover how artists work with everything from print and colour to textiles, clay, and sculpture.
Deadline extended: Undergraduate Video Prize 📱
Open to UK undergraduate students studying art history or visual culture, the prize invites students to create a short video of up to 90 seconds reflecting on their experience of studying art history.
Open to UK undergraduate students studying art history or visual culture, the prize invites students to create a short video of up to 90 seconds reflecting on their experience of studying art history.
September 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Deadline extended: Undergraduate Video Prize 📱
Open to UK undergraduate students studying art history or visual culture, the prize invites students to create a short video of up to 90 seconds reflecting on their experience of studying art history.
Open to UK undergraduate students studying art history or visual culture, the prize invites students to create a short video of up to 90 seconds reflecting on their experience of studying art history.
🎞️ Film & Photography at Art History Festival
From historic photographs of colonial India to Paul Seawright’s exploration of sectarian violence, this year’s Festival programme offers plenty of ways to explore how photography and film can document, question and reshape our understanding of history.
From historic photographs of colonial India to Paul Seawright’s exploration of sectarian violence, this year’s Festival programme offers plenty of ways to explore how photography and film can document, question and reshape our understanding of history.
September 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
🎞️ Film & Photography at Art History Festival
From historic photographs of colonial India to Paul Seawright’s exploration of sectarian violence, this year’s Festival programme offers plenty of ways to explore how photography and film can document, question and reshape our understanding of history.
From historic photographs of colonial India to Paul Seawright’s exploration of sectarian violence, this year’s Festival programme offers plenty of ways to explore how photography and film can document, question and reshape our understanding of history.
📣Three weeks to go until Art History Festival 2026!📣
From 5-11 October, the Festival returns for its sixth year, bringing a week of free events exploring art, design and architecture across the UK and online.
From 5-11 October, the Festival returns for its sixth year, bringing a week of free events exploring art, design and architecture across the UK and online.
September 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
📣Three weeks to go until Art History Festival 2026!📣
From 5-11 October, the Festival returns for its sixth year, bringing a week of free events exploring art, design and architecture across the UK and online.
From 5-11 October, the Festival returns for its sixth year, bringing a week of free events exploring art, design and architecture across the UK and online.
Thinking about joining AAH?
Our Membership Manager Jane is here to help you make the most of your membership, whether you're just starting your art history journey or already studying at university.
https://forarthistory.org.uk/membership/
Our Membership Manager Jane is here to help you make the most of your membership, whether you're just starting your art history journey or already studying at university.
https://forarthistory.org.uk/membership/
September 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Thinking about joining AAH?
Our Membership Manager Jane is here to help you make the most of your membership, whether you're just starting your art history journey or already studying at university.
https://forarthistory.org.uk/membership/
Our Membership Manager Jane is here to help you make the most of your membership, whether you're just starting your art history journey or already studying at university.
https://forarthistory.org.uk/membership/
18 Sept Deadline: Undergrad Video Prize 2026
Are you a UK undergrad studying art history or visual culture?
Submit a short video (up to 90 seconds) about your experience studying the subject for a chance to win and be screened at the National Gallery, London.
https://loom.ly/wibjyVM
Are you a UK undergrad studying art history or visual culture?
Submit a short video (up to 90 seconds) about your experience studying the subject for a chance to win and be screened at the National Gallery, London.
https://loom.ly/wibjyVM
September 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
18 Sept Deadline: Undergrad Video Prize 2026
Are you a UK undergrad studying art history or visual culture?
Submit a short video (up to 90 seconds) about your experience studying the subject for a chance to win and be screened at the National Gallery, London.
https://loom.ly/wibjyVM
Are you a UK undergrad studying art history or visual culture?
Submit a short video (up to 90 seconds) about your experience studying the subject for a chance to win and be screened at the National Gallery, London.
https://loom.ly/wibjyVM
Did you miss our recent Curatorial Conversation with Kim Sajet? Catch up on it and all our other curatorial conversations, in partnership with The Warburg Institute on our Curatorial Playlist on Youtube.
🔗 https://loom.ly/K1Ml3FQ
🔗 https://loom.ly/K1Ml3FQ
September 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Did you miss our recent Curatorial Conversation with Kim Sajet? Catch up on it and all our other curatorial conversations, in partnership with The Warburg Institute on our Curatorial Playlist on Youtube.
🔗 https://loom.ly/K1Ml3FQ
🔗 https://loom.ly/K1Ml3FQ
Have you written or marked a brilliant dissertation in art history or visual culture this year (2025 - 26 academic year)? If so, why not consider nominating it for our Undergraduate Dissertation Prize?
September 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Have you written or marked a brilliant dissertation in art history or visual culture this year (2025 - 26 academic year)? If so, why not consider nominating it for our Undergraduate Dissertation Prize?
So, what is the Art History Festival? 👀
Now in its sixth year, the Art History Festival is a UK-wide, free annual event organised by the Association for Art History, bringing the richness of art history to public audiences and showing how it connects to the world around us.
Now in its sixth year, the Art History Festival is a UK-wide, free annual event organised by the Association for Art History, bringing the richness of art history to public audiences and showing how it connects to the world around us.
September 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
So, what is the Art History Festival? 👀
Now in its sixth year, the Art History Festival is a UK-wide, free annual event organised by the Association for Art History, bringing the richness of art history to public audiences and showing how it connects to the world around us.
Now in its sixth year, the Art History Festival is a UK-wide, free annual event organised by the Association for Art History, bringing the richness of art history to public audiences and showing how it connects to the world around us.
Are you heading back to school, college or university soon and starting to think about what you might want to do in the future? 🎓
If art, culture and creativity are your thing, have you thought about a career in art history? ⬇️
If art, culture and creativity are your thing, have you thought about a career in art history? ⬇️
August 24, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Are you heading back to school, college or university soon and starting to think about what you might want to do in the future? 🎓
If art, culture and creativity are your thing, have you thought about a career in art history? ⬇️
If art, culture and creativity are your thing, have you thought about a career in art history? ⬇️
Eight curators have been selected to take part in a fully funded, four-day professional development programme at the Venice Art Biennale this September, hosted by @artfund.bsky.social and the Association for Art History and made possible with generous support from individual funders.
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August 20, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Eight curators have been selected to take part in a fully funded, four-day professional development programme at the Venice Art Biennale this September, hosted by @artfund.bsky.social and the Association for Art History and made possible with generous support from individual funders.
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📣 Art History Festival 2026 📣
We’re thrilled to announce the return of our UK-wide Art History Festival! Join us this October for a week of free talks, tours, workshops, demonstrations, creative experiences and more, taking place online and in venues across the UK.
We’re thrilled to announce the return of our UK-wide Art History Festival! Join us this October for a week of free talks, tours, workshops, demonstrations, creative experiences and more, taking place online and in venues across the UK.
August 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
📣 Art History Festival 2026 📣
We’re thrilled to announce the return of our UK-wide Art History Festival! Join us this October for a week of free talks, tours, workshops, demonstrations, creative experiences and more, taking place online and in venues across the UK.
We’re thrilled to announce the return of our UK-wide Art History Festival! Join us this October for a week of free talks, tours, workshops, demonstrations, creative experiences and more, taking place online and in venues across the UK.
What an insightful day! ✨
Today’s symposium brought together doctoral researchers and early career scholars to explore the fragment as a critical and creative lens across art history, visual culture, artistic practice and curatorial studies.
Today’s symposium brought together doctoral researchers and early career scholars to explore the fragment as a critical and creative lens across art history, visual culture, artistic practice and curatorial studies.
August 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
What an insightful day! ✨
Today’s symposium brought together doctoral researchers and early career scholars to explore the fragment as a critical and creative lens across art history, visual culture, artistic practice and curatorial studies.
Today’s symposium brought together doctoral researchers and early career scholars to explore the fragment as a critical and creative lens across art history, visual culture, artistic practice and curatorial studies.
AAH Newsletter subscribers can enjoy 30% off a subscription to The Burlington Magazine with code AAH30 at checkout. Read in print or online - visit The Burlington website to subscribe and learn more.
August 7, 2026 at 12:34 PM
AAH Newsletter subscribers can enjoy 30% off a subscription to The Burlington Magazine with code AAH30 at checkout. Read in print or online - visit The Burlington website to subscribe and learn more.
Just one week to go until our Summer Symposium 2026: The Fragment: Form, Method, and Meaning.
📅 Thursday 13 August, 10am–6.30pm
📍 The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ
🎟️ Free to attend
Book your free place: https://loom.ly/2ejE7f4
📅 Thursday 13 August, 10am–6.30pm
📍 The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ
🎟️ Free to attend
Book your free place: https://loom.ly/2ejE7f4
August 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Just one week to go until our Summer Symposium 2026: The Fragment: Form, Method, and Meaning.
📅 Thursday 13 August, 10am–6.30pm
📍 The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ
🎟️ Free to attend
Book your free place: https://loom.ly/2ejE7f4
📅 Thursday 13 August, 10am–6.30pm
📍 The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ
🎟️ Free to attend
Book your free place: https://loom.ly/2ejE7f4
We're delighted to welcome Bill Balaskas and Anjalie Dalal-Clayton as incoming Trustees of the Association for Art History.
August 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM
We're delighted to welcome Bill Balaskas and Anjalie Dalal-Clayton as incoming Trustees of the Association for Art History.
We’re delighted to welcome Christine Bates as this year’s Art History Residency recipient, delivered in partnership with The Ampersand Foundation. Due to unforeseen circumstances the previously announced resident was unable to take part this year.
Read full announcement: https://loom.ly/r5etoAs
Read full announcement: https://loom.ly/r5etoAs
July 31, 2026 at 11:01 AM
We’re delighted to welcome Christine Bates as this year’s Art History Residency recipient, delivered in partnership with The Ampersand Foundation. Due to unforeseen circumstances the previously announced resident was unable to take part this year.
Read full announcement: https://loom.ly/r5etoAs
Read full announcement: https://loom.ly/r5etoAs
Call for Undergraduate Dissertation Prize Applications
Have you written or marked a brilliant dissertation in art history or visual culture this year (2025-26 academic year)? If so, why not consider nominating it for our Undergraduate Dissertation Prize?
Have you written or marked a brilliant dissertation in art history or visual culture this year (2025-26 academic year)? If so, why not consider nominating it for our Undergraduate Dissertation Prize?
July 30, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Call for Undergraduate Dissertation Prize Applications
Have you written or marked a brilliant dissertation in art history or visual culture this year (2025-26 academic year)? If so, why not consider nominating it for our Undergraduate Dissertation Prize?
Have you written or marked a brilliant dissertation in art history or visual culture this year (2025-26 academic year)? If so, why not consider nominating it for our Undergraduate Dissertation Prize?
As we wrap up our Meet the Team series, meet Gregory Perry, CEO of the Association for Art History
Gregory leads the organisation’s overall vision and direction, supporting our work to champion art history and connect people with the subject through research, programmes, and public engagement.
Gregory leads the organisation’s overall vision and direction, supporting our work to champion art history and connect people with the subject through research, programmes, and public engagement.
July 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
As we wrap up our Meet the Team series, meet Gregory Perry, CEO of the Association for Art History
Gregory leads the organisation’s overall vision and direction, supporting our work to champion art history and connect people with the subject through research, programmes, and public engagement.
Gregory leads the organisation’s overall vision and direction, supporting our work to champion art history and connect people with the subject through research, programmes, and public engagement.
Summer Symposium 2026
The Fragment: Form, Method, and Meaning
📆13 August
📍The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street | Free, in-person event
https://loom.ly/VBcu_jc
The Fragment: Form, Method, and Meaning
📆13 August
📍The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street | Free, in-person event
https://loom.ly/VBcu_jc
July 28, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Summer Symposium 2026
The Fragment: Form, Method, and Meaning
📆13 August
📍The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street | Free, in-person event
https://loom.ly/VBcu_jc
The Fragment: Form, Method, and Meaning
📆13 August
📍The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street | Free, in-person event
https://loom.ly/VBcu_jc
Next in our team introductions is Claire Parker, Administrator at the Association for Art History 👋
Claire helps keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes and supports the day-to-day work of the organisation.
Claire helps keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes and supports the day-to-day work of the organisation.
July 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Next in our team introductions is Claire Parker, Administrator at the Association for Art History 👋
Claire helps keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes and supports the day-to-day work of the organisation.
Claire helps keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes and supports the day-to-day work of the organisation.
Next up in our team introductions is Chloe Nigro, Development Manager at the Association for Art History 👋
Chloe leads our fundraising work, helping to support the programmes, activities, and opportunities we deliver across the organisation.
Chloe leads our fundraising work, helping to support the programmes, activities, and opportunities we deliver across the organisation.
July 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Next up in our team introductions is Chloe Nigro, Development Manager at the Association for Art History 👋
Chloe leads our fundraising work, helping to support the programmes, activities, and opportunities we deliver across the organisation.
Chloe leads our fundraising work, helping to support the programmes, activities, and opportunities we deliver across the organisation.
Meet Jo Mackeson, Head of Finance at the Association for Art History 👋
Jo oversees the organisation’s finances, helping to support and sustain the work we do across our programmes and activities.
Jo oversees the organisation’s finances, helping to support and sustain the work we do across our programmes and activities.
July 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Meet Jo Mackeson, Head of Finance at the Association for Art History 👋
Jo oversees the organisation’s finances, helping to support and sustain the work we do across our programmes and activities.
Jo oversees the organisation’s finances, helping to support and sustain the work we do across our programmes and activities.
We're hiring! We are looking for a new Editor for the @AAH_Journal team.
Deadline for applications: Friday 2 October 2026
To find out more about this position, and how to apply, follow link in bio. https://loom.ly/xE4Tyl0
Image: A Música. Oscar Pereira da Silva. circa 1896.
Deadline for applications: Friday 2 October 2026
To find out more about this position, and how to apply, follow link in bio. https://loom.ly/xE4Tyl0
Image: A Música. Oscar Pereira da Silva. circa 1896.
July 21, 2026 at 10:36 AM
We're hiring! We are looking for a new Editor for the @AAH_Journal team.
Deadline for applications: Friday 2 October 2026
To find out more about this position, and how to apply, follow link in bio. https://loom.ly/xE4Tyl0
Image: A Música. Oscar Pereira da Silva. circa 1896.
Deadline for applications: Friday 2 October 2026
To find out more about this position, and how to apply, follow link in bio. https://loom.ly/xE4Tyl0
Image: A Música. Oscar Pereira da Silva. circa 1896.