Affiliated Societies
Listings G through Z
Glass Art Society (GAS)
Founded: 1971
Membership: 3,800+
Annual dues: North America: $45 Individual, $70 Family, $20 Student.
Outside North America: $60 International Individual, $85 International Family, $30 International Student; Membership benefits include six Newsletters a year, a copy of the Annual Journal, a copy of the Resource Guide, a copy of and inclusion in the Membership/ Education Roster, a link from GAS website to member website, access to information on the GAS database, opportunity to attend our annual conference, and eligibility for GAS Funds from the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF).
Purpose: The Glass Art Society is a professional organization whose purpose is to encourage excellence, to advance education, to promote the appreciation and development of the glass arts, and to support the worldwide community of artists who work with glass.
Info: Glass Art Society, 1305 Fourth Ave., Ste. 711, Seattle, WA 98101; 206-382-1305; fax: 206-382-2630; info@glassart.org.
Historians of British Art (HBA)
Founded: 1992
Membership: 260
Annual dues:Annual membership dues are $10 (£5) for students and $15 (£8) for all others. Checks should be made out to "Historians of British Art" and sent to Colette Crossman, Curator of Academic Programs, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, 87 North Main St., Oberlin, OH 44074. Change of address notices and membership inquiries should be sent to the same address or via email, colettecrossman@oberlin.edu.
Purpose:To foster communication and to promote the study and sharing of ideas among those engaged in any type of scholarship or other professional endeavor related to British art of every area and period. HBA has affiliate sessions at the CAA Annual Conference, in addition to a separate HBA business meeting and site visits to examine works of British art when possible. HBA Newsletter is published biannually, and posted on the HBA website: http://www.case.edu/artsci/arth/hba/. Prizes include 3 awards for books or multiauthored publications on British art, a travel award to a graduate student presenting a paper at an academic conference, and a publication grant to support costs related to publication of a manuscript already accepted by a publisher.
Info: Margaretta Frederick, President, mfrederick@delart.org
Historians of Eighteenth-Century Art and Architecture (HECAA)
Founded: 1991
Membership: 100
Annual dues: $10 professional; $5 student.
Purpose: To promote knowledge of all aspects of visual culture through the encouragement of research and publication among members. We encourage graduate student training in the visual culture of the long eighteenth century. HECAA holds sessions at conferences and publishes a newsletter. It is also an Affiliated Society of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.
Info: President: Julie Plax jplax@email.arizona.edu, Treasurer: Denise Baxter hecaa@earthlink.net, Newsletter Editor: Craig Hansonchanson@calvin.edu.
Historians of German and Central European Art and Architecture (HGCEA)
Founded: 1997
Membership: 160
Annual dues: $25 individual; $15 student
Purpose: To foster study of visual and material culture of Central Europe and enhance communication and cooperation among scholars working on the art and architecture of the region. The society publishes a newsletter, Eurotexture, and sponsors a session at the annual CAA conference, as well as organizes and supports scholarly endeavors and events focused on Central European topics. The society's members include American and international scholars (affiliated and independent) as well as graduate students.
Info: President: Peter Chametzky, School of Art and Design, Southern Illinois University, 1201 W. Sycamore St., Carbondale, IL 62901, pchamet@siu.edu; Secretary: Marsha Morton, Pratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11205; mortonml@aol.com; Treasurer: Rose-Carol Washton Long, Ph.D. Program in Art History, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10016; rcwlong@ aol.com. Newsletter and Website Editor: Anna Brzyski, Art Department, University of Kentucky, 207 Fine Arts Building, Lexington, KY 40506; anna.brzyski@uky.edu
Historians of Islamic Art Association (HIAA)
Founded: 1983
Membership: 225
Annual dues: $25 regular; $15 student
Purpose: To promote high standards of scholarship and instruction in the history of Islamic art, to facilitate communication among its members through meetings and the HIA newsletter and directory, and to promote scholarly cooperation among persons and organizations concerned with the study of Islamic art. HIA holds periodic majlis, or meetings, of its members, often in conjunction with meetings of CAA or MESA (Middle East Studies Association).
Info:Info:President 2008-2009: Renata Holod, Department of History of Art, University of Pennsylvania, rholod@sas.upenn.edu; President-elect 2008--09: Marianna S. Simpson, Independent Scholar, simpson@jhu.edu; Secretary/Treasure 2008-09: Barry Flood, Department of Art History & Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, barry.flood@nyu.edu; Webmaster 2008: Emine Fetvaci, History of Art Dept. Boston University efetvaci@gmail.com; Islam-Art Listserve Editor: Christiane Gruber, History of Art Department, Indiana University chgruber@indiana.edu; Editor of Newsletter 2008-09: Maryam Ekhtiar, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, maryam.ekhtiar@metmuseum.org;
Historians of Netherlandish Art (HNA)
Founded: 1983
Membership: Approximately 650
Annual dues: $25 student; $45 regular; $65 supporting; $100 patron; $200 benefactor; $100 institution
Purpose: To foster communication and collaboration among historians of Northern European art from about 1350 to 1750. HNA holds an annual meeting and program in conjunction with the CAA Annual Conference; publishes two newsletters per year, which includes HNA Review of Books, and a Directory of Members (on-line at: www.hnanews.org); and holds scholarly conferences every three to five years.
Info: President: Stephanie Dickey, dickey.ss@gmail.com. Vice-president, Amy Golahny, golahny@lycoming.edu. Administrator: Kristin Lohse Belkin, 23 S. Adelaide Ave., Highland Park, NJ 08904; ph/fax: 732/937-8394; kbelkin@aol.com. Treasurer: Rebecca Brienen, Dept. of Art and Art History, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248106, Coral Gables, FL 33124-2618, rpbrienen@miami.edu
International Association of Art Critics (AICA/US)
Founded: American affiliate in early 1950s
Membership:400
Annual dues:$85
Purpose:To promote critical work in the field and to help ensure its methodological basis, to create permanent links among members through international meetings and exchange, and to contribute to the international understanding of different cultures. AICA/US aims to protect and further art criticism as a profession in the U.S. and to act on behalf of the physical preservation and moral defense of works of art. Frequent membership meetings are organized in different parts of the country and abroad, as well as lectures and symposia, open to members and nonmembers. AICA/US also publishes a newsletter. Membership is by application and invitation only. Contact: Phyllis Braff, Co-President, 333 East 55th St, NY, NY 10022; pbraff@rcn.com; 212 838 2475
International Association of Word and Image Studies (IAWIS)
Founded: 1987
Membership: 200
Annual dues: 65-80 Euros for three years
Purpose: To be an international forum for different disciplines and approaches bearing on the interaction of the verbal and visual. IAWIS seeks to foster the study of work and image relations in a general cultural context and in the arts in the broadest sense. IAWIS has a triennial international conference and publishes a newsletter twice yearly.
Info: Catriona Macleod, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, 745 Williams Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305; tel. (215) 898-7332; fax (215) 573-7794; cmacleod@sas.upenn.edu
International Center of Medieval Art (ICMA)
Founded: 1956
Membership: 1,400
Annual dues: U.S. active members $55; non-U.S. active members $60; students (all countries, must send proof of student status) $20; joint membership $80; independent scholar/retiree $45; benefactor $1200; supporting $600; patron $300; contributing $150
Purpose: To promote the study of medieval art and civilization. Publishes a newsletter and the journal Gesta and sponsors sessions at international conferences, the Distinguished and Visiting Scholar Lecture Series, and an annual Electronics Prize.
Contact: ICMA Administrator; ICMA@medievalart.org
International Sculpture Center (ISC)
Founded: 1960
Membership: 6000+
Annual dues: $100 Basic; $500 Associate; $350 Professional; $200 University; $65 Student; $65 Senior (65+); $55 Subscription Only
Purpose: The International Sculpture Center (ISC) advances the creation and understanding of sculpture and its unique, vital contribution to society. The ISC seeks to expand public understanding and appreciation of sculpture internationally, demonstrate the power of sculpture to educate, effect social change, engage artists and arts professionals in a dialogue to advance the art form, and promote a supportive environment for sculpture and sculptors. The ISC is a member-supported, nonprofit organization founded in 1960. Members include anyone with an interest in and commitment to the field of sculpture. The ISC publishes Sculpture magazine, an international, monthly publication dedicated to all forms of sculpture, and maintains the award-winning website, the most comprehensive resource for information on sculpture on the Internet. The ISC also produces International Sculpture Conferences, education programs and special events.
Info:International Sculpture Center, 19 Fairgrounds Road, Suite B,
Hamilton, NJ 08619; phone 609-689-1051; fax 609-689-1061. Executive
Director: Johannah Hutchison, johannah@sculpture.org ext.304, Conference and Events Manager:
Dawn Molignano, dawn@sculpture.org ext 308,
Membership Coordinator: Lauren Hallden-Abberton lauren@sculpture.org ext 305
Italian Art Society (IAS)
Founded: 1986
Membership: 200+
Annual dues: $20; $10 student; includes a newsletter and website
(www.italianartsociety.org)
Purpose: To foster communication among disciplines and scholarship devoted to the study of Italian art and civilization of all historical periods. IAS sponsors sessions at the International Congress on Medieval Studies and the CAA annual conference, the Renaissance Society of America, and the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference
Info: President: Jeryldene Wood, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, jmwood@illinois.edu; Treasurer: Areli Marina,University of Illinois, Urbana, IL amarina@illinois.edu; Secretary: Catherine McCurrach, Wayne State University, cmccurrach@wayne.edu; Newsletter Director: Sally Cornelison, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, sjc@ku.edu
Japan Art History Forum (JAHF)
Founded: 1997
Membership: 300
Annual dues: $10 individual
Purpose: To promote the study and understanding of Japanese art history and material culture by coordinating structured and informal opportunities for interchange and dialogue among members at special exhibitions and symposia of Japanese art and at other scholarly conferences in North America, and by encouraging research and dissemination of research through discussions on our email network. The JAHF email listserv functions as an active forum for substantive art-historical discussions, recent research, bibliographical material, and for organizing panels for professional meetings.
Info: President: Toshio Watanabe, tpwatanabe@aol.com; Vice-President: Joshua Mostow, jmostow@interchange.ubc.ca; Secretary: Alicia Volk, volk@umd.edu
Leonardo Education Forum
Founded: 1968
Membership: 1000+
Annual dues: $80 individual associate membership
Purpose: Leonardo/ISAST serves the international arts community by promoting and documenting work at the intersection of the arts, sciences, and technology and by encouraging and stimulating collaboration between artists, scientists, and technologists. Projects include the art, science, and technology publications Leonardo and Leonardo Music Journal and its compact disc series; the Leonardo Book Series; the Leonardo On-Line web site, and the web journal Leonardo Electronic Almanac, as well as the digital Leonardo Reviews. All Leonardo/ISAST publications are produced in collaboration with the MIT Press. A sister organization in France, the Association Leonardo, publishes the Observatoire Leonardo (OLATS) web site. Other activities include an awards program, participation in conferences and symposia, and collaborative events. For further information about the Leonardo Education Forum see our website,. . Other activities include an awards program, participation in conferences and symposia, collaborative events and working groups, including the Leonardo Education Forum. For further information about Leonardo/ISAST, visit: http://www.leonardo.info. For more information about the Leonardo Education Forum, visit:
http://www.leonardo.info/isast/lef.html
Info: Kathleen Quillian, Communications Associate, 211 Sutter St., Suite 501, San Francisco, CA 94108, (415) 391-1110, isast@leonardo.info
Mid America College Art Association (MACAA)
Founded: 1936
Membership: Varies by Conference; Biennial dues included in Conference Fee
Purpose: MACAA is an artist led organization that promotes and fosters the making and teaching of art at the university and college level in the mid-America region, seeks to enhance the condition of the profession through the communication of new ideas, concepts, processes, and theories of concern to the membership, and holds a biennial conference for the professional benefit of the membership. Membership is open to institutions, faculty, and students through attendance at the biennial conference.
Info: John Richardson, Wayne State University, Duffy Department of Art and Art History, 150 Art Building, Detroit, MI 48202; af5343@wayne.edu
Midwest Art History Society (MAHS) NEW
Founded: 1973
Membership: 500
Annual Dues: Students $25, Individuals $45, Senior/Retired $30, Institution $150
Purpose: To bring together academic, museum-based and independent art historians in the common goal of scholarly inquiry and the exchange of ideas. MAHS accepts members from any state or country. We hold an annual conference, publish books on objects in Midwest collections, and present awards for outstanding exhibition/collection catalogues. Our conference provides an opportunity to present and hear excellent papers in a friendly environment, and its reasonable size allows for in-depth discussions of ideas. The Cuttler Student Travel Fund helps graduate students deliver papers at the conference. Members may apply for competitive publication subvention. Members also receive an annual Newsletter with extensive listings of regional exhibitions, publications and employment opportunities.
Info: President. Robert Randolf Coleman. rcoleman@nd.edu; Secretary, Paula Wisotzki, pwisots@luc.edu; Treasurer, Laura Gelfand, lgelfand@uakron.edu
National Art Education Association (NAEA)
Founded: 1947
Membership: 40,000
Annual dues: $50
Purpose: To advance art education through professional development, advancement of knowledge, and leadership. NAEA conducts research, holds seminars and conventions, and publishes journals, newsletters, and books. Members receive a monthly publication, quarterly journal, and discount on all other publications.
Info: Executive Director: Deborah Reeve. Membership: Membership Dept., NAEA, 1916 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191-1590; 703/860-8000; fax: 703/860-2960; dreevenaea@arteducators.org NAEA Higher Education Director, CAA Education liaison, John Howell White, white@kutztown.edu NAEA Higher Education Director-Elect, James Rolling, jrolling@syr.edu
National Association of Artists' Organizations (NAAO)
Founded: 1982
Membership: 290 organizations, 320 individuals
Annual dues: variable (from $60 to $500 yearly) depending on budget
Purpose: NAAO is an artist-centered, membership-driven service organization that fosters communication and interaction among artists and artists’ organizations at the local, regional, and national level. It is dedicated to mobilizing this broad community by focusing a national dialogue, providing valuable networking opportunities within the field, promoting the value of artist-driven initiatives to the broader public, and serving as a national voice for artists’ organizations in forums that debate issues of cultural policy. As the only national service organization serving the community of artists’ organizations, NAAO enacts programs that promote organizational stability, communication within the field, increased visibility, and cultural pluralism, and has played a leading role in issues related to freedom of expression and the First Amendment.
Info: NAAO c/o Space One Eleven, 2409 Second Ave. N., Birmingham, AL 35203-3809; 205/328-0553; fax 205/254-6176; annehoward@spaceoneeleven.org
National Conference of Artists (NCA)
Founded: 1958
Membership: 500
Annual dues: $35 general; $10 student; $100 institution; $50 chapter; $500 life
Purpose: NCA works to preserve, promote, and develop the creative forces and expressions of African American artists and other artists of African heritage. Through its research in the arts, annual convention, regional meetings, and correspondence, NCA seeks to bring artists together to discuss mutual concerns, exchange ideas, and promote cultural exchange and interchange of works of local, national, and international origin. Members receive a quarterly newsletter and are invited to attend the annual convention.
Info: President: Kwame Brathwaite, ncanewyork@aol.com, President, NCA, 12 Morley St., Roxbury, MA 02119
National Council of Art Administrators (NCAA)
Founded: 1972
Membership: 348
Annual dues: $50
Purpose: To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, identification of problems, and generation of shared solutions to the issues that confront arts administration professionals in higher education. NCAA supports an annual conference hosted by a member institution, which spotlights current trends in arts administration and offers forums, guest speakers, and social events, providing multiple opportunities to network within a diverse community of arts professionals. NCAA sponsors a reception at the annual CAA conference, and promotes the participation of members in CAA panels and presentations.
Info: Dean Sally McRorie, College of Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance, The Florida State University, 236 FAB, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1170, 850.644.5244, smcrorie@fsu.edu
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Founded: 1967
Membership: 4,500
Annual dues: U.S. Regular $50; Canadian Regular $55; International Regular $65; U.S. Student $30; Canadian Student $35; International Student $45
Purpose: The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts is a professional organization whose purpose is to stimulate and promote the ceramic arts through education, research and creative practice. NCECA accomplishes its mission by providing a forum for the exchange of stimulating ideas and vital information about ceramics. Membership in NCECA is open to everyone interested in the ceramic arts. NCECA reaches its members and the broader arts community through an annual conference and general meeting, and through publications, exhibitions, and other educational programming. Included in the membership are: teachers, students, studio artists, potters, art historians, writers, museum and gallery directors, collectors, critics, colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, suppliers, and manufacturers. As a membership-driven organization, NCECA is structured to be flexible and responsive to the changing needs of its constituency and able to address the most current issues in the field.
Info: Kate Vorhaus, NCECA Projects Manager; NCECA, 77 Erie Village Square, Suite 280, Erie CO 80516-6996; 303-828-2811, toll free 866-266-2322; email: kate@nceca.net
New Media Caucus
Founded: 2003
Membership: 523
Annual dues: none.
Purpose: The New Media Caucus is a non-profit, international membership organization formed to advance the conceptual and artistic use of digital media. The caucus represents artists whose media are expanding with developments in digital technology and artists working in newly emerging media such as robotics, virtual reality, interactive and installation environments as well as artists working in established digital areas of video, sound and graphics. By providing a forum for the critical review of new media practice, the caucus increases the visibility and presence of new media practitioners.
Info: Paul Catanese, President; Columbia College Chicago, Department of Interdisciplinary Arts, 600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605; pcatanese@colum.edu
Northern California Art Historians (NCAH)
Founded: 2006
Membership: 47
Annual Dues: $10
Purpose: To foster community and scholarly collaboration among Northern California university and community college art history faculty and instructors, curators and museum professionals, master's degree and PhD students, and members of the community at large who have a passion for the arts. NCAH holds regular salons, notifies members of local and regional events of interest, and organizes and cohosts events for NCAH members.
BOARD: President and Treasurer: Beverly K. Grindstaff, San Jose State University
Vice President: Andrea Pappas, Santa Clara University
Pacific Arts Association (PAA)
Founded: 1974.
Membership: 390 (130 institutional, 260 individuals)
Annual dues: $50 USD (Note: increase effective in 2008):
Professional individuals and institutions, museums, libraries, collectors, dealers, etc.; $35 USD (Note: increase effective in 2008):
Visual and performing artists, students, and retired persons.
Purpose: PAA is an international organization devoted to the study of all the arts of Oceania. Its aims are to make members more aware of the state of all arts in all parts of Oceania; to encourage understanding among nations of the region and greater cooperation among the institutions and individuals involved in and associated with the arts of Oceania; to promote high standards of research, interpretation, and reporting on this art; to stimulate more interest in the teaching of courses on Oceanic art, especially, but not only, at the tertiary educational level; to encourage high standards of conservation in and preservation of the material culture of Oceanic arts. International symposiums are also organized. Publications include Pacific Arts, published annually, and Pacific Arts Association Newsletter, printed twice each year.
Info:Membership: Molly Huber, PAA Treasurer,
AONA,
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 3rd Ave., South
Minneapolis, MN 55404 USA,
mhuber@artsmia.org;
General Inquiries and Website: Christina Hellmich, Vice President for North America, Curator of the Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art and Curator of Oceanic Art, deYoung Museum, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118-4501, T - (415) 750-2621, chellmich@famsf.org
Private Art Dealers Association (PADA)
Founded: 1990
Membership: 55
Annual dues: $750
Purpose:To represent a select group of dealers who work from nonpublic spaces and who are specialists in specific areas of the fine arts. Election to membership is by invitation and is based on a dealer's experience, scholarship, ethics, and contributions to the arts community. PADA supports scholarship through public lectures, symposia, and grants. It is also a member of Confédération Internationale des Négotiants en Oeuvres d'Art (CINOA). A directory of PADA dealer members is published annually.
Info: Robert Dance, PADA, P.O. Box 872, Lenox Hill Station, New York, NY 10021; 212/572-0772; fax: 212/572-8398; pada99@msn.com, Elsie Hill, Administrator
Public Art Dialogue (PAD)
Founded: 2008
Membership: 60
Annual dues: Individual $20; Student $10; Organization $50
Purpose:PAD's membership is composed of art historians, artists, American and visual studies scholars, architects, landscape architects, and public art administrators and curators to reflect the field's dynamic nature, and the cross-disciplinary exchange the organization fosters. PAD provides a forum for critical discourse and commentary about public art defined as broadly as possible, ranging from object art to social interventions and internet-based projects. Members receive its newsletter and journal (the latter includes critical writing and artists' projects), and have access to its listserv. The organization also hosts sessions and special events at annual CAA meetings. Each year PAD honors an individual who has made a substantial contribution to the field with an award and lifetime membership.
Info: co-chairs Harriet F. Senie and Cher Krause Knight; membership coordinator Juilee Decker
Queer Caucus for Art: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus for Art, Artists, and Historians (QCA)
Founded: 1989
Membership: 300
Annual dues: $25 employed; $5 low income and students
Purpose:To nurture and encourage the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, theory, criticism, and studio practice in the arts and to foster, through its various activities, better communication and understanding among its members, academic communities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, and the public at large. Activities include a newsletter and conference panels.
Info: Cochairs: Virginia Solomon, virginia.solomon@gmail.com, and Darren Miller darrenleemiller@gmail.com, damiller@allegheny.edu.
Radical Art Caucus (RAC)
Founded: 2001
Membership: 40+
Annual dues: $20 faculty and employed; $5 students and underemployed.
Purpose:RAC has as its primary mission the promotion of art and art-historical scholarship that addresses historical and contemporary problems of oppression and possibilities for resistance. RAC brings together scholars and artists who ground their work in the material knowledge of cultural conditions and practices related to critiquing the fundamental issues of unequal distribution of resources, social hierarchies, and unjust political authority that affect disenfranchised populations in all periods of history. Furthermore, RAC seeks to provide an intellectual and professional environment for the discussion of labor and social justice issues specifically related to contemporary practices of art and art history. RAC members will debate and advocate for a more critical institutional practice in order to promote radical democratic principles within and outside the academy.
Info:Co-Presidents: Kirsten Forkert, artist and independent critic; Karen Kurczynski, Massachusetts College of Art; Angela Miller,
Washington University. Treasurer: Barbara McCloskey, University of Pittsburgh. Secretary: Joanna Gardner-Huggett. Membership: Prof. Barbara McCloskey, Art History Department, University of Pittsburgh, 104 Frick Fine Arts, Pittsburgh PA 15260. jgardner@depaul.edu
Renaissance Society of America (RSA)
Founded: 1954
Membership: 3,700
Annual dues: $60 regular; $30 student; $45 retiree; $70 dual; $90 institutional; $100 patron; $2,500 life. Membership runs January 1–December 31.
Purpose: international, interdisciplinary organization dedicated to the promotion and encouragement of the study of the Renaissance period. RSA holds an annual conference, usually in the early spring, publishes Renaissance Quarterly and a newsletter, Renaissance News and Notes, 3 times a year. Membership includes password to ITER (Electronic Bibliographic Database).
Info: RSA, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Ave., Rm. 5400, New York, NY 10016-4309; 212/817-2130; fax: 212/817-1544; rsa@rsa.org John Monfasani, Executive Director; Laura Schwartz, Office Manager; web www.rsa.org
Society of Architectural Historians (SAH)
Founded: 1940
Membership: 3,500
Annual dues: Student $45/year; Individual $115/year; Joint $155/year; Supporting $175/year; Patron $350/year; Donor $500/year; Life $2,500; Benefactor $7,500; Institutional Membership $310/year; Sustaining Institutional Membership $410/year; Corporate $1,000/year.
Purpose: The Society of Architectural Historians is the leading international learned society that promotes the study, interpretation and preservation of the built environment worldwide.
Info: Executive Director: Pauline Saliga, 1365 N. Astor Street, Chicago, IL 60610, tel. 312.573.1365, psaliga@sah.org or info@sah.org
Society of Contemporary Art Historians (SCAH)
Founded: 2007
Membership: 150
Annual dues: No annual dues at this time; dues may be initiated.
Purpose: To support collegiality and foster community within the field of contemporary art history. SCAH seeks to promote knowledge of contemporary art history and visual culture through facilitation of seminars, discussion groups, presentations of works in progress, and the active encouragement of research among its members.
Info: President: Suzanne Hudson, sphudson@uiuc.edu; Vice President: Alexander Dumbadze, dumbadze@gwu.edu; Secretary-Treasurer: Joshua Shannon, shannon1@umd.edu.
Society of Historians of East European and Russian Art and Architecture (SHERA)
Founded: 1995
Membership: 135
Annual dues: $18; $12 students and other limited income
Purpose: SHERA is an international network for scholars working in the field of Russian and East European visual culture. SHERA publishes a triannual newsletter that includes bibliographic citations of new research in the field, notices of conferences and exhibi-tions, and State of Research essays. SHERA panels are held at the CAA Annual Conference.
Info: Pamela Kachurin, 137 Coolidge St., Brookline, MA 02446; kachurin@fas.harvard.edu
Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)
Founded: 1969
Membership: 3,300
Annual Dues: $79 regular; $49 student; add $15 beyond North America
Purpose: SNAG is a non-profit, international organization dedicated to art, design, jewelry, and metalsmithing. The Society supports and advances the professional practice of artists, designers, jewelers, and metalsmiths. Through education, innovation, and leadership, SNAG provides access to a vibrant and passionate community. Among its activities, SNAG produces an annual conference, publishes the quarterly full-color journal Metalsmith and its special annual edition, the Exhibition in Print; publishes an extensive digital newsletter; and sponsors exhibitions and colloquia in both academic and non-academic settings, among other services. SNAG's Educational Endowment awards three competitive undergraduate and graduate scholarships each year.
Info: Tara Jecklin, Operations Manager; info@snagmetalsmith.org; 540 Oak Street, Suite A, Eugene, OR 97401; 541-345-5689, www.snagmetalsmith.org. Dana Singer, Executive Director, dsinger@snagmetalsmith.org.
Society for Photographic Education (SPE)
Founded: 1963
Membership: 1800
Annual Dues: $125 regular; $90 adjunct/part-time; $75 senior; $55 student
Purpose: SPE is a nonprofit, national membership organization dedicated to providing a forum for the discussion of photography as a means of creative expression and cultural insight. Through its programs and publications, SPE seeks to promote a wider understanding of photography in all of its forms, and to foster the development of its practice, teaching, scholarship, and critical analysis.
Info: Virginia Morrison, Executive Director, 2530 Superior Ave., #403, Cleveland, OH 44114; 216-622-2733; membership@spenational.org
Society for the Study of Early Modern Women (SSEMW)
Founded: 1994
Membership: 180
Annual dues: $25 regular; $15 student and retired
Purpose: SSEMW is a national interdisciplinary network of scholars who meet annually, sponsor sessions at conferences, maintain a listserv and website, give awards for outstanding scholarship, and support one another's work in the field. SSEMW welcomes scholars and teachers from any discipline who study women and their contribution to the cultural, political, economic, or social spheres of the early modern period and whose interest in the period includes attention to gender and representations of women.
Info: Allison Levy, Assistant Professor of Art History, Department of Art and Art History, Wheaton College, 26 E. Main St., Norton, MA 02766; 508-286-3579; fax: 508-286-3565; alevy@wheatonma.edu
Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC)
Founded: 1942
Membership: 800 individual members, 125 student members, 130 institutional members
Annual dues: $50 individual; $35 retired; $15 student; $60 or more contributing; $125 institutional
Purpose:The Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote the visual arts in higher education. SECAC facilitates cooperation and fosters ongoing dialog about pertinent creative, scholarly and educational issues among teachers and administrators in universities, colleges, community colleges, professional art schools, and museums. SECAC holds an annual conference; publishes a journal, the SECAC Review, and three newsletters annually; recognizes excellence through the SECAC Awards program; and awards a $3000 Artist's Fellowship each year. There are no geographic limitations to membership.
Info: Rachel Frew, Administrator, PO Box 656, Carrboro NC 27510-0656; (919) 942-8235; secac@secollegeart.org
Southern Graphics Council (SGC)
Founded: 1973
Membership: 1050
Annual dues: $25 Student; $50 Regular
Purpose: To educate the public and promote the appreciation of the art of making original prints, books, hand-made paper and drawing. SGC serves as a resource to educational and non-profit organizations, universities and the public at large, providing for the exchange of technical and critical information on the art of printmaking. SGC promotes the art of printmaking through traveling print exhibitions, annual national conferences and the publication of a newsletter. Though the Southern Graphics Council began as a regional organization, its membership has grown to represent a national and international voice
Info: Joe Lupo, President, joseph.lupo@mail.wvu.edu ; April Flanders: Treasurer, flandersa@appstate.edu
Visual Culture Caucus (VCC)
Founded: 2000
Membership: 100
Annual Dues: $10 tenured; $5 untenured; $1 student/adjunct faculty
Purpose: To promote and advance the discussion of visual culture in both critical and artistic practice and interdisciplinary contact with those working to similar ends in other visual media. VCC maintains a listserv for discussion and sharing information that can be joined by contacting the cochairs listed below.
Info: Niharika Dinkar, Boise State University, NiharikaDinkar@boisestate.edu; and Craig Peariso, Boise State University, CraigPeariso@boisestate.edu.
Visual Resources Association (VRA)
Founded: 1982
Membership: 600
Annual dues:: $35 individual, if annual salary range is less than $20,000; $55 ($20,000-29,000); $80 ($30,000-39,000); $100 ($40,000-49,000); $125 (more than $50,000); $145 institutional. Individual annual dues outside North America: $100; $25 student (include photocopy of current ID); $25 retired; $150-299 contribution; $300+ patron; Subscriptions: $100 VRA Bulletin subscription only; $40 VRA Listserv subscription only
Purpose: The Visual Resources Association is a multi-disciplinary community of image management professionals working in educational and cultural heritage environments. The Association is committed to providing leadership in the field, developing and advocating standards, and providing educational tools and opportunities for its members.The Association offers a forum for issues of vital concern to the membership, including documentation and access to images of visual culture, integration of technology-based instruction and research, and intellectual property policy.
Through collaboration and partnership with the broader information management and educational technology communities, the Association actively supports the primacy of visual culture in the educational experience.
Our international membership includes: information specialists, digital image specialists; art, architecture, film and video librarians, museum curators; slide, photograph, microfilm and digital archivists, architectural firms, galleries, publishers, image system vendors, rights and reproductions officials, photographers, art historians, artists, and scientists.
Info: President: Allan T. Kohl, Visual Resources Librarian, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 2501 Stevens Avenue, South, Minneapolis, MN 55404. Telephone: 612-874-3781, Email: allan_kohl@mcad.edu.
For Newsletter contact, please add: Mark Pompelia, Rice University, vrcdirector@gmail.com
Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA)
Founded: 1972
Membership: 2,000
Annual dues: $30 regular; $50 professional member; $75 institution; $100 supporting; $25 subsidized (student/limited income)
Purpose:WCA is a national organization unique in its multidisciplinary, multicultural membership of artists, art historians, students and educators, gallery and museum professionals, critics and publishers, art administrators, and others involved in the visual arts. It serves to win parity in the valuation of creative and scholarly work by women, to create new opportunities for women to document, produce, and exhibit works, and to assemble for the exchange of ideas. WCA offers a national network of thirty-three local chapters, exhibitions, publications, a monthly email bulletin, a triannual newsletter, and regional and national conferences hosted by local chapters, which provide an occasion to teach, learn, present work, and celebrate scholarly and creative achievements by women.
Info: Marilyn J. Hayes, President, Jennifer Colby, Past President, Janice Nesser, President- Elect, National Administrator: National WCA, P.O. Box 1498, Canal Street Station, New York, NY 10013; info@nationalwca.com
