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Annual Conference Abstracts
CAA produces Abstracts in conjunction with the Annual Conference. This is the document of record for content presented at the conference. With a wide range of topics, Abstracts highlights recent scholarship of leading art historians, artists, curators, designers, and other professionals in the visual arts at all career stages. The publication features summaries of all sessions and presentations as submitted by chairs and speakers. Beginning in 2019, Abstracts includes abstracts of poster and exhibitor sessions.
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Past Conference Dates and Locations
The list below outlines CAA Conference history since 1911 and includes dates, locations, and related materials when available.
See a list of conference keynote speakers here.
112th February 14–17, 2024, Chicago Conference Program | View the Online Schedule
111th February 15–18, 2023, New York Conference Program | View the Online Schedule
110th February 16–19 and March 3–5, 2022 Conference Program | View the Online Schedule
109th February 10–13, 2021 Conference Program | View the Online Schedule
108th February 12–15, 2020, Chicago Conference Program | Convocation PDF | View the Online Schedule
107th February 13–16, 2019, New York Conference Program | View the Online Schedule
106th February 21–24, 2018, Los Angeles Conference Program
105th February 15–18, 2017, New York Conference Program
104th February 3–6, 2016, Washington Conference Program
103rd February 11–14, 2015, New York Conference Program
102nd February 13–16, 2014, Chicago, Illinois Conference Program | Blog
101st February 13–16, 2013, New York Sessions
100th February 22–25, 2012, Los Angeles, California Sessions
99th February 9–12, 2011, New York Sessions
98th February 10–13, 2010, Chicago, Illinois Sessions
97th February 25–28, 2009, Los Angeles, California Sessions
96th February 20–23, 2008, Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas Sessions
95th February 14–17, 2007, New York Sessions
94th February 22–25, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts Sessions
93rd February 16–19, 2005, Atlanta, Georgia Sessions
92nd February 18–21, 2004, Seattle, Washington Sessions
91st February 19–22, 2003, New York Sessions
90th February 20–23, 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sessions
89th February 28–March 3, 2001, Chicago, Illinois Sessions
88th February 23–26, 2000, New York Sessions
87th February 10–13, 1999, Los Angeles, California Sessions
86th February 25–28, 1998, Toronto, Ontario Sessions
85th February 12–15, 1997, New York Sessions
84th February 21–24, 1996, Boston, Massachusetts Sessions
83rd January 25–28, 1995, San Antonio, Texas Sessions
82nd February 16–19, 1994, New York Sessions
81st February 3–6, 1993, Seattle, Washington Sessions
80th February 12–15, 1992, Chicago, Illinois Sessions
79th February 20–23, 1991, Washington, DC Sessions
78th February 14–17, 1990, New York Sessions
77th February 15–18, 1989, San Francisco, California Conference Program
76th February 10–13, 1988, Houston, Texas Conference Program
75th February 11–14, 1987, Boston, Massachusetts Conference Program
74th February 12–15, 1986, New York Conference Program
73rd February 13–16, 1985, Los Angeles, California Conference Program
72nd February 22–25, 1984, Toronto, Ontario Conference Program
71st February 16–19, 1983, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Conference Program
70th February 24–27, 1982, New York Conference Program
69th February 25–28, 1981, San Francisco, California Conference Program
68th January 30–February 2, 1980, New Orleans, Louisiana Conference Program
67th January 31–February 3, 1979, Washington, DC Conference Program
66th January 25–28, 1978, New York Conference Program
65th February 1–5, 1977, Los Angeles, California Conference Program
64th February 1–4, 1976, Chicago, Illinois Conference Program
63rd January 22–25, 1975, Washington, DC Conference Program
62nd January 23–26, 1974, Detroit, Michigan Conference Program
61st January 24–27, 1973, New York Conference Program
60th January 27–29, 1972, San Francisco, California Conference Program
59th January 27–31, 1971, Chicago, Illinois Conference Program
58th January 28–February 1, 1970, Washington, DC Conference Program
57th January 30–February 1, 1969, Boston, Massachusetts Conference Program
56th January 25–27, 1968, St. Louis, Missouri Conference Program
55th January 26–28, 1967, Cleveland, Ohio Conference Program
54th January 27–29, 1966, New York Conference Program
53rd January 28–30, 1965, Los Angeles, California Conference Program
52nd January 30–February 1, 1964, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Conference Program
51st January 24–26, 1963, Baltimore, Maryland Conference Program
50th September 13–14, 1961, New York Conference Program
49th January 26–28, 1961, Minneapolis, Minnesota Conference Program
48th January 28–30, 1960, New York Conference Program
47th January 29–31, 1959, Cleveland, Ohio Conference Program
46th January 30–February1, 1958, Washington, DC Conference Program
45th January 24–27, 1957, Detroit, Michigan Conference Program
44th January 25–29, 1956, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Conference Program
43rd January 27–29, 1955, New York Conference Program
42nd January 28–30, 1954, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Conference Program
41st January 29–31, 1953, Cleveland, Ohio Conference Program
40th January 24–26, 1952, New York Conference Program
39th January 29–31, 1951, Washington, DC Conference Program
38th January 26–28, 1950, Chicago, Illinois Conference Program
37th January 27–29, 1949, Baltimore, Maryland Conference Program
36th January 29–31, 1948, Boston, Massachusetts Conference Program
35th January 29–February 1, 1947, New York Conference Program
34th January 5, 1946, New York (business meeting)
33rd February 17, 1945, New York (business meeting)
32nd January 29, 1944, New York (business meeting)
31st January 29–30, 1943, Baltimore, Maryland (meeting canceled; business meeting held on January 30 in New York) Conference Program
30th January 23–24, 1942, New Haven, Connecticut Conference Program
29th January 29–February 1, 1941, Chicago, Illinois Conference Program
28th September 6–9, 1939, New York Conference Program
27th December 2–4, 1938, Wellesley, Massachusetts
26th November 5–7, 1937, Chicago, Illinois Conference Program
25th April 8–10, 1936, New York
24th May 22–25, 1935, Washington, DC
23rd March 28–31, 1934, New York
22nd June 15–17, 1933, Chicago, Illinois
21st March 30–April 2, 1932, New York
20th April 1–3, 1931, New York
19th December 26–28, 1929, Boston, Massachusetts
18th December 27–29, 1928, New York
17th No information available
16th December 27–30, 1926, Cambridge, Massachusetts
15th December 29–31, 1925, Ithaca, New York
14th December 29–31, 1924, Chicago, Illinois
13th December 27–29, 1923, Princeton, New Jersey
12th April 6–7, 1923, Boston, Massachusetts
11th April 13–15, 1922, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10th March 24–26, 1921, Washington, DC
9th April 1–3, 1920, Cleveland, Ohio
8th May 12–14, 1919, New York
7th March 28–30, 1918, New York
6th April 5–7, 1917, Cincinnati, Ohio
5th April 20–22, 1916, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4th 1915, Buffalo, New York
3rd December 29–30, 1913, Chicago, Illinois
2nd December 1912, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1st 1911, Urbana, Illinois (as the College Art Section of the Western Drawing and Manual Training Association)
Rebecca Rushfield, an independent conservator based in New York, assisted in the compilation of the list of CAA meetings and conferences.