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Call For Papers: Alphonse Mucha’s Line, Color, and Order: His Inspirations and His Lasting Impact

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Posted by: Boca Raton Museum of Art
Deadline: Mon, November 3rd, 2025

The Education Department at the Boca Raton Museum of Art invites papers on Alphonse Mucha to coincide with the upcoming exhibition of Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line (Nov. 19, 2025- March 1, 2026). Graduate students and upper-division undergraduate students are invited to present on Alphonse Mucha’s Line, Color, and Order: His Inspirations and His Lasting Impact at the Boca Raton Museum of Art on February 21, 2026. The conference will be held at 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432.

The Boca Raton Museum of Art, in collaboration with The Mucha Foundation, brings to South Florida Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line, a groundbreaking exhibition that reappraises the work and influence of artist Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939). The Education Department invites papers for a special conference to highlight this exhibition, the work of Alphonse Mucha, and his influence on many disciplines including theatre, literature, music, and the arts.

The conference panels will include lightning-round presentations (3-5 minutes) or longer paper presentations (10-15 minutes) by graduate and upper-division undergraduate students. This provides a professional development opportunity for students.

Topics may include but are not limited to: elements of art in Mucha’s art; his organic forms and elaborate typography; his emphasis on aesthetics; his color lithographic process; his decorative panels; his “The Seasons” series; his theatre posters; his book covers; his literary sources for the Arthurian Tale posters and his Slavic Epic Cycle. Also, welcomed are topics of where Mucha received his inspiration, such as Japanese ukiyo-e woodprints. In addition, his style continued in Art Nouveau and in the 1970s with album cover art for the Grateful Dead, Yes, Gypsy, Diana Ross & the Supremes, and Howard Wales with Jerry Garcia, by artists like Stanley Mouse & Alton Kelley, Wes Wilson, Jim Fitzpatrick, and Hugh Brown. Topics on how Mucha’s style continues to influence artists in various genres is another strand of inquiry or research.

 Submit a 200-word abstract, 150-word biography (to be used for panel introductions), and images to Dr. Teresa Russo, trusso@bocamuseum.org by Monday, November 3, 2025. Participants will be notified by December 5, 2025. See also Call for Papers | Boca Raton Museum; Academic Poster Workshop: Timeless Mucha  

Posted on Fri, May 16th, 2025
Expires on Mon, November 3rd, 2025

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