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Join one of CAA’s twelve Professional Committees, the Publications Committee, the Annual Conference Committee, or the Council of Readers as an at-large member! Each committee works from a charge established by the Board of Directors. For many CAA members, committee service fosters professional relationships, community, and facilitates impactful contributions to pressing issues in the visual arts and higher education.   

Important Committee Service Information:  

• Committee members serve a three-year term. Service for this cycle begins in February 2026 at the CAA 114th Annual Conference and concludes in February 2029 at the 117th Annual Conference.  

• All applications are reviewed by current committee members as well as CAA leadership.  

• Appointments will be announced by November 1, 2025. New members will be introduced to their committees during their respective business meetings at the CAA 114th Annual Conference in Chicago (February 18–21, 2026).

• If appointed, applicants are expected to attend committee meetings, participate actively in the work of the committee, and contribute expertise to defining the current and future work of the committee.

• Appointees must be current CAA members before the start of their service but do not need to be CAA members to apply.  

• All committee members volunteer their service without compensation.

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Use the links below to review the mission of each committee as well as the current roster of committee leadership and members: 

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CAA ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE + COUNCIL OF READERS 

The Annual Conference Committee and the Council of Readers play different but equally important roles in shaping the Annual Conference each year, ensuring the program reflects CAA’s goals: To make the conference an effective place for intellectual, aesthetic, and professional learning and exchange, to reflect the diverse interests of the membership, and to provide opportunities for participation that are fair, equal, and balanced. 

• Annual Conference Committee
• Council of Readers  

Please Note: Unlike many committee service roles, the Council of Readers does not convene monthly; the bulk of their review work takes place each May/June. This is the perfect role for those who want to serve a three-year term but do not have the capacity to take on work year-round.

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CAA PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES  

CAA’s twelve Professional Committees represent the constituent interests of the organization by addressing standards, practices, and guidelines in the professions of our individual and institutional members. 

• Committee on Design 
• Committee on Diversity Practices 
• Committee on Intellectual Property 
• Committee on Research and Scholarship  
• Committee on Women in the Arts 
• Education Committee 
• International Committee 
• Museum Committee 
• Professional Practices Committee 
• Services to Artists Committee 
• Services to Historians of Visual Arts Committee 
• Student and Emerging Professionals Committee 

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CAA PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE 

The Publications Committee oversees CAA’s publishing activities and supervises the Editorial Boards of The Art Bulletin, Art Journal/Art Journal Open, and caa.reviews

• Publications Committee

Please Note: At-large members of the Publications Committee represent the voice of our membership, and perform the role of committee secretary, taking minutes at three Publications Committee meetings per year in February, spring (April or May), and fall (September or October).  

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If you are interested in serving on a CAA committee, please click the APPLY TO SERVE button below to fill out the application form and upload your CV as well as a brief personal statement describing your interest and experience (250 words maximum). If you are applying to more than one committee, please submit a separate personal statement tailored to each of the committees to which you are applying, noting why you’d like to serve on that specific committee.  

Contact Maeghan Donohue, CAA Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Planning, Diversity & Governance with any questions.  

Deadline: July 25, 2025 

APPLY TO SERVE