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posted by May 15, 2025

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.

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


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. 

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.


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. 


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

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).  


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 

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Join the CAA Board of Directors!

posted by May 13, 2025

Now accepting Board of Directors nominations for the 2026–30 term (2026–28 for Emerging Professional Directors)! CAA seeks individuals passionate about shaping the future of the organization and the field. The Board is responsible for financial and policy matters related to CAA in collaboration with the Executive Director & CEO, as well as promoting excellence in scholarship, curation, design, and art practice. CAA’s Board is also charged with representing CAA and advocating for the membership regarding current issues affecting the visual arts and humanities.  

Nominations and self-nominations must include the following: 

  • Nominee name, affiliation, and email address  
  • Nominator name, affiliation, and email address (if different from nominee) 
  • Nominee résumé/CV  
  • Nominee statement of interest (250 words maximum) 

Please send nominations and questions via email to Maeghan Donohue, CAA Chief of Staff & Director of Strategic Planning, Diversity, and Governance, with the subject line: Board of Directors Nomination.   

Deadline: July 11, 2025 

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CAA has signed on to the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), and The Phi Beta Kappa Society joint statement on cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). In conjunction with these societies, we encourage the current administration to reconsider dramatic reduction of staff and ask Congress to protect the NEH.

Critical thought, cultural memory, and wisdom fostered by the humanities remain crucial to a vibrant democracy. The NEH has upheld these values since its founding.  For less than the cost of a postage stamp to every American, the NEH’s thoughtful grantmaking helps community and scholarly life thrive.”   

Read the full statement here.


OTHER LEARNED SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS WHO HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE JOINT STATEMENT

American Academy of Religion
American Association for Italian Studies
American Folklore Society
American Historical Association
American Musicological Society
American Philosophical Association
American Political Science Association
American Society for Theatre Research
American Society of Overseas Research
American Sociological Association
American Studies Association
Association for Asian Studies
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Association of Research Libraries
Association of University Presses
Linguistic Society of America
North American Conference on British Studies
Oral History Association
Organization of American Historians
Renaissance Society of America
Society of Biblical Literature

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Be a part of the beating heart of CAA! Three of CAA’s field-leading publications are seeking candidates to fill several Board seats and editorial positions!  

  • Art Journal Open is seeking an Editor-in-Chief to serve a three-year term
  • caa.reviews is seeking an Editor-in-Chief to serve a three-year term and a Field Editor in the area of theory and historiography to serve a three-year term

Descriptions of the roles, expectations, and detailed application instructions are provided in the links above. 

Deadline: May 16

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CAA has signed on to the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) statement on threats to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), released in response to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) targeting the NEH. DOGE aims to reduce staff, cut grant programs, and rescind grants that have already been awarded. CAA stands with NHA in supporting the NEH mission and appealing to members of Congress to intervene and ensure the NEH fulfills its Congressional mandate. Along with NHA and several other societies, CAA fervently believes the NEH “…has a positive impact on every congressional district,” and “…cutting NEH funding directly harms communities in every state and contributes to the destruction of our shared cultural heritage.” 

Read the full statement here. We strongly urge the CAA community to act by contacting Congress in support of the NEH. You can do so in a matter of moments via this easy form!


OTHER LEARNED SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS WHO HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE NHA STATEMENT

American Academy of Religion 
American Antiquarian Society 
American Association for Italian Studies 
American Association for State and Local History 
American Historical Association 
American Musicological Society (AMS) 
American Oriental Society 
American Philosophical Association 
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies 
American Sociological Association 
Association for Asian Studies 
Association of Research Libraries 
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies 
Association of University Presses 
Coalition of State Museum Associations (COSMA) 
German Studies Association 
Linguistic Society of America 
Modern Language Association 
National Council on Public History 
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 
North American Conference on British Studies 
Organization of American Historians 
The Phi Beta Kappa Society 
Renaissance Society of America 
Society of American Archivists 
Society of Biblical Literature 
University of Connecticut Humanities Institute (UCHI) 

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CAA has signed on to the American Historical Association (AHA) statement defending the Smithsonian Institution after the release of a recent executive order and accompanying fact sheet claiming Smithsonian museums are displaying “…improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology.” This is a gross mischaracterization of the role and impact of the Smithsonian.   

Patriotic history celebrates our nation’s many great achievements. It also helps us grapple with the less grand and more painful parts of our history. Both are part of a shared past that is fundamentally American. We learn from the past to inform how we can best shape our future. By providing a history with the integrity necessary to enable all Americans to be all they can possibly be, the Smithsonian is fulfilling its duty to all of us.”  

Read the full statement in defense of the institution here.


OTHER LEARNED SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS WHO HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE AHA STATEMENT

American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education 
American Association of Geographers 
American Society for Environmental History 
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies 
Association for the Study of African American Life and History 
Association of Research Libraries 
Civil Rights Movement Archive 
Conference on Asian History 
Education4All 
Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library 
Labor and Working Class History Association 
LGBTQ+ History Association 
Midwestern History Association 
National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education 
National Council on Public History 
Network of Concerned Historians 
North American Victorian Studies Association 
Oral History Association 
PEN America 
Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era 
Society for the History of Children and Youth 
Society for US Intellectual History 
Southern Association for Women Historians 
Woodhull Freedom Foundation 

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CAA has signed on to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) joint statement addressing the Executive Order to close the US Department of Education. We join these societies in urging the administration to rescind this order, given the “…catastrophic implications for students, faculty, communities, and the nation.”  

Read the full statement here. We strongly urge those in the CAA community to also make use of The Phi Beta Kappa Society toolkit, which contains resources to guide how members can take action.  


OTHER LEARNED SOCIETIES WHO HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY + ACLS JOINT STATEMENT 

American Association for Italian Studies
American Association of Geographers
American Folklore Society
American Historical Association
American Philosophical Association
American Political Science Association
American Society for Environmental History
American Society for Theatre Research
American Society of Overseas Research
American Sociological Association
Association for Asian Studies
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
German Studies Association
Linguistic Society of America
Modern Language Association
National Council on Public History
North American Conference on British Studies
North American Victorian Studies Association
Organization of American Historians
Renaissance Society of America
Rhetoric Society of America
Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Society of Biblical Literature 

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CAA has signed on to the American Historical Association (AHA) and the Organization of American Historians (OAH) joint statement on Federal Censorship of American History 

We stand with AHA and OAH in recognizing the historical dangers of censorship and in condemning “…recent efforts to censor historical content on federal government websites, at many public museums, and across a wide swath of government resources that include essential data. New policies that purge words, phrases, and content that some officials deem suspect on ideological grounds constitute a systemic campaign to distort, manipulate, and erase significant parts of the historical record. Recent directives insidiously prioritize narrow ideology over historical research, historical accuracy, and the actual experiences of Americans.”


OTHER LEARNED SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS WHO HAVE SIGNED THE AHA-OAH JOINT STATEMENT  

American Academy of Religion
American Studies Association
Association of University Presses
Conference on Asian History
Education for All
French Colonial Historical Society
Historians for Peace and Democracy
Labor and Working-Class History Association
National Council for the Social Studies
National Council on Public History
Network of Concerned Historians
North American Conference on British Studies
PEN America
Society for US Intellectual History
Society of Architectural Historians
Western History Association
World History Association 

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CAA will begin accepting applications for the CAA-Getty International Program on March 15! Thanks to generous support from Getty, the program—now in its fifteenth year—enables scholars from around the world to travel to Chicago to participate in the CAA 114th Annual Conference, February 18–21, 2026. The program features a preconference colloquium on international issues in art history, followed by a week of sessions, workshops, events, museum visits, and professional development opportunities. 

To date, the program has gathered 179 scholars from sixty-one countries, and continues to have significant global impact on the field. These annual convenings have yielded collaboration, community, and lasting connections while also serving to diversify CAA membership, increase international presence at CAA conferences, and foster greater cross-cultural discourse around international art scholarship and practice.

We also invite alumni of the program to apply to return and support first-time participants, take part in program events, and present new scholarship at the Annual Conference in our dedicated CAA-Getty International Program Alumni Session.

The individuals selected for the 2026 program will receive a one-year CAA membership, have their conference registration fee, travel expenses, and accommodation costs covered, and will receive per diems for meals and incidentals.  

International art historians, curators, and other visual arts professionals are encouraged to apply!  

Visit our CAA-Getty page for eligibility and application requirements. All interested Getty applicants, whether new scholars or alumni, will need to submit a general conference application (individual presentation proposal) and indicate their interest in participating in the CAA-Getty International Program. 

Deadline: April 25  


This program is made possible with support from Getty. 

Congratulations to this year’s recipient of the Michael Aurbach Fellowship for Excellence in Visual Art, Eli Craven!   

Eli Craven is a lens-based artist based in Lafayette, Indiana. Craven’s research resides in the critical investigation of the image and its relationship to ideologies of sexuality, desire, and death. He holds an MFA in photography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an undergraduate degree in photography from Boise State University. His work is exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at Kant Gallery, Copenhagen; KlompChing Gallery, Brooklyn; and at Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, in Portland. Select clients include Corriere della Sera, gestalten publishers, Penguin Random House, and the Paris National Opera. He is currently an assistant professor of photography at Purdue University.  

 


HONORABLE MENTIONS


Jeff Beebe received his BFA from the American Academy of Art College, Chicago, and his MFA from the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York, and has taught art and design in both cities. In addition, he has spent over a decade working as a graphic designer in the publishing and education industries. For the last fifteen years his work has focused on Refractoria, an imagino-ordinary world that is equal parts autobiography and fantasy. 

 

 


Chloe Pascal Crawford is a multidisciplinary artist highlighting the labor undertaken by disabled people to set the conditions for their existence in public spaces. Her work is often exhibited in relation to her perpetually seated sightline, challenging conceptions of lowness as an abject or overlooked place. She has shown at the Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt; Artists Space, New York; VAE, Raleigh, NC; and Hua International, Berlin. Crawford has been a recipient of fellowships from the Ragdale Foundation, Santa Fe Art Institute, and the Vermont Studio Center. She has a BFA from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, an MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts, and attended the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program. She is currently an assistant professor at Michigan State University.  


Natalija Mijatović received a BFA from the University of Montenegro, and an MFA in painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Mijatović has exhibited internationally, including at the National Gallery of Serbia; CUE Art Foundation, New York; Philadelphia Museum of American Art; and the Dom Museum, Vienna, among many others. Mijatović is a recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant, the Faculty Excellence Award from the Savannah College of Art and Design; Center for Contemporary Art (Podgorica, Montenegro ) Award; and was in residence as Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris. She is professor in and chair of the Department of Art and Design at the University of Delaware.   

 


 

 

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