Italian Art Society

09/22/2026

Call for IAS-Sponsored Sessions at AAH 2027!

09/08/2026

09/03/2026

Italian Art Society Members, we would like to hear from you! Please check your email (or head to the linktree in the bio) and complete a brief survey to help the IAS Board and Chairs to make short- and long-term plans. This short survey will collect your input about: a) current IAS engagement information, b) interest in our 40th anniversary celebration at CAA in 2027, c) information for our initiative to collect data on the scholarship supported by IAS, and d) learn about your goals for the IAS for the next decade. Please take the time to complete the survey before Friday 25 September. If you have questions, please reach out to President Antje Gamble by emailing president[at]italianartsociety.org.

09/02/2026

IAS/The Clark Study Day CFP Due Oct 1

The Italian Art Society is pleased to partner with the Clark Art Institute on a virtual Study Day inspired by the current exhibition at the Clark, 'An Exquisite Eye: Introducing the A*o O. Tavitian Collection'. This event will be held via Zoom, on November 11, 2026 at 12pm EST.

The A*o O. Tavitian Collection, a gift to the Clark in 2024, is arguably among the most significant private collections of early modern European art assembled in the 21st century, with a remarkable representation of Italian art encompassing painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and works on paper produced between about 1450 and 1800. The Tavitian Collection’s breadth and depth will inspire new scholarship and offer a rich resource for ongoing research. Works by Jacopo da Pontormo, Parmigianino, Agnolo Bronzino, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Giovanni Francesco Susini, Giovanna Garzoni, and Giacomo Ceruti, among many others, convey a great range in artists, subjects, and media.

This Study Day aims to promote discussion and new research around the Italian works in the A*o O. Tavitian Collection, with a focus on objects on view in the Clark’s current exhibition.
Short papers/talks (ten minutes) may address individual objects or artists, or topics such as patronage, materials, or the history of collecting Italian art. This Study Day is open to all IAS members, and we encourage Emerging Scholars to apply. If you aren’t yet an IAS member, you can join at italianartsociety.org/join/.

To apply, please email a short 200–500 word proposal to IAS President Antje Gamble by October 1 at president[at]italianartsociety.org.
Note: The event will be recorded and later posted on the IAS and Clark websites.

You can learn more about the collection at our website https://www.italianartsociety.org/events/2026-ias-clark-study-day/.

07/10/2026

CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS -- IAS-Sponsored Sessions at the 62nd International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 14-16 May 2027. Submit your proposal by 20 July 2026.

05/27/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to the lecture in Bologna or watched along on zoom! Thank you to Dr. Sean Roberts for presenting a fascinating investigation into the work of Francia. . .
This event was made possible by (left to right in 📸 1) Kelli Wood, Rebekah Compton, Lucia Colombari, Antje Gamble, Sean Roberts, Fabio Massaccesi, and Frederica Muzzarelli (not pictured). Once again, thank you to the for sponsoring this event and to the Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Storico Artistici for hosting.

05/27/2026

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05/27/2026

Wonderful turn out for the 15th Kress Lecture by longtime IAS members and University of Bologna faculty and students alike!

05/26/2026

Our 15th annual IAS/Kress lecturer Dr. Sean Roberts speaking on Francia at the University of Bologna.

05/26/2026

Getting all set up!