We are extremely sorry to hear of the passing of theorist Marina Vishmidt (1976 - 2024), whose groundbreaking work has enabled new thinking across disciplines, including in art history, inspiring researchers everywhere. The University of Edinburgh

CALL FOR PAPERS - Workshop ‘The Hand-Colouring of Natural History Illustrations in Europe, 1600–1850’. The University of Edinburgh
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Many congratulations to Prune Engerant! Prune was awarded the Association for Art History's 2023 Undergraduate Dissertation Prize for ‘Read the Room: Exploring Lucy Lippard and the Role of the Curator’.
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🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to the 11 ECA graduates who picked up awards at this year’s Royal Scottish Academy New Contemporaries Exhibition!

👀 Read more: eca.ed.ac.uk/news/eca-gradu…

Image: Ammna Sheikh, The Richer A Persian, The Finer His Rugs, 2023

Delighted to announce that applications are now open for a fully-funded AHRC CDP PhD studentship with me Edinburgh College of Art with V&A on The Extractive Museum: The formation, evolution & dispersal of the Museum of Practical Geology collections, 1835-c.1901 eca.ed.ac.uk/scholarship/ah…

We are organising a special event on 30 April 24 to showcase the marvellous but relatively unknown South Asian art collection of The University of Edinburgh 🐘 For people interested in South Asia and/or its arts, it's free and open to all but you have sign up. Pls do come!

Not to miss, this week’s Festival of Cultural Heritage Research!

Brilliant speakers including our chair Prof Carol Richardson on Wednesday 👉 ‘The Last English Catholic Church in the World: Painting, Print and Polemic in 1580s Rome’

Full programme: blogs.ed.ac.uk/heritagefestiv…

Deadline to apply for the IASH, Edinburgh 2024-25 Postdoc Fellowships coming up!

Congratulation Prune! 👏

Exciting week ahead as we begin the second half of our 2024 series Edinburgh College of Art EdinburghArtHistory! We welcome Ellie McCartney 🪩 & #SaraBlaylock this Weds 17th April at 5 PM BST to discuss research on ‘Challenging Feminine Identities’ 🙌🌟 Link to register: bit.ly/rfgvc-2024

Uur final History of Art Research Seminar of this semester is on Thursday 04 April at 17:15 – 18:30 (Hunter Lecture Theatre, Hunter Building, ECA). Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi and will discuss, A Woman’s Space: Architecture of the Mughal Harem. The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh College of Art

Join us for a public screening of 'A forecast, a haunting, a crossing, a visitation' by Emilia Beatriz followed by Q&A with the filmmaker moderated by Dr Jessica Gordon-Burroughs > April 4 from 7-9pm Edinburgh College of Art

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History of Art Research Seminar on Thursday 28 March at 17:15 – 18:30 Edinburgh College of Art The University of Edinburgh
Professor Marsha Meskimmons and will discuss, Yoko Ono: Peace, Planet and the Politics of Attention. Followed by a drinks reception in the John Higgitt Gallery.

Weekend plans?

🔊 Listen to this recent BBC Sounds podcast with our colleague Dr Yashaswini Chandra:
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

📰 Read this The New York Times article about the centenary of Surrealism, including Prof Patricia Allmer:
nytimes.com/2024/02/28/art…

Another History of Art Research Seminar is on Thursday 21 March at 17:15 – 18:30 Edinburgh College of Art Followed by a drink’s reception until around 19:30.
Daniel Ralston and will discuss, Visions of Mexico: José María Velasco and the Art of Landscape. The University of Edinburgh National Gallery

I'm giving a talk next Weds at the Paul Mellon Centre on 'Cosmetics, Beauty and the Nature of Renaissance Women'. It's being streamed online, handy for people who aren't in London - sign up to get a link here: paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/whats-on/forth…

Artist and theorist **Martha Rosler** will be in town on Monday 1 April to present Edinburgh College of Art 's Carnegie Lecture. It's a follow up to 'Life Support' at Glasgow Women's Library where she presented her brilliant collaborative work on gentrification. Book Now! eventbrite.co.uk/e/martha-rosle…

📣 4 weeks to #ForArtHistory2024 ! 📣 

We are delighted to share our digital, interactive and downloadable programme for the 50th Anniversary AAH #AnnualConference which will take place at the @bristolUni with Bristol Art History on 3-5 April.
 
👉 forarthistory.org.uk/conference/202…
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HoA Research Seminar - Thursday 14 March at 17:15 – 18:30, Hunter Lecture Theatre - Edinburgh College of Art
Dr George Emeka Agbo and will discuss, Deconstructing Political Structure in Nigeria: Images, Social Media and the Obidient Movement. The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Uni History of Art Society