September 22, 2023 Philip Guston and Italy The retrospective Philip Guston Now, opening next month at Tate Modern in London, gives us occasion to revisit the artist’s “lifelong intense romance” with Italy and his ties to the American Academy in Rome. Read more
September 20, 2023 Shows Featuring AAR Fellows and Residents to See This Fall These museum and gallery exhibitions feature the work of Rome Prize Fellows and Residents—in some cases directly inspired or initiated during their time at the Academy. Read more
September 19, 2023 Peter N. Miller: What Is an “American” Academy in Rome? Last week AAR President Peter N. Miller delivered his first talk to a packed lecture room at the American Academy in Rome. Read more
September 14, 2023 When in Rome: Italian Fellows This month we highlight the favorite places of our Italian Fellows, who come to AAR from across Italy and bring with them a unique perspective that enriches the AAR community. Read more
September 5, 2023 AAR Welcomes 2023–24 Rome Prize Winners and Italian Fellows The Academy is grateful to reopen this month for yet another season, and to welcome our new class of Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows to the Eternal City. Read more
September 1, 2023 From the Archives: The Urban Legacy of Ancient Rome The Urban Legacy of Ancient Rome is a website offering nearly 1,500 digitized photographs by Ernest Nash from AAR’s Fototeca Unione. Read more
August 23, 2023 AAR Announces Residents for Fall/Winter 2023 The American Academy in Rome today announced its slate of Residents for fall and winter 2023. Read more
August 17, 2023 In Memoriam: Adam T. Foley Adam T. Foley, a classicist, historian, and a 2016 Rome Prize Fellow in Renaissance and early modern studies, has died. Read more
August 16, 2023 When in Rome: Calvin Tsao Calvin Tsao, a principal at Tsao & McKown Architects and chair of the American Academy’s Board of Trustees, shares his favorite places in Rome. Read more
August 14, 2023 Applications Open for the 2024 Rome Prize Competition Each year, the Rome Prize is given to about thirty-five artists and scholars who represent the highest standard of excellence in their fields. Winners receive a stipend, room and board, and individual workspace at AAR’s eleven-acre campus. Read more
August 3, 2023 Society of Fellows Gatherings in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago played host to the Society of Fellows’ Gatherings Series in the first half of 2023. With its latest round of events, SOF continues to bring fellowship, culture, and discussion to friends across the country. Read more
August 1, 2023 From the Archives: Albin Polasek The spotlight has often shone on Paul Manship, AAR’s 1912 Rome Prize Fellow in sculpture, so we now turn to his colleague: Albin Polasek. A 1913 Fellow, Polasek was a Czech-American sculptor who, like Manship, worked in a neoclassical style. Read more
July 11, 2023 In Memoriam: Marjorie Kreilick Marjorie Kreilick, a 1963 Fellow and the second woman to win a Rome Prize in painting, died on July 5, 2023, in Madison, Wisconsin. Read more
July 3, 2023 From the Archives: Lukas Foss When the composer Lukas Foss (1952 Fellow) arrived at the American Academy in Rome in 1950, he was just beginning a remarkable career. Read more
June 26, 2023 AAR Honors Chef Massimo Bottura at the 2023 McKim Medal Gala The American Academy in Rome honored chef and entrepreneur Massimo Bottura at the latest McKim Medal Gala at Villa Aurelia in Rome on June 7, 2023. Read more
June 12, 2023 In Memoriam: Jim Melchert The American Academy in Rome mourns the loss of Jim Melchert, a celebrated artist and ceramicist who served as our Director from 1984 to 1988. Read more
June 6, 2023 From the Archives: Barbara Chase-Riboud Barbara Chase-Riboud’s new memoir, I Always Knew, begins in 1957—the year she traveled to Rome for an Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy. Read more
May 31, 2023 Memoirs Volume 67 Published AAR has just published volume 67 of its flagship journal, the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Read more
May 27, 2023 A New Digital Humanities Center The American Academy in Rome launches a new-and-improved DHC. Read more
May 23, 2023 Classical Summer School Centennial This year AAR’s Classical Summer School, founded in 1923, marks its centennial. If you participated in the program, we would love to hear from you. Read more