CFP, ICMA AT AAH 2022: RETHINKING ROYAL MANUSCRIPTS IN A GLOBAL MIDDLE AGES; due 1 November 2021

ICMA AT THE ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY’S 48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
6 – 8 APRIL 2022, LONDON
IN PERSON

DUE 1 NOVEMBER 2021
 
RETHINKING ROYAL MANUSCRIPTS IN A GLOBAL MIDDLE AGES

Organized by Jacopo Gnisci (UCL) and Umberto Bongianino (University of Oxford)

Badr al-Dīn Luʾlu enthroned, from a manuscript of the Kitāb al-Aghānī (Mosul, 1220 CE). Source: Wikimedia.

This panel sets out to examine and compare the impact of royal patronage on the visual, material, and textual features of manuscripts produced across Africa, Asia, Mesoamerica and Europe during the ‘Global Middle Ages.’ As polysemic and multi-technological objects, royal manuscripts were produced in different forms and sizes, and from a variety of materials that could vary according to the taste, wealth, ideology, religion, and connections of their patrons and makers. Their visual and textual content could conform or deviate from existing traditions to satisfy the needs and ambitions of those involved in their production and consumption. Finally, pre-existing manuscripts could be appropriated, restored, enhanced, gifted, and even worshipped by ruling elites for reasons connected with legitimacy and self-preservation, becoming powerful instruments of hegemony, or symbols of prestige and piety. Because of this semiotic versatility, written artifacts provide ideal vantage points for understanding the agency of material culture in the creation and perpetuation of political power.  To what extent do the materials, texts, and images of royal manuscripts reflect the integration of pre-modern courts in networks of patronage and exchange? In which ways were these features adapted for different audiences and for female, male, or genderqueer patrons? How did they inform local and transregional notions of power and authority? How did communities that opposed royal authority situate themselves in relation to the political agency of written texts and their illustrations? When and how did such artifacts become imperial relics to be displayed, or symbols of a contentious past to be concealed or destroyed? What can manuscripts tell us about the royal patronage of other artistic media, dynastic rivalries, political alliances, and state-endorsed religious phenomena?

In pursuing similar questions, we are particularly interested in multidisciplinary papers that move beyond a Eurocentric reading of material culture by considering royal manuscripts from pre-modern polities traditionally seen as ‘peripheral.’ We welcome proposals that seek to apply innovative methodologies to the study of handwritten material and its circulation, questioning conventional assumptions about politics, culture, and religion, and privileging comparative approaches and transcultural artistic phenomena.
 
Call for Papers deadline: 1 November 2021. Please submit your paper proposal to the convenors:

Umberto Bongianino: umberto.bongianino@orinst.ox.ac.uk
Jacopo Gnisci: j.gnisci@ucl.ac.uk 

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Presenters in ICMA-sponsored sessions will be eligible for conference fee reimbursement (if virtual) OR travel reimbursement (if in person) via the ICMA-Kress Travel Grant (https://www.medievalart.org/kress-travel-grant).

Fragments and Frameworks: Illuminated Manuscripts and Illustrated Books in Digital Humanities; October 1; Register now!

Fragments and Frameworks

Illuminated Manuscripts and Illustrated Books in Digital Humanities

Friday, October 1

The study of art history has long dealt with fragments and processes of fragmentation. Illuminated manuscripts and illustrated books in particular may have their fragments and folia fugitiva—pieces of material—separated from a whole collection or corpus. Many thousands of drawings and miniatures are dispersed around the world, including those donated to the National Gallery of Art by Lessing J. Rosenwald. The adoption of open-access online collections has enabled new avenues for study. Open digital frameworks promise to bring new data and new attention to these objects and to ask critical questions about their provenance and conservation. This conference will discuss fragments and frameworks, actual and conceptual, in art history and related disciplines, and address emerging questions in digital humanities. What kinds of afterlives are incurred by processes of fragmentation and cutting? How does the concept of the frame or framework inform the study of illuminated manuscripts and illustrated books? How does the concept of (digital) remediation inform our approach to these works?

This conference is made possible by the Kress-Murphy Fund, established in recognition of Franklin D. Murphy’s commitment to the traditions of European book and manuscript illustration.

Morning Session: 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Register for morning session (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)

Steven Nelson

The Center, National Gallery of Art

Welcome

Matthew J. Westerby, moderator

The Center, National Gallery of Art

Catherine Yvard

Victoria and Albert Museum

Framing the Gaze: Some Thoughts on Illuminated Manuscripts and Cuttings

Cristina Dondi

Lincoln College, University of Oxford, and Secretary of CERL

Books as Fragments of Libraries—Illustrations as Fragments of Books: A Digital Illustrated Census of Dante’s Comedia (1481)

John Delaney and Michelle Facini

National Gallery of Art

Collaborative Technical Study and a Machine Learning Future for Illuminated Manuscripts

Bryan Keene

Riverside City College

Encompassing the Globe: Digital Scholarship and Virtual Reconstructions of Illuminated Manuscripts

Afternoon Session: 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Register for afternoon session (2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.)

Peter M. Lukehart, moderator
The Center, National Gallery of Art
Welcome and introduction

Lisa Fagin Davis
Medieval Academy of America
Medieval Fragments and Modern Fragmentology

LauraLee Brott
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Materiality of Medieval Maps in the Age of Digital Discovery

Heather Bamford
George Washington University
Out of Practice, Uncertain Cultures

Matthew J. Westerby
The Center, National Gallery of Art
Frameworks for Fragments: The Digital Lives of Miniatures

Ginger Hammer, Matthew J. Westerby, and Michelle Facini studying works from the Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery’s Print Study Room, July 2021

Online lecture: "Body of the Merchant: Art and Experience in the Commercial Revolution," September 29, 12:30pm ET; Register now!

"THE BODY OF THE MERCHANT: ART AND EXPERIENCE IN THE COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION"
Ittai Weinryb, Bard Graduate Center
Wednesday, September 29th, 12:30pm ET
[Online] Silsila Fall 2021 Series

From the early thirteenth century traders from Italian mercantile families started travelling eastward, to the European frontiers, to areas such as Crimea in the northern Black Sea region, where commercial outposts served as markets for trading goods with Eurasia and beyond. The lecture centers on the experience of those traders, focusing on metalwork and the way it shaped discourse regarding art, heritage, and the indigenous, both in the European frontiers and “back home” in Italy’s domestic spaces.

Ittai Weinryb is an Associate Professor at the Bard Graduate Center. He is the co-founder (together with Caroline Fowler and Princeton University Press) of the book series Art/Work which is set to narrate a new history of art founded in the study of objects, materials, and technology. He is currently writing a book on art and material culture in the Black Sea during the Middle Ages and another one on the sentiment of Hope as a category for artistic creativity. Amongst other publications, he is the author of The Bronze Object in the Middle Ages (2016) and curator of the exhibition Agents of Faith: Votive Objects in Time and Place (2018).

Date: Wednesday, September 29th
Time: 12:30-2:30pm
Location: Online

This event will take place as a live Webinar at 12:30pm ET (New York time). To register as an attendee, please use the following link:

https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Rb2MPFdnRuCJuXzyyrn-AQ

Only registered attendees will be able to access this event.

Silsila: Center for Material Histories is an NYU center dedicated to material histories of the Islamicate world. Each semester we hold a thematic series of lectures and workshops, which are open to the public. Details of the Center can be found at:

http://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/research-centers/silsila.html

Leaf from a Cocharelli Treatise on the Vices: Frontispiece to the Book of Envy. British Library, Add. 27695, fl. 4

Leaf from a Cocharelli Treatise on the Vices: Frontispiece to the Book of Envy. British Library, Add. 27695, fl. 4

CFP: ICMA-SPONSORED SESSION AT CAA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022, DUE 16 SEPTEMBER 2021

Call for Papers

ICMA-Sponsored Session
College Art Association Conference 2022 (in person)
Chicago, 16-19 February 2022

due 16 September 2021

Presenters in ICMA-sponsored sessions will be eligible for travel reimbursement via the ICMA-Kress Travel Grant (https://www.medievalart.org/kress-travel-grant).

Legacy and Afterlife of the Middle Ages

How are the Middle Ages remembered? In recent years the Middle Ages have set the scene for a variety of popular TV series; contemporary identity is often connected to a medieval past; and medieval history has even been appropriated to justify the horrific actions of extremist groups. As scholars we know that popular views of the Middle Ages are often absurdly and dangerously misrepresented, but if a false vision of the Middle Ages is accepted as true on screen, in objects, or architecture, what effect does that have on the psyche of viewers today?

This session invites papers from diverse fields to interrogate how memory, legacy, and myths of the Middle Ages live on today, in tangible or intangible ways. Possible topics may include neo-Gothic revivals, the endurance of religious expression for faith communities today, as well as 19th-century and fantasy medievalisms from Tolkien to Game of Thrones. In light of the content thread recommended by CAA for 2021 –social justice— we specifically encourage submissions that consider race, gender equality, sexuality, including queer pre-modern identities, and justice for Indigenous communities in the Americas. For example, potential topics might examine the appropriation of medieval symbols in contemporary hate groups or how medieval women are portrayed on screen. At a time when popular culture has renewed attention on the Middle Ages, it is critical to reflect not just on medieval attitudes towards their own material culture and visual arts, but how our own perspectives are shaped by their real and imagined legacies.

Please submit abstracts directly to the chair by 16 September. More specific submission instructions can be found the CAA Annual Conference website here

Chair:
Hannah Maryan Thomson, UCLA – hannahmaryan@humnet.ucla.edu

Neo-Romanesque Royce Hall at UCLA built in 1929.

ICMA-POP-UPS IN EDINBURGH: GALLOWAY HOARD PRIVATE VIEWING, 8 SEPTEMBER 2021, 5PM. REGISTER TODAY!

ICMA-POP-UPS IN EDINBURGH

GALLOWAY HOARD PRIVATE VIEWING
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND
WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2021, 5PM

Please join us for an ICMA-Pop-Ups event, organized by Heather Pulliam. ICMA-Pop-Ups is a new program through which we help ICMA members organize small regional gatherings, bringing people together after our period of social distancing.


About the event 
A private viewing of the Galloway Hoard at the National Museum of Scotland with Dr. Martin Goldberg,  Principal Curator of Medieval Archaeology and History, followed by drinks nearby.

5-6pm (with drinks to follow), Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Register HERE

MINING THE COLLECTION: “NESTORIAN CROSSES”: CHRISTIANS AND THEIR ART IN CHINA, CA. 1250-1400; FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2021, 10AM ET. REGISTER TODAY!

Mining the Collection
Friday, September 24, 10:00AM ET

“Nestorian Crosses”: Christians and their Art in China, ca. 1250-1400 with Florian Knothe, Director, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong

The 7th-century arrival of Nestorian Christianity, the Syriac form of Christianity also known as Church of the East, is recorded on the famous Nestorian stele erected in Xian in 781CE. Despite subsequent repressions, the religion continued to be practiced and, by the 13th century, had been firmly re-established in northwest China. This Mining the Collection episode provides a rare glimpse into a group of so-called Nestorian bronze crosses, works cast in the Ordos region (modern-day Inner Mongolia) during the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) and featuring hybrid Christian and Buddhist formal elements. Part of the collection of the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong, many of these plaque-like ornaments are cruciform in shape—hence the group description as “crosses”–-while others have stylized animal and vegetal forms. Dr. Florian Knothe, Director of the University Museum and Art Gallery, will discuss the material and functions of these objects as well as the history of the Nestorian church in China and its legacy.

Register HERE.

For questions, please contact Nancy Wu, nancyyeewu@gmail.com

ICMA-POP-UPS IN SAN ANTONIO: ARTS & EATS: SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART AND ROSE BUSH FOOD TRUCK PARK, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021 AT 4PM

ICMA-POP-UPS IN SAN ANTONIO

ARTS & EATS: SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART AND ROSE BUSH FOOD TRUCK PARK
TUESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2021 AT 4PM

Please join us for an ICMA-Pop-Ups event, organized by Sarah Luginbill. ICMA-Pop-Ups is a new program through which we help ICMA members organize small regional gatherings, bringing people together after our period of social distancing.


About the event 
Arts & Eats 
- 4pm-6:15pm: Visit the San Antonio Museum of Art and tour the galleries at your own pace. Special information on SAMA's "medieval" art (400-1600 CE) holdings from around the world will be available. Admission is FREE, courtesy of H-E-B.
 
- 6:30-8:30pm: Dinner at the Rose Bush Food Truck Park. A variety of food options, including vegetarian dishes, will be available. Seating is outdoor.
 
Join us for a casual evening out at one or both locations! Families welcome!

RSVP here

We are monitoring the COVID-19 surge and will be in touch with attendees should there be a need to reschedule. 

Art by Hardeep Dhindsa

Queer Medieval Art: Past, Present, and Future; online 16 August 2021 at 12pm ET, register today!

Queer Medieval Art: Past, Present, and Future

Online, Monday, August 16 at 9:00 am PST / 12:00 pm EST / 5:00 pm GMT

Pierre de Montreuil, Adam, mid-1200s. Paris, Musée national du Moyen Âge, Cl. 11657.  (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Human sexuality and gender are complex and personal topics. For over four decades, scholars of all aspects of the Middle Ages have advanced various approaches for locating queer and trans histories. Some have attempted to identify lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit (LGBTQIA2+) people in the past, at times outing these individuals, while others have sought to disrupt binaries that present heterosexual couplings and cisgender identities as normative. In this ICMA online conversation, we will reflect on the state of the field and share strategies for incorporating queer and trans material in our classes, scholarship, and exhibitions on medieval art. Brief case studies by the following scholars will open the floor for a discussion of terms and methodologies: Roland Betancourt (University of California, Irvine), Leah DeVun (Rutgers University), Bryan C. Keene (Riverside City College), and Karl Whittington (Ohio State University).

This event is co-organized by the ICMA’s Programs & Lectures Committee and the IDEA (Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Access) Committee.

For questions, please contact: Bryan Keene, Bryan.Keene@rcc.edu  

Please register here

Call for Sessions: Mary Jaharis Center Sponsored Panel, 2022 International Medieval Congress, due 3 September 2021

To encourage the integration of Byzantine studies within the scholarly community and medieval studies in particular, the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture seeks proposals for a Mary Jaharis Center sponsored session at the 2022 International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, July 4–7, 2022. We invite session proposals on any topic relevant to Byzantine studies.

The thematic strand for the 2022 IMC is “Borders.” See the IMC Call for Papers (https://www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imc-2022/) for additional information about the theme and suggested areas of discussion.

Session proposals must be submitted through the Mary Jaharis Center website (https://maryjahariscenter.org/sponsored-sessions/imc-2022). The deadline for submission is September 3, 2021. Proposals should include:

The session organizer may act as the moderator or present a paper. Participants may only present papers in one session.

If the proposed session is approved, the Mary Jaharis Center will reimburse a maximum of 4 session participants (presenters and moderator) up to $600 maximum for European residents and up to $1200 maximum for those coming from outside Europe. Funding is through reimbursement only; advance funding cannot be provided. Eligible expenses include conference registration, transportation, and food and lodging. Receipts are required for reimbursement.

Please note that all listed speakers and the moderator should be prepared to participate remotely should health conditions necessitate a virtual conference or should local conditions make travel inadvisable for a participant. In the case of remote participation, the Mary Jaharis Center will reimburse participants for conference registration.

https://maryjahariscenter.org/sponsored-sessions/imc-2022

Job Announcement: Search for The Jill and Paul Ruddock Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters

FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK

Job announcement

The Jill and Paul Ruddock Curator, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters
The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Please submit a letter of interest, CV and names of at least 3 references through the Met’s LinkedIn job portal:

About the opportunity:
The medieval collections at The Metropolitan Museum of Art comprise one of the world’s finest, most comprehensive collections of medieval and Byzantine art. Presented in galleries at Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters, these collections offer unparalleled opportunities to situate the medieval period within a global context and to explore its connection to contemporary concerns and ideas. The Jill and Paul Ruddock Curator will have specialized knowledge of late medieval art and an interest in working broadly across the collection in support of departmental and Museum activities. With an office at The Met Cloisters, the curator will be a senior member of the curatorial team of the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters. The Ruddock Curator will be responsible for performing all curatorial duties, including: researching, studying, and publishing works in the collection under his/her curatorial responsibility; recommending acquisitions to complement the existing collection; proposing future exhibitions and publications; and maintaining positive and fruitful relations with colleagues in the Museum and in the academic world, with dealers and auctioneers, and with Museum trustees and other supporters. The ideal candidate will be an experienced, published scholar passionately interested in the arts of the later Middle Ages, its making and its context, and in improving the collection through gift and purchase, and deeply committed to the Museum's mission of public outreach. The successful candidate will have expertise in late medieval art and will also be open to global and transhistorical projects. A commitment to social engagement is essential, as is a willingness to critique and reimagine the traditional museum. Given the renewed commitment to forging strong relationships with the vibrant and vital neighborhoods to which The Met Cloisters belongs, the successful candidate must also be committed to collaborating with and learning from local artists and activists and the surrounding community.
Requirements and Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (preferably fifteen) years of museum or experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities required, a demonstrated track record of scholarly research and publication; experience with community engagement;

• Demonstrated experience working directly with objects with a track-record of accomplishing and leading original research around works of art in area of specialization;

• Commitment to exploring diverse approaches to the Middle Ages, and to engaging directly with diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEIA) initiatives in museum and professional community;

• Proven ability to conceive and develop and execute complex projects, preferably exhibitions or other public-facing initiatives;

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with colleagues across a complex organization and externally with scholars, donors, dealers and the general public;

• Ability to work closely with all staff within the department and with colleagues throughout the Museum;

• Strong computer skills and an interest contributing to the Met's social media platforms;

• Ph.D. in the history of art or equivalent through publications;

• Proficiency with languages and international experience desired.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

ICMA-Pop-Ups Philadelphia: The Barnes Foundation, 9 August 2021 at 2pm

ICMA-Pop-Ups in Philadelphia

The Barnes Foundation
Monday, August 9, 2021 at 2pm

Please join us for an ICMA-Pop-Ups event in Philadelphia. ICMA-Pop-Ups is a new program through which we help ICMA members organize small regional gatherings, bringing people together after our period of social distancing.


About the event 
ICMA members are warmly invited to an informal gathering at the Barnes Foundation on Monday, August 9, beginning at 2:00 p.m. Amy Gillette (collections research associate) and Kaelin Jewell (senior instructor) will give a brief introduction to the collection and its history, including current work on the medieval objects. Attendees will then be welcome to roam the collection and join a casual discussion at 4:00 p.m. Admission is free for up to 20 people; others may contact reserve@barnesfoundation.org for tickets.

Those who would like to continue the conversation may gather at Giant for drinks and eats, located a few blocks away from the Barnes along the Schuylkill River.

Organized by:
Amy Gillette, Collections Research Associate, The Barnes Foundation
Kaelin Jewell, Senior Instructor, The Barnes Foundation
Martha Lucy, Deputy Director for Research, Interpretation and Education, The Barnes Foundation
Martha Easton, Assistant Professor of Art History, Saint Joseph's University
 

RSVP here

ICMA-Pop-Ups Savannah: Drinks and Snacks at Starland Yard, 10 August 2021 at 5pm

ICMA-Pop-Ups in Savannah

Drinks and Snacks at Starland Yard
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 5pm

Please join us for an ICMA-Pop-Ups event, organized by Betsy Dominguez. ICMA-Pop-Ups is a new program through which we help ICMA members organize small regional gatherings, bringing people together after our period of social distancing.


About the event 
ICMA members are warmly invited to an informal gathering at 5pm on Tuesday, August 10 at:

Starland Yard
2411 De Soto Ave
Savannah, GA 31401
 

RSVP here

Deadline extension: Call for applications, Coordinator for Digital Engagement; due 26 July 2021

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

COORDINATOR FOR DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT
DUE MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021, 9:00AM ET

The International Center of Medieval Art (the “ICMA”) seeks applications for a consultant to work as a coordinator for Digital Engagement (the "Coordinator"). The ICMA is a scholarly organization, established as a New York not-for-profit in 1956. Its mission is to promote and support the study, understanding, and preservation of visual and material cultures produced primarily between ca. 300 and ca. 1500 CE in every corner of the medieval world.

The Coordinator for Digital Engagement will work remotely, approximately 10 hours per month on a flexible schedule, and may reside anywhere. Reliable internet and computer access are required. All are welcome to apply; preference given to those pursuing a career in medieval art history.

Assignment: The Coordinator will collaborate with the ICMA President, Vice President, Committee Chairs, and Executive Director on projects relating to online programming that serves the needs of scholars, instructors, museum professionals, and other enthusiasts and specialists in medieval art history. These projects and tasks include: handling technical aspects of online workshops and lectures, including the interactive Mining the Collection series and multi-speaker panels coordinated by the Friends of the ICMA; managing large group meetings, such as a Town Hall; working with the Student Committee to edit and manage the back end of our podcast series The Oral History Project; editing recordings for posting to the ICMA website; and collaborating with the Digital Resources Committee to maintain and innovate upon our existing website resources.

Essential skills: facility with Zoom; experience with voice and video editing and with podcast software; familiarity with website platforms such as Squarespace; competency with basic HTML; comfort interacting with broad membership during live events and fielding questions; eagerness to work with the leadership and members of the ICMA; and overall aptitude for public-facing work.

Please upload a CV and letter of interest (no more than two pages, single spaced) describing: (1) your research expertise; (2) the history of your engagement, if any, with the ICMA; and (3) your knowledge of relevant digital platforms. Also, please arrange for one brief letter of reference, specifying your digital proficiencies and capacity for teamwork, to be sent to icma@medievalart.org. Finalist candidates will be invited for an online presentation and interview in early August 2021.

Upload application HERE.


Deadline for Applications: Monday, July 26, 2021, 9:00am ET
Term: September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022
Compensation: $20/hr for approximately 10 hours per month; no fringe benefits

ICMA-Kress Research and Publication Grants, due 31 August 2021

ICMA-Kress Research and Publication Grants

 
Applications due 31 August 2021; submit here

The Kress Foundation is again generously supporting five research and publication grants to be administered by the ICMA. This year, grants are $3,500 each (an increase over prior years) and we have expanded the eligibility for applicants to include scholars who are ICMA members at any stage past the PhD. 

The deadline for the 2021 grant cycle is 31 August 2021. 

ELIGIBILITY

The ICMA-Kress Research and Publication grants ($3,500) are now available to scholars who are ICMA members at any stage past the PhD.

With the field of medieval art history expanding in exciting ways, it is crucial that the ICMA continue to encourage innovative research that will bring new investigations to broad audiences. These grants are open to scholars at all phases of their careers. Priority will be given to proposals with a clear path toward publication.

If travel is a facet of your application, please include an itinerary and be specific about costs for all anticipated expenses (travel, lodging, per diem, and other details). If you aim to inspect extremely rare materials or sites with restricted access, please be as clear as possible about prior experience or contacts already made with custodians.

If your application is for funds that will support the production of a book, please include a copy of the contract from your publisher, the publisher’s request for a subvention, and/or specifics on costs for images and permissions.

Preference will be given to applicants who have not received an ICMA-Kress grant in the past.
 

Please submit these documents for your application:

1) A detailed overview of the project (no more than three pages, single spaced). Please also confirm that your ICMA membership is active and specify whether or not you have been awarded an ICMA-Kress grant previously.

2) A full cv.

3) A full budget.

4) Supporting materials – an itinerary (for applications involving travel), a contract and schedule of costs (if a press requires a subvention), or table of anticipated fees for image permissions (if applicable).

Please note: If you are applying for funds to support the production of a book, please do not upload the entire typescript or portions of the text.

The ICMA and the Kress Foundation are monitoring current travel restrictions. We will communicate on deferment until travel is permitted. If applying for travel funding, proceed with the application and budget as if travel is permitted. 
 

The application should be submitted electronically here. Recipients will be announced in October 2021.

Questions can be addressed to Ryan Frisinger, Executive Director, at awards@medievalart.org.

Failure to include all required materials adversely affects the review process.

CFP: BAA postgrad conference, deadline 31 July 2021

The British Archaeological Association Post-Graduate Conference, Saturday 27th November 2021

The BAA invites proposals by postgraduates and early career researchers in the field of medieval history of art, architecture, and archaeology.

Papers can be on any aspect of the medieval period, from antiquity to the later Middle Ages, across all geographical regions.

The BAA postgraduate conference offers an opportunity for postgraduate students and early career researchers at all levels from universities across the UK and abroad to present and discuss their research, and exchange ideas.

Proposals of around 250 words for a 20-minute paper, along with a CV, should be sent by 31st July 2021 to postgradconf@thebaa.org

https://medievalartresearch.com/2021/06/03/cfp-british-archaeological-association-post-graduate-conference-2021/

Job announcement: Ilene H. Forsyth Assistant or Associate Professor of Western Medieval Art, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, due 4 October 2021

Ilene H. Forsyth Assistant or Associate Professor of Western Medieval Art

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: History of Art

Location
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: History of Art

Open Date: Jul 1, 2021
Deadline: Oct 4, 2021 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

https://apply.interfolio.com/89270

Description
The Department of the History of Art at the University of Michigan invites applications for a full-time position in western medieval art to begin September 2022. This is a university-year appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor with tenure. The position may be filled by persons working in any field of western medieval art pursuing any methodological approach/es. The successful applicant will be asked to develop and teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, supervise doctoral students, undertake service appropriate to the rank, and participate actively in the events of the department. Applicants should include a personal statement and diversity commitment that includes your demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through scholarship/research, and/or teaching/mentoring, and/or service/engagement. There may be some overlap with your research proposal and teaching statements (1-3 pages). The appointee will be welcomed into a large university community that encourages interdisciplinary dialogue and is committed to the core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Further information about the Department of the History of Art can be found on our website at lsa.umich.edu/histart.

Qualifications
The position may be filled by persons working in any field of western medieval art pursuing any methodological approach/es.

Application Instructions
Application materials also should highlight the candidate’s engagement with issues of equity. Applicants should provide the following materials via Interfolio:

Cover letter
CV
Statement of current and future research plans
Statement of teaching philosophy and experience
Evidence of teaching excellence.

Possibilities include (but are not limited to):
Summary student evaluation reports; Sample syllabi (no more than two) from courses taught by the candidate and related materials; Report(s) from classroom visitation and evaluation of syllabi, if available; A summary of the candidate’s teaching record, including teaching awards, during the last five years.

A writing sample (35-40 pages maximum)
Three letters of reference for candidates at the assistant professor level or a list of names of potential reviewers for candidates at the associate professor level
Personal statement and diversity commitment that includes your demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through scholarship/research, and/or teaching/mentoring, and/or service/engagement.

There may be some overlap with your research proposal and teaching statements (1-3 pages). For questions regarding the position, please contact Audra Wilson (Executive Secretary, U-M Department of the History of Art) at histart-execsec@umich.edu. For technical support, please contact the Interfolio help desk at help@interfolio.com or (877) 997-8807.

Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge. The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

https://apply.interfolio.com/89270

ICMA at the International Medieval Congress, Leeds 2021

ICMA AT THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIEVAL CONGRESS, LEEDS 2021

Session 1301

MATERIALS, MANUFACTURE, MOVEMENT: TRACING CONNECTIONS THROUGH OBJECT ITINERARIES
WEDNESDAY 7 JULY 2021, 16.30-18.00 BST

Therese Martin, “Glimpses of Gold: Material Evidence of Cross-Cultural Connections in Rock Crystal Chess Pieces and a Countess’s Seal (10th-11th c.),” Archivo Español de Arte (in press, 2021).

Organized by and Moderator:
Therese Martin, Instituto de Historia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid.

Two pairs of interrelated papers feature the rich work-in-progress by members of the project 'The Medieval Iberian Treasury in Context: Collections, Connections, and Representations on the Peninsula and Beyond' (PI Therese Martin). Our research interrogates how and why medieval artifacts moved across borders, whether religious, political, or geographical; such objects and textiles materialize connections that are too often missing from official written histories. Likewise, team members analyze the presence of artifacts and materials preserved far from their places of manufacture to understand the works' socio-historical itineraries. These papers depend on the material evidence of artifacts - textiles, ebony and ivory caskets, metalworks, and manuscripts - to understand the interconnections among diverse climates, cultures, and technologies. Our object-oriented approaches shed light on networks of trade, plunder, marriage, and diplomacy, through which prized possessions arrived at destinations including Egypt, Iberia, Germanic lands, and the easterly reaches of Europe.

Linen, Wool, and Silk: Climate Conditions and Textile Production from Egypt to Iberia, Ana Cabrera-Lafuente, Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España, Madrid

Exquisite yet Handy: On Ivory / Ebony Caskets and the Egypt / Iberia Debate, Silvia Armando, Department of Art History & Studio Art, John Cabot University, Roma

Treasuries as Windows to the Medieval World: San Isidoro de León and St Blaise at Braunschweig, Jitske Jasperse, Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Women's Influence, Modern Perceptions, and the Transmission of 'Culture' in Medieval Central and Eastern Europe, Christian Raffensperger, Department of History, Wittenberg University, Ohio

Mod Gothic? Medieval Architecture in the Modern Ages, 1 Jul - 2 Jul 2021, online via Zoom

MOD GOTHIC? MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE IN THE MODERN AGES

More information and to register, click HERE

1-2 July 2021, all times BST

Scholars have long recognised the close connections between Gothic revival, restoration and architectural history in the nineteenth century. But how did personal, institutional and political circumstances shape understanding of medieval architecture in the twentieth century? In tribute to the extraordinary scholarship and teaching of Peter Kidson (1925-2019) and Paul Crossley (1945-2019), speakers at this online conference consider the personalities, technologies and geographies that determined how medieval architecture was studied and taught after 1945. ‘Each age builds its own Gothic cathedral’, wrote Paul Crossley: what did the Modern Ages make of the Middle Ages?

PROGRAMME

Day One: Thursday 1st July

2.00pm: Deborah Swallow: Welcome

2.15pm: Elizabeth Sears, ‘Panofsky on the Gothic Style: New Texts’.

2.45pm: Paul Binski, ‘Christine de Pizan, Pevsner and Panofsky’.

3.15pm: Discussion

3.45pm: Break

4.00pm: Alexandra Gajewski, ‘Two Sugers: Kidson, Crossley and Saint-Denis’.

4.30pm: Peter Kurmann and Brigitte Kurmann-Schwarz, ‘Royal images in Strasbourg Cathedral’s Gothic nave: their conceptual transformations and place in historiography’.

5.00pm: Discussion

5.20pm: Break

5.30pm: Eric Fernie, ‘The Study of Medieval Architectural Proportions in the Twentieth Century’.

6.00pm: Sarah Pearson, ‘Peter Kidson’s Book, From Greek Temples to Gothic Cathedrals: Studies of Architectural Design in Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages’.

6.15pm: Discussion

Day Two, Friday 2nd July

2.00pm: Zoë Opačić and Klára Benešovská, ‘Bohemian Gothic ‘ (TBC)

2.30pm: Tomasz Węcławowicz, ‘Paul Crossley’s fascinations: Gothic in Lesser Poland’.

3.00pm: Discussion

3.30pm: Break

3.45pm: Lindy Grant, ‘Photography and the Architectural Historian: a perspective from the Conway Library’.

4.15pm: Jeffrey Hamburger, ‘Paul on the Road’.

4.45pm: Discussion

5.15pm: Break

5.30pm: Stephen Murray, ‘Historiographical reflections’

6.00pm: Tom Nickson, Concluding remarks

Paper abstracts can be downloaded here 

ICMA-Pop-Ups in Kalamazoo: Coptic-Stitch Binding Workshop (with studio tour), 26 June - sign up today!

ICMA-Pop-Ups in Kalamazoo

Coptic-Stitch Binding Workshop (with studio tour)

Kalamazoo Book Arts Center

Saturday, June 26, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (box lunches provided)

Please join us for the inaugural ICMA-Pop-Ups event, organized by Elizabeth Teviotdale. ICMA-Pop-Ups is a new program through which we help ICMA members organize small regional gatherings, bringing people together after our period of social distancing.


About the event:
The coptic-bound book dates back almost 2,000 years, originating in Egypt and used by the Copts. This style of binding uses a chain link-stitch along an exposed spine, creating a book that is ideal for journaling or sketching as the pages lie completely flat when opened. For your cover, choose from KBAC’s selection of decorative paper, or bring along your own to further personalize your book. This workshop is led by Katie Platte, printmaker and KBAC's Studio Manager.

Space is limited to 12 participants. Sign up to grab a spot now! 
Each ICMA member may register up to one guest.

All MDHHS guidelines concerning physical distancing and masking will be observed.

RSVP here

Save the date! The Guelph Treasure, Historic Significance and Legal Implications, 28 June 2021 at 12pm ET

Save the date!

The Guelph Treasure, Historic Significance and Legal Implications
A special online event presented by Friends of the ICMA

June 28, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. ET

Arm reliquaries of St. Caesarius, St. Innocentius and St. Theodore from the Guelph Treasure. © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / Fabian Fröhlich

Please join the Friends of the ICMA for the second in a series of special online events on Monday, June 28 at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT; 5:00 p.m. BST; and 6:00 p.m. WET) with speakers Holger A. Klein, Lisa and Bernard Selz Professor of Medieval Art History, Columbia University, and Leila A. Amineddoleh, Founder, Amineddoleh & Associates LLC. Professor Klein will discuss the historic importance of the Guelph Treasure, a collection of liturgical objects now housed in Germany, Sweden, and U.S. museums. Ms. Amineddoleh will outline the legal cases related to the collection that have been argued in Europe and the U.S., including the U.S. Supreme Court. George Spera, retired counsel at Shearman & Sterling, who served for many years as the legal advisor to the ICMA, will serve as moderator for the event.

Please feel free to notify colleagues and friends who may not be ICMA members about this event.

Invitation with link for registration to come.

For questions, please contact Doralynn Pines, Chair of the Friends of the ICMA, doralynn.pines@gmail.com.