AAH 2010: Full Timetable Released
The timetable of all papers at the Association of Art Historians conference has been released.
Postgraduate Conference 'Art, Performance, Film' - Call for Papers
Call for Papers: 'Art Performance Film' Postgraduate Conference in the History of Art Department, University of Glasgow, 21st - 22nd May 2010
Helen McCormack Awarded Paul Mellon Fellowship
PhD student Helen McCormack has been awarded a Paul Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship to turn aspects of her PhD dissertation into publishable form.
Online Registration for AAH10 Open - Until 22nd March
Online Registration for the Association of Art Historians Annual Conference and Bookfair is now live until 22nd March 2010
PhD student Stephanie Straine wins AAH Dissertation Prize
PhD student Stephanie Straine wins the Association of Art Historians' Postgraduate Dissertation Prize 2009
'Madness & Modernity' Exhibition opens in Vienna
Co-curated by Dr Sabine Wieber, this exhibit held at the Wien Museum in Vienna, presents the variety of ways madness and art interacted in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century.
AHRC Award for 'Mobilising 'Mapping Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, 1851-1951'' project
The project 'Mobilising ‘Mapping Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, 1851-1951'’ has just been awarded £61,462 by the AHRC
LAUNCH OF JOURNAL OF ART HISTORIOGRAPHY
The first issue of the Journal of Art Historiography, has been published online. It is the first open access ejournal of its kind in the world; specifically dedicated to the pursuit of art historiography in its broadest and most supple sense.
SEMESTER 2 RESEARCH SEMINARS ANNOUNCED
The programme of History of Art lectures and research seminars for Semester 2 (2009-10) has been announced.
PhD student Mark Hobbs wins essay prize
PhD student Mark Hobbs has won the German History Essay Prize 2009
Conference Proceedings Published
Proceedings of the international conference 'Art, Conservation and Authenticities: Material, Concept, Context', edited by Dr Erma Hermens and Dr Tina Fiske, are now available.
Welcome to Dr Sabine Wieber
We are pleased to welcome Dr Sabine Wieber as a Lecturer in the Department
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTSHIPS 2010
2 PhD and 2 Taught Masters awards are available in History of Art. The deadline is 1st February 2010.
Launch party for Chinese Art Database
A new database cataloging the Chinese works of art at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight has been launched at a party in Port Sunlight.
'Paul Sandby: Picturing Britain' Exhibition at National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
This exhibition, currently at the National Galleries of Scotland and curated by Dr John Bonehill, Lecturer at the History of Art Department has been garnering rave reviews.
Recent article by Dr Yupin Chung in Taiwanese art journal
A recent article by Dr Yupin Chung describes the collection of Chinese art works held at the Lady Lever Art Gallery and the new online catalogue
Two New Grants for National Inventory Research Project
The National Inventory Research Project has been awarded two grants from American foundations to carry out a survey and feasibility study towards the creation of an online inventory of historic American art in UK public collections.
Chinese Art at the Lady Lever Art Gallery – On-line
The results of a 3-year research project to catalogue the Chinese works of art at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, are now available on-line.
Perspectives on European Collections
The programme for this event at the CCA Glasgow, the second in the Contemporary Collections and Collecting in Scotland series 2009, is now available
IRUN Summer School in Hungary
3 postgraduate students and Dr Paul Stirton travel to Budapest-Piliscsaba to take part in the IRUN Summer School
Dr Lewer awarded Humboldt Fellowship
Dr Debbie Lewer has been awarded a 12-month Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers by the major German academic research foundation, the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftfung.
$15,000 International MLitt Studentship
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation has offered a grant of $15,000 to cover tuition fees for an American student to participate in our new MLitt Programme, Making and Meaning: Approaches in Technical Art History.
ALUMNI NEWS: BETH TALBOT WINS AWARD
Beth Talbot (MA Hons 2008), who works as a volunteer at Pollok House, has been awarded the British Museum and Marsh Trust Award for Museum Learning.
$95,000 grant for 'NICE Paintings' Database
History of Art has been awarded $95,000 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation to collaborate with the Victoria and Albert Museum on the ‘NICE Paintings’ database
Student Career Event
A very successful student career event took place in the Department on Wednesday 17 June. The format was a series of short talks given by five visiting speakers.
First Bonn-Glasgow History of Art Workshop 11-12 June 2009
First Bonn-Glasgow History of Art Workshop 11-12 June 2009
AAH CONFERENCE 2010: Call for Papers NOW OPEN
The 36th Association of Art Historians Conference and Bookfair will be held in Glasgow 15-17 April 2010
Arts to Enchant: REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Registration is now open for 'Arts to Enchant: Formations of Fantasy in Visual Culture', the Postgraduate student symposium
Prof. Yarrington Elected FRSE
Prof. Alison Yarrington has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Contemporary Collections and Collecting in Scotland
The programme for the Panel Discussion: Contemporary Collections and Collecting in Scotland, to be held at Tramway on 29th May is now available.
From Wedgwood to Woolworths: Through the Clay
'From Wedgwood to Woolworths: Through the Clay' is an exhibition organised by MLitt students at Paisley Museum.
€5000 grant from the Heritage Council of Ireland
€5000 grant from the Heritage Council of Ireland for Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture project
NEW MLITT PROGRAMMES
For 2009-10, two new MLitts: 'Making and Meaning: Approaches in Technical Art History' and 'Art in the 19th Century: Revolution, Revival and Reform'
No. 1 IN THE UK: RAE RESULT 2008
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, the Department of History of Art at the University of Glasgow has been rated the top art history department in the UK.
MLITT STUDENT EXHIBITION AT PAISLEY
Students are curating an exhibition at Paisley Museum and Art Gallery, as part of their MLitt studies.