CAA's New Membership Plans

We have added more information to our website about CAA's new membership plans, which go into effect July 1, 2022. Previously presented during the Annual Conference and in the Executive Director's monthly letters, explore more of what's to come. 

As we continue the rollout of our new digital platform, we ask you to complete your membership profile. By filling it out as much as possible, we are able to better personalize your CAA experience. This includes not only your personal demographic information but also your fields of study. Your voice is critical, and these attributes are some of the most important ways for us to serve you as myCAA takes shape.

Distinguished Scholar, Kirsten P. Buick

On February 17, 2022, Kirsten P. Buick was featured as the Distinguished Scholar at CAA’s 110th Annual Conference. Moderated by Annual Conference Chair, Theresa Avila, the session highlighted Buick’s career also featured presentations by a few of her students, including Shana Klein, Abbey Hepner, Annette M. Rodriguez, and Emmanuel Ortega. Watch the session here. 

We are also inviting nominations for next year’s Distinguished Scholar at CAA’s 2023 Annual Conference in New York. Nominate individuals on our website! 

CAA 2023 Annual Conference Proposal Submissions - due in a week!

 Art History Fund for Travel to Special Exhibitions

CAA’s Art History Fund for Travel to Special Exhibitions is designed to award instructors of qualifying undergraduate and graduate art history classes funds to cover the costs (travel, accommodations, and admission fees) associated with students and instructors attending museum special exhibitions throughout the United States and worldwide.

View the full list of recipients by visiting our website.

Affiliated Society News: April 

Affiliated Society News shares the new and exciting things CAA’s affiliated organizations are working on including activities, awards, publications, conferences, and exhibitions. Check out updates from two of our affiliates, the American Society of Appraisers and the Taiwanese Art History Association.  

Interested in becoming an Affiliated Society? Learn more here.

Staff Spotlight: Allison Walters

Allison M Walters (she/they) is CAA’s Web and Graphic Designer, updating CAA’s website, designing CAA’s advertisements, and editing many of the organization’s videos, which you can view on CAA’s Youtube channel. She has been with CAA since 2015, when she began working for CAA as a graduate student. She has subsequently received her Master’s in Fine Art degree in Studio Art from Stony Brook University on Long Island in 2017. In 2020, she relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina where she continues to make art and expand her career as a goth/industrial DJ. She writes music and DJs under the moniker Allisonwwwonderland, hosting a live stream on Twitch every Tuesday called “LIFE IS LIFE,” an homage to Laibach’s song “Opus Dei.”

A practitioner of many types of art, she specializes in photography and performance art. She has recently exhibited work at Kaiser Gallery in Ohio (Domestic Lands, 2021), and one of her prints is in the collection of the New York Center for Art and Media Studies (NYCAMS). She also does event and portrait photography in the nightlife and queer scenes of NYC and Raleigh. You can explore a selection of her various projects at her website, allisonmwalters.com. 

Call for CAA Membership Video Testimonials

CAA is gathering video testimonials from those in our community discussing how and why you have engaged with CAA. We are hoping to feature voices showcasing the multitude of ways that members have participated within the organization and utilized its resources. No story is too small, and we would love to hear from you! Please send your submission or any questions to development@collegeart.org.