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Currently on through May 20 at Union Gallery: check out , the exhibition curated by the students of ARTH 420/868: Art and Activism. Creating Desire Lines is inspired by the radical pedagogy Blueprint for a Counter Education (Maurice Stein and Larry Miller, 1970).

Congratulations to ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Master of Art Conservation alumna Sally Gunhee Kim (M.A.C. '19), who is the recipient of not one, but two awards from the American Institute for Conservation!

After an intensive search, the Bader Chair in Art Conservation position has been awarded to Dr. Aaron Shugar. Dr. Shugar -- currently the Mellon Foundation Professor in the Art Conservation Department at the State University of New York, Buffalo State University -- holds a Ph.D.

Congratulations to ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Art History Professor Emeritus Pierre du Prey and co-author Anatole Tchikine, who received the Elisabeth Blair MacDougall Award from the Society of Architectural Historians for their book,  (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, 2021).

¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Art History had significant representation at the 2023 annual Association for Art History conference, held at University College London! 

Registration is currently open for , the upcoming conference chaired by ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Art History Professor Ron Spronk.

The latest episode of Andre Zadoroznky's popular podcast,  -- a deep dive about the art of Japanese woodblock printing or mokuhanga -- features an interview with Dr. Norman Vorano, Head of the Department of Art History & Art Conservation. Prof. Vorano discusses "Inuit Printmaking and Mokuhanga: the Value of Old Traditions".

Last week the Department held its Art History Three-Minute Thesis Competition, with guest judges Adrian Kelly (Office of Research Services) and James Fraser (Associate Dean, graduate, FAS). Congratulations to all speakers, particularly the top five:

• Hailey Chomos
• Ariel Lacombe
• Madeleine Dempster
• Annelies Verellen
• Caroline Cotter

Cotter and Verellen will participate in the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥-wide 3MT competition finals on March 22, 2023. Congratulations to our amazing students!

Starting April 5, 2023, the new exhibition Antiquities Through Modern Eyes is presented at Kingston City Hall. The exhibition is created by Professor Emy Kim (Assistant Professor, Artifacts Conservation), Cristiana Zaccagnino (Professor, Department of Classics and Archaeology), M.A.C.