ALAA Open Session for Emerging Scholars
The Association for Latin American Art is now accepting proposals for the 2025 ALAA Open Session for Emerging Scholars panel at CAA.
The CAA Annual Conference is the largest convening of art historians, artists, designers, curators, and visual arts professionals. Each year CAA offer sessions submitted by members, committees, and affiliated societies that deliver a wide range of program content.
The CAA 113th Annual Conference will take place at the New York Hilton Midtown, New York City, February 12–15, 2025. The aim of the ALAA-sponsored open session is to provide a platform at the annual conference to highlight work produced by advanced graduate students and recent PhDs who concentrate on the histories of Latin American and Latinx arts and/or visual and material cultures.
Topics
Papers may focus on any region, period, or theme related to the Latin American and Latinx experience, including pre-Hispanic/ancient American art, colonial/viceregal art, the art of the long nineteenth century, modern art, and contemporary art, in any of its forms and expressive manifestations from what is today Latin America, the Caribbean, and the U.S.
In reviewing submissions and selecting the papers for the session, the co-chairs will be looking for strong proposals that cover a range of subjects across each of the noted areas. Co-chairs encourage papers that address issues related to underrepresented genders, ethnic groups, and social classes.
How to submit
Submissions are due by Thursday, August 29, 2024. Chairs will notify submitters of their decision by Sept. 12, 2024. Submit the following:
- Presentation title and abstract (250-word limit)
- A shortened CV (no more than 2 pages)
- Images or documentation of work (limit to five images that support your proposal, optional)
Email materials directly to the panel chairs:
- Gina Tarver, Texas State University: [email protected]
- and Luis Gordo Peláez, California State University, Fresno: [email protected]
Other requirements
- Be sure that you will be available to attend the CAA conference in-person.
- Have a CAA account before submitting materials. (Create a user account; you can skip the joining step for now.)
- Accepted presenters will need to be CAA members. (CAA membership is $75/year; monthly installments available.)
- Following CAA rules, your presentation content may not have been published previously or presented at another scholarly conference.