American Academy in Rome

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Thanks to everyone who joined us for our annual?#McKimMedalGala?at Villa Aurelia, where Sofia Coppola was awarded the McKim Medal “for her brilliance, her generosity, her visionary filmmaking,” in the words of AAR Director Aliza Wong. Brilliantly chaired once again by Margherita Marenghi Vaselli, the gala was a demonstration of the deep support we are so lucky to have in Rome and Italy. We’re grateful to Presenting Sponsor?Bvlgari?and all of the other corporate and individual supporters who helped make this evening so memorable. Grazie a tutti! (?? by Gerardo Gaetani and Riccardo Lopez)

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Rome from Nazi occupation. To mark the day, we're sharing some newly scanned documents from our archive relating to that pivotal moment for both the city of Rome, and the American Academy. #LiberationofRome #FromTheArchives

Sharing some very exciting news for all of us: AAR has successfully completed the match for an NEH challenge grant to create a new Library Annex at the Villa Chiaraviglio. This project, expected to be completed in 2025, will allow our Arthur & Janet C. Ross Library to continue to expand its collections without resorting to offsite storage, while maintaining 24/7 library access for Fellows. We've so grateful to the donors who made this possible. More here:

Last week we were honored to welcome?Gavin Newsom and First Partner of California?Jennifer Siebel Newsom?for a visit. They toured the Arthur & Janet C. Ross Library with Sebastian Hierl, met Fellows, community members, and staff, and stopped by the?RSFP?garden with Sara Levi and Andrea Francini. Thank you to the Newsoms and their staff for stopping by!

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024–25 #RomePrize. We received a record number of applications this year, and the Rome Prize was awarded to thirty-one American artists and scholars, who will each receive a stipend, workspace, and room and board for five to ten months at the Academy’s eleven-acre campus in Rome, starting this September. ? “The Rome Prize is one of the most storied fellowship programs in the United States,” said AAR President Peter N. Miller. “Over a thousand people compete for the chance to live and work in Rome, inspired by the city and one another. The Rome Prize winners represent a bridge between the United States and Italy, but also between a present of potential and a future of achievement.” ? The American Academy has also awarded three Italian Fellowships to?Italian artists and scholars live and work in the Academy community, and the recipient of the Terra Foundation Affiliated Fellowship for a Chicago-Based Visual Artist.? ? Please join us in congratulating all the winners! https://lnkd.in/e7_kAHtv

Dr. Caroline Goodson, professor of early medieval history at the University of Cambridge and a 2003 Rome Prize Fellow, has been appointed as AAR's next Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor. “Caroline Goodson’s eminence as a scholar of late antique and early medieval Europe signals our commitment not only to this field, but to promoting the highest quality scholarship,” said AAR President?Peter N. Miller. “The perspective she brings as an archaeologist enriches her work on material culture and the environmental humanities and will help the Academy push forward its work in these areas."

AAR is pleased to announce the selection of Ketter Weissman as Director of Development, starting on April 22. President Peter N. Miller said: “Ketter Weissman brings energy and experience to this position, as well as a deep commitment to what we stand for: the particular relationship between creative work and scholarship, imagination and research, conversation and discipline. Her work in the world of contemporary art will help open up new philanthropic opportunities for us.”?

The visual artist #KhaledSabsabi has been awarded the Mordant Family and Creative Australia Affiliated Fellowship, granting him a two-month residency at the American Academy in Rome during the 2024–2025 academic year. Learn more about Khaleb: #arts #residencies #visualarts

We're pleased to announce that Evan Jewell (2023 Rome Prize Fellow in ancient studies) has been named the new Director of AAR's #ClassicalSummerSchool! Evan will lead the 101-year-old and much-loved program that provides intensive on-site study of the history, art, architecture, literature, and culture of Rome, from antiquity to modern times. The program is intended for middle school, high school, and college/university #teachers of #Latin or #Classics, as well as qualified graduate students. The deadline to apply to the 2024 Classical Summer School (five weeks, June-July) is February 15—so it is not too late to start an application!