5 sional careers in art history, and to represent the cultural diversity of the CAA promote art historians whose work may population of the United States. Final have been marginalized by their selection will be determined by a jury cultural diversity. selection process. Four new fellowships Awarded The Nathan Cummings Foundation will be awarded each year. PhD. was the original supporter of the students interested in applying for the Professional Development Fellowship next round of fellowships should expect 1993 NEH Program, making a generous commit­ to complete their degree requirements ment of $90,000 early on. This early in the academic year 1995-96. Fellow­ encouragement and funding allowed ship applications will be available by Challenge CAA to award the first round of late August in graduate art history fellowships in the spring of 1993, for departments across the United States or Grant students who are finishing their final from the CAA office. A January 31, year of study in this academic year 1995, application deadline is expected. (1993-94). The NEH challenge grant repre­ The fellowship program is de­ sents a substantial contribution to signed to provide each recipient with CAA's larger capital campaign, offi­ Nonprofit Organization funding for two years. In the first year cially launched in 1992 (see CAA News, U.S. Postage of the fellowship, direct grants of $5,000 September / October 1992, page 1). Paid will be awarded to doctoral candidates CAA is required to match the NEH he College Art Association has to assist them in the final writing year of award 3 to 1 in nonfederal dollars over s NewYork,N.Y. received a National Endowment completing their dissertations. These the next three years, and is committed Permit No. 4683 for the Humanities Challenge funds will be used at the discretion of to accelerating its ongoing fund-raising MarchlApri11994 T Grant in the amount of $140,500 to the recipient for meeting any planned or program to support the fellowship College Art Association establish and endow its newly initiated unplanned expenses in fulfilling their program beyond the three-year chal­ 275 Seventh Avenue Professional Development Fellowship degree requirements. In the second year lenge grant period. The fellowship New York, New York 10001 Program for art historians. To success­ of the program, recipients begin their program has received an enthusiastic fully complete the grant, CAA must careers, continuing their own research, and supportive response from members match the challenge award with while holding professional positions at a who are interested in the next genera­ Board of Directors $421,500 in nonfederal dollars, for a college, university, or museum­ tion of art historians and artists, and Judith K. Brodsky, President total of $562,000. institutions that have agreed to become they have expressed that support in Leslie King-Hammond, Vice-President In March 1993 CAA was awarded a a partner in the program by allowing both smail and larger gifts. John R. Clarke, Secretary National Endowment for the Arts CAA's portion of the first-year salary to With the help of the NEH and NEA John W. Hyland, Jr., Treasurer Challenge Grant in support of a similar buy release time for recipients placed in challenge grants and CAA members, an Barbara Hoffman, Esq., Counsel Professional Development Fellowship their institutions. endowment will be built to guarantee Susan Ball, Executive Director opportunity for graduate students It is CAA's opinion that interven­ that fellowships for art historians and Diane Burko Jock Reynolds earning the M.F.A. degree. tion at this level is significant, because artists will continue in perpetuity. Bradford R. Collins Rita Robillard The goals of the fellowship pro­ though the transition from academic life CAA is one of 36 research, educa­ Jonathan Fineberg. Moira Roth gram are to assist emerging art histori­ to professional life is difficult for all tional, and cultural institutions nation­ Sarah Greenough EmilyJ. Sano ans in bridging the transition between students, it is especially so for students wide chosen from the 114 applicants Susan L. Huntington Larry Silver graduate school and the professional of color. Criteria for selection will be this year for the NEH challenge grant Michl Itami Lowery Stokes Sims world, to encourage art history students excellence and financial need, with program. Of the total challenge awards, Irving Lavin Jaune Quick-To-See from culturally diverse communities to special attention given to selecting four others were given to arts organiza­ Margo Machida Smith ursue graduate degrees and profes- candidates who will adequately tions based in New York City. Nancy Macko Judith E. Stein Patricia Mainardi Nancy J. Troy Clarence Morgan Carlos Villa Keith Moxey Deborah Willis The Education Committee will continue f30ntents Education its practice of the past few years of spon­ Sessions in Master of soring panels at the annual conference. Volume 19, Number 2 In New York, members of the Education Committee met with Mark NYC: From Fine Arts MarchiApril1994 Committee ( Hansen and Tom Hatfield, president and executive director respectively of Exhibition CAA Awarded 1993 NEH Update the National Art Education Association, the Program 1 Challenge Grant to explore exchanges, co-pUblications, and joint efforts to impact national Chairs a Success Education Committee Update education reform, 2 We encourage all CAA members Sessions in NYC interested in teaching theory, methodol­ 3 M.F.A. Exhibition n the last issue of CAA News, the ogy, and practice in art history, studio Education Committee announced its art, and art museums to take advantage 4 Signs of Achievement I goals for this year: (1) topromote of the publication and panel opportuni­ ne of our primary concerns his year's Master of Fine Arts discourse on teaching methods, theories, ties mentioned above, and to communi­ in organizing the 1994 Exhibition, hosted by Hunter M.F.A. exhibition From the President and practices; (2) to investigate estab­ cate to us suggestions for possible future College Art Association College, was a success, with over opening reception, February 16 8 T PHOTO: KAREN ROBBINS. NEW YORK lishing an electronic teaching resources directions or activities. The Education annualo conference was to discourage 3,000 people attending the opening network; and (3) to link CAA nationally Annual Conference Update Committee is addressing vital concerns exclusivity and polarization within our reception on February 16. Schools 9 with other professional arts organiza­ of teaching methodology and profes­ disciplines. To that end we solicited throughout the metropolitan area, tions such as the National Art Education sional development through every panel proposals that promoted a cross­ including CUNY's Brooklyn College, 10 eAA Committees Association, to explore issues of com­ avenue of the CAA; if these efforts are to fertilization from various constituencies City College, Graduate School of exhibition spaces, it was convenient to mon concern. This report details some of succeed, participation from throughout to allow for diverse aesthetic positions, Figurative Art, Hunter College, and designate a room for each participating 11 CAANews the current efforts of the committee to the membership is crucial. methodologies, and ideologies, as well Herbert H. Lehman College; Long Island institution. Each school was responsible meet these goals, -Joseph P. Ansell, chair, Education as representations of works and points University Ie. w. Post Campus; Parsons for selecting and installing the work to To promote pedagogical discourse, represent its M.F.A. program. Letters to the Editor Committee of view that cross gender, race, age, and School of Design; Pratt Institute; Queens 12 the Winter 1995 issue of Art Journal will geography. We additionally made the College; Rutgers University IMason The exhibition was attended by focus on teaching theory and practice in decision to forego the customary listing Gross School of the Arts; School of CAA members interested in learning 13 Annual Conference 1994 the introductory art history survey and of sessions by discipline. It is our hope Visual Arts; SUNY College at Purchase; more about the various graduate in studio art foundations (see Calls for that some of the same spirit will be SUNY College at Stonybrook; and Yale programs in the tri-state area. Local 14 Solo Exhibitions by Artist Members Manuscripts, page 20). We will have a sustained in future conferences, University, participated in the exhibi­ visitors included gallery owners, regular column in the newsletter for In these meetings, we especially tion. curators, critics, and collectors, who 16 People in the News updates on committee activities and enjoyed the dialogue between profes­ The exhibition was held in the art agreed that it was a great opportunity to short discussions of pedagogical issues; sionals who perceived of themselves as gallery of the Hunter College Fine Arts see a large body of recent work by submissions of subjects for columns emerging artists. Grants, Awards, & Honors primarily concerned with the object, and Building, 450 West 41st Street. Because 17 from all CAA members are encouraged. those who perceived of themselves as the gallery is divided into smaller primarily concerned with ideas: includ­ Conferences & Symposia 18 ing artists, academics, museum profes­ sionals, critics, and dealers. We continue 19 Opportunities to critique these sessions: in particular, Programs, New & Revised we are concerned