s regional, the full CAA membership will Conference be invited to submit proposals. Special Report consideration will be given to proposals from members residing in the New York Themes: area, so that New York members have from the opportunity to serve as theme chairs on a regular basis, though not necessar­ ANew ily each time the conference is held in ACLS New York. Proposals for themes will be re­ Approach viewed by the CAA Program Commit­ tee. The proposers of the selected themes will serve as theme chairs and will become members of the CAA Bober Honored Program Committee from appointment CAA was honored indirectly this year at Nonprofit Organization in October 1995 through the 1998 the annual ACLS meeting in the person eginning in 1997 the CAA U.S. Postage conference. During their terms on the of former CAA president Phyllis Bober, annual conference program Program Committee, theme chairs will who presented the thirteenth annual Paid will include sessions selected s serve as full members of the committee Haskins Lecture on her "Life of Learn­ New York, N.Y. according to three groupings: sessions and will help to shape both the thematic ing." Bober is only the fourth woman to Permit No. 4683 organized around a preselected art and nonthematic portions of the have been selected for this most Julyl August 1995 history theme; sessions organized program. Most importantly, theme prestigious of presentations, and around a preselected studio art theme; College Art Association chairs will have principal responsibility attendance set new records. Her 275 Seventh A venue and sessions selected as part of a for selecting panels for their respective inspiring talk was full of powerful New York, New York 10001 general call for proposals. The art theme portions of the program, with reminiscences and references to re­ history and studio art thematic portions approval by the Program Committee. nowned colleagues both here and of the program will be the primary For the purposes of submitting theme abroad; it also served as a reminder of Board of Directors responsibility of an art history theme proposals for the 1998 Toronto confer­ the ongoing obstacles / challenges to chair and a studio art theme chair (see ence, the Toronto "region" will be women in the profession, though Judith K Brodsky, President May jJune 1995 eM News for details). Leslie King-Hanunond, Vice-President defined broadly as eastern and central Bober's accomplishments in turn John R. Clarke, Secretary In order to ensure that all interested Canada (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, present a daunting challenge and an John W. Hyland, Jr., Treasurer members of CAA have the opportunity Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, inspiring role model to all of her Barbara Hoffman, Esq., Counsel to submit proposals for conference New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia); younger colleagues. Susan Ball, Executive Director themes on a regular basis, the Board of northeastern United States (Pennsylva­ Informative panels during the Directors has approved a new plan for nia, New Jersey, New York, Connecti­ meeting addressed several issues that Diane Burko Nancy Macko soliciting themes and theme chairs. Bradford R Collins cut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, have been surfacing as future concerns Victor Margolin Beginning with the 1998 conference, in Whitney Davis Clarence Morgan Vermont, and Maine) and northern of CAA. Indeed, one of the chief Toronto, members residing in the Vishakha Desai Beatrice Rehl midwest United States (North and advantages of the ACLS meeting is that Jonathan Fineberg Jock Reynolds general geographic region where the South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, cognate scholarly organizations can Shifra Goldman Rita J. Robillard conference will be held will be invited and Michigan). Theme proposals should share experiences about their activities Susan 1. Huntington Moira Roth to submit proposals for the thematic be submitted to the CAA conference and ongoing experiments. In the latter Michi ltami Norie Sato portions of the program. For the New coordinator by September IS, 1995, and category the new concern about Irving Lavin Lowery Stokes Sims York conferences, which will be held must include 15 copies of the following: electronic publications, rather than a Joe Lewis Judith E. Stein every three years and which are Margo Machlda Nancy J. Troy considered to be national, rather than CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Deborah Willis Latin American Art.) Send abstracts and tuted the practice of passing the commit­ tion of Visual Arts Faculty, for example, Annual inquiries to: Stacie Widdifield, Art Dept., From tne Bresident tee lists by the chairs. For the first time, is requested frequently. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ committee chairs were able to review The award committees are an especially important set of committees. Volume 20, Number 4 85721; 520/621-7570; fax: 520/621-2955; proposed members, learn a little about E-MAIL: SGRAHAM@ CCIT.ARTZONA.EDU. them, and add members according to But for some of the award committees to July/August 1995 Conference Deadline: August 15, 1995. the needs of the committee. be effective, further involvement is Another step in democratizing the needed from CAA members. The Update committee structure has been the committee for the Distinguished institution of rotation. All committee Teaching of Art award is particularly Conference Themes 1996 Special Interest Join a members now have set terms concluding concerned about how few nominations Report from ACLS Group Session­ 1 in an orderly succession, thus enabling are submitted by CAA members. The Call for Participation CAA change to take place but at the same committee itself has been able to The following will be a one-and -one­ time providing continuity. generate very worthwhile candidates for Annual Conference Update half-hour session presented between 2 1996 Affiliated Society Two hundred and forty CAA the award, but would like to have many program sessions under the auspices of Committee members in addition to the twenty-four more nominations from outside the Sessions: Calls for the Coalition of Women's Art Organiza­ board members are serving on commit­ committee. Requests for nominations for 3 From the President Participation tions: "Art, Gender, and Ecology." Send tees, with the nominating committee for awards appear in this issue of the CAA The following will be one-and-one-half­ inquiries and proposals to: K yra Belan, this next year yet to be elected. News (see page 5). The committees meet hour sessions presented between Art Dept., Broward Community College, Committees usually meet only at the by conference call and other long­ CAAAwards program sessions and under the 7200 Hollywood Blvd., Pembroke Pines, 5 have just finished appointing people annual conference. During the rest of the distance means during the fall months auspices of CAA affiliated societies: FL 33024; 305/963-8895; 305/963-5092. to committees for the next year, and year committee members communicate and must reach decisions by December liThe Visual Surrogate as Intellectual This panel will examine various 6 CAANews I want to report to you on that with each other by phone, mail, and fax, 1. I ask you to think about the great Property: Is 'Fair Use' on the Verge of I ecological concerns in contemporary art process. It doesn't sound very exciting, teachers you know and send your Extinction?" (Sponsored by the Visual and increasingly, by electronic mail. of women and men. It will also raise the but the truth of the matter is quite the suggestions to the Distinguished Directory of Affiliated Societies Resources Association.) Chair: Caron L. Ideally, we would like to be able to 8 question whether such concerns can be opposite. Until only a few years ago, Teaching of Art Committee. This year Carnahan, Williams College, Depart­ provide funds for committees to meet successfully expressed through the use participation of CAA membership in the more often, but a formidable sum would the committee is chaired by board ment-of Art, Lawrence Hall, of various alternative media, including association was very limited, but since member Diane Burko, Philadelphia Solo Exhibitions by Artist Members Williamstown, MA 01267. be necessary. 11 art technology, installations, perfor­ the Long-Range Plan was passed in What do these committees accom­ Community College. The members are The concept of "fair use" as set forth mance, conceptual, or other nontradi­ 1990, we have been hard at work plish? At present there is an ad hoc William Conger, Joseph Ruffo, and in current copyright law is undergoing tional art forms. The panel will attempt democratizing the association. committee chaired by board member Raymond Saunders. You can send People in the News redefinition in light of new technology. to suggest gender differences.! similari­ 13 Until 1990 very few members were Jonathan Fineberg, University of illinois, suggestions to Diane Burko at the CAA Under this law, fair use of traditional ties in the handling of the artistic actively involved in CAA. The commit­ that is developing a position paper on office. teaching materials in the academic production of this nature. tees were small, and there was no open Museum Hiring of Outside Profession­ In the January /February issue of CAA Grants, Awards, & Honors setting has been relatively well defined. 14 call for nominations or self-nominations News a list of committees and committee For image managers and users, how­ als .. Another ad hoc committee under the as there is now. Furthermore, there were members will appear. I hope you will ever, the applicability of copyright law leadership of Michael Aurbach, no committee rotations or continuity. take a look at this list and consider 15 Conferences & Symposia to teaching and research collections is Vanderbilt University, recently com­ Some committees or governing bodies, whether you might like to serve on one unclear. Since the law does not ad­ pleted a position paper on Standards for such as the editorial boards of Art Retention and Promotion for Visual Arts of these committees next year and thus equately address the reproduction of Conference Themes Journal and the Art Bu!letin, were self­ Faculty.