1 2 3 4 – 6 7 8 9 1. Front façade of the BSR. (Photo: Sophie Hay) 2. March Mostra 2015. (Photo: Roberto Apa) 3. BSR cortile. (Photo: Paul Barker © Country Life) 4. Rare books in the BSR Library. (Photo: Gus Wylie) 6. Pair of funerary altars at Civitella San Paolo (c. 1954–68). (Photo: John Bryan Ward-Perkins from the Ward-Perkins Collection, BSR Photographic Archive) 7. Site visit to The Galatian Suicide (early second century BC), Palazzo Altemps. (Photo: Guido Petruccioli) 8. Late Republican mosaic discovered in Piazza Santa Maria, Segni. (Photo: Stephen Kay) 9. Library main reading room. (Photo: Paul Barker © Country Life) 2 Foreword The British School at Rome has been at the centre of my life for over 30 years. No community I have ever known provides so much inspiration, or so utterly transforms people’s intellectual and creative lives. There is so much more we can do, and we are passionately committed to making the BSR as open, innovative and rewarding an experience as we can. Supporting the BSR means supporting all who care about the art, history and culture of Italy. Christopher Smith, Director (Photo: Antonio Palmieri) 3 4 The British School at Rome The BSR — the UK’s leading humanities research institute abroad — fosters academic research and creative practice in the arts, humanities and social sciences at the highest level. Behind our Lutyens-designed façade in central Rome a succession of resident scholars, architects and artists engage with the art, history and culture of Italy through a rich variety of research projects conducted in our world-class Library, our artist studios and, beyond our walls, in Italy itself. Although the BSR (a UK charity) receives some funding from the UK Government via the British Academy, each year we must find more than £1 million from other resources. We achieve this in large part with support from private individuals, trusts and foundations, partner institutions and other organisations. With Government resources decreasing, it is more important than ever that we secure robust, additional and sustainable financial support. Our impact on the contemporary academic and cultural world continues to increase, so there has never been a better opportunity for you to engage with and invest in this unique community. Opposite: Madame Wu and the Mill from Hell by Adam Caruso and Thomas Demand — a study-exhibition presented as part of the Architecture and the Creative Process programme. (Photo: Daniela Pellegrini) 5 6 What the BSR does Scholars, artists and architects bring their creative talents and their own intellectual debates to the BSR. Some are carefully selected award-holders; others are researchers who come to stay in our Residence. Our Library, communal meals and rich programme of around 70 events each year bring together the best and brightest from a wide range of disciplines. Our renowned postgraduate taught courses are accredited by leading universities and enhance the UK’s research capacity. Projects in archaeology, history, architecture and the visual arts are all pursued in a unique atmosphere that encourages both an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and creative applications of scholarship and research. The BSR supports a rich mix of practical and academic work — from artists’ practice, through to authorship of specialist theses, to applications of the latest geophysics technology used in archaeological survey. The BSR Library has built a global reputation as a leading specialist resource with its collection of 70,000 volumes (including rare books), 600 periodicals and over 100,000 archive items — amongst them important historic photographic collections. Our Library, Sainsbury Lecture Theatre, work and study spaces, dining room, residential facilities, artist studios, courtyard and garden together comprise a laboratory for the arts and humanities that has for over a century enriched the cultural life of the UK and Commonwealth. Opposite: Award-holders in the dining room. (Photo: Angela Catlin) 7 A selection of notable former award-holders Art Gillian Ayres RA, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd (Turner Prize Nominee 2012), Adam Chodzko, Anya Gallaccio, Chantal Joffe, R.B. Kitaj, Winifred Knights, Julian Opie, Cornelia Parker RA, Eddie Peake, Elizabeth Price (Turner Prize Winner 2012), Laure Prouvost (Turner Prize Winner 2013), John Skeaping RA, Bob and Roberta Smith RA (Patrick Brill), Joe Tilson RA, Mark Wallinger (Turner Prize Nominee 1995; Turner Prize Winner 2007), Alison Wilding RA (Turner Prize Nominee 1988 and 1992) Art History Professor Joanna Cannon (Courtauld), Dr Georgia Clarke (Courtauld), Dr Nicholas Cullinan (National Portrait Gallery), Dr Penelope Curtis (Calouste Gulbenkian Museum; ex-Tate Britain), Dr Lucy Davis (Wallace Collection), Dr Xavier Salomon (Frick Collection) Architecture Robert Adam, Bob Allies, Will Alsop RA, Amyas Connell, Raymond Erith, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, Louis de Soissons, Quinlan Terry History and Archaeology Professor David Abulafia FBA (Professor of Mediterranean History, Cambridge), Professor Bernard Ashmole (Yates Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology, University of London; Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum; BSR Director 1925–8), Professor Graeme Barker FBA (Disney Professor of Archaeology, Cambridge; BSR Director 1984–8), Professor Fergus Millar FBA (Camden Professor of Ancient History Emeritus, Oxford), Professor Nicholas Purcell FBA (Camden Professor of Ancient History, Brasenose College, Oxford), Dr Paul Roberts (Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum), Dr Susan Walker (Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum) 8 In their words ‘The BSR offers that perfect combination of quiet refuge and intellectual stimulation so essential for research and artistic endeavour. Indeed, the work I presented at the Turner Prize 2012 was produced during my time as Helen Chadwick Fellow at the BSR in 2011.’ Elizabeth Price, 2012 Turner Prize Winner ‘Early on, as a post-doctoral student at the BSR, I learned absolutely transformative things about ways of doing history from people studying periods other than my own. I’ve gone back there constantly over the years and have had the good fortune to teach the BSR undergraduate summer school, which now inspires a younger cohort of students. Today the BSR is a critical link with Italian scholarship, and is playing an extraordinary and important role for scholars in the UK not just when they are in Rome but also when they are doing similar work in Britain.’ Nicholas Purcell, Camden Professor of Ancient History, University of Oxford ‘My time at the BSR was one of the happiest and most productive periods of my life. What was unique about my experience was having conversations with colleagues in other disciplines and seeing artists working in their studios. The BSR really was transformative for me. It integrated my art historical training with observing and understanding working artists and the wider spheres of research and debate. The BSR is a special place and one that so generously gives people time and space to think. Long may it continue.’ Nicholas Cullinan, Director, National Portrait Gallery 9 Invest in the BSR We are grateful to those individuals and organisations who support us at all levels and who enrich our artistic and scholarly community. Individual Membership Anyone can join, with Members giving at levels between £50 and £2,000 each year. These regular donations to the Annual Fund are invaluable to us. They provide a reliable and important source of unrestricted income to be used where the need is greatest — and thus help us plan for the future. Attending our programmes of events in Rome and the UK, or even just learning about our activities in our communications, means that all Members are truly made to feel part our community. Those travelling to Rome are eligible to stay at our Residence (at prevailing costs) and use the Library, enhancing their engagement with the BSR. Ashby Patrons Members of this giving circle — named in honour of Thomas Ashby, one of the BSR’s earliest and most distinguished Directors — sustain us by making an unrestricted annual donation of £2,000 or more (for a double membership). In addition to those privileges enjoyed by all Members, ‘Ashbys’ are given tailored opportunities to engage more closely with the BSR’s activities and people, whether on the Annual Ashby Weekend in Rome, our Annual London Dinner or on other occasions. 2013 Turner Prize Winner Laure Prouvost at the BSR. (Photo: Angela Catlin) 10 Other opportunities We recognise that individuals, as well as trusts and foundations, may prefer to support a particular area of our activity or contribute towards an endowment, whether as a single generous donation or over a period of several years. Or you may wish to make an unrestricted gift which can be used where it is needed most. Our funding priorities will vary from year to year, but support is always welcome for our researchers and fine arts practitioners. Award-holders are our lifeblood, and fully-funded awards provide them with board, lodging, professional support and an events programme designed to encourage the cross-fertilisation of ideas. Another core area requiring support is our Library, which relies on private funding for the care of its contents (including our rare books), as well as the cataloguing and digitisation of the 100,000 items in our Archive, one aspect of which is our important early photographic collections. Legacies Leaving a gift to the BSR in your Will is one of the most meaningful ways of supporting our work. Whether large or small, each bequest is a personal statement that demonstrates your wish to ensure future generations will benefit from their contact with the BSR. To discuss ways to support the BSR, please contact Elizabeth Rabineau in our London office. Georadar in Pompeii. (Photo: Sophie Hay) 11 British School at Rome, the BSR @the_bsr britishschoolatrome.wordpress.com britishschoolatrome British School at Rome British School at Rome BSR London Office Via Gramsci 61 10 Carlton House Terrace www.bsr.ac.uk 00197 Rome London SW1Y 5AH Italy UK A charity registered T +39 06 3264939 T +44 (0)20 7969 5332 in England and Wales E [email protected] E [email protected] (no.