Schlagwort-Archive: Call for Paper

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Women and the Economy of Modern Art in the Americas, 1930-1950

Women played a crucial role in shaping the networks, audiences, and markets that enabled Modern Art to flourish across the Americas. Yet many of these figures remain absent from dominant narratives of modernism. Who were these women and how might our understanding of Modern Art change when their contributions come into view?

The editors Beth Matusoff Merfish and Sandra Zalman invite submissions for their upcoming volume entitled “Women and the Economy of Modern Art in the Americas 1930-1950“. It explores the often overlooked role of women in shaping the development of Modern Art across the Americas during the World War II era, highlighting their contributions as collectors, patrons, curators and educated audiences.

While recent scholarship has begun to explore the influence of figures such as Abbie Aldrich Rockefeller, Dominique de Menil, Inés Amor and Peggy Guggenheim, the volume seeks to bring greater attention to the many other women who established artistic networks, supported artists and collectives and helped develop the art market that enabled the development of American Modernism. Contributions are encouraged to explore the impact of these women as well as the challenges they encountered. Particular emphasis should be placed on broadening perspectives beyond established centers of art production and reconsidering the gendered narratives that have shaped histories of modern art.

Researchers are invited to submit abstracts of max. 500 words for proposed book chapters (around 5,000 words). Abstracts should be sent by September 1, 2026 to both editors (Beth Matusoff Merfish, bmerfish@uh.edu; Sandra Zalman, szalman@uh.edu).

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Time After Time – Art and Feminisms in the ’80s and ’90s (Padua, Oct 2026)

This call for paper focuses on a period that has so far received comparatively little scholarly attention: the 1980s and 1990s at the intersection of art and feminisms.

The international conference “Time After Time: Art and Feminisms in the 1980s and 1990s” will take place on the 15th and 16th of October, 2026, at the University of Padua. It aims to bring together current research and open up new perspectives on these two decades. While the 1970s have been extensively studied, the 1980s and 1990s are still considered a desideratum—especially with regard to global and transnational developments.

Key topics:

  • Feminist rereadings of art historical contexts
  • Women artists, critics, and cultural agents in the art world
  • Networks, movements, and institutions
  • Exhibitions and discourses on art & gender
  • Methodological and theoretical approaches
  • Transnational perspectives and postcolonial questions

Of particular interest is the question of ruptures and continuities: from the “backlash” of the 1980s to the apparent equality of the 1990s, as well as the role of new media such as performance, video, and installation. Griselda Pollock (University of Leeds) will address these issues in more detail as the keynote speaker at the conference.

Submissions should include the following in English or Italian: an abstract (max. 2,000 characters), a short biography (max. 1,500 characters), the paper title, and five keywords. All contributions must be submitted until June 21th, 2026 to artandfeminisms@gmail.com. Travel and accommodation costs cannot be covered.

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Quart 81: Female artists in Silesia and from Silesia

Despite a growing reassessment and increased recognition of women’s artistic work in Poland in recent years, female artists connected to Wrocław and the wider Silesian region remain markedly underrepresented. Gaps in art-historical research and the ongoing division between cultural centres and peripheral regions have led to an unclear and incomplete picture of the local women’s art scene.

This lack of visibility is especially striking considering Wrocław’s important role in the history of women’s and feminist art and its pioneering women like Maria Dawska and Natalia LL. The continued marginalisation of Wrocław’s female artists can be attributed both to broader mechanisms of peripheralization and to the specific character of the local art scene, shaped by the coexistence of avant-garde experimentation and strong artisanal traditions.

The editorial team of the journal Quart invites submissions for its upcoming issue Quart 81 “Female artists in Silesia and from Silesia: presence, invisibility, relocations and returns” which is dedicated to female artists connected to Wrocław/Breslau and the wider region of Silesia.

The volume addresses the mechanisms behind this uneven visibility of female artists in art-historical narratives related to this region while also tracing processes of rediscovery, migration, and recontextualization. Silesia’s multilayered past – marked by shifting borders, displacement, and cultural hybridity – provides a particularly fertile ground for examining questions of identity, belonging, and artistic mobility. The editors warmly encourage scholars from art history and related disciplines to contribute to this important discussion.

The reviewer welcome articles that go beyond biographical approaches and engage with broader methodological, historical, and theoretical questions. Submissions may include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

  • Forgotten or overlooked female artists connected to Wrocław, Breslau or Silesia and their (re)emergence in art history
  • Regional genealogies of women’s art in the context of the political and social history of the region
  • Female artists in the context of the multicultural nature of Silesia through migration, exile and resettlements in the region
  • Transcultural identities (Polish, German, Czech, Jewish, and others) and their artistic implications
  • Modern and contemporary female artists and their multi-media work in the context of the media traditionally associated with women
  • Feminist, queer and collaborative artistic strategies
  • Structural challenges such as career discontinuities, emigration, or lack of archival documentation
  • Research and scientific projects, curatorial practices, and the role of institutions in shaping the narrative on local art created by women

Submitted contributions should have a length of approximately 20,000 to 40,000 characters (with the possibility to include up to 10 images) and can be presented in English or Polish and must follow the journal’s editorial guidelines as they will be subjected to a double-blind peer review process. Contributions should be submitted by email to quart@uwr.edu.pl until April 30th, 2026.

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Künstlerinnen in Ostdeutschland 1949-heute

Die Tagung „Zwischen System und Selbstentwurf. Künstlerinnen in Ostdeutschland 1949-heute“, die vom 12. bis 13. November 2026 im Museum Lyonel Feininger stattfinden wird, knüpft an den interdisziplinären Workshop „Zwischen Rollenklischees und Rebellion: Frauen in der Kunstgeschichte und ihre Darstellungen“ des Museums an und führt die dort angestoßene Diskussion über die Rolle von Frauen in der Kunst weiter. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die künstlerische Arbeit von Frauen im Kontext der DDR, sowie deren Entwicklung nach 1990 bis in die Gegenwart.

Ausgangspunkt der Tagung bildet die Ausstellung „Frauen sind…!“, welche vom 20. August 2026 bis zum 11. Januar 2027 im Museum Lyonel Feininger zu sehen sein wird. Diese präsentiert fünf Künstlerinnen mit ostdeutscher Biografie – Grita Götze, Kerstin Grimm, Kat Menschik, Luise Neupert und Tanja Pohl – und zeigt ausschließlich Darstellungen von Frauen, die von Künstlerinnen geschaffen wurden. Der bewusst offene Ausstellungstitel verweist auf die Vielschichtigkeit weiblicher Bildproduktion und präsentiert unterschiedliche künstlerische Strategien und Lebenswege, die sich zwischen Anpassung, Widerstand und Selbstbehauptung bewegen. Durch Gegenüberstellungen wie Ideal und Bruch oder Harmonie und gesellschaftliche Zuschreibung, wird Weiblichkeit dabei als offenes Spannungsfeld zwischen Selbst- und Fremdbild verstanden.

Die Tagung greift diese Fragestellungen auf und erweitert sie um historische, theoretische und systematische Perspektiven. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die institutionellen Bedingungen künstlerischer Arbeit in der DDR, individuelle Strategien zwischen Systembildung und Selbstentwurf, sowie Entwicklungen nach 1990, etwa in Bezug auf Rezeption, Kanonbildung, Sammlungspolitik und aktuelle Arbeitsrealitäten von Künstlerinnen in Ostdeutschland.

Willkommen sind Beiträge zu folgenden (nicht abschließenden) Themenfeldern:

  • Institutionelle Rahmenbedingungen und Berufsbiografien in der DDR
  • Räume und Rollen von Künstlerinnen
  • Künstlerische Strategien, Bildsprachen und Selbstentwürfe
  • Weibliche Perspektiven und Repräsentation in der Bildproduktion
  • Ästhetische Strategien als Gegenposition zum Normativen
  • Integration, Marginalisierung und Neubewertung ostdeutscher Künstlerinnen im gesamtdeutschen Sammlungs- und Ausstellungskontext
  • Feministische, gendersensible und postsozialistische Ansätze, sowie Fragen der Archivarbeit und Selbsthistorisierung
  • Gegenwärtige künstlerische Praxis in Ostdeutschland (Arbeitsbedingungen, Förderstrukturen, etc.)

Die Vorträge sollen etwa 20 Minuten dauern und können in deutscher oder englischer Sprache gehalten werden. Visuelle Materialien zur Unterstützung der Präsentation sind gerne willkommen. Abstracts von maximal 1.500 Wörtern, sowie eine kurze biografische Notiz von maximal 150 Wörtern können bis zum 13. April 2026 bei Museumsdirektorin Dr. Adina Christine Rösch unter adina.roesch@kulturstiftung-st.de eingereicht werden. Rückmeldungen erfolgen bis Ende Mai 2026.

Weitere Informationen zu der Tagung und dem Call for Paper gibt es hier.

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Women Conservators between Europe and Italy, 1750-1970

The conference “Women Conservators between Europe and Italy, 1750-1970” is hosted by the Sapienza University of Rome and organised by an interdisciplinary team of scholars. It will take place on the 14th to 15th of May 2026 and aims to create a platform for exchange between art historians, conservators, heritage professionals, and researchers interested in the historical and theoretical dimensions of conservation practice, placing special emphasis on women’s involvement.

Over the past decades, feminist scholarship has significantly reshaped art history and heritage studies. Nevertheless, the historical and defining contributions of women to conservation and restoration practices, which can be traced back to the eighteenth century, remain largely underexplored and unevenly documented. While a few individual figures have attracted scholarly attention, a broader and more systematic understanding of women’s roles in the conservation of cultural heritage across Europe is still lacking.

This conference aims to address this gap by bringing together researchers working on the history of conservation, restoration practices, and professional networks, with a particular focus on women active between 1750 and 1970. By highlighting women’s often-overlooked contributions, the event seeks to enrich current narratives of conservation history and to encourage further research in this emerging field. Placing Italian case studies within a broader European framework, the conference promotes comparative approaches and an interdisciplinary dialogue.

Proposals may address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

  • Women conservators active in Italy or Europe between 1750 and 1970
  • Institutional frameworks such as laboratories, restoration sites, museum, and archives
  • Restoration of paintings, works on paper, textiles, decorative arts, frescoes, sculpture, and architectural heritage
  • Patronage networks, professional collaborations, and working relationships within state heritage institutions
  • Conservation methodologies, diagnostic practices, and operational protocols
  • Family based workshops and intergenerational transmission of skills and knowledge
  • Comparative and transnational case studies

To apply please submit an abstract (max. 300 words) alongside with a short biography (max. 150 words) to convegnorestauratrici@gmail.com. The deadline of submission is Feburary 15th, 2026. Conference papers may be written in either English or Italian and are intended for publication following the event. 

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