CFP: Femmes du surréalisme (Paris, 26-27 Nov 26)
Women in Surrealism: Archives, Networks and Political Engagements (1920–1980)Conference marking the launch of the virtual exhibition “Simone Kahn, Surrealist Trajectories” Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art (DFK Paris), Association Atelier André Breton (AAAB), Laboratoire de Recherche…
CFP: Women’s Eyes. Patronizing the Arts in Rome from the 5th to the 21st Century (Fondazione Ernesta Besso, Rome – 1 Dec 2026)
The growing attention devoted to women in art history has profoundly reshaped the interpretative paradigms of the discipline over the past decades. Alongside the recovery of women artists, patrons, and collectors who had…
CFP: Women and the Economy of Modern Art in the Americas, 1930-1950
We write seeking 500-word abstracts for book chapters (~5000 words) for an edited volume entitled “Women and the Economy of Modern Art in the Americas, 1930-1950.” Please see book description below and contact…
CONF: Hidden Histories of the Museum: Women Transforming Art Collections (National Gallery and online, 23 Oct 2025)
This conference explores the multifaceted roles women have played in shaping museums, both nationally within the UK and internationally, particularly institutions that specialise in historic art. We examine how women have entered museum…
CONF: Women’s Enterprise in the French Art Economy (Paris, 26-27 Sep 25)
The Business of Art, au féminin : Women’s Enterprise in the French Art Economy (late 1600s to 1945). Bringing together the history of art, the history of women, and economic history, this colloquium…
CFP: Women in Action (Madrid, 12-14 Nov 25)
Women in action. Women’s artistic practices in the Hispanic Middle Ages. The MARCAM project will hold the conference “Women in action. Women’s artistic practices in the Hispanic Middle Ages” in Madrid, from 12…
CFP: Women Printmakers in the Early Modern World (RSA San Francisco, 19-21 Feb 2026)
The history of early modern printmaking has long centered on male artists, leaving the contributions of women largely overlooked and insufficiently theorized. Yet ongoing archival research and recent scholarship continue to recover names,…
ANN: On the Front Line’: Women Driving the Art World (10 Jun 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (BST), Colnaghi, 26 Bury St, London SW1Y 6ALA)
The Society is delighted to collaborate with WAAW (waawworld.com/) to organise a panel discussion on the remarkable but often overlooked work that women collectors, patrons and curators played in driving the art world both…
ANN: Talk: Frauen im Auktionswesen – Perspektiven aus der Praxis“ (18 May 2025 at 3 pm, ZADIK)
In this moderated discussion, we will explore the question of how women have influenced the art market in their role as auctioneers. Together with Isabel Apiarius-Hanstein (Lempertz), Christiane Gräfin zu Rantzau (formerly Christie’s)…