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 The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts is the National Gallery’s research institute. We foster the study of the production, use, and cultural meaning of art, artifacts, architecture, urbanism, photography, and film from all places and periods.
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 Mellon Lectures
							
							Anna Deavere Smith
						
							Actress, playwright, and professor Anna Deavere Smith will present the 73rd A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. The four-part lecture series, Chasing That Which Is Not Me / Chasing That Which Is Me, will take place on Sundays from April 28 to May 19, 2024.

								
								
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 Video Series
							
							Chakaia Booker Turns Car Tires into Transcendence
						
							Former Edmond J. Safra Professor Aruna D’Souza presents a new series, 5 Pictures for a New World, starting with Chakaia Booker’s “Egress.”
 Lecture Recording
							
							Latinx Art and the Intimacy of Dislocation
						
							Watch a recording of the 2023 Wyeth Lecture in American Art, delivered on December 2 by Roberto Tejada of the University of Houston.
 Ongoing Series
							
							Research Talks
						
							During their residencies, fellows are invited to present talks on their research. These in-depth presentations are followed by discussions with the Center community and attendees.
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							Sofonisba Anguissola: Recent Discoveries and Debates
						
							Watch the 27th Sydney J. Freedberg Lecture on Italian Art, delivered on November 12, 2023, by Michael Cole of Columbia University.
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 At any given time, our community is comprised of about 50 people, including staff, professors, fellows, research associates, and interns. We have over 1,200 alumni across the world.
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							We award in-residence fellowships to researchers across the visual arts while also supporting work around the world. Our next application cycle will begin in July 2024.

						
						
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 Publications View recent publications
 We produce publications that foster new connections and understandings in the fields of the visual arts.
 Seminar Papers
							
							Black Modernisms in the Transatlantic World
 Studies in the History of Art
							
							Beauty Born of Struggle: The Art of Black Washington
 Our annual report
						
							Every year, we produce an online report that records the activities at the Center from June to May, including research reports by our professors, fellows, research associates, and interns.

						
						
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 We support a variety of research initiatives designed to contribute to the wider scholarly community.
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							The History of the Accademia di San Luca, c. 1590–1635: Documents from the Archivio di Stato di Roma








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