Posted on Monday 21 May 2012

A three-day conference, 'Histories of British Art 1660-1735: Reconstruction and Transformation', will be held in York in September 2012 to mark the end of the AHRC-funded 'Court, Country City: British Art 1660-1735' project and to present its major research findings. Professor Mark Hallett is the Principal Investigator for this project.

Posted on Thursday 17 May 2012

The British Art Research School publishes a quarterly e-bulletin which links through to the regularly-updated blog. This is one of the most informative and up-to-date resources for scholars of art and visual culture in Britain.

Posted on Wednesday 16 May 2012

History of Art students collaborate on an exciting week-long programme of arts and cultural activities at the University of York

Posted on Saturday 14 April 2012

A collaborative online research project investigating the life and work of the Jewish, Pre-Raphaelite and Aesthetic Victorian artist Simeon Solomon has been released this week in a brand new format by Dr Carolyn Conroy and co-investigator Roberto C. Ferrari (CUNY, Graduate Center).

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2012

Photographs of History of Art Department research and study trips, seminars and events are now available to view in the new online photo gallery

Posted on Wednesday 22 February 2012

New research by undergraduates, postgraduates and staff.

Posted on Thursday 16 February 2012

Dr Sarah Victoria Turner will be the co-investigator of this new research network with Dr Grace Brockington (University of Bristol)

Posted on Monday 6 February 2012

A unique training opportunity has arisen through York Minster’s Heritage Lottery Funded York Minster Revealed project. This ambitious programme of work embraces the conservation of York Minster’s Great East Window of 1405-8 and will provide training at the York Glaziers Trust for two stained glass conservators enrolled on the University of York’s MA course.

Posted on Wednesday 1 February 2012

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Liz Prettejohn as the incoming Head of Department.

Posted on Tuesday 31 January 2012

We are pleased to announce that Helen Hills has been awarded a Millard Meiss Publication grant for 'The Matter of Miracles' which is to be published in 2013 by Manchester University Press.

Posted on Tuesday 31 January 2012

Undergraduates in the History of Art Department have curated virtual exhibitions as part of the 'Satire and the City' module

Posted on Tuesday 17 January 2012

Professor Ding will spend two weeks in York as part of the exchange programme between the University of York and Peking University.

Posted on Tuesday 17 January 2012

'Art Is Not What You Think It Is' has recently been published in the UK as part of the Blackwell Manifestoes series. The book offers a series of critical discussions on the idea of art, calling for a radical rethinking of the subject of 'art' and its relationship to today's world.

Posted on Monday 9 January 2012

Professor Mark Hallett analysed the remarkable set of portraits known as 'The Streatham Worthies,' at the recent conference of the British Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies. The portraits include such cultural luminaries as Edmund Burke, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson.

Posted on Friday 11 November 2011

We welcome proposals for 25-minute papers on any aspect of British Art, 1660-1735. A number of bursaries will be available to graduate student speakers.