December 20, 2024

Dear Alumni,

I’m glad to hear that many of you enjoyed the tour of Objects: USA 2024 last Thursday! I’m excited to continue connecting with BGC alumni in New York City and beyond in the coming months. I’d be grateful if you took a moment to fill out this brief poll so that we can gauge interest in attending an event during the Winter Show, when many of us will be in one place already!

Since this is my final newsletter of 2024, I’d like to wish each of you a peaceful conclusion to the year and a joyful holiday season. I look forward to hearing about and sharing your news in 2025!

As always, you can submit news via the online form. The special survey for exhibition news is also still active—take a moment to fill it out if you’ve recently worked on a curatorial project!

All best,
Julia Carabatsos (MA ’22)
alumni@bgc.bard.edu

Alumni Spotlight

Jackie Mazzone (MA ’20) recently featured in a posting by the Decorative Arts Trust that highlights her research as a fellow at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts’ Summer Institute. Jackie, who earned the William C. and Susan S. Mariner Fellowship for Emerging Museum Professionals sponsored by the Decorative Arts Trust, worked on early nineteenth-century needlework samplers—learn more about her findings at the above link. Well done, Jackie!

Madeline Warner (MA ’20) was recently named associate director of development at the American Academy in Rome and will begin this position in the new year. Congratulations, Maddy!

Select Career Opportunities

Rutgers will host its 15th Annual Art History Graduate Student Symposium on Friday, March 28, 2025, and welcomes submissions for presentations until January 15, 2025. This year’s topic is “Artivism: Art History and Heritage in Global Conflict.” See the attached PDF for more information. 

The McNeil Center for Early American Studies invites applications to its dissertation fellowship program. At least eight new fellows will be appointed for the 2025–26 academic year for nine-month terms. Nine-month fellows will receive a stipend of $32,000, office space in the Center’s home on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus, and library privileges. Fellows are normally resident in Philadelphia during the terms of their appointments and are expected to participate in-person at the Center’s seminars, brown bags, and other programs. The application deadline is February 1, 2025. 

The editors of SEQUITUR, the graduate student journal published by the Department of History of Art & Architecture at Boston University, invite current and recent MA, MFA, and PhD students to submit content on the theme of “A Feast for the Senses” for their spring 2025 issue. Find more information on submissions at the attached PDF.

For more job listings please visit the BGC job board.

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BGC Events

BGC’s public programming has concluded for the semester—look out for spring 2025 events in the next newsletter!

If you’ve been spreading the word about BGC programs to prospective students, keep in mind that the application deadline for the MA and PhD programs is January 6, 2025.

Shop the BGC Store!

Visit our online store at store.bgc.bard.edu for 40% off all items. Enter code ALUMNI at checkout to receive the discount.

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Gaggle.mail is an opt-in list-serv that serves as a place to share job openings, conference attendance, published books/articles, and exhibition openings directly with fellow alums. It’s a communication forum for alumni, by alumni. To circulate your news in the Gaggle group, send an email to bgcalumni@gaggle.email.