Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA)
CASVA, founded in 1979 and located in the National Gallery’s East Building, is a research institute that fosters study of the production, use, and cultural meaning of art, artifacts, architecture, urbanism, photography, and film worldwide from prehistoric times to the present.
About CASVA
CASVA hosts an international community of scholars through its fellowship program. Housing for resident fellows and professors is located nearby. CASVA also organizes scholarly meetings, some of which are published, and sponsors several long-term research projects intended to provide major reference tools.
Fellowships
CASVA’s community of scholars usually includes three professors and approximately twenty fellows in residence, as well as twelve predoctoral fellows working in the field. Qualified scholars may apply for CASVA fellowships, which range in duration and focus. Professorships are filled by appointment.
Meetings
CASVA organizes symposia, seminars, and other special meetings, as well as regular presentations by its members. Scholars in the field are invited to attend these events. Lectures include the A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts and the Wyeth Lectures in American Art, all of which are open to the public.
Research Projects
Three long-term research projects are currently in progress at CASVA: “Early Modern Sources in Translation: Carlo Cesare Malvasia’s Felsina pittrice,” “Keywords in American Landscape Design,” and “The Early History of the Accademia di San Luca, c. 1590–1635."
Publications
CASVA publications include symposium volumes in Studies in the History of Art; Seminar Papers; the annual Center report; and reference works that result from long-term research projects. Many publications are available through the National Gallery of Art Shop.
Contact Us
Telephone: (202) 842-6480
Fax: (202) 842-6733
E-mail: casva@nga.gov
Mailing Address
2000B South Club Drive
Landover, MD 20785