The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts fosters study of the production, use, and cultural meaning of art, artifacts, architecture, urbanism, photography, and film from all places and periods.

We support research in the visual arts from scholars in art and architectural history as well as those in related disciplines. The Center is also committed to broadening areas of research pertaining to visual and architectural worlds while fostering increased participation in academic and arts professions.

Our annual report has been published since 1981 and records the activities and research conducted at the Center during each academic year.

Center 46
Record of Activities and Research Reports
June 2025–May 2026

Produced by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts and Brand Strategy and Publishing, National Gallery of Art, Washington

© 2026 Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

Series Editor, Peter M. Lukehart
Series Coordinator, Jen Rokoski, with Matthew J. Westerby and Olivia Yardley
Editor, Magda Nakassis

Banner images:
Interim Dean’s Report: Peter M. Lukehart introduces Aden Kumler, A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, May 2026

People: Center fellows and staff, March 2026

Programs: Oscar E. Vázquez, Elizabeth Fuentes Rojas, and Peter M. Lukehart at “Histories of Art Academies in Europe and the Americas,” April 2026

Publications: Glexis Novoa presents his artwork, Art & Histories, Havana-Washington Island, alongside Kaira M. Cabañas and Lisa Gail Collins at Politics and Prose Bookstore, January 2026

Research Reports: Yuri Long leads Center fellows on a tour of rare books, National Gallery of Art Library, September 2025

Research Initiatives: Kara Braciale and students from the class “Reimagining America by Design” visit the East Building’s Prints and Drawings Study Room, February 2026