The National Gallery’s conservation division and the Center cohosted a series of virtual moderated discussions on the depth and breadth of art conservation, its history and myriad collaborations, and its role in preserving tangible and intangible heritage. Prerecorded talks as well as discussion recordings are available for streaming until February 28, 2023. 

The artists in Boundary Trouble in American Vanguard Art defy binary constructs of insider and outsider. Some are credentialed professionals, others are self-identified amateurs, and yet others are indifferent to categorical classification systems. These shifting identifications and concepts are examined in 16 essays, challenging established narratives of American and modernist art histories.

Stephen D. Houston, Brown University, will give the 72nd A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts in spring 2023. Houston’s lecture series Vital Signs: The Visual Cultures of Maya Writing will take place in the East Building Auditorium at the National Gallery on Sundays from April 16 through May 21, 2023.