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A sneak peek at College Arts Association 2016

The Oxford Art Team is excited that the 2016 College Art Association Meeting will be in Washington, D.C. This year, we’re happy to celebrate the 20h anniversary of The Dictionary of Art. We’re also offering discounted individual subscriptions for Grove Art Online. Here are some suggestions on sights to see during your time in Washington, as well as our favorite sessions for the conference.

We suggest visiting the following sights and attractions while in Washington, D.C.:

  • Enjoy the latest art exhibits at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, including “Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty” and “Measured Perfection: Hiram Powers’ Greek Slave.”
  • Find a local bar to enjoy Super Bowl 50 on 7 Februrary, which will take place on the last day of the conference.
  • Tired of winter? Visit the United States Botanic Gardens and enjoy colorful flowers including the Lollipop Flower, Yellow Iris, Scarlet Rosemallow, and more.
  • Celebrate the year of the Red Fire Monkey in Washington, D.C.’s historic Chinatown neighborhood. Festivities and events are expected for the whole month.

Plus, don’t forget to keep an eye out for these conference sessions:

Wednesday, 3 February, 12:30 – 2:00 PM

Art in the Trenches: Visual Culture, at, of, and in the Face of War

Living Archives: Latin American and Latino Art Materials in U.S. Institutions

Wednesday, 3 February 2:30 – 5:30 PM

Beyond the Pictures Generation: New Approaches to Photography in the 1980s

Thursday, 4 February 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Picturing Death, 1200-1600 – Part I

Anthropocene and Landscape

Thursday, 4 February 12:30 – 2:00 PM

Activating The Archive

Friday, 5 February 12:30 – 2:00 PM

Before the Selfie: Promoting the Creative Self in Early Modern Northern Europe

Saturday, 6 February 12:00 – 2:00 PM

Memorial Walking Tour of National Mall: Divided We Stand: Conflicts and Controversies in Building Our National Memorials

Saturday, 6 February 2:30 – 5:00 PM

Aesthetics and Art Theory in the Socialist Context

Most importantly, make sure to visit the Oxford University Press Booth! You’ll be able to browse new and featured books with an exclusive conference discount, pick up complimentary copies of art journals like The British Journal of Aesthetics and Oxford Art Journal, receive free access to online resources including Oxford Art Online and Benezit Dictionary of Artists, and enter our raffle for a chance to win an OUP book. And, of course, feel free to just say hi!

Image Credit: “Aerial view of Washington DC” by tpsdave. CC0 public domain via Pixabay.

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