<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hello everyone,<div><br></div><div>If your pathway intersects with American art and you’re interested in receiving additional professional mentorship, please see the opportunity below.</div><div><br></div><div>Yours,</div><div>Jason</div><div><br></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Association of Historians of American Art <noreply@ahaaonline.org><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>2026 Symposium Registration Open and Mentoring Program Call for Applications</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 26, 2026 at 9:43:01 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">jweems@ucr.edu<br></span></div><br><div>
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                                                            <h3>2026 AHAA Symposium Schedule and Registration Now Live</h3><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Registration is now open for the <strong>Ninth Biennial Association of Historians of American Art Symposium</strong> taking place <strong>September 24–26, 2026</strong> in Maine, where it will be jointly hosted by <strong>Bowdoin College</strong> and the <strong>Bowdoin College Museum of Art</strong>, <strong>Colby College</strong> and the <strong>Colby College Museum of Art</strong>, and the <strong>Portland Museum of Art</strong>.
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Please visit <a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ahaaonline.org%2Fpage%2F2026Symposium/1/0100019e652b0eeb-4bf4f7e4-e8b9-4289-92ff-1754256ebe73-000000/_Xe0w28qKe934wiw05VCuvZuLsA=473"><strong>www.ahaaonline.org/page/2026Symposium</strong></a> to view the full schedule, learn about travel grants, and register. </span></p>
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                                                            <h3>Call for Applications: Two-Way Mentoring Program for Historians of American Art</h3><p><br>
<strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Application Deadline: July 1, 2026</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br>
AHAA is excited to announce the launch of a Pilot Program for <strong>Two-Way Mentoring for Historians of American Art</strong>, a dynamic initiative designed to foster meaningful dialogue, mutual growth, and collaboration across generations of art professionals, educators, and curators whose work engages with American art in all its complexity. Beginning August 2026, participants will meet 6 times over a span of one year.<br>
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">This program reimagines mentorship as a reciprocal relationship—where knowledge, insight, and experience flow both ways between emerging and established professionals. For the purposes of this initiative, emerging is less than 10 years of professional experience, and established is over 10 years and over. <br>
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Participants will be paired with thoughtfully matched to emphasize networking, shared learning, professional development, and the broadening of perspectives on American art, its histories, and its evolving futures in an environment that emphasizes intergenerational exchange. With the aim of candid conversations about new scholarship, the potential and risks of AI and related technologies, and the future of the study of American art, we anticipate this program will prove beneficial for all participants.<br>
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">At the end of the year, participants in the Pilot Program will provide feedback that will help AHAA build the program in size, scope, and institutional collaboration. </span><br>
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<h4><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Who Should Apply</span></strong></h4><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">We welcome applications from:</span></p>
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    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Emerging and established professionals in the field of American art, including curators, artists, educators, historians, archivists, graduate students, and cultural workers</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Those interested in expanding or challenging traditional narratives and practices in American art</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Participants open to learning from others while sharing their own insights and experiences</span></li>
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<h4><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Program Highlights</span></strong></h4>
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    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">$500 travel subvention for emerging career participants without access to travel funds for in-person meeting at the 2026 AHAA Symposium in Portland, Maine, or CAA 2027(optional)</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Introductory meeting for the entire cohort moderated by Ruthie Dibble, AHAA Board Chair Emerita</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">6 bimonthly one-on-one virtual or in-person sessions between paired participants, with suggested schedule and guidelines provided by AHAA</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Access to a supportive community and resources of AHAA</span><br>
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<h4><strong> </strong></h4>
<h4><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">How to Apply</span></strong></h4><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Submit the following materials by July 1, 2026:<br>
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    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">A statement of interest (300 words max) identifying yourself as an emerging or established applicant, describing what you hope to learn from a new mentorship relationship and why you are seeking mentorship at this stage in your career.</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">A current CV </span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ahaaonline.org%2Fgeneral%2Fregister_member_type.asp%3F/1/0100019e652b0eeb-4bf4f7e4-e8b9-4289-92ff-1754256ebe73-000000/RHJ_fz6-eTk1eXI0w_2EwPurdB0=473">AHAA membership</a> is not required to apply but will be required to participate.</span></li>
</ul><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong> </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Applications should be submitted to <a href="mailto:chair@ahaaonline.org">chair@ahaaonline.org</a> with the subject line Mentorship Program. Applicants will be notified by July 15, 2026.</strong><br>
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<h4><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Once Accepted Applicants Must:</span></strong></h4>
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    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Become <a href="https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ahaaonline.org%2Fgeneral%2Fregister_member_type.asp%3F/2/0100019e652b0eeb-4bf4f7e4-e8b9-4289-92ff-1754256ebe73-000000/eNo3dLadCfBB90uLguM3wh5J-6Y=473">AHAA members</a></span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Sign a statement of commitment to 6 meetings and willingness to maintain active AHAA membership</span></li>
    <li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Exit survey to help AHAA assess and build the pilot program<br>
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</ul><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">This program is supported by the Association of Historians of American Art, an organization committed to fostering equity, inclusion, and curiosity in the field of American art.<br>
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">For questions or additional information, please contact <a href="mailto:cochair@ahaaonline.org">cochair@ahaaonline.org</a>.<br>
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