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Congratulations to our ARTES CEEH Scholars of 2022!

ARTES is delighted to announce the winners of their 2022 scholarships, with tremendous gratitude to CEEH for their support. Reports of many previous scholars can be found here TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS Irini Picolou, Durham University: £877.52 Female Martyrdom in The Altarpiece of Saint Engracia by Bartolomé Bermejo Bartolomé Bermejo (active 1474–98), a painter in the CrownContinue reading “Congratulations to our ARTES CEEH Scholars of 2022!”

ARTES-CEEH PhD Scholarship Report 2021: Nausheen Hoosein

Thanks to the generosity of the ARTES-CEEH PhD Scholarship, I have made significant progress in the first year of my PhD at the University of York’s History of Art department. My thesis is titled “From Umayyad Madinat al-Zahra to Almohad Seville: The Reuse of Architectural Spolia in al-Andalus during the 12th century” and is supervisedContinue reading “ARTES-CEEH PhD Scholarship Report 2021: Nausheen Hoosein”

ARTES CEEH Travel Scholarship Report: Yeidy Rosa

Thanks to the generous support of the ARTES-CEEH Travel Scholarship, I was able to carry out archival research at the Archivo General de Indias (AGI) in Seville, Spain, during the month of August, 2021. I was searching for lists of illustrated books and images that were sent to America before 1615, when Guaman Poma’s illustratedContinue reading “ARTES CEEH Travel Scholarship Report: Yeidy Rosa”

Call for Applicants: Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Prize, deadline 30th April 2025

ARTES invite submissions for the Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Prize for the best art-historical essay on a Hispanic theme. The deadline is 30th April 2025 To encourage emerging scholars that are based in the UK, ARTES, in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain, awards an annual essay medal to the author of the best art-historical essay or study on a Hispanic theme,Continue reading “Call for Applicants: Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Prize, deadline 30th April 2025”

ARTES-CEEH Scholarships 2021

ARTES and CEEH are delighted to announce the winners of the ARTES-CEEH scholarships for 2021, and congratulate all those who have received an award. Details of the awards and their criteria are available on our Awards pages. PhD scholarship (UK) Nausheen Hoosein: £3000. PhD candidate, University of York. Supervisor: Dr Richard McClary Title: From UmayyadContinue reading “ARTES-CEEH Scholarships 2021”

Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal winner 2021: Diana Bularca

ARTES is delighted to announce the winner of the 2021 Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal. The medal and £400 prize money are awarded to Diana Bularca, formerly a MA student at the Courtauld Institute of Art, for her essay ‘Wifredo Lam’s Strategic Language’. As Diana writes, ‘Cuban artist Wifredo Lam (b.1902—d.1982) used European modernist formsContinue reading “Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Medal winner 2021: Diana Bularca”

CEEH ARTES Scholarships 2023. Call for applications, deadline 31st January 2023

Thanks to the generous support of CEEH (Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica), ARTES, awards a number of scholarships each year to students working on any aspect of Spanish visual culture before 1900. The deadline for all applications is 31st January each year and the Scholarship Committee usually informs successful applicants by 1st March. Scholarship winners are normally invited toContinue reading “CEEH ARTES Scholarships 2023. Call for applications, deadline 31st January 2023”

ARTES 20th Anniversary Lecture, ‘Fluttering Draperies and Swooning Saints: The Baroque in Spain and Bavaria’ with Dr Holly Trusted. Wednesday 21st October 2020, 5.30pm UK time.