Institute for the Study of American Art in China (ISAAC)
Partners




Partners

Nanjing University

Founded in 1902, Nanjing University is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education in China. Historically among the earliest departments, the Department of Art Studies and Education has a long tradition at Nanjing University. Established as a separate institution in 2013, the Art Institute of Nanjing University’s (AINU) mission is to train outstanding young scholars in art history and theory through its excellent graduate programs focusing on three key areas: Art Theory and History (M.A. and Ph.D.), Art Education, and Cultural Creativity. The Institute also provides general courses in the studies of the arts directed to undergraduate students from all the schools and campuses of Nanjing University.


ISAAC Fellows at the Terra Foundation of American Art headquarters in Chicago with Curator Peter John Brownlee.

Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Now in its sixth decade of operations, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (ACMAA) offers a diverse array of exhibitions, publications, and programs that connect visitor to masterworks of American art. Its many achievements in the areas of publishing and exhibitions have placed it among the nation’s most notable museums of American art. Established through the generosity of Amon G. Carter. Sr. (1879-1955) to house his collection of paintings and sculpture by Frederick Remington and Charles M. Russell, its mission is to collect, preserve, and exhibit the finest examples of American art; and to serve an educational role through exhibitions, publications, and programs devoted to the study of American art.


ISAAC Fellows Gao Xin and Zheng Weili at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art with Brett Abbott, Director of Collections & Exhibitions.

Edith O'Donnell Institute of Art History

The Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History is a center for innovative research and graduate education in the history of art. Research and teaching at the O’Donnell Institute embrace a global history of art that ranges across geography, chronology, and medium. The first art history research institute founded in the digital age, the O’Donnell Institute explores in particular the intersection between the visual arts and the sciences and technology.

Center for Asian Studies

The Center for Asian Studies at UT Dallas promotes knowledge of and engagement with the diverse cultures of Asia and Asian America including sponsoring education, research and public outreach programs, serving as a catalyst for collaboration across disciplines, areas of study, academic approaches, and modes of creative practice, and increasing the resources and opportunities for faculty members and students engaged in Asian Studies.


Richard R. Brettell, Founding Director, The Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History, The University of Texas at Dallas