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Center for the Study of Modern Art

 

Center for the Study of Modern Art

The Phillips Collection Center for the Study of Modern Art (CSMA) was founded to enhance the experience and interpretation of art in the intimate setting of the Phillips family’s former Carriage House, located in Hillyer Court behind the main building of The Phillips Collection.

It serves as an interdisciplinary forum for scholarly discussion, research, and publication on issues of production, exhibition, conservation, and theory of modern and contemporary art. Scholars, including curators, faculty and students of art and art history and related disciplines of the humanities and sciences, as well as leading contemporary artists animate our study and discussion of art.

The Center hosts a wealth of wide-ranging public programs including Conversations with Artists, Creative Voices DC, Duncan Phillips Lectures, extemporaneous talks and panels in response to current events, and interdisciplinary symposia with distinguished speakers from around the world. The Center also sponsors an annual Book Prize and offers courses in art history and art theory.

Audio and video Podcasts of Center programs are available on its website and on iTunes.

University Partnerships

The Phillips Collection and The George Washington University (GW) have an extensive partnership that includes University art history courses at the Center, collaboration on Conversations with Artists, Postdoctoral Fellowships, and internships.

The Phillips Collection and the University of Virginia (UVA) cohost an annual Art and Innovation Design Gathering, bringing together creative minds to explore interdisciplinary approaches to the understanding and experience of modern art, creating an intimate and profound experience of collaboration among diverse disciplines. Students enrolled in UVA’s graduate program in art history have the opportunity to study in residence at the Center during fall and spring semesters.

To learn more about the Center’s programs and opportunities contact the Program Coordinator: CSMAprograms@phillipscollection.org or 202-387-2151 x286.

Artist Alice Aycock participating in a Conversations with Artists program on May 4, 2011, at the Center. Photo: Benjamin Resine for Red Bell Photo.

Scholar and Phillips Book Prize winner (2008) Terri Weissman at the Center in February 2011. Photo: Benjamin Resine for Red Bell Photo.