CAA ANNOUNCES OPERATING BUDGET REDUCTIONS

At its May meeting, the College Art Association board of directors made difficult decisions on behalf of the esteemed organization, including strategic budget reductions and other measures. These have been instituted throughout the association to balance the budget and keep core programs, publications, and services in operation. The annual conference in Chicago in 2010 will be reduced by one day. CAA News will only be distributed online in a new design. The Art Bulletin and Art Journal will continue to be published. Illustrations, however, will be limited to black-and-white for 2009–2010, except where editorial and budget decisions may allow the insertion of color. Two programs in CAA’s grant-making arm will be suspended for 2009–2010: the professional-development fellowship program for graduate students and the Millard Meiss publication fund. However, the annual conference-travel grants and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art publication grant will both continue, and the CAA annual exhibitions, also funded by a grant, will take place at the Chicago and New York conferences.