This year's journal of the Scottish Society for Art History is OPEN TO ALL.
There is no specific theme, and we welcome papers on any aspect of Scottish
visual culture, or, more broadly, on any topic that represents the research
interests of art historians in Scotland. We want contributions from
academics, professionals and post-graduate students currently engaged in art
historical research within Scotland, or on a Scottish subject.

This year will be an extra-special journal, as in 2005 the Scottish Society
for Art History will be twenty-one years old. From humble beginnings in a
garret in Edinburgh University's George Square, the SSAH has grown to be one
of the principal forums for the study of Scottish art and art in Scotland,
with a membership drawn from a wide constituency and an impressive record of
conferences and publications. To celebrate our birthday, the SSAH is hosting
a colloquium, Art and Scotland: the last 21 years, to take place in
Edinburgh on April 15th and 16th 2005. A series of plenary lectures and
chaired panels will address a variety of themes, including aspects of
national identity in Scottish art and the art market; the built heritage and
restoration; the use and function of art collections and galleries; and the
state of contemporary art and education; all issues that have been the
subject of (often contentious) debate since the Society was founded in 1984.
An exciting group of some of the pre-eminent commentators and experts in the
field will offer a vital critique of where art is coming from and where it
is going.

For contributors' guidelines and information about the SSAH Journal please
contact

Dr Joanna Meacock
History of Art Department, University of Glasgow, 8 University Gardens,
Glasgow G12 8QH
Email: J.Meacockwhistler.arts.gla.ac.uk
The deadline for Journal entries is 31 March 2005.

To become a member of the SSAH, to view the contents of previous journals,
or for more information about the colloquium, go to www.ssah.org.uk

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Dr Ailsa Boyd
Honorary Treasurer and Membership Secrietary
Scottish Society for Art History
Centre for Whistler Studies
Round Reading Room
University Avenue
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QQ
Scotland

email: a.boydwhistler.arts.gla.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 141-330 3268
Fax: +44 (0) 141-330 8602
website: www.ssah.org.uk