CALL FOR PAPERS

MUSES AND MASTERS:
Patronage of the Arts through the Ages

Hood College
Frederick, Maryland USA
February 4, 2006

Patronage of the arts has a long history, almost as lengthy as that of the
arts themselves. For thousands of years artists, writers, and performers
have relied upon the financial support and social mobility afforded by the
more wealthy and powerful. At the same time, astute patrons have used the
arts and artists for both selfish and altruistic purposes, improving their
own public standing while supporting innovative and at times disadvantaged
individuals and groups. Some artists and writers have found inspiration in
their wealthy supporters, while others have found the relationship
degrading and artistically restrictive.

The Hood College N.E.H. Center for the Humanities invites scholars in the
humanities to participate in an interdisciplinary conference focusing on
the varied relationships between artists and their patrons. The conference
will not concentrate on a single artistic medium, but will examine the
role of patronage in all of the literary, visual, and performing arts;
eight papers will be selected for presentation with this broad range in
mind. Graduate students and junior faculty with recent research or
works-in-progress in these fields are especially encouraged to submit
abstracts.

Presentations should be 20 to 25 minutes in length (maximum).
Abstracts of no more than 750 words should be submitted by email, fax, or
mail by

December 1, 2005.

Please include a cover letter with full contact information, including
email. Notification of acceptance will be emailed by December 15, 2005.

Direct correspondence to:

Genevieve S. Gessert
Libman N.E.H. Professor
Hood College
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
gesserthood.edu
fax: 301-696-3531