The Association for Chinese Art History (ACAH) announces a call for membership.

As a new home for scholars of Chinese art history the Association for Chinese Art History (ACAH) offers to share news, events and to find communities. ACAH is the result of a collaboration between the Association for Asian Studies and art historians Amy McNair, Kate Lingley, Roberta Wue and Michelle C. Wang and is supported by the Bei Shan Tang Foundation 北山堂基金 and the Smithsonian Institution.

Faculty, students, museum staff, art world professionals, and independent scholars are warmly invited to join ACAH in envisioning how this growing organization can best serve the needs and interests of scholars of Chinese art history by meeting the challenges of the present day and anticipating the opportunities of the future: developing new networks and collaborations across institutions, augmenting the pipeline for Chinese art history, increasing equitable access to resources, and more.

MEMBERSHIP:
New and continuing members of the Association for Chinese Art History (ACAH) should be current members of the Association for Asian Studies. Membership in ACAH offers access to the ACAH email list and eligibility for book prizes, conference panel support, mentoring activities, and more. Annual membership fees are USD$20 per year and are waived for students, contingent faculty, and unaffiliated scholars, who may pay what and if they wish. Membership is valid for one year from the first day of the month following receipt of the membership form and dues. Please visit the general website for further information.

HOW TO APPLY:
All new members should download and fill out the membership form (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rOklu5Jrgd_e_lNjpa5Ryp3SYOJT0841/edit?pli=1), and return it by email attachment to: achinesearthistorygmail.com with confirmation of credit card payment from AAS or check number (if applicable). Changes in contact or other information should be updated by email to: achinesearthistorygmail.com.

Please visit the website: https://acah.info/ and read the #AsiaNow blog post: https://www.asianstudies.org/introducing-the-association-for-chinese-art-history/ about the development of ACAH and its initiatives, and its meeting in conjunction at the Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference in Boston.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Michelle C. Wang (Georgetown University)
Amy McNair (University of Kansas)
Kate Lingley (University of Hawai’i-Manoa)
Roberta Wue (University of California-Irvine)
Shellen Wu (Chair, East and Inner Asia Council, AAS; Lehigh University)

CONTACT:
achinesearthistorygmail.com