Installation view, Rhea Dillon, a ground space, 2025
Installation view, Diane Simpson, Formal Wear
Installation view, Eric N. Mack, Cartouche, 2025
Sam Contis, Five Kilometers (film still), 2025.
Pictured here is the bronze entrance to our North Gallery.
The Arts and Letters auditorium opened in 1930 and was designed by member Cass Gilbert
Installation view, Rhea Dillon, a ground space, 2025
Installation view, Diane Simpson, Formal Wear, American Academy of Arts and Letters, 2025. Photo: Charles Benton
Installation view, Eric N. Mack, Cartouche, Audubon Terrace, American Academy of Arts and Letters, 2025
Sam Contis, Five Kilometers (film still), 2025. Courtesy of the artist
Pictured here is the bronze entrance to our North Gallery. Inscribed above the doors is the phrase, “By the gates of art we enter the temple of happiness.” Join our mailing list to receive announcements about our exhibitions and public events.
The Arts and Letters auditorium opened in 1930 and was designed by member Cass Gilbert, well-known for the Woolworth Building in lower Manhattan and the United States Supreme Court in Washington, DC. Since 1942, Arts and Letters has held its annual Ceremonial event in the auditorium.
We are excited to announce the 2025 New Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Our institutional archives include member correspondence, photographs, press clippings, board minutes, and administrative records from 1898 to the present.
Arts and Letters is an honor society of artists, architects, composers, and writers who foster and sustain interest in the arts. Learn more about our history.