Jessi Reaves's Building vanity (2025) is on view in process invented the mirror.
Knots, Lucy Sante's exhibition of collages, is on view in our Library.
For Articles of Distinction, Arts and Letters members select works from our collection.
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
Jessi Reaves's Building vanity (2025) is on view in process invented the mirror, her exhibition in our skylit North Gallery.
Knots, Lucy Sante's exhibition of collages, is on view in our Library, alongside books by and about our members.
For Articles of Distinction, Arts and Letters members select works from our collection and write texts to accompany them.
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 2026 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.