Raven Chacon's Aviary transforms our skylit North Gallery into a sonic environment
Wadada Leo Smith's Kosmic Music includes over fifty years of the composer-performer's
The bronze doors of our South Building, designed by member Herbert Adams
The Arts and Letters auditorium opened in 1930 and was designed by member Cass Gilbert
Pictured here is the bronze entrance to our North Gallery.
Since its founding in 1898, Arts and Letters has been a place where artists support artists
Raven Chacon's Aviary transforms our skylit North Gallery into a sonic environment of bird calls. Arts and Letters is free and open to the public Thursday through Sunday from 12-6pm.
Wadada Leo Smith's Kosmic Music includes over fifty years of the composer-performer's Ankhrasmation language scores. Now on view in our Hassam Gallery.
The bronze doors of our South Building, designed by member Herbert Adams, lead onto Audubon Terrace, one of the first cultural complexes in the United States. Read more about our site history.
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.
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.
Since its founding in 1898, Arts and Letters has been a place where artists support artists—across generations and disciplines. This painting by Edward H. May is a portrait of Literature member Edith Wharton from 1881, when Wharton was eighteen.
On Saturday, March 15, we will open our exhibition with artist Elle Pérez. Join us.
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.