An Afternoon of Music and Art
November 29, 2022
You are invited to attend a concert on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at 3 p.m.
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Announcements
A Reading of Tributes
November 10, 2022
The American Academy of Arts and Letters will present a reading of tributes over Zoom on Thursday, November 10, at 6 p.m. EST.
2022 Ceremonial
May 23, 2022
On Wednesday, May 18, 2022, the Academy held its annual Ceremonial. View the recording here.
2022 Art Award Winners
April 19, 2022
Fifteen artists receive awards and purchases totaling $240,000.
2022 Architecture Award Winners
April 18, 2022
The American Academy of Arts and Letters announces the recipients of the Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize and four Arts and Letters Awards.
An Afternoon of Music and Art
April 14, 2022
You are invited to attend a concert on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 3 p.m.
Two Musicals Win Richard Rodgers Awards
March 28, 2022
Driving in Circles and Perpetual Sunshine & the Ghost Girls have won the 2022 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater.
The American Academy of Arts and Letters Honors Adrienne Kennedy, Kara Walker, Anna Deavere Smith, Edwin Frank, Phillip Lopate
March 15, 2022
The American Academy of Arts and Letters announces the recipients of its highest honors for excellence in the arts.
2022 Literature Award Winners
March 11, 2022
Sixteen writers receive awards totaling over $200,000.
Statement in Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine
March 10, 2022
A statement from the Board of Directors.
2022 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts
March 9, 2022
The Academy announces its 2022 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, an annual event for Academy members to honor contemporary artists who they believe are making some of today’s most important and timely work.
2022 Newly Elected Members
March 3, 2022
18 new members and three honorary members will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters during its annual Ceremonial on May 18, 2022.
2022 Music Award Winners
February 15, 2022
Eighteen composers receive this year’s awards in music, which total $205,000.
An Afternoon of Music and Art
February 14, 2022
You are invited to attend a concert on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at 3 p.m.
Kwame Anthony Appiah Elected President
February 11, 2022
Philosopher and writer Kwame Anthony Appiah has been elected President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Academy Announces New Curator Jenny Jaskey
February 10, 2022
The Academy appoints Jenny Jaskey as its new Chief Curator and Director of Art Awards.
Tributes read for William Bailey, Mario Davidovsky, Ward Just, Wolf Kahn, and Terrence McNally
November 22, 2021
Tributes for William Bailey, Mario Davidovsky, Ward Just, Wolf Kahn, and Terrence McNally will be read over Zoom on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at 7 p.m. EST.
An Afternoon of Music and Art
November 20, 2021
You are invited to attend a fall concert on Sunday, November 7, 2021.
OKLAHOMA! Performed on Audubon Terrace
November 5, 2021
The Pied Piper Children’s Theatre of New York City will be presenting Oklahoma! by Academy members Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Saturday, June 5, 12, and 19, 2021 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Tributes read for Henry N. Cobb, Toni Morrison, I. M. Pei, and Charles Wuorinen
July 31, 2021
Tributes for Henry Cobb, Toni Morrison, I. M. Pei, and Charles Wuorinen were read over Zoom on Wednesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. EDT. A video recording is now available.
Academy Member Annie Proulx interviewed on Person Place Thing
July 30, 2021
On May 22, 2021, the radio program and podcast Person Place Thing, hosted by Randy Cohen, posted an interview with Academy member Annie Proulx.
2021 Architecture Award Winners
July 28, 2021
The American Academy of Arts and Letters announces the recipients of the Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize and four Arts and Letters Awards.
Statement in Response to Ongoing Violent Racism
July 28, 2021
April 14, 2021 statement from Board of Directors.
2021 Literature Award Winners
July 28, 2021
Eighteen writers receive awards totaling $600,000.
Yehudi Wyner, Rita Dove, and Phong Bui Receive Highest Honors
July 28, 2021
Yehudi Wyner, Rita Dove, and Phong Bui receive top awards in Music, Poetry, and Service to the Arts.
2021 Art Award Winners
July 28, 2021
Eighteen artists receive awards and purchase prizes totaling $500,000.
Tributes read for Russell Baker, César Pelli, Christopher Rouse, Robert Ryman
July 28, 2021
The American Academy of Arts and Letters presented a reading of tributes over Zoom on Thursday, April 8, from 7 to 8 p.m EDT. A video recording is now available.
2021 Newly Elected Members
July 28, 2021
Twenty-nine new members and four honorary members will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters during its virtual award ceremony on May 19 at 7 p.m. EST.
Three Musicals Win Richard Rodgers Awards
July 28, 2021
The Monster, Oratorio for Living Things, and TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix have won the 2021 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater.
2021 Music Award Winners
July 28, 2021
Eighteen composers receive this year’s awards in music, which total $225,000.
Tributes read for Harold Bloom, Chou Wen-chung, Ben Johnston, Elizabeth Spencer, and Tom Wolfe
July 28, 2021
The American Academy of Arts and Letters presented a reading of tributes over Zoom on Wednesday, February 24, from 7 to 8 p.m. EST. A video recording is now available.
Academy Member George Lewis Interviewed by Person Place Thing
July 28, 2021
On November 7, 2020, the radio program and podcast Person Place Thing, hosted by Randy Cohen, broadcast an interview with Academy member George Lewis.
Academy Member David Sedaris Interviewed by Person Place Thing
July 28, 2021
On October 31, 2020, the radio program and podcast Person Place Thing, hosted by Randy Cohen, broadcast an interview with Academy member David Sedaris.
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November 17, 2020
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Reading of Academy Tributes
October 22, 2020
The American Academy of Arts and Letters presented a reading of tributes over Zoom on Thursday, November 12, from 7 to 8 p.m. EST. A video recording is now available.
Statement on Racial Inequality
June 5, 2020
June 5, 2020 statement from Board of Directors.
Statement from the Academy President
May 21, 2020
Billie Tsien on recommittment to the arts in times of vulnerability.
2020 Architecture Award Winners
April 21, 2020
The American Academy of Arts and Letters announces the recipients of the Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize and four Arts and Letters Awards.
Peter Eisenman, David W. Blight, Richard Powers, and Bill Henderson Receive Highest Honors
March 24, 2020
Peter Eisenman, David W. Blight, Richard Powers, and Bill Henderson receive top awards in Architecture, History, Literature, and Service to the Arts.
Academy Spring Events Cancelled
March 23, 2020
The Academy has cancelled all spring events in the interest of public health.
2020 Art Award Winners
March 13, 2020
Twenty-four artists receive awards and purchase prizes totaling $295,000.
2020 Literature Award Winners
March 11, 2020
Leslie Marmon Silko wins the second biennial $100,000 Christopher Lightfoot Walker Award for a significant literary contribution, and eighteen writers receive literature prizes.
Two Musicals Win 2020 Richard Rodgers Awards
March 9, 2020
In the Green and The Loophole have won the 2020 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater.
Postponed: An Afternoon of Music and Art
February 25, 2020
Due to the public health risk posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Academy is postponing An Afternoon of Music and Art, originally scheduled for Sunday, March 22, 2020, to a future date.
2020 Newly Elected Members
February 24, 2020
Academy to induct thirteen new members in May 2020.
2020 Music Award Winners
February 24, 2020
Seventeen recipients receive this year’s awards in music, which total $235,000.
2020 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts
January 28, 2020
In the interest of public health the Academy is closing its galleries for the remainder of its originally scheduled run for the Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts.
Jim Pratzon Awarded Presidential Citation
November 7, 2019
The Academy has awarded its 2019 Presidential Citation to Jim Pratzon, a drama and English teacher at Lyons Community School in Brooklyn.
Academy Receives Medal from Archives of American Art
November 1, 2019
On October 22, 2019, the Academy received the Archives Medal from the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art.
Academy Member Meredith Monk Interviewed by Person Place Thing
October 30, 2019
On Friday, December 13, 2019, at 7 p.m. Randy Cohen of Person Place Thing will interview Meredith Monk in the Academy Library. The event is free and open to the public but reservations are required.
Academy Member Art Spiegelman Interviewed by Person Place Thing
May 9, 2019
On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at 7 p.m. Randy Cohen will interview Art Spiegelman in the Academy Library. The event is free and open to the public but reservations are required.
2019 Ceremonial Exhibition: Work by New Members and Recipients of Awards
May 1, 2019
Paintings, works on paper, photographs, video, sketchbooks, architectural models, renderings, and original manuscripts will be on view from May 23 through June 16 at the Academy galleries.
Lee Bontecou, Thelma Golden, and Toni Morrison receive highest honors
April 29, 2019
Lee Bontecou and Toni Morrison will receive Gold Medals in Sculpture and Fiction, respectively. Thelma Golden will receive the 2019 Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts.
2019 Art Awardee Panel Discussion
April 26, 2019
Listen to the panel discussion featuring David Cohen of artcritical and art award winners Judith Bernstein, Charlotte de Larminat, Inka Essenhigh, Alain Kirili, and Doron Langberg.
2019 Architecture Award Winners
April 17, 2019
The American Academy of Arts and Letters announces the recipients of the Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize and four Arts and Letters Awards.
Art Awardee Panel Discussion
March 18, 2019
Listen to the panel discussion featuring David Cohen of artcritical and art award winners Judith Bernstein, Charlotte de Larminat, Inka Essenhigh, Alain Kirili, and Doron Langberg.
2019 Art Award Winners
March 18, 2019
Twenty-six artists receive awards and purchase prizes totaling over $250,000.
2019 Literature Award Winners
March 11, 2019
Seventeen writers will receive the Academy’s 2019 awards in literature.
2019 Newly Elected Members
February 25, 2019
In mid-May, Lorrie Moore, secretary, will induct eleven members into the 250-person organization and Billie Tsien, president, will induct five foreign honorary members.
2019 Music Award Winners
February 22, 2019
Sixteen recipients receive this year’s awards in music, which total $195,000.
Two Musicals Win 2019 Richard Rodgers Awards
February 20, 2019
Bhangin’ it and The Lucky Ones have won the 2019 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater.
2019 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts
February 4, 2019
Paintings, sculptures, video, photographs, and works on paper by 32 contemporary artists will be exhibited from Thursday, March 7 through Sunday, April 7, 2019.
Gerry Irizarry Awarded Presidential Citation
December 5, 2018
The Academy has awarded its 2018 Presidential Citation to Gerry Irizarry, a design teacher at Urban Assembly Maker Academy in Manhattan.
John Adams, Ron Chernow, Virginia Dajani, and David Sedaris Receive Highest Honors
May 17, 2018
Winners of the Gold Medals in Music and Biography, the Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts, and the Medal for Spoken Language.
2018 Ceremonial Exhibition: Work by New Members and Recipients of Awards
May 11, 2018
Works will be on view from May 24 through June 17 at the Academy galleries.
2018 Architecture Award Winners
May 4, 2018
Smiljan Radic, Brad Cloepfil, MASS Design Group, Cassim Shepard, and William Stout receive awards.
Academy Statement on Sexual Misconduct
April 26, 2018
A statement from the Board responding to sexual misconduct allegations against members.
2018 Art Award Winners
March 23, 2018
Twenty-four artists receive awards and purchase prizes.
Two Musicals Win Richard Rodgers Awards
March 23, 2018
Gun & Powder and KPOP have won the 2018 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater.
Thomas Pynchon Wins Inaugural Christopher Lightfoot Walker Award
March 19, 2018
The $100,000 award recognizes a writer of distinction who has made a significant contribution to American literature.
2018 Literature Award Winners
March 16, 2018
Fifteen established and emerging writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry receive awards totaling $185,000.
2018 Music Award Winners
March 9, 2018
Eighteen composers receive awards totaling $225,000.
2018 Newly Elected Members
February 20, 2018
Five artists, eight writers, and three composers elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The induction ceremony will be held in May 2018.
Billie Tsien Elected President
February 20, 2018
Architect Billie Tsien was elected president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Ms. Tsien, who was inducted into the Academy in 2007, will serve a three-year term from January 2018 to January 2021.
An Afternoon of Music and Art 2018
February 16, 2018
On Sunday, March 18, 2018, at 3 p.m., Ensemble Échappé will play contemporary classical works by the winners of the 2017 Arts and Letters Awards in Music in the Academy’s Library. A reception will then follow in the galleries where the 2018 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, with works by 35 contemporary artists, will be on view.
Composer Anna Weesner wins Virgil Thomson Award in Vocal Music
February 6, 2018
The $40,000 award, endowed by the Virgil Thomson Foundation and administered by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, recognizes an American composer of vocal works.
2018 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts
January 29, 2018
Paintings, sculptures, video, film, and works on paper by 35 contemporary artists will be exhibited in the galleries of the American Academy of Arts and Letters on historic Audubon Terrace (Broadway between 155 and 156 Streets) from Thursday, March 8 through Sunday, April 8, 2018.
Composer Huck Hodge wins $200,000 Charles Ives Living Award
January 24, 2018
Huck Hodge has won the Charles Ives Living Award and will receive $200,000 over a two-year period beginning in July 2018.
Graham Johnson Awarded Presidential Citation
October 20, 2017
The American Academy of Arts and Letters has awarded its 2017 Presidential Citation to Graham Johnson, a music teacher at Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS) in Manhattan.
Cody Upton Appointed Executive Director
June 29, 2017
Cody Upton has been appointed Executive Director of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, beginning July 1, 2017. He will succeed Virginia Dajani, who is retiring after 27 years. Upton will be the fifth Executive Director in the Academy’s 119-year history.
2017 Exhibition of Work by New Members and Award Winners
May 3, 2017
Works by newly elected members and recipients of honors and awards will be on view from May 18 through June 11, at the Academy galleries located on Audubon Terrace in Washington Heights.
2017 Literature Award Winners
April 6, 2017
19 writers of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry receive 2017 awards in literature, totaling $265,000.
2017 Architecture Award Winners
March 30, 2017
The Academy gives awards in architecture to Diébédo Francis Kéré, Theaster Gates, Paul Goldberger, Walter Hood, and John Ronan.
2017 Art Award Winners
March 23, 2017
The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the nine artists who will receive its 2017 awards in art. The art prizes and purchases, totaling over $250,000, honor both established and emerging artists.
An Afternoon of Music and Art 2017
March 13, 2017
On Sunday, March 19th, 2017, Ensemble Échappé will play contemporary classical works by the winners of the 2016 Arts and Letters Awards in Music.
2017 Music Award Winners
March 1, 2017
Sixteen composers receive awards totaling $195,000.
2017 Newly Elected Members
February 28, 2017
In mid-May, Calvin Trillin, secretary, will induct fourteen newly elected members and President Yehudi Wyner will induct three new foreign honorary members.
Musical wins 2017 Richard Rodgers Award
February 15, 2017
What I Learned from People by Will Aronson and Hue Park received a Production Award.
2017 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts
January 31, 2017
Paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and installations by 35 contemporary artists will be on view in the Academy’s galleries from Thursday, March 9 to Sunday, April 9, 2017, 1 – 4 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Academy Launches New Website
November 8, 2016
The Academy has launched a new website. Please contact [email protected] with feedback.
2016 Music Award Winners
August 9, 2016
Seventeen composers receive awards in music totaling $205,000.
2016 Charles Ives Opera Prize and Virgil Thomson Award in Vocal Music
July 26, 2016
The Academy announces the winners of the country’s two largest prizes for composers of vocal music. The Charles Ives Opera Prize of $50,000 will be given to Lewis Spratlan and James Maraniss for Life is a Dream. The Virgil Thomson Award of $40,000 will go to Kate Soper.
2016 Architecture Award Winners
June 14, 2016
Phyllis Lambert is awarded the Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture of $20,000. Four Arts and Letters Awards in Architecture of $10,000 each go to Andrew Berman, Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang (nARCHITECTS), Andrew Freear (Rural Studio), and Theodore Prudon.
2016 Literature Award Winners
March 22, 2016
Twenty-one established and emerging writers of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry receive prizes in literature totaling $550,000.
2016 Art Award Winners
March 22, 2016
Twenty-three established and emerging artists receive awards and purchase prizes totaling over $250,000.
2016 Newly Elected Members
March 10, 2016
The Academy will induct twelve new members into the 250-person organization: Peter Carey, Billy Collins, Sebastian Currier, Robert Frank, Joan Jonas, Jane Kramer, Paul Lansky, David Rakowski, David Remnick, David Salle, Pat Steir, and John Edgar Wideman.
An Afternoon of Music and Art 2016
March 1, 2016
Ensemble Échappé will play contemporary classical works by Billy Childs, Harold Meltzer, Kevin Puts, and Kurt Rohde, the winners of the 2015 Arts and Letters Awards in Music.
2016 Richard Rodgers Awards
February 23, 2016
The 2016 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater are awarded to Costs of Living by Timothy Huang; We Live in Cairo by Patrick and Daniel Lazour; and Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell.
Adam Haslett and Jesmyn Ward win Strauss Livings
January 20, 2016
Adam Haslett and Jesmyn Ward are awarded the Strauss Livings, which give writers an income of $100,000 a year for a period of two years so that they may devote their time exclusively to writing.
2015 Newly Elected Foreign Honorary Members and Recipients of Special Awards
May 17, 2015
The Academy inducts five new foreign honorary members, and presents the organization’s highest honors: the Gold Medals for Music and Poetry, the Williams Dean Howells Medal, and the Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts.
2015 Architecture Award Winners
March 31, 2015
March 31, 2015, New York, NY — The American Academy of Arts and Letters announces the recipients of its 2015 architecture awards. The Academy’s annual
2015 Art Award Winners
March 19, 2015
New York, March 19, 2015 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the nine artists who will receive its 2015 awards in art. The art prizes and purchases, totaling nearly $250,000, honor both established and emerging artists.
2015 Literature Award Winners
March 12, 2015
New York, March 12, 2015 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the names of 18 writers who will receive its 2015
2015 Music Award Winners
March 3, 2015
New York, March 3, 2015—The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the sixteen recipients of this year’s awards in music, which total $205,000.
2015 Newly Elected Members
February 24, 2015
The Academy will induct five new Members, one American Honorary Member, and four Foreign Honorary Members.
Yehudi Wyner Elected President
February 11, 2015
New York, NY, February 11, 2015 – The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Yehudi Wyner has been elected to a three-year term as president of the American
2015 Richard Rodgers Awards
February 4, 2015
NEW MUSICAL WINS 2015 COMPETITION STRING New York, February 4, 2015 – The winner of the 2015 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater was
Lowell Liebermann wins the inaugural Virgil Thomson Award for Vocal Music of $40,000
March 27, 2014
Virgil Thomson was a champion of American music. His 1947 premier of The Mother of Us All was an extraordinary moment in the coming of
2014 Architecture Award Winners
March 25, 2014
March 25, 2014, New York, NY — The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced the recipients of its 2014 architecture awards. The Academy’s architecture
2014 Newly Elected Members
March 20, 2014
New York, NY, March 20, 2014 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters will hold its annual induction and award ceremony in mid-May. Secretary
2014 Literature Award Winners
March 10, 2014
New York, March 10, 2014 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the names of 20 writers who will receive its 2014
2014 Music Award Winners
March 4, 2014
New York, March 4, 2014—The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the sixteen recipients of this year’s awards in music, which total $175,000.
Opening of the Charles Ives Studio
March 1, 2014
On March 6, 2014, the newly recreated Charles Ives Studio and accompanying exhibition will open in the galleries of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City.
2014 Richard Rodgers Award in Musical Theater is given to Witness Uganda
February 3, 2014
New York, February 3, 2014 – The winner of the 2014 Richard Rodgers Production Award for Musical Theater was announced today by the American Academy
2013 Architecture Award Winners
April 17, 2013
New York, April 17, 2013 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters has awarded the annual Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture of $5000 to Alberto
2013 Art Award Winners
March 18, 2013
New York, March 18, 2013 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the eight artists who will receive its 2013 awards in
2013 Literature Award Winners
March 13, 2013
New York, March 13, 2013 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the names of 19 writers who will receive its 2013
2013 Literature Awards Winners and Inaugural E.B. White Award
March 13, 2013
New York, March 13, 2013 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the names of 19 writers who will receive its 2013
2013 Newly Elected Members
March 12, 2013
New York, NY, March 12, 2013 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters will hold its annual induction and award ceremony in mid–May. Henry N. Cobb,
2013 Music Award Winners
February 28, 2013
New York, February 28, 2013—The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the sixteen recipients of this year’s awards in music, which total $185,000.
2013 Richard Rodgers Awards Winners
February 11, 2013
New York, February 11, 2013 – The winners of the 2013 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater were announced today by the American Academy of
2012 Art Award Winners
March 22, 2012
New York, March 22, 2012 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the ten artists who will receive its 2012 awards in art.
2012 Architecture Award Winners
March 20, 2012
New York, March 20, 2012 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters has awarded the annual Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture of $5000 to landscape
2012 Literature Award Winners
March 14, 2012
New York, March 14, 2012 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the names of 18 writers who will receive its 2012
2012 Newly Elected Members
March 12, 2012
New York, NY, March 12, 2012 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters will hold its annual induction and award ceremony in mid-May. Henry N.
2012 Music Award Winners
February 29, 2012
New York, February 29, 2012—The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the eighteen recipients of this year’s awards in music, which total $190,000.
2012 Richard Rodgers Award Winners
February 8, 2012
New York, February 8, 2012 – The winner of the 2012 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater was announced today by the American Academy of
2011 Composer James Matheson Wins $200,000 Charles Ives Award
December 6, 2011
New York, December 6, 2011 – James Matheson has won the Charles Ives Living, and will receive $200,000 over the two-year period of the award, beginning
2011 Art Award Winners
March 28, 2011
New York, March 28, 2011 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the seven artists who will receive its 2011 awards in art.
2011 Literature Award Winners and the Inaugural John Updike Award
March 22, 2011
New York, March 22, 2011 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the names of 19 writers who will receive its 2011 awards
2011 Architecture Award Winners
March 16, 2011
New York, March 16, 2011 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters has awarded the annual Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture of $5000 to Mack
2011 Newly Elected Members
March 9, 2011
New York, NY, March 9, 2011 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters will hold its annual induction and award ceremony in mid-May. J. D.
2011 Music Award Winners
February 16, 2011
New York, February 16, 2011—The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the fifteen recipients of this year’s awards in music, which total $165,000. The
2011 Richard Rodgers Award Winners
February 11, 2011
New York, February 11, 2011 – Winners of the 2011 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater were announced today by the American Academy of Arts and
2010 Newly Elected Members
April 14, 2010
New York, NY, April 14, 2010 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters will hold its annual induction and award ceremony in mid-May. J.
2010 Architecture Award Winners
March 30, 2010
New York, March 30, 2010 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters has awarded the annual Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture of $5000 to landscape
2010 Art Award Winners
March 25, 2010
New York, March 25, 2010 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the eight artists who will receive its 2010 awards in art.
2010 Literature Award Winners
March 10, 2010
New York, March 10, 2010 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the names of 16 writers who will receive its 2010 awards
2010 Music Award Winners
March 4, 2010
New York, March 4, 2010—The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the sixteen recipientsof this year’s awards in music, which total $170,000. The
2010 Richard Rodgers Award Winners
February 9, 2010
New York, February 9, 2010 – Winners of the 2010 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater were announced today by the American Academy of Arts and
2009 Newly Elected Members
April 14, 2009
New York, NY, April 14, 2009 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters will hold its annual induction and award ceremony on Wednesday, May
2009 Literature Award Winners
April 14, 2009
New York, April 14, 2009 – The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the names of 17 writers who will receive its 2009 awards
2009 Architecture Award Winners
March 27, 2009
New York, March 27, 2009 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters has awarded the annual Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture of
2009 Art Award Winners
March 20, 2009
New York, March 20, 2009 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the eight artists who will receive its 2009 awards in
Glass Link Completed
March 10, 2009
New York, March 10, 2009 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters has completed construction of a Glass Link connecting its exhibition galleries in
2009 Music Award Winners
March 3, 2009
New York, March 3, 2009—The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the sixteen recipients of this year’s awards in music, which total $170,000.
J. D. McClatchy Elected 55th President
January 22, 2009
January 22, 2009 – The poet J. D. McClatchy has been elected to a three-year term as president of the American Academy of Arts and
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