The Graduate Art History Association

Upcoming GAHA Events

October 7–11, 2024
Annual Book and Bake Sale

October 24–25, 2024
Graduate Symposium - Re-entering: Marginalized Perspectives on the Materiality of Domestic Interiors

April 10, 2025
Distinguished Lecture Series: Kelli Wood (University of Tennessee)

Past Distinguished Lecture Series

Fresco workshop in the Department of Art History and Archaeology — GAHA hosts Dr. Hilary Becker, Binghamton University (SUNY), for a workshop where undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of art history and archaeology, studio art, and classics joined together to create their very own frescoes using traditional materials and ancient techniques.

The Graduate Art History Association (GAHA) is a student-run organization where students can engage in professional development through comradery and networking with prominent curators, independent scholars, professors, archaeologists, and visual artists in the field. We curate various events across the University of Maryland campus, including but not limited to symposia, colloquia, alumni networking socials, and visual artist workshops.

Each year, GAHA hosts a Distinguished Lecture Series featuring leading scholars whose work endeavors to expand the field of art history. Our goal with this lecture series is to spark dialogue about the value of the arts and humanities in the world today and to emphasize critical engagement with the power of visual media. In recent years we have had the privilege of hosting such scholars as Jessica Bell Brown, Hilary Becker, Emily Anderson, Gennifer Weisenfeld, Huey Copeland, and J.P. Park.

Governed by graduate students, GAHA is currently sponsored by self-organized fundraisers and the generous support of the Department of Art History and Archaeology. Meetings are held monthly in a hybrid format to maximize participation and all graduate students within the department are encouraged to join.

While planning meetings are limited to Art History and Archaeology graduate students, our events are open to ALL! We welcome prospective students to the MA/PhD program, scholars in art history and archaeology, as well as anyone and everyone outside the field to attend and connect with us over our events.

For more information, please contact the current GAHA president, JooHee Kim, at jkim663@umd.edu.

GAHA is committed to accessibility and inclusivity. Read our departmental Statement of Commitment here.

2024-2025 GAHA Officers

President: JooHee Kim
Vice President: Ashley Cope
Treasurer: Mekayla May
Secretary: Maggie Mastrandrea
Special Events Chair: Filippo Grassi and Katie Rabogliatti
Social Events Chair: Justyce Bennett
ARHU Liaison: Noriko Okada
Graduate Symposium Chair: Mekayla May and Justyce Bennett
Undergraduate Symposium Chair: Georgia Hennie Kerns
MFA Catalogue Project Manager: Maura Callahan
Public Relations: Christine Quach
Social Media Manager: Haojian Cheng