Rome Arts Director: Intellectual Leader for Fellows

The Andrew Heiskell Arts Director at The American Academy in Rome is a distinguished practitioner or scholar who will join the Academy’s intellectual leadership in Rome. They will guide Rome Prize Fellows across architecture, design, literature, musical composition, and visual art, shaping the Academy’s intellectual life on the Janiculum Hill. The...

Term:Three-yearappointment,renewableforuptotwoadditionalyears.StartdateAugust 2027. Foundedin1894,theAmericanAcademyinRomeisaleadingAmericanoverseascenter for independent study and advanced research in the arts and humanities. Each year, the Academy awards the Rome Prize to approximately 30 artists and scholars who join a dynamic, transdisciplinary...

The Director of the American Academy in Rome leads the day-to-day intellectual and community life of the on-campus residential program in Rome, guiding a senior team and Fellows across humanities and the arts. The role emphasizes transformative programming, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and public-facing representation in Rome and beyond, with a...

Rome, Italy Reports to Director Term: Three-year appointment, renewable for up to two additional years. Start date: August 2027 Role The Andrew Heiskell Arts Director is a member of the Academy’s intellectual leadership team. This is a role for a practitioner or scholar of genuine distinction—someone with an established reputation in one of the...

The American Academy in Rome seeks a Director to lead the day‑to‑day intellectual and community life of the Rome Prize Fellows and the on‑campus residential community. This senior role coordinates a leadership team and shapes programming and budgeting to sustain an internationally renowned scholarly environment. The Director represents the Academy...

Rome, Italy Reports to: President & CEO Supervises: Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor; Andrew Heiskell Arts Director; Drue Heinz Librarian and Head of Collections; and Deputy Director for Fellowships and Programs Term: Three-year appointment, renewable. Start date August 2027 Role The Director is the on-campus figure responsible for managing the...

Supervises:AndrewW.MellonHumanitiesProfessor;AndrewHeiskellArtsDirector;Drue Heinz Librarian and Head of Collections; and Deputy Director for Fellowships and Programs Term:Three-yearappointment,renewable.StartdateAugust 2027 Foundedin1894,theAmericanAcademyinRomeisaleadingAmericanoverseascenter for independent study and advanced research in the arts and...

Rome, Italy Reports to: President & CEO Supervises: Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor; Andrew Heiskell Arts Director; Drue Heinz Librarian and Head of Collections; and Deputy Director for Fellowships and Programs Term: Three-year appointment, renewable. Start date August 2027 Role The Director is the on-campus figure responsible for managing the...

Rome, Italy Reports to: President & CEO Supervises: Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor; Andrew Heiskell Arts Director; Drue Heinz Librarian and Head of Collections; and Deputy Director for Fellowships and Programs Term: Three-year appointment, renewable. Start date August 2027 Role The Director is the on-campus figure responsible for managing the...