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About IAC

Initiatives in Arts and Culture (IAC) educates diverse audiences across the globe in the fine, decorative, and visual arts. Embodying and informed by a cross-disciplinary approach, our primary activities are conferences, publications, and exhibitions that explore issues related to fabrication, connoisseurship, cultural patrimony, cultural preservation, and the future of culture. Particular areas of emphasis include American painting, precious substances, and the Arts & Crafts Movement.

IAC’s projects have been supported by a wide array of individual, corporate, and foundation funders, and we pride ourselves on our extensive collaborations with entities whose values and commitments we share.

2025 Events

29th
American Art
Conference

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Crafting the Dream
May 7 – 10, 2025
Heritage Auctions
445 Park Ave.
New York, NY

15th
Gold + Diamond
Conference

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July 14 – 16, 2025
New York, NY

27th
Arts & Crafts
Conference

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Syracuse and Central New York
October 2025

2024 Events

26th
Arts & Crafts
Conference

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The Brandywine River Valley
October 13 – 17, 2024

14th
Gold + Diamond
Conference

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Expanding Horizons
July 16– 17, 2024
Bohemian National Hall
321 E. 73rd Street
New York, NY

28th
American Art
Conference

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Multiple Modernities
May 9 – 11, 2024
Heritage Auctions
445 Park Ave.
New York, NY

2023 Events

13th
Gold + Diamond
Conference

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Maintaining Purpose
July 17 – 19, 2023

25th
Arts & Crafts
Conference

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Detroit & Environs
September 27 – Oct 1, 2023