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The Academy honors excellence and leadership in various fields and works on critical challenges facing society. Learn about the latest news, events, publications, and areas of focus of the Academy.
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Academy members are leaders in the arts and sciences, business, philanthropy, and public affairs. Based across the United States and around the world, they have been elected for exceptional contributions in their fields and professions.
- American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams , John Hancock , James Bowdoin , [1] Andrew Oliver , and other Founding Fathers of the United States . [2]
Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine new ideas, address issues of importance to the nation and the world, and work together “to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a ...
- American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 300-member honor society whose goal is to "foster, assist, and sustain excellence" in American literature, music, and art. Its fixed number membership is elected for lifetime appointments.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, honorary society incorporated on May 4, 1780, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., for the purpose of cultivating “every art and science.”. Its membership—more than 4,500 fellows in the United States and about 600 foreign honorary fellows (all scholars and national.
The American Academy of Art College is a private for-profit art school in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1923 for the education of fine and commercial arts students. In July 2024, the college announced its pending closure.