Charity registration number 1154066 Company registration number 08617307 (England and Wales) ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 ASSOCIATION FORART HISTORY LEGALAND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees K Havelock Dr J Andrews E Black C Breward N Catterall F Frigeri A Patrizio K Soni N Walton M Wiite Dr A Bovey Dr S IlThiteman Dr S Lishman P Sankoff F Fowle (Appointed 23 June 2023) (Appointed 2) June 2023) {Resigned 6 April 2023) (Appoiiited 23 June 2023) (Resigned 6 April 20?3) {Resigned 23 June 2023) Chief Executive Officer G Perry Charity number 1154066 Company number 08617307 Regi5t¢r¢d orri£e 70 Cowcross Street Londoii ECIM6EJ Auditor Simpson Wreford LLP Wellesley House Duke of Wellington Avenue Royal Arsenal London SE186SS Bankers CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malliiig Kent CTI 3BZ Solieitors Russell-cooke Solicitors 2 Puiney Hill London SW156AB Invutment advi50r3 Cazenove (Schroders) l London Wall Place London EC2Y SAU ASSOCIATION FORART HISTORY CONTENTS Page Trustees, report Independent auditor's report 8- 10 Statement of financial activitie5 Balance sheet 12 Statement of cash flows Notes to the financial Statements 14-25 ASSOCIATION FORART HISTORY TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTOR'S REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 The trustees who served during the period las listed on the legal and administration information) are pleased to report on the Association for An History's (AAH) financial statements and activities for the }'ear ended i l December 2023. The financial statemcnts have been prepared in accnrdance with the accounting policies set out in note I to the financial stateinents and comply with tlie charity's Meinorandum and Articles of Association, the Coinpanie5 Act 2006 and 'AccountingF and Reportiii¥ by Charities.. Statement of Recomineiided Practice applicable to cl)arities preparinb their accounts in accordance with tlie Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" letTective l January 2019}. Principal activities Through our principal activities, we realise our mission to advance the study and prgcti¢e of art history. Our a¢iivities gre organised around scholarship and research, as embodied in our Journal, Art Hisiory,, our Annual Conference and other research-led eveiits,. teacliing and leariiin& M".hich focuses on iiitroducing and enhanciiig art history, instruction at all education leve15; raising the profile of oiir subject to bi'oadeT publics principally through our Art History Festival,. and advocacy concernin¥ the is5ue5 which affect the subject and those en¥aged with it. Structure. governance and management The Association for Art History was founded in 1974 (as the Associalion of Art Historians) and registered with the Charity Commission in 198 l. We are a company, limited by guarantee, registered with Companies House with company number 08617307, and ivith the Charity Cominis5ion with chariry number 1154066. Governance At the end of 2023, the Association had 12 trustees including a Chair and Honorary Treasurer. Our Articles of Association provide for two standing committees.. Finance and Risk Management and Noininations. The former provides financial oversight on tl)e operation5 of tl)e A55ocialion. Tl)at comillittee a150 hold5 and review5 the Association's risk re¥ister, Llostly monitoring its exposure, asst5Sln¥ the appetite for risk, and con5ideriii¥ dctitsns wl)ich ameliornte various risks. The Nominaiions Committee reviews irusiee skill sets, compares them to Ihose needed to realise the Associaiion's strategic goals, and makes recommendations for additions to the board. Trusiee recruitmeni induction and trainin Current processes of trustee appointments have resulted in a board that has both satisfactorily represented the Association's constituencies and provided useful experrise. Three Irustees left the board in 2023 and three were added, wilh backgrounds in accountancy..'management and la￿/gOvernan¢e. All new trustees are provided with a thoroiigh induction. Mana ement Thc Association einployed seven staff members who work in various areas including programming, COTnmunications, publications and education. The Association's Chief Executive 15 responsible for ensuring that resources, governance and manageinent are in place to ei)able the charity to achieve its objective5. This includes the day-to-day inanagetnent of the organisation. its volunteers, employed statYat)d freelanee contractors. Strategy Our mission is to lead the collective effort in the UK to advance the studv and practice of art history; to connect those engaged with an liistory, aid scholgrly research and develop professional practice; and to advocate on behalf of the subject. stressing its imponance in a M'ell-rollnded ediication and influencing relevant policy. Our three-year strategy 12022-202415et5 Out goals, objective5 and activities to help u5 realise our mission. The plan 15 organised around three Inain cotnponents.. coiitributiiig to aiid proinotinb the 511bject of art history. increa5in¥ eiiga&Tement with art history and with tl)e Association," and enguring loi)g-tem sustainability. The Association undertook a mid-point review of its current strategy in 2023 in two consultative sessions at our Annual Conference and oiir AGM. Over 150 of our stakeliolders considered how our subject could be sustained during this pcriod of threat to arts and hllmanities disciplines and for the long tern]. Four areas of focus emerged, comprising.. l) Make Art History more accessible and iinderstood by the wider public,. 21 Advocate for the discipline'5 benefit5; 3) Empha515e, and 5UPPOrt development of, the vocational aspect5 of the di5cipline'. and 4) Protnote art history and visual li￿raCY across educational levels. especially secondar>. schools, in tsrder to impn)ve recruiin)ent to university courses. The actions to further these aims were incorporated into our strategic plan and will help to infom the next plan, for the years 2025-2027, on which work began in late 2023. ASSOCIATION FORART HISTORY TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 AehieN'ements and performanee The stalyand btsard Inonitor activities and objectives against annual goals. Among those are key perfomance indicators such as upiake and reception of our major iniiiatives-the Annual Conference- our scholarly journal. Art HitstJry,' and the Art History Festival as well as participation in smaller events and programmes. All have remained consistent with projections. Overall financial health and reserves are detailed belom". M."iih reserves remaining at comfortable levels vis-a- vis annual turnover. Advocac We Iiave worked to an agenda for our advocacy efforts iyhich furtliers gFoa15 in oiir strategic plan. Tliis incliides decolonising the art history. curriculun), addregsing issues of diversity and intlusion partiLularly among studei)Is taking art history at university, and supporting an history departments that are under threat of reduction or elimination. E ualit Diversit and Inclusion EDI In order io assess whether ihose on our siafy. our boards and our committees represent the populations we work within and serve. we have expanded our EDI monitoring and data gathering 10 include all of our stakeholders who volunteer for the A$s￿latIOn and those ivho apply for volunteer and paid posts, grants and aivards. Forms were most recentl}, circulated in autumn 2023,. we will continue to do this on an gnnual basis. Filling out the monitoring forms is voluntary., as the}, are in all instances. Our initial results show that while progress has been made in diversifyin£ our stsff and some volujiteer coinn)ittees {notabl}' the Doctoral and Early Career Research Committee and the International Advisory Board) pro¥re5S Still needs to be Tnade with other coinmittees including our Hi¥her Education and Curatorial Committees dmong others. Diver5lty in all its foTm5 IS taken into Lonsideratioii ivhen recruiting Lominittee niembers and ir will continue io remain a priority. Informed by our discussions with art history, heads of departments. we distributed a survey on efforts departments have made to diversify the cohon of undcrgraduate students in art history and faculty in those depanmentslareas of study. The survey wa% distributed in latc 2023. w¢ will publish results diirin£ 2024 aiid reference them in oiir 2024 EDI summary. We have also worked with the chairs of the tksign History Society and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain to consider how ￿..¢ best encourabFe acce5S to our 5ubject5 by students from lower socio- econoniic strata. A facilitated dis¢us5ion anitsng stakeholders of the three organisations M'ill take place in 2024; we will publish and pursue aetions steps that result from that consultation. We conducted a thorough review of our grants programme in 2023 in terms of EDI monitoring and utility to Ihose in our academic and professional communities. This covered the period from March 2020 to March 2023. We found that while applicanis identifying as white comprised a simple majority of 560/0, tlie award rate to whites (640/.) and those idcntifying as non-white (61Q/o} were very, similar. I'hi)se with disabilities ￿tre awarded grants at a rate of 67Q/o,' those without disabilities were at a success Tate of 640/0. All infollnation sent in response to our EDI foTm5 is anonyinised and 15 not available to the bFrant5 revieiving COTnmittee when assessing gFrant application5. To help eiicouragTe 511bmi55ions from as wide a potsl of applicants and perspectives as Pogsible, we will undertake to l)ighligl)t successful grant-funded projects Nvhich locus 01) non.Western and global Inajority content. Our EDI policy provides that the content of our events and initiatives will include a wide range of voices and viel￿pOintS and that they M'ill advance broad and inclusive art histories. In ?023 350/0 of our programme was focused on work from the global majority or that which involved issues of race, class, sexual preference and gender identity. This more than doubled our goal of I SQ/0. Publication Tlie Association's flagship publication is Avi Hi.fÈnry, an intematioiial, refereed journal that promotes world-class, art- historical scholarship from across the globe. It publishes es5ay5 and ci'itical reviews that foreground inethodological self- reflexivity and hi¥hlights specific areas of concerii and iiitere5t to tlie field through its special issue prourarnme. It represei)ts ihe diversily of the discipline at large and welcomes submissions from both esthblished and emerging scholars. The journal is supported bj an Editorial Board of academics from around the UK and an Intemational Advisory Board. ASSOCIATION FORART HISTORY TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 In 2023, the Association published five issues of the journal. four were 'medley'" issues which contained a variety of essays {24 in total) and book review's124 in totall, spanning a diversity of topics, periods and Inethodologies. There was oi)e 'special' issue, i.e. on a specified topic or theme, entitled, 'The Vast Early Modern Atlantic, edited by Cecile Froinont (Yale University} and Esther Chadwick (Courtauld Institute of Art). The provoLiltion for the issue M'a5 what art l)istory might look like ivhen the frdmeivorks, through which ihe early modem Ailaniic world has been appi"oached up 10 iiow, are pushed into the background to allow nei¥ connections to emerge that redraw geographical, demographic, culiural, linguistic, and sensory. coordinates. The six essays in the volume demonstrated how challenging boundaries and crossing historiographic lines enrich our knowledge of the early modem Atlantic world in transformative ways. The two Committees advising the journal-the Editorial Board and the International Advisory Board IIABFwere strengthened by new meTnbeTS and a goveri)ance review in 2023. This iiicluded a replaceTneiit of most of tlie members of the IAB to align their locations and areas of study more c105ely with the jOUTnal's editorial vision, stratebFic constituencies, and geographies. Menibers Nwere added from Asia, Africa, South Ainerica aiid the European {non- Anglophone) coniinent in order to, among other things, encourage submissions from those part ot Ihe world. In 2023 the Association's long-held relationship with the publisher Wile) came to an end, and a new publisher for our journal was soiight. After a tender process. ￿'e chose Oxford University Press (OUP) as the new publisher for the journal, g fitting piiblislier as OUP has other highly regarded art and art history titles which are a good complement to Avi Hisiory. Transition work to the new publisher took place in 2023 for a n¢w contrart that began in 2024. Events and Initiatives The Association for Art History delivers an anniial prograinme of in-person and online events designed to engage with tlie broad ranbFe of our audiences. Our event5 are conceived and or&Tanised collaborativel),, WOTkingF closely with partners and volllnteer5 across tlie education and Cul￿re sectors. For ihg Higher Educuliopi Sector OurAnnual Conference features the latest research from scholars in ihe UK and around the world. The 2023 event look place at University College. London. It featured 39 mulii-paper sessions, a bookfair and included keynote presentsiions from susan pui san lok (Decolonialising Arts Institute, UAL), Debra strick.land (University. of Glasgow) and Tim B￿Tillger {Yale Centre for British Art). The professional development programme included a zine-making workshop, a session on copyright in the Iniiseum sector, a roundtable on the fu￿re of art history and a UCL museums toiir. There were 464 in attendance at tlie coiiference. Patricia Smyth. Assistsnt Professorlsenior Research Fellow at the University of Wanvick. gave a talk at the University of Noitingham on her 20?2 Art History Residency research exploring the affective response of nineteenth-century spectators to images, from various disciplines including art, theairical spectacle, and new visual technolligies such as the Diorama. The talk attracted 44 attendees including those online and at the university. The Association offer5 a progTaTnme of events for students in Higher Education and those at earlv Stages of their careeTS. Organised by Doctoral and Early Career Research committee, these incliide our Professional Development Days, sun]￿er Syniposium, Global New Voices Conference, and a iiew readin¥ group serie5. Our Professional Developmeni Days offer professional advice, insights. and career development opportunities for those at the doctoral, post-docioral and early career stages. We presented this event online over two days to 49 participants. The event featured eight professionals and academics M,ho spoke on digital technologies, community engagement, preparing for postgradugte studv and disseminating research as well as mentoring sessions for nine doctoral students and those earlier in their careers. The A550ciation'5 Summer Symp05ium hig7hligshts cu￿ent doctoral and early career research. The 202i event 'Art Out of Place featured 14 iesearch papers on the receptioii l)istory of artworks and took place at the Women's Library.. Glasgow. It atirdcied 40 participants. Global New Voices is our annual One-da￿ conference for masters and early-stage doctliral research students worldwide. The online conference focussed on the theme of Resistance. Art and Visual Thinking. There were 13 research papers, and the event attracted an audience of 60. ASSOCIATION FORART HISTORY TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 In 2023, the Association introduced g new series of participatory readillg groups designed to provide focused discussion amontw snialler groups of participant5 on subjtcts of it]terest to the academic community. The three sessions in the year explored the topics.. Theatricality, Queer Perfom]ance and History of Art. Decoloiiisiiig the Digital in the Classroom; and DeL(Iloiiisiiig Art History with How Art Can be Thou¥ht. The event5 ITiLluded 48 partlLiPiints. In addition to our tw'o sianding committees noted above, the Association enjoys the support aiid advice of a number of advisory committees which represent our various communities. One of them, our Higher Education Committee, apprises us of matters of importance in that sector and helps to coordinate advocacv effons throughout the UK. In March, the coinniittee organized tlie second of our online events addressing the opportunities and challenges inherent in diversifying art histi)ry curricula; the focus was on how the asse%smeiit of %tlldent IVOTk could be 'de¢olani%¢d. 69 academics took part in the session. For those inpre-universityy educatio Wilh teachers and students ai pre-university levels we continued to make etTorts to increase the presence of our subjeci in the curricula. Ai the A level. the online course we created with Art Hisiory in Schools ai the National Extension College, has proved to be popular and continues 10 address the geographical imbalance ot Ihe availability of the classroom-based course, with all but a few of the 105 schools offering it being located in the south. The online course has enabled students from around the UK to take the A level who otherwise niay nat liave had tlie opportunity to do so. We were encouraged to sec that we met our objectives M'ith the enrolment foT the 2022123 school year which shom'ed a faiTI)' even FeogFraphical distributioi) of students and, for the first tiine, the inajority did not come from the south of Englai)d. In the four years of the progiamme, 169 students have enrolled. Our Ways of Seeing conference for A-Level students and their teachers took place in November at the Victoria and Albert Museum. This year ive focused on the theme of war. a key strand in the an history syllabus. 160 were in attendance including 50 state school students, 8J from independent schools and 27 teachers. The eveni included a continuing professional development workshop organised b) the V&A, offering an introduction 10 resoiirces in the National Art Library and ideas for a studcnt-led activity on Eric Ravilious, pictures of war. Students also explored artworks relating to the war, folloH'ingT a self-LTuided handout. At the primary school level, we entered our fourth year of offering teachers continuing professional development sessions in art history. The event in 2023. also on the theme of ivar, was well received with attendance by 19 teachers who reach over 550 siudents during the school year. Fov Professionals In addition to serving those in Ihe HE secior and in pre-university edllcation, the Association for An History also works to advance the professional practice of art history, specifically those iii curatorial work aiid in the art trade. The A550ciation work5 closelj. with a cominittee of art curator5 froin around the UK on a nutnber of initiative5 to promote and advocate for curatorial practice, address topics of interest in the sector and provide opportunities for collaboration. professional developmeni and the sharing of expertise. The initiative includes a mentorship programme which included a 'speed mentoring, event in June. This in-person offering afforded six early-career curators from a cross section of organizaiions the opportunity to have sessions with four senior professionals from the museums and galleries sectors. Evet]ts in the initiative also included a Ciiratorial Walk-Throiigh at Tate Britain where curators spoke about the ideas behind, and i55ue5 encountered with, Ilie new installation of the pennanent Lollection,. 30 professiona15 attended. In 2023, the Association entered into a collaboration w'ith the Warburg Institute to present online talks 1¥1)ich, like the walk- throughs, preseni an opponunit5' for curaiors to learn about the iniellectual and practical considerations of exhibitions and collection interpretalions. The first of these 'Curatorial Conversalions, was presented in October and featured a discussion with curators of the exhibition. Th¥ de VLldeJ." (Fiecmvich, Arl ihe SLU. ul Ihe Quecvi Hozise, Royal Museums Greenwich. it was attended by 62 participants. With the curatorial committee, tlie Association also created professional development re5011rces on its website and distributed a survey on curatorial workplace wellbeing. The survey ivas taken by over 260 curators throiighout the UK. The A550ciation issued a reptsrt on it5 finding5 in 2024. The Association's art market steering group focuses on helping young people enter careers in auciilin houses and commercial galleries. Working with this group, the Association pi'esenied tw'o online events, in January and November. offering advice and guidance from art market professionals. These attracted a combined audience of 296. ASSOCIATION FORART HISTORY TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTOR'S REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 For ihe Public We work to raise the profile of our subject among the public and encourage those who have an inteTest in art and visual culture to explore those subjects further through art history. Our niain offering foT those audience5 15 our Art Hi5toiy Festival. Foi the third iteration of the festival in 202i, the theme of Colour,. Inspiration, Insight, Iniil¥lll: Tangible asbets Investments Current assetsl(liabilities) Long term liabilities 847 265,122 567,417 (1,737) 265,122 550,440 {1,737) 16,977 814,672 16,977 831,649 24 Related party transactions Transactions with related parties During the year the chariTr entered into the following transactions with relared parties. Trustees During the year five trusiees were reimbuTsed a total of £1,445 for travel expenses. G Perry G PeTry 15 the CEO ￿]d wa5 reimbursed £2,056 for expense5. The Courtauld S Whiteman is a trustee of Association for Art Hisiory {AAH}, and is Governor of The Courtauld. AAH paid The Courtauld £2,767 for freelance fees. 25 Cash generated frorn operations 2023 2022 Surplus for the year 30,942 20,076 Adjustments for.. InvestTnent income recogni5ed in Statement of financial activities Fair value gains and losses on investments Depreciatioii and iinpaiTnient of tangible fixed assets (16.9721 (8,294) 349 (11,469} 28,077 578 Movements in WOTking capital.. (Increase) in debtors (Decieasellincrease in creditors (Decrease)lincrease in deferred income (15,477) (?1.1301 (1,357) 86,136 1,737 Cash (absorbed by)Igen¢rated from operations (31,939) 13,203 24- ASSOCIATION FORART HISTORY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 26 Analysis of ehanges in net funds The charity had no Tnaterial debt during the year. 25-