The ALAA Triennial Conference is a keystone event in the field of Latin American art, engaging an international cohort of scholars working across pre-contact, colonial, modern, and contemporary Latin American and Latinx art. Each triennial centers on a broad theme devised by the host institution and is free and open to public attendees with advanced registration
ALAA Triennial Conference
Upcoming Conference
Reclamations: The Afro-Asian-Native Turn in the Arts of Latin America
7th ALAA Triennial Conference, Seattle, Washington, October 8-11, 2026
Natalia Arbelaez, El Dorado, 2019, Performance © Natalia Arbelaez
Triennial Co-Sponsors: The Division of Art History in the School of Art + Art History + Design, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies program (LACS) in the Jackson School of International Studies at The University of Washington, and the Thoma Foundation.
Previous Conferences
Encounters with the Archive in Latin American and Latinx Art
6th ALAA Triennial Conference, Mexico City, March 15-18, 2023
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The World Upside Down: Arts of Oppression and Resistance in the American Hemisphere
5th ALAA Triennial Conference, Chicago, March 7-9, 2020
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Art at Large: Public & Monumental Arts in the Americas
4th ALAA Triennial Conference, San Francisco, March 18-20, 2016
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Cities, Borders and Frontiers in Ancient, Colonial, Modern, and Contemporary Latin American Art
3rd ALAA Triennial Conference, Washington D.C., March 15-17, 2013
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Origins of State/Origins of Identity
2nd ALAA Triennial Conference, Los Angeles, November 13-14, 2010
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Open Dialogues
1st ALAA Triennial Conference, New York, October 26-27, 2007
