Objectives
To encourage research of high quality on the arts and culture more generally, within and between countries. To fulfill this purpose the Committee engages in the following activities:

• it organizes sessions of the Sociology of the Arts at the meetings of the ISA
• it sponsors international seminars on topics of theoretical, methodological or substantive importance in this field
• it arranges for publication on matters related to research
• develops an international roster of sociologists of the arts and culture, and organizations involved in similar pursuit
• it fosters cross- national sociological research through the international membership in the research committee meetings, newsletter and other correspondence
• it seeks to keep its members informed of RC37 activities
• it engages in additional activities to disseminate its activities and encourage intellectual networks in and among many countries.

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Board 2010-2014
President
Marta HERRERO, University of Sheffield, UK, m.herrero@sheffield.ac.uk
Secretary
Eduardo DE LA FUENTE, Monash University, Australia, dela0104@flinders.edu.au
Board Members
Florent GAUDEZ, France
Jeffrey HALLEY, University of Texas, USA
Alexandra KOWALSKI, Central European University, Hungary (resigned, 2013)
Simon MAPADIMENG, South Africa
Jan MARONTATE , Simon Fraser University, Canada
Paulo MENEZES, Brazil
Alain QUEMIN, LATTS, France
Vera ZOLBERG, New School for Social Research, USA

Past Boards

Forthcoming Activities

The Arts Economy Conference: New Directions in an age of austerity 
ISA Research Committee on Sociology of Arts RC37
University of Sheffield, UK
September 9-10, 2013
Abstracts: April 20, 2013

Awards
RC37 Best Junior Paper in Sociology of Art Award
RC37 Richard Peterson Lifetime Achievement Prize in the Sociology of Art

Membership
Dues USD 40 (USD 12 discount) for a 4 year period.

 ISA membership registration form is available on https://secured.com/~f3641/formisa.htm