Image: Dr. Nicolas Morrissey, Director of the Center for Asian Studies, will be presenting at College Art Association's (CCA) 2019 Annual Conference. CAA, as the preeminent international leadership organization in the visual arts, promotes these arts and their understanding through advocacy, intellectual engagement, and a commitment to the diversity of practices and practitioners. The conference will feature over 300 sessions reflecting the unprecedented range of subject areas proposed and selected by CAA members from a record-breaking 900 plus submissions. Over four days in the spectacular setting of New York City, CAA will host 500 events on site and off, including distinguished speakers, business meetings, art making and professional development workshops, gallery tours, a book and trade fair, receptions, and more. Dr. Morrissey will present his research paper entitled : "Ritual Efficacy, Astral Deities and Regional Patronage at Nandhadīrghika-vihāra," and chair the panel: After the Golden Age: Apogee or Decline? Resituating Regional Buddhist Visual Cultures in Medieval South Asia (8th–13th Centuries CE), on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 10:30 AM at the New York Hilton Midtown.
