ASA Announces New Prize in Legal Aesthetics/Philosophy of Art Law

The American Society for Aesthetics announces the establishment of a new prize to recognize outstanding published work in legal aesthetics/philosophy of art law, broadly understood. The inaugural prize will be awarded to a published journal article, book chapter, or monograph published between March 1, 2024 – March 1, 2026.

The prize will be $1000 plus travel funds to the next ASA Annual Meeting. Nominations will be judged based on significance of the topic or issue, quality of the research, quality of the writing, originality, and contribution to the literature in legal aesthetics/philosophy of art law, broadly construed. Nominations also will be assessed on their rigorous inclusion of references representing the diversity of contributors to the relevant scholarly dialogue. For complete guidelines, see the ASA Web site.

Julie C. Van Camp donated $50,000 to endow this prize in perpetuity to honor Monroe C. Beardsley’s work in aesthetics and Elizabeth Lane Beardsley’s work in ethics and philosophy of law.