Standards & Guidelines » CAA Guidelines
Published formally since 1973, the Standards and Guidelines—professional practices for the fields of art and art history—are divided into five categories. The date in parentheses indicated when the document was written or last revised.
In order to see which standards and guidelines are archived, please browse CAA’s finding aid.Academic Programs
- Guidelines for Curatorial-Studies Programs
- MFA Standards
- Standards for the AFA Degree in Studio Art
- Standards for the BA and BFA Degrees in Studio Art
- Statement On Terminal Degree Programs In The Visual Arts And Design
- Guidelines for Faculty Teaching in New-Media Arts
- Guidelines for Evaluating Digital Scholarship in Art and Architectural History
Academic Hiring Practices
- Guidelines for Part-Time Professional Employment
- Standards for Professional Placement
- Guidelines for Retention and Tenure of Art and Design Faculty
- Standards for Retention and Tenure of Art Historians
- Criteria for the Hiring and Retention of Visual Resources Professionals
Guidelines for candidates seeking employment
Tools for Visual Artists
- Artist Résumé
- Curriculum Vitae for Visual Artists
- Public Art Works
- Professional Practices for Artists
- Standards for Sculptural Reproduction and Preventive Measures to Combat Unethical Casting in Bronze
- The Use of Animal Subjects in Art: Statement of Principles and Suggested Considerations
- The Use of Human Subjects in Art: Statement of Principles and Suggested Considerations
- Guidelines for Presenting Works in Digital Format
Tools for Art Historians
- Curriculum Vitae for Art Historians
- Standards for the Practice of Art History
- Authentications and Attributions
Tools for Museum Professionals
- Curriculum Vitae for Museum Professionals
- Statement on Exhibition Venues
- Guidelines for Museums or Other Not-For-Profit Visual-Arts Institutions Working with Artists on Exhibitions and Commissioned Works
- Guidelines Regarding the Hiring of Guest Curators by Museums
- Information about Museum Ethics and Professional Practices
- Professional Practices for Art Museum Curators
- Statement Concerning the Acquisition of Cultural Properties Originating from Abroad, from Indigenous Cultures, and from Private Collections during the Nazi Era
- Statement Concerning theDeaccessionof Works of Art
Tools for Arts Administrators
Fair Use and Copyright
- Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts, CAA
- Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries, Association of Research Libraries
- Copyrights and Permissions in Scholarly and Educational Publishing
- Guide to the New York Print and Photograph Law
- Fine Art Print Publication Guidelines for Artists
- Quick Guide to Artists’ Rights under the 1977 Copyright Law
- Promotion of Distance Education through Digital Technologies
- Visual Resources Association: Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study
Publications
- Peer Review in Publications
- Statement on the Importance of Documenting the Historical Context of Objects and Sites
- Guidelines Regarding the Hiring of Catalogue Essayists
