Virginia Commonwealth University & VCU School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQ) to host the Third Biennial Symposium on Islamic Art.

November 2–4, 2009 in Cordoba, Spain

International speakers will explore the theme of Color in Islamic lands from southern Europe to South Asia.

Organizers
Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom, shared holders of the Hamad bin
Khalifa Endowed Chair of Islamic Art at VCU and the Norma Jean Calderwood
University Chair of Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College, to convene the conference and edit the proceedings.

Prospective speakers should visit the Call for Papers page after May 1, 2008 for information on submitting papers for consideration.