The Historians of British Art (HBA) was founded in Chicago in 1992. It is an affiliated society of the College Art Association (North America). The purpose of HBA is to foster communication and to promote the study and sharing of ideas among those engaged in any type of scholarship or other professional endeavor related to British art and architecture of every area and/or period.The membership of HBA is international in scope. HBA has affiliated sessions at the annual CAA conference, in addition to a separate business meeting. HBA also sponsors visits to area collections during the CAA meeting whenever possible.
The HBA Newsletter is published biannually and a directory of members is available for members only in the members section of the website. This section also includes calls for paper, HBA newsletter, Art and Research Resources, and Board Members.
