Category Archives: News

Vale Professor Virginia Spate

August 22, 2022News

AAANZ is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Professor Virginia Spate AC FAHA, one of Australia’s most distinguished art historians. Her legacy to the nation includes the Museum of Contemporary Art. She played an important role advocating for the museum during her career as Director of the Power Institute at the University of Sydney. Her scholarship received critical acclaim and in addition to significant monographs on Tom Roberts and John Olsen are award winning publications such as her book on Monet which won the prestigious Mitchell Prize. She will be greatly missed. You can read a full obituary […]

Expression of Interest Advocacy Representative | AAANZ Executive Committee

August 1, 2022News

AAANZ is looking for a passionate member to join our executive team as the Advocacy Representative to assist with promoting and supporting visual arts research and art history across Australia and New Zealand. The Advocacy Representative will work with the President, the Advocacy Committee and other working groups to address critical issues, Indigenisation, make submissions and provide support on current concerns for the sector as they arise. The Association aims to address these matters in the public domain, ensuring the concerns of its members are heard. In pursuit of this goal AAANZ seeks to foster productive working relationships between members, […]

Event | BARREENG YIRRAMBOI | 19 to 20 JULY | Monash University Caulfield Campus

June 20, 2022News

BARREENG YIRRAMBOI 19 to 20 JULY 2022, Monash University Caulfield Campus Barreeng Yirramboi is a research symposium and exhibition program presented by the Wominjeka Djeembana Indigenous Research Lab at Monash Art Design and Architecture (MADA). It aims to highlight the relationality between practice-led research and Indigenous ways of knowing. Barreeng Yirramboi are Boon Wurrung words translating as tracks towards tomorrow or as Senior Boonwurrung Elder, N’arweet Professor Carolyn Briggs AM explains “it’s about the journey of coming into knowledge and envisioning new futures”. Keynote speakers: Associate Professor Ali Gumillya Baker (Mirning) and Dr Faye Rosas Blanch (Yidinyji/Mbararam) will speak together […]

Vale Mr W. Wanambi

May 9, 2022News

The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand extends its thoughts to family, extended family, the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre and the wider community of North East Arnhem Land for the loss of such a significant leader, artist and advocate for culture and Country. In 2007 Mr W. Wanambi became a director of Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, where he was instrumental in the facilitation of the short film collection Nhama and the mentoring of young Yolŋu in media practices. In 2014 Mr Wanambi graduated from the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts at the University of Melbourne, specialising in Indigenous Arts Management and was a […]

Call for Proposals │ EARLY CAREER PUBLISHING PROGRAM │Deadline Friday 22 April

April 9, 2022Book, Funding, News, Publication

AAANZ is calling for proposals for book publications from recently submitted doctorates in the fields of art history, art theory, art curatorship or art practice. This initiative has been developed by AAANZ in association with publishing house Taylor & Francis, with the intention of publishing a series of three monographs. The series will be divided into two rounds with proposals for the first two monographs selected in the first round in 2022. A Committee comprising of senior and early career art historians will select two recently completed PhD theses to be revised and published within the next two to three […]

Professor Terry Smith receives the 2022 Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award │ CAA

January 31, 2022News

Professor Terry Smith receives the 2022 Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award from the College of Art Association of America AAANZ President and Executive congratulate Professor Terry Smith on receiving this prestigious award in recognition for his services to academic teaching and being an inspirational mentor to his students. Details of the announcement can be found at https://www.collegeart.org/news/ CAA 2020 Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award Terry Smith has long written, curated and taught across borders, in the beginning coming from Australia to study and work in New York as both a scholar and an active member of Art & […]

JOB │Head of Department: Fine Art │ Monash University │ CLOSES SUNDAY 30 JAN

January 28, 2022News

Join a renowned and highly progressive experimental art school Foster interdisciplinary collaboration and excellence in research and teaching Lead a stellar group of artists in this key role The University As Australia’s largest university, Monash comprises a diverse range of inspiring individuals with a combined sense of purpose and a desire to create positive global impact through education and research. The Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (MADA) is an open, connected community of creative thinkers, makers and professional practitioners who tackle urgent issues together. Fine Art at MADA has created an intense interdisciplinary community for students […]

Winner announced for Research in Focus 2021

December 13, 2021NewsAwards, Early Career Researchers, PhD Research, Research in Focus

The Research in Focus Online Prize is being run in place of the annual PhD prize due to the online format of the 2021 conference. The Research in Focus Online Prize is based upon a video presentation of research and is open to all current PhD and recent graduates. Early career researchers were invited to prepare a short video that focuses on their research. They could talk to their entire PhD project, or choose a sub topic. Entrants were judged on the effectiveness of their communication. $1,000 will be awarded sponsored by Taylor and Francis Judges Dr Katrina Grant, Dr Raymond Spiteri and […]

New Emerging Scholars Program: The Necessity of Australian Art History Now

October 22, 2021News

As part of the 2021 AAANZ Conference, IMPACT, we are pleased to announce a new and exciting research intensive for postgraduate and early career scholars working in the field of Australian art history. Participants will have the opportunity to receive focused feedback on their own work from an invited audience comprised of their fellow workshop participants, alongside a panel of esteemed leaders in the field of Australian art history: Ann Stephen (co-author of The Necessity of Australian Art), Ian McLean and Greg Lehman. Applications close on 7 November. For more information and to apply: https://aaanz.info/aaanz-home/conferences/2021-conference-impact/Emerging-Scholars-Program/

Grounded in Place: Dialogues Between First Nations Artists from Australia, Taiwan and Aotearoa

October 5, 2021News

Register here 7-9 October 2021 This online symposium is a conversation between 15 First Nations artists, curators, and filmmakers, along with non-Indigenous scholars and museum professionals from Australia, Taiwan, Aotearoa, and the Philippines. It offers a space where First Nations creative practitioners who have not met, can gather, share ideas and insights, and develop connections. We hope these conversations will inspire new ideas and generate opportunities for future dialogue and exchange. This sharing of knowledge will also help build networks and foster cultural understanding and cooperation between our countries. The theme explores our relationship to the “land” from the standpoint […]