November 2016 - AAANZ | The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand

A Baroque Archbishop in Colonial Australia: ARC PhD Scholarship – University of Melbourne

November 30, 2016News

A Funded PhD Scholarship on the Architectural Patronage of William Wardell in Colonial Melbourne Applications close on 20 January 2017 The School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne is seeking a candidate for a doctoral scholarship on a collaborative research project funded by the Australian Research Council on the architectural patronage of the first Catholic Archbishop in Colonial Melbourne and the British born architect William Wardell. The successful candidate will develop their thesis as a member of a dynamic inter-disciplinary team (Professor Jaynie Anderson, Shane Carmody and Professor MaxVodola), working in partnership, over a period […]

Ann Elias appointed to the CAA International Committee

November 28, 2016News

Ann Elias, Associate Professor at the Sydney College of the Arts, has been appointed to the International Committee of the American College Art Association (CAA). The position is for three years and Ann has proposed this will present an opportunity to strengthen ties between the CAA and the AAANZ. The term begins at the upcoming annual conference in February 2017 in New York, and will continue through the annual conference in February 2020 in Chicago. The International Committee seeks to foster an international community of artists, scholars, and critics within CAA; to provide forums in which to exchange ideas and make […]

Australian Academy of the Humanities – Mary Roberts elected new Fellow

November 28, 2016News

We are delighted to announce art historian Mary Roberts was included in the election of 21 new Fellows to the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the highest honour available for achievement in the humanities in Australia. Fifteen Fellows, three Honorary Fellows and three Corresponding Fellows have been elected at the Academy’s Annual General Meeting on 19 November 2016. Fellows are elected in recognition of the excellence and impact of their scholarship in the humanities. Honorary Fellows are elected in recognition of their distinguished contribution to the public life of the humanities and the arts, both in Australia and internationally. Corresponding Fellows […]

AAANZ 2016 Conference e-program available

November 25, 2016AAANZ Conference, NewsAAANZ conference, AAANZ Conference 2016, Canberra

The AAANZ 2016 Conference e-program is now available for download as a pdf. The e-program include conference session and paper abstracts and speaker biographies is can be downloaded via this link (pdf 3.4M) The basic conference timetable with times and locations of each session, keynotes and other events can be downloaded here. Please note the following events Thursday 9am-5pm – Post-graduate student day (Sir Roland Wilson Building, Australian National University) Thursday 6pm – Keynote by Dr Melissa Chiu (James Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia) Friday 9am – Keynote by Dr Anthea Callen (Manning Clark Lecture Theatre, Australian National University) Friday […]

AAANZ 2016 Conference Party at the National Portrait Gallery

November 17, 2016AAANZ Conference, NewsAAANZ Conference 2016

On Friday December 2 from 5.30- 7.30 pm the AAANZ 2016 Conference Committee and the National Portrait Gallery will be hosting a party at the National Portrait Gallery. This is a ticketed event (in addition to conference registration) and numbers are limited. All conference participants are eligible to purchase a ticket for themselves, and up to one invited guest, at a cost of $25 per person. This event includes entry to the current exhibition The Popular Pet show. To purchase a ticket to this event please note that you must use a credit card via the ANU online portal system, no […]

CFP – Latecomers: Anita Brookner Then and Now 17-18 March 2017

November 7, 2016News

As we approach the first anniversary of Anita Brookner’s death, this first international and interdisciplinary conference devoted to Brookner seeks to explore the meaning and significance of Brookner’s vast legacy, in both fiction and non-fiction. Presented by The University of Melbourne Venue: National Gallery of Victoria (International) OVERVIEW The work of Anita Brookner occupies an ambiguous place in the literary field. Brookner has a cult status, was a Booker-Prize winner and best-selling novelist, and yet her work received what she herself deemed ‘censorious’ reviews and limited critical attention. Brookner’s death was accompanied by conflicted accolades that appeared to celebrate her […]

Conference Timetable: The Work of Art

November 2, 2016AAANZ Conference

The AAANZ 2016 Conference Committee are pleased to announce an exciting program for the annual conference. The first day of the conference is dedicated to papers by postgraduate students, all delegates are warmly invited to come and support these papers. The two keynote speakers are The 2016 AAANZ Conference keynote speakers are Dr Melissa Chiu, Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C and Professor Anthea Callen, Professor Emeritus of Visual Culture, University of Nottingham, UK and Professor Emeritus, School of Art, Australian National University. More information here. Please note that registrations close on 21st November 2016, please make sure your register […]

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