Monthly Archives: September 2019

Research Scholarship | Ten Days on the Island

September 27, 2019General

Research Scholarship | PhD Projects | Masters by research project Social Impact of Ten Days on the Island Festival in Regional Tasmanian Communities or Practice-based Place-Based Events or Practice The School of Creative Arts and Media, University of Tasmania and Ten Days on the Island are offering fixed-term scholarships for up to 3.5 years for placed based higher degree research (HDR) projects. The PhD or Masters by research projects will be co-designed with Ten Days on The Island’s CEO and Artistic Director to align with the 2021 Festival. Ten Days on the Island is Tasmania’s state-wide arts festival with headquarters […]

Call for NZ artists | Hidden Heritage project

September 27, 2019General

Does your personal collection of documents and artefacts tell a story about your life and work? Do you need help organising it and preserving for the future? Would you rather throw it all away? New Zealand artists are invited to participate in the project Hidden heritage: preserving, presenting, and reusing personal collections. This project, run by a team of researchers at Victoria University of Wellington, looks at the heritage potential within personal collections of significant individuals and the issues faced when organising personal collections. Read more Hidden Heritage and take part For more information contact Dr Maja Krtalić maja.krtalic@vuw.ac.nz

Public Lecture | A Friend to Artists: Jim Ede and Modern Art | Thursday, 3 October, 4pm | Buxton Contemporary

September 27, 2019Events

Join Dr Amy Tobin, Curator of Exhibitions, Events and Research at Kettle’s Yard; Lecturer in the History of Art, University of Cambridge, UK for a public lecture A Friend to Artists: Jim Ede and Modern Art at Buxton Contemporary, Thursday, 3 October, 4pm. This talk is an introduction to Kettle’s Yard and its curator H.S. Jim Ede (1896-1990). It considers Ede’s life and his relationship to Modern Art, particularly his unique understanding of the imbrication of art and life. Ede described himself as a ‘friend to artists’. Dr Tobin will discuss Ede in relation to the world he created for […]

Subscription Offer | Join or renew your AAANZ membership to receive a 10% discount on an Art Monthly subscription

September 27, 2019AAANZ Conference, Membership

To coincide with the 2019 AAANZ Conference, Ngā Tūtaki – Encounter/s: Agency, Embodiment, Exchange, Ecologies, Art Monthly Australasia is offering a 10% discount on a new one-year print subscription. This offer is valid until registrations close on Sunday 17 November. To take advantage of this offer join or renew your membership here About Art Monthly Australasia Art Monthly Australasia has provided a critical platform for art writers and artists across Australia and New Zealand since 1987 and has been based at the Australian National University’s School of Art & Design since 1992. As such, it […]

Job | Senior Lecturer | Associate Professor in Art History | Victoria University of Wellington

September 27, 2019Jobs

Applications are invited for the position of Senior Lecturer | Associate Professor in Art History Associate Professor in Art History is within the School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies, Victoria University of Wellington. This is a permanent full-time position available from 2020. The successful applicant for the Senior Lecturer | Associate Professor position will have a PhD in Art History or a related discipline, an excellent research profile and extensive teaching experience at tertiary level. The appointee will also be expected to contribute to academic leadership in the Art History Program. The successful applicant will be expected to develop […]

Symposium | Prints, Printmaking and Philanthropy | University of Melbourne

September 23, 2019EventsPrints, Symposium, University of Melbourne

A symposium celebrating 50 years of The Harold Wright and The Sarah and William Holmes Scholarships 30 September – 2 October 2019 This symposium, Prints, Printmaking and Philanthropy, celebrates 50 years of The Harold Wright and The Sarah and William Holmes Scholarships by focussing on three broad themes – print exhibitions, print collections and print presses – and seeks to trace the influence of philanthropy in shaping Australasian print culture. In one of the largest gatherings of print scholars, curators, artists and printmakers ever seen in Australia, a range of topics will be addressed from historical and contemporary perspectives. These include: […]

PhD Scholarships in digital design, heritage, visualisation and digital humanities | School of Art and Design – ANU

September 18, 2019Funding

Three PhD scholarships in digital design, heritage, visualisation and digital humanities. For full details and to apply visit the website: https://anudesign.com.au/apply/ PhD Scholarship: Mapping travelling objects – art and cultural diplomacy $27,596 p/a, 3 years ARC DECRA Project DE190100578 Travelling objects – art and cultural diplomacy “Travelling objects – art and cultural diplomacy” investigates questions about cross-cultural communication that are raised when many copies of certain art objects—prints or medals—exist in distant lands across the globe. It does so through a study of diplomatic gifts sent from France to other countries in Europe, Asia, and the New World in the […]

Opportunity | EXTENDED DEADLINE | Visiting Professor in Australian Studies at University of Tokyo

September 6, 2019Jobs, News

EXTENDED DEADLINE Applications open for a visiting Professor in Australian Studies at the University of Tokyo in 2020-21 and 2021-22 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Centre for Pacific and American Studies, The University of Tokyo EXTENDED DEADLINE: Applications close at 5pm on 1 November 2019 The Visiting Professorship in Australian Studies was created in 1999 by the Centre for Pacific and American Studies, The University of Tokyo, to promote a deeper understanding of Australia and its regional engagement. The position is supported by the Australia-Japan Foundation. Applications are invited from highly qualified Australians with significant academic or public achievement […]

ANZJA Current Issue | Vol 19 Issue 1 2019 | Open Issue

September 6, 2019ANZJA

ANZJA Current Issue | Vol 19 Issue 1 2019 | Open Issue Edited by Ian McLean Michaela Bear explores the complex production processes, historical precedents and cross-cultural perspectives informing Lisa Reihana’s moving image work in Pursuit of Venus [infected]; Stefan Popescu and Aleksandr Andrews Wansbrough analyse the various media and familial transgressions enacted in Huck Botko’s abject Dessertumentary series; Catherine De Lorenzo situates the art historical importance of Ar_atjara, an exhibition held in Düsseldorf in 1993 of traditional and contemporary Aboriginal and Torre Strait Islander art, predominantly initiated and directed by Aboriginal people; Tara McDowell undertakes a spatial and temporal […]

Job | Head of Collections | Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

September 6, 2019Jobs

Head of Collections, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Applications close 11 September 2019 For more information click here This is an outstanding opportunity for a specialist to lead the effective management of art collections. Established in 1888, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is a leading visual arts institution in New Zealand with more than 17,500 artworks and over 150 archival collections. The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the home of art for Auckland, its people and visitors, and a cultural leader in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Gallery’s purpose is to be a creative catalyst for art and ideas, offering […]