Monthly Archives: November 2020

Database of Experts | Directory of Art Historians and Art Researchers in the Asia Pacific Region

Resources

The Directory of Art Historians and Art Researchers in the Asia Pacific Region is now live and accessible through the AAANZ website. This is an important resource that provides a searchable database of experts – academics, researchers, teachers, writers, editors, curators, and museum professionals – specialising in art, architecture, and visual culture from all periods and geographic regions. A joint initiative of the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ), the Australian Institute of Art History (AIAH), and the International Committee for the History of Art (CIHA), the Directory of Art Historians and Art Researchers in the Asia Pacific […]

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Event | Upping the Anti-museum: Covid-19 and its Aftermath | Sir William Dobell Lecture 2020

Events

Annual Sir William Dobell lecture Upping the Anti-museum: Covid-19 and its Aftermath Wednesday 25 November 2020 Prof. Adrian Franklin, Professor of Creative Industries and Cultural Policy, University of South Australia Prof. Franklin is known for his work on MONA and the development of para- and anti-museums. His most recent book, Anti-Museum (Routledge 2020) is an analysis of alternative museum practices in Australia, Europe and the USA. Franklin’s presentation reflects on how both he and his research field have been directly and rapidly transformed by the COVID-19 crisis. What was, in Anti-Museum, a challenge to reassess exhibitions, audiences and engagement has […]

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PRIZE | AAANZ RESEARCH IN FOCUS ONLINE PRIZE 2020 | ENTRIES CLOSE 12 NOVEMBER

Prizes

AAANZ RESEARCH IN FOCUS ONLINE PRIZE 2020 Due to Covid-19 the 2020 AAANZ Conference is not proceeding this December. The AAANZ Executive Committee has proposed to run the annual PhD prize in an alternative mode. With consideration regarding feedback received around the prize format from previous years, the 2020 prize will be based upon a video presentation of research and will be open to all current PhD candidates and recent graduates. Early career researchers are invited to prepare a short video that focuses on their research. They can talk to their entire PhD project, or choose a sub topic. Videos […]

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