Monthly Archives: March 2026

Writing opportunity | Garland

March 30, 2026Call for Writers

Write for Garland Garland welcomes submissions. Stories are published monthly on the website, newsletter and social channels. You can send your story proposal using the form here. Garland also publish news, such as exhibitions, events and calls for papers in In the Loop section, which appears on the website and ion the newsletter. Here are some things to keep in mind: The Garland reader Garland readers enjoy learning about objects made by hand. While thoughtful people, our readers are not exclusively academic. They are seeking an authentic voice, grounded in the writer’s personal knowledge and experience. They are particularly interested in learning something new […]

Applications open | 2027 Scholarships at the National Library of Australia

March 30, 2026Scholarship

Applications are now open for 2027 Scholarships offered by the National Library of Australia. PhD students who require access to the Library’s collections to assist their postgraduate research are encouraged to apply for eight philanthropically funded Scholarships offered by the Library in 2027. Successful applicants will each receive $10,000 to support four weeks of on-site research at the National Library in Canberra, as well as supported access to the Library’s collections, increased borrowing privileges, a dedicated desk in the Library’s Petherick Reading Room, and an allowance for high resolution digital copies of collection materials. Learn more about the National Library of Australia Scholarships here, […]

Call for submissions | Garland Magazine

March 23, 2026Call for Writers

In the Loop: Story Submission Garland is the world’s leading platform for stories about makers. We’re grounded in an inclusive community that believes in the power of human-made objects to tell stories of meaning and value. So far, we have published more than 2,000 stories from more than 1,000 writers in nearly 100 countries. In the Loop shares timely stories from the world of craft and making. We’re looking for short, well-crafted pieces about what’s happening now, including new publications, ground-breaking exhibitions, policies shifting, makers being recognised, communities gathering, obituaries, organisational changes and issues affecting makers. These stories appear on our […]

EVENTS | AIAH upcoming events

March 16, 2026Events

2026-2027 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Herald Chair of Fine Arts and the beginning of art history university teaching in Australia. AIAH is planning a major conference in 2027 to celebrate; in 2026, as AIAH builds toward the conference, there will be a whole series of international and national speakers to give lectures and talks. To begin with, on 18 March a lecture on the Spanish baroque sculptor Luisa Roldán (1652-1706), given by Dr Holly Trusted, Curator of Sculpture (emeritus) from the Victoria & Albert Museum. Dr Trusted’s lecture, ‘Who was Luisa Roldán?’ will discuss Roldán’s work as […]

ANZJA | Vol 25 Issue 2 (2025)

March 11, 2026ANZJA

ANZJA | Vol 25 Issue 2 (2025) Link to Vol. 25.2 at Taylor and Francis Articles Post-pandemic Presence Melinda Reid Why have there been no great Asian-Australian artists? Towards an alternative (Asian-) Australian art history Michelle Antoinette Two Laws; One Big Spirit: Painting the Space Between Mary Alice Lee Essay Modern and Contemporary Art of Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia: A Comparison John Clark Articles 65,000 Years Later: Ideas of Australian Art Terry Smith A New German Subjectivity: Charlotte Posenenske’s Abstraction, 1956–1965 Amelia Winata Virginia Cuppaidge: A Jacaranda in Hell’s Kitchen Una Rey A Contemplation of the Cross: Michael Lee’s Mystical Rose […]

Call for Papers: ‘A difficult and intricate history’: Reckoning with the legacies of colonial material collections in Aotearoa New Zealand

March 9, 2026Call for Papers

‘A difficult and intricate history’: Reckoning with the legacies of colonial material collections in Aotearoa New Zealand Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland June 25-26, 2026 Recent years have seen growing scholarly and public interest in the role of colonial conflict (e.g. ‘the New Zealand Wars’) in defining New Zealand settler society and underpinning the social and economic disenfranchisement of iwi Māori. As part of this shift, collecting institutions have initiated projects that have begun to reckon with their colonial inheritance, notably A Different Light: Early Colonial Photography in Aotearoa New Zealand based on the collections of the Auckland Museum, Alexander Turnbull […]

Announcement for Seoul National University Visiting Professor in Australian Studies for 2027 – APPLICATIONS OPEN

March 9, 2026Jobs, Opportunity

Applications are now open for the Australia-Korea Foundation Visiting Professor in Australian Studies at Seoul National University (SNU) for 2027. Supported by Woodside Energy and developed in partnership with SNU and the Australia-Korea Foundation, the Visiting Professor position is a funded 11-month visiting academic position commencing in February 2027 at SNU. The position aims to support innovative research collaborations and promote mutual understanding of Australia and Korea’s history, cultural heritage and modern outlook. Full details of the position and application requirements can be found in the Position Description. Any queries about the application process should be directed to InASA President, Professor […]

ABC launches applications for 2026 TOP 5 media residencies

March 9, 2026Opportunity, Residency

ABC Radio National is searching for Australia’s next generation of inspiring research communicators, to take part in this year’s ABC TOP 5 media residencies. ABC is pleased to let you know that applications for the 2026 ABC TOP 5 media residencies have been launched by ABC Chair Kim Williams and 2025 TOP 5 alumnus and now ABC Classic presenter Lolita Emmanuel (pictured with Arts presenter Ce Benedict). Listen here: ABC Radio National’s Top 5 program launches! – ABC listen ABC is encouraging applications from early career PhD researchers. The three TOP 5 media residencies in Science, Arts & Humanities give15 early career PhD […]

Call for Papers | The Surreal Body as Theatre of the Mind: Women, Surrealism and Contemporary Visual Culture

March 9, 2026Call for Papers

Call for Papers The Surreal Body as Theatre of the Mind: Women, Surrealism and Contemporary Visual Culture ONLINE SYMPOSIUM Thursday 1 October 2026 Co-organisers: Mimi Kelly (University of Melbourne) and Victoria Souliman (University of Sydney). This symposium invites research and reflection on art history and visual culture studies, as well as perspectives from artists, regarding the legacy of surrealism in contemporary visual culture. The project particularly foregrounds how women creatives working across image-based practices mobilise surrealist-inflected, body-focused strategies to articulate female and queer subjectivities, embodied experience, and alternative modes of seeing, feeling, and being in the world. We encourage contributions […]

AWARD | The Evan Webb Award for Len Lye Research | Now Open

March 2, 2026Award

Now in its third year, this annual award offers NZD$1500 for research related to the New Zealand-born artist Len Lye – his films, sculptures, life and ideas. The award is open to students, recent graduates, and researchers interested in film or the visual arts. This award, offered by the Len Lye Foundation, commemorates the artist Evan Webb (1952-2023) who was a key figure in the research and restoration of the work of Len Lye. The award will be open to any researcher. The sum of NZD$1500 will be given annually to the best original contribution to Lye scholarship from at […]