Monthly Archives: April 2026

Event | Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts and Australia

Events

The Australian Institute of Art History and Newman College invite you to a presentation by Christopher de Hamel, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts and Australia: From Sir George Grey to the Kerry Stokes Collection 5.00 – 6.30pm, Tuesday 12 May 2026 Allan and Maria Myers Academic Centre Newman Academic Centre via Newman College, 887 Swanston Street, Parkville Christopher de Hamel is a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was responsible for all sales of illuminated manuscripts at Sotheby’s for 25 years and was later librarian of the Parker Library in Cambridge. His first of very many books on manuscripts […]

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AAANZ 2025 Conference: Haereka | Call for Sessions Now Open

AAANZ Conference, Call for Panels

AAANZ 2026 Conference | Haereka Ōtautahi Christchurch Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 December 2026 Call for Sessions | Proposal deadline Monday 18 May Call for Sessions Information Hosted by University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, the 2026 AAANZ conference theme is Haereka (pronounced high-reh-kah), meaning journey. The theme honours the journeys of those who have come before us, including many generations of Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, and Ngāi Tahu people who have traversed and first settled the mountain ranges, plains, and coastlines of Te Waipounamu South Island. We invite proposals that engage with ideas of […]

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Prize | Goulburn Art Award 2026 | Applications Open

Award, Prizes

Applications for the Goulburn Art Award 2026 are open! The Goulburn Art Award 2026 is open to artists living within a 120km radius of Goulburn working in any medium, representing the talent and diversity of artists of our region. The Gallery encourages submissions from artists at all stages of their careers. There is a total prize pool of $15,000 on offer. We are delighted to announce that the guest judge of the Goulburn Art Award 2026 is Rachel Kent, CEO, Bundanon. Applications close 5pm Friday 1 May, 2026. The announcement and official exhibition opening event will be held at 6pm Friday 19 June 2026 at Goulburn […]

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Event | Rehearsing the City’ at the Victorian Archives Centre Gallery Click to teach Gmail that this conversation is important

Events

Rehearsing the City opens Thursday 21 May 2026, 5-7pm. Victorian Archives Centre Gallery, 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne Through archival and contemporary photography we examine how public space is not just shaped by architects and urban planners, but also by protest, improvisation, and even neglect. Communities and individuals constantly use the built environment in creative or unexpected ways, reinterpreting or subverting its intended design. These acts of resistance show that urban environments are not static, they grow and adapt with their inhabitants. Featuring: Chris Bekos, Melanie Cobham, Michael Currie, Mark Forbes, Sande Harsa, Adrian Leung, Hashem McAdam, Suzanne Phoenix, Ted Richards, […]

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AAANZ 2025 Conference: Haereka | Call for Sessions Now Open

AAANZ Conference, Call for Panels

AAANZ 2026 Conference | Haereka Ōtautahi Christchurch Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 December 2026 Call for Sessions | Proposal deadline Monday 18 May Call for Sessions Information Hosted by University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, the 2026 AAANZ conference theme is Haereka (pronounced high-reh-kah), meaning journey. The theme honours the journeys of those who have come before us, including many generations of Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, and Ngāi Tahu people who have traversed and first settled the mountain ranges, plains, and coastlines of Te Waipounamu South Island. We invite proposals that engage with ideas of […]

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Launch | Blue Art Journal | Chau Chak Wing Museum

Events

Blue Art Journal is holding a free event in Sydney on Thursay 23 April to launch Volume One. The Indigenous Turn we are living through is not a temporary wave: it is a deep tide, carried by the waters and skies that have always connected our nations. The work ahead is to ensure that these connections are not merely symbolic, but sustained. – Gerald McMaster To celebrate the launch of Blue Art Journal Volume 01: Rise of the Global Indigenous there will be a free panel discussion in Sydney. Speakers include Jocelyn Flynn (Volume One Contributor), Warraba Weatherall (Blue Art Journal Board member […]

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Job | Librarian – Archivist

Jobs

Title:  Librarian – Archivist Date:  7 Apr 2026 Location:   Central Auckland, NZ, 1010 Description:  One of Aotearoa’s most significant art archive collections Support access and discoverability to the public Full time | Flexible | Inclusive He angitūtanga: The opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Archivist/Librarian at the E H McCormick Research Library at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. This is the most significant art library in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Archivist is responsible for the development and management of the E H McCormick Research Library’s archive collection and ensures this collection is discoverable and accessible to all Library users. […]

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Event | 2026 Joseph Burke Lecture in Art History | Thursday 30 April

News

2026 Joseph Burke Lecture in Art History Medieval Art of the Eastern Mediterranean: Global Networks in a Pre-Global World?   Trinity College, University of Melbourne, in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Art History, invites you to the Joseph Burke Lecture in Art History.  Returning in the anniversary year of the founding of the Herald Chair of Fine Arts and the beginning of university teaching in art history at the University of Melbourne, the 2026 Joseph Burke Lecture will be delivered by Alicia Walker, Professor at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania. Date: Thursday 30 April 2026 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Craig Auditorium, […]

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Exploring Art History Video Podcast

Film

Exploring Art History video podcast on YouTube and Spotify. This is a biweekly video podcast featuring in-depth conversations between author and documentary filmmaker Howard Burton and professional art historians. Each episode takes viewers on a captivating journey through the story of art across different times and cultures. The videos are enhanced with visuals throughout to illuminate the captivating mysteries, intriguing discoveries and compelling new interpretations that are under discussion. The first episode features a conversation with print specialist Susan Dackerman, UCLA, talking about her readings of Dürer’s most enigmatic print projects – The Sea Monster, The Knots, and Landscape with […]

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