Monthly Archives: May 2026

AAANZ 2025 Conference: Haereka | Call for Sessions Deadline 18 May

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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Exhibition | Unspoken Contributions | Cowra Japanese Garden

Exhibition

Unspoken Contributions, curated by Flinders University cultural historian Dr Tets Kimura opened this weekend and will run until Sunday 28 June at Cowra Japanese Garden. The photo exhibition “Unspoken Contributions” shines a light on the overlooked stories of Japanese migrants and diasporas who helped shape Australia’s modern nationhood between 1867–1946. Through archival photographs, visitors are invited to see these individuals not as “them”, but as part of “us” — contributors to the communities that built our shared Australian story. Read about the exhibtion in this article Homage to Japanese migrants in Australia Image: Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre

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