Monthly Archives: August 2026

Symposium | Migrating modernisms | University of Sydney

August 21, 2026Conference

Migrating Modernisms, Migrating Ideas – A symposium about transnational exchanges in architecture and art 26 – 28 August Chau Chak Wing Museum University of Sydney and State Library of NSW This symposium traces modern and contemporary exchanges across artistic and architectural cultures, professional networks, and the making of private and public commissions, asking what “migration” produces in terms of identity, authorship, and agency. Speakers include curators and scholars Prof. Barry Bergdoll (Columbia University) and Dr Lynne Cooke explore, among many others. Registration here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats-on/talks-and-events/migrating-modernism-migrating-ideas-seidler-symposium.html Co-presented by the Chau Chak Wing Museum (CCWM), the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design […]

ENTRIES for the 2026 AWAPAs close Friday 28 August

August 17, 2026AWAPA, Award, Prizes

Recognising the best in art writing and research across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand ENTRIES for the 2026 AWAPAs are NOW OPEN Highlighting the vitality of art writing and publishing in the region, the AWAPAs acknowledge the contribution of both emerging and established scholars, curators and artists. The Awards play a pivotal role in promoting the bredth of knowledge and understanding of the visual arts, craft and design, celebrating achievements writers make to the field through: Originality and rigour of scholarship Contribution to knowledge in the area and impact on scholarly debate in the field Significance of the topic to the […]

APLLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2026 FACEF RESONANCE GRANTS VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

August 17, 2026Grants

The French-Australian Cultural Exchange Foundation (FACEF) is today thrilled to announce the international juries for its 2026 Resonance Grants for Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Dedicated to strengthening cultural ties between Australia and France, the Resonance Grants support meaningful creative exchanges between artists, institutions and cultural leaders from both countries. This year marks the second edition of the Visual Arts grants and the inaugural year of the Performing Arts grants, with applications opening later this month. The grants will be awarded by two distinguished international juries comprising some of the most respected leaders in the visual and performing arts sectors […]

Event | Textiles and Modernist Architecture: A Proximate Relation

August 17, 2026Events

Textiles and Modernist Architecture: A Proximate Relation Lecture by Dr Lynne Cooke, curator and art historian Monday, 31 August, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Forum Theatre, rm 153, lvl 1 Arts West North Wing (Building 148A, next to Baillieu Library), The University of Melbourne, Parkville Vic Lynne is a curator and art historian based in New York. Her lecture will focus on a selection of tapestries by artists including Le Corbusier, Josef Albers, Mona Hessing and Helen Frankenthaler, all collected by renowned Modernist architect Harry Seidler. events.humanitix.com/textiles-and-modernist-architecture-a-proximate-relation Image: Australia Square plaza with Le Corbusier UNESCO tapestry, March 1968, photograph: Max Dupain © Penelope Seidler

Fellowship | Barbara Van Ernst International Art

August 17, 2026Opportunity

The Art Gallery of South Australia is seeking applications from across the country for an exciting new paid learning opportunity aimed at graduates of curatorial, museum, art or culture studies, interested in working with our extensive collection. The Barbara Van Ernst International Art Fellow will be stewarded and mentored by AGSA’s expert curatorial, registration and exhibition staff while also making meaningful contributions to the development and delivery of AGSA’s Winter Arts Series exhibitions. Find out more about this exciting new opportunity and how to apply via the link below. Please direct any enquiries to Sarah Avery, Curatorial Administration Officer, via email avery.sarah@artgallery.sa.gov.au. Applications close […]

ENTRIES for the 2026 AWAPAs close 28 August

August 10, 2026AWAPA, Award, Prizes

2026 AAANZ PhD Prize Practice-led Now Open

August 10, 2026Prizes

AAANZ is pleased to offer an opportunity for recently graduated practice-led PhD students to enter the 2026 AAANZ PhD Prize. The $1,000 prize is supported by Taylor and Francis. In 2023 the annual PhD Prize was reviewed by the AAANZ Prize Committee in consideration of feedback received from the judging panel. In 2024 the PhD Prize was split between research-based PhDs and practice-led PhDs, alternating each year, with the eligible application period being extended to the previous two years. The 2025 AAANZ PhD Prize was research-based with the eligible period for award of PhD from July 2023 to the prize […]

AAANZ 2026 Conference Haereka | First Nations Stream: On Country | Proposals Close 4 September

August 10, 2026AAANZ Conference, Call for Creatives, Call for Panels, Call for Papers, First Nations Stream

FIRST NATIONS STREAM: ON COUNTRY NOW OPEN DEADLINE FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER E aku nui, e aku rahi, tēnā koutou katoa. First Nations Stream: On Country invites Māori, Pacific, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, historians, researchers, curators and knowledge holders to propose papers, workshops, wānaka (discussion forum), or alternative presentations about working on or with ancestral lands/country/whenua. In Te Waipounamu, the earliest marks made by the First Peoples of this island – Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, and Kāi Tahu – continue to act as a rich source of connection, inspiration and inquiry for their descendants. In what ways are Indigenous artists around Te […]

Call for applications | Sir William Dobell Chair and Fellows scheme

August 10, 2026Research Fellowship

Call for applications: ANU Centre for Art History and Art Theory Sir William Dobell Visiting Chair and Fellowship Program for 2027 The ANU Centre for Art History and Art Theory is now inviting applications or the 2027 Sir William Dobell Visiting Chair and Fellowship Program. One Visiting Chair and up to four Visiting Fellowships are available for national and international art historians and curators looking to undertake innovative research and engage with the University’s vibrant academic community. Successful Chair will receive: Up to $15,000 (domestic) and $18,000 (international) towards travel and accommodation in Canberra for 3 to 6 months Up to $20,000 in […]

Publication Launch | Follow the Plants

August 10, 2026Book, Events, Publication

Food Art Research Network and Bioart Society invite you to join us for a lively research assembly to celebrate and activate the newly launched publication Follow the Plants, edited by Madeleine Collie and Yvonne Billimore, and published by Discipline and Onomatopee. Discipline discipline.net.au Follow the Plants onomatopee.net Follow the Plants is an expanded invitation to follow plants through histories, growing seasons, metabolic cycles, literature, art, bodies, archives, and collective ritual. Bringing together artworks, dialogues, roundtables, essays, and scores, the publication offers both examples of and prompts for collective research, tracing the multiple worlds through which plants circulate and generate meaning. The book’s contributions invite us into […]