Author Archives: Katrina Grant

MAAS Research Fellowship Program

September 1, 2020Research Fellowship

About the program Our Visiting Research Fellowship Program provides a supportive environment for researchers to undertake research related to the Museum’s collection, education, conservation and museum practice. The fellowships enable researchers to access the Museum’s resources to support their research for a short period of time. The visit will initiate and develop collaborative research and facilitate interaction with, and training of, Powerhouse staff. Visiting fellows are expected to make a tangible contribution to the Museum during the period of their stay, for example, through presenting work-in-progress or research outcomes to Powerhouse staff or through the public programs offered by the Museum, […]

Advocacy | Letters to Crossbench senators on proposed changes to university funding

August 21, 20204 commentsAdvocacy

AAANZ president Wendy Garden has written to the six crossbench senators in federal parliament to express our concerns over the proposed changes to university fees and funding. See our submission on the package here: https://aaanz.info/advocacy-aaanz-letter-to-minister-dan-tehan-on-the-job-ready-graduates-package/ Key concerns include: The increase in fees for Humanities degrees by 113%. The impact on women of these fee hikes, as women make up two-thirds of students enrolled in Humanities degrees, with long term impacts on financial security and widening the gender gap. The basic premise of the ‘Jobs ready’ package which implies that Humanities and the arts does not create graduates with job-relevant skill […]

Advocacy | AAANZ letter to Minister Dan Tehan on the Job-ready Graduates Package

August 18, 2020Advocacy

The AAANZ president Wendy Garden has written to the Federal Minister for Education on behalf of AAANZ members in response to the proposed changes to fees and funding for undergraduate degrees as part of the Job-ready Graduates Package legislation. Read the letter below.

Funding | National Library of Australia Summer Scholarship 2021

August 17, 2020Funding

Apply now for a 2021 Summer Scholarship Have you started your PhD and require access to the National Library of Australia’s world-class collections? Summer Scholarships support Australian PhD students to spend six weeks at the National Library, from 11 January to 19 February 2021, researching the collections. Scholars receive a stipend of $6000 to cover travel, accommodation and living costs, access to the Fellows room with office facilities, as well as special and supported access to collections. Up to five scholarships are available:’ Two Norman McCann Scholarships* for research into Australian history, Australian literature, librarianship, archives administration, or museum studies […]

Advocacy | Letter to UNSW on staff cuts and changes to the Faculty of Art and Design | Add your signature

August 17, 2020Advocacy

The AAANZ committee invites members to add their name to the following letter to be sent in support of our colleagues at UNSW where proposed staff cuts and faculty mergers are likely to affect academics working in art history, theory and practice. Read the letter below and add your signature via this link (opens a Google Doc, scroll to end and add name and affiliation, no need to log in). UPDATE – the letter has been closed to new signatures to be forwarded to UNSW. AAANZ is dedicated to offering support to members affected by the current cuts facing staff […]

Tribute to John Schaeffer

August 5, 2020News

The Power Institute has published a series of tributes to the late John Schaeffer AO (1941 – 14 July 2020). Visit their website to read tributes from Mark Ledbury, Mary Roberts, Alison Inglis, Terry Smith, Donna West Brett, Tim Barringer, Ann Stephen, Daniel Robins, Robert Wellington, Helen Ennis and Roger Butler.

Job | Head of Visual Arts – Australia Council for the Arts

July 31, 2020Jobs

A key leadership position that provides a unique opportunity to collaborate with the visual arts sector to inform the Australia Council’s advocacy, development and investment to effect positive change. What’s in it for you? 2-year full-time contract Paid leave between Christmas and New Year Work in a positive environment that embraces diversity and supports your development Salary package negotiable depending on experience What does success look like? Deep and ongoing engagement with the Australian visual arts sector to stay abreast of and influence emerging and long-term opportunities and issues […]

Online Lecture Series | IMAGE COMPLEX: Art, Visuality and Power in the United States

July 31, 2020Events

The Power Institute and Discipline journal are pleased to present IMAGE COMPLEX: Art, Visuality and Power in the United States, an online lecture series on the history of the visual infrastructures that have shaped the United States, and the practices that resist them. Jolene Rickard | On visual sovereignty Associate Professor, Department of The History of Art and Visual Studies, Cornell University September 2020 Lisa Lowe | On migration, materiality and memory Samuel Knight Professor of American Studies, Yale University October 2020 Jennifer González | On fearless speech: radical feminist art and war Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture, University of California, Santa Cruz March 2021 Nicole Fleetwood | On […]

Summer School on Digital Art History (DAHSS) | 2020 Theme: Ephemera in Digital Art History

July 17, 2020Conference, EventsDigital Art History

We are pleased to announce that the International Summer School on Digital Art History (DAHSS), a joint initiative of the University of Málaga and the University of Berkeley, with the collaboration of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, the Fundación General de la Universidad de Málaga, and the HDH, will celebrate the fifth edition from September 1st to 5th (2020). Due to the covid-19 situation, this year the Summer School will be all online. The DAHSS team is convinced that we have an unprecedented opportunity to explore new ways of working together in a real global scenario and at the […]

Reminder | AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPA) close July 31

July 16, 2020AWAPA, Prizes

The AWAPAs highlight the vitality of arts publishing in the region and acknowledges the contribution of both emerging and established scholars, curators and artists. The Awards play a pivotal role in promoting the importance of writing and publishing in disseminating knowledge and understanding of the visual arts, craft and design. They are the only prizes in the Australasia region to celebrate the publishing achievements writers make to the field. AWAPA categories include prizes for books, exhibition catalogues, artist led publications, Indigenous Australian, Māori and Pasifika art writing, and an award for recently completed PhD graduates. The Awards are sponsored by a […]