Author Archives: Rebecca Renshaw

Speak up for Trove – Petition

February 21, 2023Advocacy

The National Library of Australia will not have sufficient funding to maintain the current online Trove service after June 2023. Trove is often used as a free, online portal which connects with collections around the country. It contains many digitised resources vital for researching the past, including a collection of Australian newspapers. There have been online petitions asking the Federal Government to ensure Trove has funding into the future. There is now also a Parliamentary Petition which will close for signature this Wednesday 22 February 2023. You can find that petition here: e-petitions – Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au) The President of ASHA will […]

Call for Papers │ World Art, Special issue: Rethinking Primitivisms in the Modern Art of Asia-Oceania

February 13, 2023Call for Papers

Call for Papers │World Art, Special issue: Rethinking Primitivisms in the Modern Art of Asia-Oceania Guest editors │ Yvonne Low (PhD, University of Sydney) and Phoebe Scott (PhD, National Gallery Singapore) This issue critically explores how “primitivism” has been mobilised by modern artists from the Asia-Oceania region. The term “primitivism” is used here to refer to the appropriation, within modern art, of forms or subjects derived from cultures that were perceived as being “non-modern” or “Other.” Within Western art history, modernist primitivism has been subjected to a stringent critique, noting its underlying presumptions of a racist cultural hierarchy, and its embeddedness within various colonial systems. To what extent is this […]

News │ Hon. Assoc. Prof. Charlotte Galloway awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia

February 13, 2023News

Charlotte Galloway, an expert in the art and cultural of Myanmar, who taught art history and curatorship at ANU from 2007 to 2020, and worked closely with museums and collections in Myanmar to document and conserve cultural artefacts, has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2023 Australia Day Honours List. The award recognises Charlotte’s contribution to history and education. Today I received an OAM for my contributions to Education, and History. I have always considered myself so fortunate to have had access to education at all levels and diverse opportunities – and have been very […]

Publication │ Elisabetta Sirani │ Adelina Modesti

February 13, 2023Book, Publication

Elisabetta Sirani by Adelina Modesti About the publication The first English-language book to present a full overview of the artist’s work that is both authoritative and accessible to art enthusiasts. Includes newly discovered and attributed paintings by Sirani. Elisabetta Sirani of Bologna (1638-1665) was one of the most innovative and prolific artists of the Bolognese School. Not only a painter, she was also a printmaker and a teacher. Based on extensive archival documentation and primary sources — including inventories, sale catalogues and her work diary — Elisabetta Sirani provides an overview of the life, work, critical fortune and legacy of […]

Publication │ The Time of the Landscape: On the Origins of the Aesthetic Revolution │ Jacques Rancière

February 13, 2023Book, Publication

The Time of the Landscape: On the Origins of the Aesthetic Revolution By Jacques Rancière │ Translated by Emiliano Battista About the Book The time of the landscape is not the time when people started describing gardens, mountains and lakes in poems or representing them in works of art: it is the time when the landscape imposed itself as a specific object of thought. It is the time when both the harmony of arranged gardens and the disharmony of wild nature led to a revolution in the criteria of the beautiful and in the meaning of the word “art.” It coincided […]

AAANZ ARTS WRITING AND PUBLISHING AWARDS FOR 2023 ARE NOW OPEN

February 6, 2023AWAPA, 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. Categories for the AWAPAs include prizes for books, exhibition catalogues, artist led publications, Indigenous Australian, Māori and Pasifika art writing. AWAPAs recognise: Originality and rigour of scholarship Contribution to knowledge in the area […]

AAANZ ARTS WRITING AND PUBLISHING AWARDS FOR 2023 ARE NOW OPEN

January 30, 2023AWAPA, Prizes

Arts Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) are now open for 2023. 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. Categories for the AWAPAs include prizes for books, exhibition catalogues, artist led publications, Indigenous Australian, Māori and Pasifika art writing. AWAPAs recognise: […]

INTERNSHIP │ AUCKLAND ART GALLERY TOI O TĀMAKI

January 30, 2023Opportunity

Marylyn Mayo Internship 3-month full time paid internship, part-time for a longer duration may also be considered Creative environment where you can share your passion for art Unique, highly sought-after opportunity He angitūtanga: The opportunity Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki strengthens and enriches our communities through art and ideas. The Gallery makes a major contribution to the cultural life of Auckland and Aotearoa New Zealand by collaborating with communities to offer inspiring art experiences that engage and challenge diverse audiences. The Marylyn Mayo Foundation provides funding for an annual internship at Auckland Art Gallery to develop the skills of […]

Call For Papers │”Nineteenth-century worlds of vision” ANU 16-18 July 2023

January 23, 2023Call for Papers

The Centre for Art History and Art Theory & The Humanities Research Centre at ANU are hosting a symposium: Nineteenth-century worlds of vision: 1820-1870s from 16-18 July 2023 and are currently issuing a call for papers that can be found, along with further details about the symposium, here: https://soad.cass.anu.edu.au/news/call-papers-symposium-nineteenth-century-worlds-vision-1820s-1870s In sum, the event is gauged at curators, scholars and arts practitioners working on nineteenth-century visual culture: cartography; draughtsmanship; etching; engraving; lithography; mark-making; modes of illustrated publishing; photography; painting; printing; scrapbooking and album assemblage, and its related documentation of visual culture in journalism and literature. The symposium intends to bring together research which […]

JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITING PROFESSOR OF AUSTRALIAN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO

January 23, 2023Jobs

Visiting Professor of Australian Studies 2023-24 and 2024-25 Centre for Pacific and American Studies Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo Position: Visiting Professor Open to: Australian citizens and permanent residents Location: Centre for Pacific and American Studies, University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus Salary: Starting Salary ¥600,000 per month (before tax). See also section 5. Duration: Approximately 10 months Commencement of position: Late September 2023 or late September 2024. Applicants may apply to be considered for a specific term only or for either term. This must be indicated clearly on your application. Closing date for applications: 1 February 2023 Applications: Email applications to kate.dariansmith@utas.edu.au and cc kyle.harvey@utas.edu.au with the words […]