Author Archives: Rebecca Renshaw

Call for Papers | Perspective, n ° 2022 – 1 TRANSPORTS

April 23, 2021Call for Papers

The journal Perspective: actualité en histoire de l’art will devote its n ° 2022 – 1 to the question of the transport of objects and works of art If the study of the transport of heritage goods has given rise to a substantial specialized literature and remains a major issue for the institutions that preserve them, a historiography of the development and standardization of its practices remains to be considered. Conversely, the history of art, in which the phenomena of artistic circulation and transfers constitute a well-established field of research, too often neglects the most pragmatic aspects of the physical transport of objects. In addition […]

ANZJA ARTICLE IN FOCUS | Artists, Institutions, Publics: Contemporary Responses to Conflict

April 16, 2021ANZJA

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, Issue 20.1, Special Issue: War, Art and Visual Culture Edited by Professor Kit Messham-Muir  and Dr Uroš Čvoro This Special Issue of the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Art follows a year after the symposium titled War, Art and Visual Culture: Sydney (2019). The project aims to consider the politics of addressing war in contemporary art and visual culture, particularly the potential for conflicts, compromises and complicity. This weeks article in focus is: Artists, Institutions, Publics: Contemporary Responses to Conflict, Kate Warren, Anthea Gunn and Mikala Tai Kate Warren, Anthea Gunn and Mikala Tai consider how different institutional contexts affect the creation and […]

CALL FOR PANELS | AAANZ CONFERENCE | IMPACT | CLOSE 23 APRIL

April 16, 2021AAANZ Conference, Call for Papers

AAANZ Conference Theme: Impact The Sydney Conference Committee invites proposals for panels for the AAANZ conference, to be held at University of Sydney, from 8-10 December 2021. Panel proposals are being sought that examine the vexed term ‘impact’ in its relation to art, design, film, culture, society and politics. This includes the impact of history, colonialism, politics, technology, capital, nature, migration, and markets on art, design, film, and visual culture. The consequences of impact may be: aesthetic, sensory, social, epistemological, environmental, economic, material, institutional and/or bodily, and may involve consideration of human-animal-plant relations, as well as intersections of race, ethnicity, class, gender […]

AWARDS | AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards | Entries Open

April 16, 2021AWAPA, Prizes

AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) recognise the best in arts writing and research across Australia and New Zealand. ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN 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. AWAPAs categories include prizes for books, exhibition […]

AWARDS | AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards | Entries Open

April 9, 2021AWAPA, Prizes

Call for Panels | AAANZ Conference | Impact

April 9, 2021AAANZ Conference

Workshop | Medieval and Early Modern Art History | University of Melbourne

April 9, 2021Events

A workshop on the art history research of the Medieval and Early Modern period will be held on April 19th. This is organised by the graduate research students in the University of Melbourne. Four students will present their current research that will look at the development of art in Europe and its communication through trade or diplomatic exchanges with the other Eurasian areas. More information here For a zoom link, please contact shiqiul@student.unimelb.edu.au. Image credit: 1375 Atlas Catalan, by Abraham Cresques, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

ANZJA Article in focus | Thunder Raining Poison: The Lineage of Protest Against Mid-century British Nuclear Bomb Tests in Central Australia

March 5, 2021ANZJA

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, Issue 20.1, Special Issue: War, Art and Visual Culture Edited by Professor Kit Messham-Muir  andDr Uroš Čvoro This Special Issue of the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Art follows a year after the symposium titled War, Art and Visual Culture: Sydney (2019). The project aims to consider the politics of addressing war in contemporary art and visual culture, particularly the potential for conflicts, compromises and complicity. This weeks article in focus is: Thunder Raining Poison: The Lineage of Protest Against Mid–century British Nuclear Bomb Tests in Central Australia, Catherine Speck Catherine Speck discusses the truth-telling of Aṉangu artists dealing with the effects of secret atomic bomb tests in Australia from 1952-1963. Image Caption: Kunmanara Queama, Pitjantjatjara people, SA, b. 1947, Maralinga […]

Jobs | Curator Māori Art | Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

March 5, 2021Jobs

He angitūtanga: The opportunity Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is a cultural leader in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our purpose is to be a creative catalyst for art and ideas, offering transformational experiences that strengthen and enrich our communities. The Gallery’s vision is to be the home of art for Auckland, its people and visitors to its internationally recognised award-winning building. Established in 1888, the Gallery holds a preeminent collection of New Zealand art and a significant collection of international art, and presents a dynamic programme of temporary exhibitions, public engagement and outreach activities. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki […]

Paid Curatorial Internships | Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

March 5, 2021Jobs

He angitūtanga: The opportunity Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is a cultural leader in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our purpose is to be a creative catalyst for art and ideas, offering transformational experiences that strengthen and enrich our communities. The Gallery’s vision is to be the home of art for Auckland, its people and visitors to its internationally recognised award-winning building. Established in 1888, the Gallery holds a preeminent collection of New Zealand art and a significant collection of international art, and presents a dynamic program of temporary exhibitions, public engagement and outreach activities. The Gallery is pleased to announce […]