Category Archives: Events

EVENT | 2026 International Women’s Day Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon | 7 March Richmond Library

February 2, 2026Events

2026 International Women’s Day Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Sat, 7 Mar, 10:30am – 2pm AEDT Richmond Library Sign up here: https://events.humanitix.com/2026-international-women-s-day-art-feminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon In 2026, celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) by helping Yarra Libraries and the Women’s Art Register close the gender gap in Wikipedia articles and editors in our Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. As the largest general reference work on the internet, Wikipedia is hugely popular but just 20% of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. The Women’s Art Register works to improve the prominence of women artists online and with their archive at Richmond Library. Join us to amplify the […]

Event | Names in the Margins: Women’s Stories Rediscovered Through Melbourne’s Ghost Signs

January 19, 2026Events

Names in the Margins: Women’s Stories Rediscovered Through Melbourne’s Ghost Signs Behind Melbourne’s fading advertisements lie stories that were never meant to survive. In this talk, author and historian Sean Reynolds uncovers the hidden lives of women revealed through his Melbourne Ghost Signs research – stories found not only on walls, but in rate books, police files, directories, inquests, and the deep holdings of PROV – Victoria’s State Archives. From motor-garage pioneers and migrant shopkeepers to reinvention artists and women mis-recorded or misunderstood by history, Sean traces how small archival fragments can illuminate extraordinary lives. A lively journey through the […]

Slade Lectures 2026 | Terry Smith – Frames of Vision

December 8, 2025Events

Terry Smith has been appointed Slade Professor of Fine Arts, University of Cambridge, 2025-2026. During Lent Term, January 27 to March 17, 2026, he will present a public lecture series entitled FRAMES OF VISION: THE INTELLIGENCE OF ARTISTS Flyer attached here The Slade Professorship of Fine Art at Cambridge was founded in 1869 as the result of a bequest from the art collector Felix Slade (1788-1868). At the same time, similar chairs were founded in the Universities of Oxford and London. Holders of the Chair usually deliver eight public lectures and four classes for students in the department of the […]

EVENT | A Curator’s Legacy: A Symposium in Honour of Terence Lane OAM

October 13, 2025Events

A Curator’s Legacy: A Symposium in Honour of Terence Lane OAM Saturday 1 November 2025 Forum Theatre, Arts West, Parkville Campus, University of Melbourne The symposium is free but registration is essential. Register your attendance at: https://events.humanitix.com/symposium-a-curator-s-legacy Leading academics and curators will present papers reflecting Terence Lane’s many interests during his lifetime in a symposium that will honour his lasting legacy. Speakers include Tim Bonyhady, James Broadbent, Alisa Bunbury, Jane Clark, Amanda Dunsmore, Kirsty Grant, Alison Inglis, Matthew Martin, Christopher Menz, Diana Morgan, Michael Varcoe-Cocks and Gerard Vaughan. For enquiries, please contact: asi@unimelb.edu.au

Event | Art History and Curatorship Seminar | Friday 10 October

October 6, 2025Book, Events

You are invited to a special Art History and Curatorship Seminar discussion to celebrate the release of two new books, on Friday, 10 October, at 10:00 – 11:00 am AEDT, in person and via Zoom. This seminar will comprise a lively discussion based on the publications: Writing Borderless Histories of Art: Human Exceptionalism and the Climate Crisis, the latest monograph by Claire Farago, and Transcultural Histories of Art and Artisanal Epistemologies: Knowledge to Be Made, a new edited volume from Claire Farago, Susan Lowish and Jens Baumgarten. Speakers: Claire Farago, Professor Emerita at the University of Colorado Boulder. Jens Baumgarten, Professor of Art History at the Federal […]

AAH 2025 Symposium | The Humanities & Creative Practice

September 22, 2025Conference, Events

Audiences for creative practice formats, from the arts to gaming have never been greater. The Australian Academy of the Humanities Symposium, The Humanities and Creative Practice, will turn a lens on the vital role of creative practice in Australian social, cultural, and economic life.. Speakers include composer Felicity Wilcox, Powerhouse CEO Lisa Havilah, award-winning designer Prof Alison Page, Dalisa Pigram and Rachael Swain from Marrugeku, art historian Susan Best & theatre director Julian Meyrick, this is a not-to-be-missed event for anyone working across arts, policy, or cultural industries. When: 13-14 November 2025 Where: UTS Sydney View the program: https://humanities.org.au/events/symposium-humanities-creative-practice-2025/ This event is perfect for academics, […]

Event | Research Symposium: All That is Alive | Tuesday 16 to Thursday 18 September | University of Technology Sydney

September 8, 2025Events

Research Symposium: All That is Alive brings together artists, researchers, and technologists working with living systems and regenerative ecologies. Tuesday 16 September to Thursday 18 September Tuesday 16 September 4:00pm | Welcome to Country & Keynote (Ionat Zurr, SymbioticA, University of Western Australia) 6:00pm | All That is Alive Exhibition Opening (UTS Gallery, Building 6, Level 4) Wednesday 17 September 9:30am–12:00pm | Session 1: Subterranean Worlds – Life underfoot 1:30pm–4:00pm | Session 2: Aquatic Ecologies – Being with water 5:30pm–7:30pm AEST / 9:30am–11:30am CET | Session 3: Alive across Site and Systems (online) Thursday 18 September 10:00am–12:30pm | Session 4: Atmospheric Relations – Breathing together 1:30pm–4:00pm | Session 5: Terrestrial Assemblages – Growth, decay and […]

Event | Stateless: Trans-National Histories of Diasporic Art | Thursday 18 Spetember | University of Melbourne

September 8, 2025Events

Event title: Stateless: Trans-National Histories of Diasporic Art Date and time: Thursday 18 September – 6.00-7.00pm Location: Forum Theatre, Arts West Building (Building 148), Parkville Campus, University of Melbourne How has statelessness shaped art in the 20th and 21st centuries? Join Dr Banai as she considers the artistic, visual, and textual representations of statelessness, the practices of stateless artists, and how our understanding of statelessness and history are intertwined. For more infomration and to register click here

YIRRAMBOI / THE MOB JOURNAL // E03

September 8, 2025Events, Grants, News

As the days get a little longer we’re finding ourselves in that buzzy moment of stirring awake from the cold at the tail end of Guling (Orchid) Season. The wattles are bursting yellow, caterpillars are marching and the frosty mornings are (hopefully) behind us. In team news, fresh from YIRRAMBOI 2025’s spotlight on Northern Turtle Island, two of our deadly team members have just returned from Toronto, where they honoured reciprocal relations with Joelle Peters, Artistic Director at Native Earth Performing Arts—the oldest First Nations performing arts company in Canada. Together, they reflected on the importance of the next generation […]

Event | Masculinity, Art and Fashion: from Renaissance Europe to Contemporary Australia

July 28, 2025Events

Masculinity, Art and Fashion: from Renaissance Europe to Contemporary Australia Where Harold White Theatrette, University of Melbourne, 757 Swanston Street, Parkville When Friday 1 August Register here Morning Session 9:30 – 12:30 John Gagné, Italian men, French shirts, and the problems of belonging John Gagné is Cassamarca Associate Professor of History at the University of Sydney. Sarah A. Bendall, New styles and global novelties: The influence of French and East Indies goods on men’s fashion in the late 17th century Sarah A. Bendall FRHistS is a Senior Lecturer at the Australian Catholic University and was appointed as a fellow of the Royal Historical Society […]