Category Archives: General

Statement on Christchurch Massacre

March 28, 2019Advocacy, Events, General

The AAANZ expresses its complete and utter abhorrence towards the events of March 15, 2019 in Christchurch which saw 50 people murdered and a similar number wounded. As an organisation dedicated to fostering understanding about the art and visual culture of the widest possible range of cultures, peoples, and histories, the Association is fundamentally opposed to the racist and hate-filled ideologies which gave rise to this attack on the Muslim community. On behalf of all members of the Association, in Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere, I would like to offer my heartfelt condolences to those colleagues, friends, and families who […]

ARC Discovery Projects and the National Interest Test

November 29, 2018Advocacy, General, News

Congratulations to the following colleagues working in the Research Fields of Art History, Theory and Criticism who were successful in the latest round of ARC applications: Anne Dunlop Discovery Project The University of Melbourne This project aims to bring European and Chinese art history into dialogue. It explores the early Italian Renaissance in the larger geopolitical context of Mongol Eurasia and the Yuan Empire, to address the questions of influence, contact, and exchange. In reframing the development of early European art as a fundamentally cross-cultural phenomenon, this project aims to offer a better understanding of the roots of our […]

Australian Art Exhibitions: Opening Our Eyes

October 18, 2018General, Member News

Introducing a new history of Australia art and its exhibitions. Australian Art Exhibitions: Opening Our Eyes (Thames and Hudson https://www.thamesandhudsonaustralia.com/product-page/australian-art-exhibitions) Joanna Mendelssohn, Catherine De Lorenzo, Alison Inglis, and Catherine Speck combine to reveal different histories of Australian art and new visions of an Australia that have been hiding in plain sight. It challenges previous accounts of Australian art history as it combines an analysis of art and its display in public art museums with an examination of the ways exhibitions have been funded as well as the growth of the curatorial and associated professions. The extensive text is […]

Georges Mora Fellowship – 2018 deadline: May 6

April 23, 2018Funding, General

The Georges Mora Fellowship is dedicated to the support and promotion of contemporary art and artists in Melbourne and Australia. Named in honour of Georges Mora, the renowned restaurateur, art dealer, patron, mentor and cultural catalyst, the Fellowship aims to ignite courage and support the fresh thinking required for the development of art in Australia. APPLYING TO THE GEORGES MORA FELLOWSHIP Applications for the 2018 Fellowship are now open. Download the 2018 application form here. The completed form, visual support material and all supporting documentation must be submitted by 11pm, 6 May 2018. For inquiries or requests for further information please see […]

Keir Lectures on Art: Professor Ewa Lajer-Burcharth – Chardin’s Girls, University of Melbourne, March 8 2018

February 19, 2018General, News

Free Public Lecture Keir Lectures on Art: Chardin’s Girls: The Ethics of Painting will be held Thursday, 8 March 2018. Lecture: Professor Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, William Dorr Boardman Professor of Fine Arts in the Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University. What did it mean to be a girl in the 18th century? Professor Ewa Lajer-Burcharth examines 18th-century French painter Jean- Baptiste-Siméon Chardin’s intriguing depictions of young adults as images of emergent subjectivity. Lajer-Burcharth’s lecture considers the complex ethics of these representations of a nascent gendered self. Ewa Lajer-Burcharth is William Dorr Boardman Professor of Fine Arts in the […]

Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (HASS) – ARC Centres of Excellence Workshop – ARC Majura Theatre – December 11, 2017

November 14, 2017General, News

The Australian Academy of Humanities, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities and Australian Research Council are convening a one-day workshop for potential HASS applicants for the forthcoming ARC Centres of Excellence rounds. The workshop will feature presentations and roundtable sessions with the ARC and Centre Directors, who will share insights on the application and assessment process, advice on developing bids and strategies for success. We would like to invite researchers and research teams applying in the 2018 round and those preparing for 2023 to attend. The workshop is also open […]

Art of nation: Australia’s official art and photography of the First World War

November 14, 2017General, News

The Australian War Memorial has launched Art of nation: Australia’s official art and photography of the First World War, a digital interpretation of the earliest plans for the Memorial. Australian official war historian and Memorial founder Charles Bean sketched the design for this building in 1919 as he returned home to Australia following the First World War. During the war, artists and photographers were deployed to the front to witness and record the war first hand. Bean’s imagined building contains separate galleries housing the official war art and photography collections. The large paintings are exhibited in a dedicated art gallery for the […]

Diana Dethlof lecture: ‘Re-visiting Peter Lely’ – Melbourne University July 12 2017

July 10, 2017General, News

Diana Dethlof, ‘ Revisiting Peter Lely’ a Dutch Painter in seventeenth-century London History of Art, University College, London The Dutch-born artist Peter Lely was an important figure in seventeenth-century British portrait painting. His position as Principal Painter at the court of Charles II, and his portraits of royal mistresses and privileged courtiers have, for many, come to define the Restoration period, as well as earning Lely the reputation of being nothing more than a fashionable face painter. This lecture aims to present a more balanced assessment of an artist who enjoyed a working life of almost forty years, only half […]

Symposium: The Arts and Imagination – Art Gallery of SA – July 3

June 29, 2017General

Outreach Session of the Australasian Association of Philosophy 2017, jointly organised with the J. M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice (JMCCCP), the Art Gallery of South Australia, and partly sponsored by the Australian Research Council and the American Society for Aesthetics. Date: Monday afternoon July 3rd Time: 2.00-5.00 Venue: Radford Auditorium, Art Gallery of SA (AGSA) Title: Myths, metaphors and tropes: the narratives which guide studio practice Cost: Free and all welcome. Tea and coffee will be provided. No registration required. The session is a component of a workshop on the Arts and Imagination which runs as part of the […]

AAANZ Home

May 3, 2011General

Advocacy As the leading organisation across Australia and New Zealand dedicated to the promotion and support of visual arts research and art history, AAANZ advocates across a range of issues. We have working groups addressing critical issues. We also make submissions and provide support on current issues as they arise. Directory The Directory is a searchable database […]