Category Archives: News

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 […]

Two weeks until AAANZ conference plus two more keynote lectures

November 20, 2018News

2018 AAANZ Conference – Aesthetics, Politics and Histories: The Social Context of Art, will be held at RMIT University Melbourne city campus in just two weeks. With over 70 panels and artist sessions, more than 270 presenters and 5 keynotes held over three days from 5 to 7 December 2018 this year’s conference is not to be missed. Register now to attend: https://aaanz.info/register-for-the-2018-aaanz-conference/ The 2018 AAANZ Conference Committee are delighted to announce the keynote lectures Gabi Ngcobo and Ema Tavola will present at this years conference: Addressing History in the Present Gabi Ngcobo, curator of the 10th Berlin Biennale. The 10th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art […]

RMIT University and Arts at CERN: PhD Scholarship in curatorial practice

November 19, 2018Funding, News

RMIT University School of Art and the Arts at CERN program at the European Organization for Nuclear Research have announced a PhD curatorial research program and scholarship in trans-disciplinary curatorial practice. This features a full research tuition fee scholarship for 3 years (with possible extension to 3.5 years) with a stipend valued at a minimum of AUD $31,000 per year. To be considered for this PhD program and scholarship you must be an Australian citizen, and prepared to relocate to Geneva, Switzerland from April 2019 for 6 months. Curating art and physics The PhD program is run by RMIT University […]

Australian Institute of Art History: Upcoming Events

November 16, 2018News

Dear friends and supporters, You are warmly invited to attend the following AIAH events being held throughout November and December. With best wishes The Australian Institute of Art History Please follow the link below for details: Upcoming events at the AIAH

University of Queensland Node of the Centre for the History of Emotions (UQ CHE) – Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowships

November 12, 2018Funding, News

University of Queensland Node of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowships in English Literature and Art History Semester One, 2019 The University of Queensland (UQ) Node of the Centre for the History of Emotions is inviting expressions of interest for three visiting fellowships, for a period of up to ten weeks, from early career researchers who are Australian nationals or permanent residents. Applicants should possess a PhD awarded within the past five years, and be based within the disciplines of either English Literature or Art History. They should be working on […]

EOIs open for PARASITE: Experimental Arts Laboratory

November 12, 2018News

Expressions of Interest to participate in Parasite: an Experimental Arts Laboratory are now open. The RMIT School of Art and AAANZ have partnered with All Conference and West Space to deliver an experimental art lab for the independent art sector. All Conference is a national organising network comprised of 15 artist-led, experimental and cross-disciplinary arts organisations. West Space will host Parasite to present diverse and innovative ideas that support the practices of living artists in Australia and beyond. Please apply to participate in this diverse and engaging discussion of present issues facing the independent arts sector in Australia. WHEN: 1-5 […]

First Peoples First and The State of Art History: announcing AAANZ keynote lectures

November 8, 2018News

2018 AAANZ Conference is held in less than four weeks. There is still time to register: https://aaanz.info/register-for-the-2018-aaanz-conference/ The 2018 AAANZ Conference Committee are delighted to announce the keynote lectures Genevieve Grieves and Griselda Pollock will present at this years conference, held from 5-7 December at RMIT University, Melbourne. First Peoples First: Decolonising/Indigenising the Arts and Culture Sector Genevieve Grieves, Head of the First Peoples Department at Museums Victoria. Throughout Australia, arts and cultural organisations and institutions are attempting to transform their practice and their spaces to acknowledge and redress the trauma and injustice central to the nation’s history and contemporary reality. There […]

Lecturer – Contemporary Art (Sculpture) – ANU

October 29, 2018Jobs, News

The ANU School of Art & Design (SOA&D) is focused on achieving excellence in research and teaching in accordance with its position within the Australian National University (ANU), an outstanding, research-intensive institution ranked among the great universities of the world. The SOA&D is a supportive and transdisciplinary research and teaching community that prioritises the artistic practices and research of its academic staff, and the development and delivery of rigorous undergraduate and graduate art education and supervision. The successful candidate will contribute to this ecology with their experimental and high profile artistic research and through excellence in teaching, and will have […]

CIHA 2019 – Motion:Transformation (September 1-6, 2019)

October 22, 2018News

The CIHA Italia Committee is working hard to organise the Florentine venue of the 35th CIHA World Congress Motion: Transformation (September 1st – 6th, 2019). We are pleased to present you the Chairs list that has been published at the following link: http://www.ciha-italia.it/ciha-florence-2019/chairs/. Moreover, the Call for Papers is going to be launched on October 31st . Recalling the wonderful experience at the Melbourne Congress in 2008, the CIHA Italia Committee and Marzia Faietti in particular, invites you to join the Florence Congress Motion: Transformation.

AAANZ Conference Program Now Available and Masterclass EOIs Extended

October 4, 2018News

Draft AAANZ Conference Program Now Available to Download To help conference presenters and delegates plan their travel and conference stay we have released a Draft AAANZ Conference Program. Please be aware this schedule is subject to change. A finalised program will be made available in November. Please note: The official conference dates are 5-7 December 2018 with ancillary events for postgraduates and independent arts workers and artists on 4 December and 8 December. To download the program visit this link: https://aaanz.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Draft-AAANZ-Conference-Schedule-4-October-2018.pdf Griselda Pollock Masterclass Expressions of interest for Professor Griselda Pollock’s Masterclass have been extended to Monday 15 October. Postgraduate and […]