Category Archives: News

ARC Grant success for Art History, Curatorial and Practice-led research

October 29, 2025NewsARC

Congratulations to a range of AAANZ members and colleagues in art history, curatorial, conservation studies and practice-led research who had success in the recent ARC grants program (and commisserations to all who missed out). Please let us know if we missed anyone: Dr David Rousell; Dr Eve Mayes; Dr Kelly Hussey-Smith; Professor Julianne Moss; Dr Gideon Boadu; Dr Merinda Kelly; Dr Simon Soon from the Art History program – University of Melbourne: Making histories: Young people as visual historians of changing cities . This project aims to address the growing gap between young people’s experiences of urban change and authorised […]

Notice of General Meeting Monday 13 October 2025

September 29, 2025Membership, News

Art Association of Australia and New Zealand will hold a General Meeting as follows: Date: Monday 13 October 2025 Time: 3.00 – 4.00 pm (NZST), 1.00 – 2.00 pm (AEST), 11.30 am – 12.30 pm (ACST), 10.00 – 11.00 am (AWST) Zoom link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/89956811210?from=addon AAANZ requires a quorum for this meeting please register if you are attending here Documents: Agenda Proxy Form Notification of agenda items for actioning: Item: 5 In accordance with Section 24 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (SA) the Art Association of Australia & New Zealand alters its rules to add two additional clauses, 21.6 to section […]

RESEARCH SURVEY | Public Art and its Role in Connecting People and Place

September 29, 2025News

RESEARCH SURVEY | Public Art and its Role in Connecting People and Place: the social benefits provided by public art at Sydney Metro stations This research on everyday experiences of public art at Sydney Metro and Train Stations in Sydney, Australia. Please take the survey and to circulate with your networks! The study examines metro user experience and local opinions to inform best practice for future public art investment. The survey takes around 5-10 minutes to complete, and you can enter to win one of ten $100 Coles gift vouchers in the prize draw at the end of the survey. […]

Symposium | Reimagining the Humanities through Indigenous Creative Arts: Ocean and River Currents of Relational Wellness

September 22, 2025News

Symposium | Reimagining the Humanities through Indigenous Creative Arts: Ocean and River Currents of Relational Wellness When: Thu, 23 Oct, 10am – 7pm AEDT Where: Lotus Hall (Auditorium), Australian Centre on China in the World Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/reimagining-the-humanities-through-indigenous-creative-arts-ocean-and-river-currents-of-relational-wellness Event description: How do we maintain ethical relations in the face of a huge range of local, national, regional and global challenges? What do our communities, ancestors and the earth teach us in the present? How do Indigenous peoples maintain networks of knowledge sharing for individual and collective wellbeing? We live in times of national and global attacks on the humanities and higher […]

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 […]

Ali Tahayori awarded the 2025 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging)

August 25, 2025News

Artspace and Create NSW would like to congratulate Ali Tahayori the recipient of the 2025 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) at the official exhibition launch at Artspace. Selected from six shortlisted finalists also including Ellen Ferrier, Ellie Hannon, Ali Noble, Vedika Rampal and Joel Sherwood Spring, Ali Tahayori will use the prestigious $30,000 Fellowship to undertake a self-directed program to develop his professional practice at this pivotal stage in his career. This edition of the 2025 Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) exhibition is curated by Sarah Rose, Associate Curator and Executive Assistant, Artspace, Sydney, and showcases works by all six shortlisted […]

Unruly Art in the Colony – Sovereign Art Histories: First Nations Open Panel

August 25, 2025News

Dear First Nations Friends, This is Jess, I’m one of the conference organizers for this years conference, themed Unruly Objects, at the University of Western Australia on Whadjuk Noongar boodja. As a Palyku woman and Indigenous Studies academic, I would love for this edition to create a real space for First Nations art histories and stories. I’d welcome feedback and ideas from First Nations friends anytime. Reach me on jessyca.hutchens@uwa.edu.au and 0476 591 495. Some of the things we’re doing for this edition include curating more sections of the conference to include First Nations voices that might not usually engage with AAANZ; as well as […]

ARI REMIX | WINTER JOY ISSUE 12

July 14, 2025News

Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Queensland, this year Ari Remix draws attention to and present untold stories, hidden histories and marginalised narratives about Queer Trans and multiperspectival LGBTQIA+ communities of practice. Access Winter Joy Issue 12 here

Announcing Artspace’s 2025 Studio Program artists

June 2, 2025News

Artspace is delighted to announce the 2025 Studio Program artists are: Maissa Alameddine, EO Gill, Jumaadi, Yona Lee, Jahnne Pasco–White, Paula do Prado, Joan Ross, Kien Situ, Tina Havelock Stevens and Shevaun Wright. The Studio Program continues to offer artists the space to research and produce new works without constraint in an open and critically-engaged environment. Selected from 178 applications, these 10 artists represent the breadth of artistic practice across generations, career stages and art forms. This next cohort of artists, which gathers a diverse array of emerging, mid-career and established practitioners, will move into Artspace’s dedicated, rent-free studio spaces […]

Special General Meeting 28 May 2025

May 26, 2025News

Art Association of Australia and New Zealand will hold a Special General Meeting as follows: Date: Wednesday 28 May 2025 Time: 3.00 – 4.00 pm (NZST), 1.00 – 2.00 pm (AEST), 12.30 – 1.30 pm (ACST), 11.00 am – 12.00 pm (AWST) Zoom link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/88966509028 AAANZ requires a quorum for this meeting please register if you are attending here Documents: Agenda Proxy Form Notification of agenda items for actioning: Item: 5 In accordance with Section 24 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (SA) the Art Association of Australia & New Zealand alters its rules to include changes to section 23, Winding Up, to include a […]