Category Archives: News

action. painting. now

August 13, 2012News

A Symposium on Abstract Expressionism 24-25 August National Gallery of Australia Single day: $90 full; $80 student / member / concession Both days: $160 full; $150 student / member / concession The remarkable impact of Jackson Pollock, Morris Louis and their contemporaries is still felt today. Leading American scholars Branden Joseph, Ellen Landau, Michael Leja and Richard Shiff join Australian experts to explore the development, reach and influence of Abstract Expressionism. Presented in association with the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney. Supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art . To register email: eventbookings@nga.gov.au

sense of planet: the arts and ecology at earth magnitude

August 13, 2012News

A NIEA Symposium 25 August 2012 Saturday UNSW CBD Campus, 1 O’Connell Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 Standard $80, Student $60, Flat rate w/o lunch $40 Speakers: Ursula Heise (Stanford University), Jennifer Gabrys (University of London),Timothy Morton (Rice University), Nicholas Mirzoeff (New York University), Marko Peljhan (University of California Institute for Research in the Arts, University of California at Santa Barbara) The acceleration of climate change, species extinction, and other ecological crises, enjoins us to find ways of grasping historical and evolving circumstances at earth magnitude. The Sense of Planet symposium concentrates together an international array of artists, eco-theorists and scholars […]

art and food symposium

August 13, 2012News

The University of Otago and Dunedin School of Art are hosting an Art and Food Symposium. Friday August 24 from 8 am until late. The day is open to all and there is no charge. There will be sixteen papers by academics, artists and foodies from New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Italy together with an exhibition highlighting the work of Chee Wang Ng ‘Rice Amidst the Cloud’. For further details see http://www.otagopolytechnic.ac.nz/schools-departments/art/seminars-and-events/art-food-symposium-2012.html or contact peter.stupples@op.ac.nz

2012 AAANZ annual conference report

August 13, 2012News

It was great to see so many members and students at this year’s conference in Sydney. It was held earlier than usual to coincide with this year’s Sydney Biennale , and was also linked to it thematically by the title TOGETHER<>APART. APT etc Many papers focused on the network of relations that structure art and its practices, between artists, curators, critics, art museums and their publics. The two key notes invited to Australia, Thierry de Duve and Helen Molesworth, both renowned art historians and curators were most generous in also conducting master classes for some 60 postgraduate students in Sydney. […]

Save art history at La Trobe

July 4, 2012Advocacy, News

Sign the petition to save Art History at La Trobe. Art History at La Trobe University has been axed in the first round of savage job cuts in the Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe, amounting to the loss of two permanent lecturing positions, as well as casual teaching staff. This is despite the fact that the Art History program has healthy numbers, is cost-effective and is being taught by staff with high research outputs. La Trobe’s scholarly art historians have made a significant contribution to the intellectual life of this country and overseas since the 1970s. Students have […]

new zealand – member news

July 4, 2012News

University of Otago: Art History & Theory Programme Update Judith Collard will shortly be taking over from Mark Stocker as Programme Co-ordinator for the duration of Mark’s study leave. Judith spent December and January examining manuscripts relating to her project ‘Matthew Paris and His Books’, and making discoveries. She is presenting a paper on ‘Matthew Paris as a Natural Philosopher’ at the Oxford/Cambridge International Chronicles Symposium in July. Mark Stocker is presenting a paper on Queen Victoria statuary and its Maori and Pakeha contexts in the ‘Making of a Monarchy for the Modern World’ conference at Kensington Palace, London, in […]

northern territory – member news

July 4, 2012News

It has been several years since news from the Northern Territory has been posted. As the recently appointed regional representative on the Executive Committee, an overview of who’s who in the visual arts, beginning with Darwin and the Top End, is well overdue. I have also included a few preliminary links and contacts for Alice Springs and the Desert regions, and will provide further information as the year progresses. It’s a big Territory! The focus of this report will be on recent and existing visual arts appointments, research, teaching and learning through publications, exhibitions, projects, artists’ residencies and new arts […]

studies in material thinking

May 28, 2012News

Volume 8 – Experimental Arts The term “Experimental Arts” designates a field of research and practice characterised by innovative transdisciplinary thinking, boundary crossing and collaborative investigation. This issue of SMT profiles a range of creative projects in this field, along with analysis of experimental arts as a site of discovery, generating insights and practical strategies in relation to current technological, social and environmental issues. Edited by Jill Bennett, Ross Harley, Douglas Kahn and Paul Thomas of the National Institute for Experimental Arts, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales in association with Nancy de Freitas, School of Art […]

curator of global Indigenous art

May 28, 2012News

The Spencer Museum of Art seeks an innovative, team-oriented, and highly motivated Curator of Global Indigenous Art. The Spencer Museum of Art (SMA) forms a vital part of academic life at the University of Kansas (KU). The Museum supports research and promotes education across the arts, humanities, social and natural sciences through the growth and preservation of its collections, the development of a community of scholars, publications and creative presentations as well as the display and interpretation of its extraordinary resources to the public. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

AusArt Fellowship for the Fine Arts

March 27, 2012News

Up to $30,000 – applications close 15 April 2012 The American Friends of the National Gallery of Australia Inc., in conjunction with the American Australian Association, is offering a scholarship for an Australian graduate or post graduate student of the Fine Arts or Curatorial Studies wishing to further their studies in the United States. The AusArt Fellowship is for up to US$30,000 a year. Applications for the AusArt Fellowship close on April 15th 2012. Guidelines and application form are available at – http://www.americanaustralian.org/education/AusArt/ Criteria Study Level: Research/study must be at the graduate or post graduate level. US Enrolment: Acceptance into […]