Category Archives: Prizes

Entries now open for the 2021 Research in Focus Prize for PhDs and ECRs

Prizes

The AAANZ is pleased to offer an opportunity for current and recently-completed PhD students to share their research and to be considered for the $1000 prize supported by Taylor and Francis. This prize ran in 2020 and the winner and shortlist can be viewed here: Research in Focus Winner and  Highly Commended 2020 The prize will be announced along with the AWAPAs in December 2021. About the Prize Would you like the opportunity to reach fellow researchers in art history, curatorship and art practice? Want to present your exciting research in a timely fashion and raise your profile? Due to […]

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PhD Prize

Prizes

AAANZ is pleased to offer an opportunity for recently graduated research-based PhD students to enter the 2025 AAANZ PhD Prize. The $1,000 prize is supported by Taylor and Francis. In 2023 the annual PhD Prize was reviewed by the AAANZ Prize Committee in consideration of feedback received from the judging panel. In 2024 the PhD […]

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Dr Fiona Foley wins 2021 Queensland Literary Awards

Prizes

Winner, 2021 Queensland Literary Awards – Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of State Significance Dr Fiona Foley has been awarded the Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of State Significance for her groundbreaking work of Indigenous scholarship that addresses the inherent silences, errors and injustices from the perspective of her people, the Badtjala of K’gari (Fraser Island). Foley shines a critical light on the little-known colonial-era practice of paying Indigenous workers in opium and the ‘solution’ of then displacing them to K’gari. Biting the Clouds – a euphemism for being stoned on opium – combines historical, personal and cultural […]

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AWARDS | AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards | Entries Open

AWAPA, Prizes

AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) recognise the best in arts writing and research across Australia and New Zealand. ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN The AWAPAs highlight the vitality of arts publishing in the region and acknowledges the contribution of both emerging and established scholars, curators and artists. The Awards play a pivotal role in promoting the importance of writing and publishing in disseminating knowledge and understanding of the visual arts, craft and design. They are the only prizes in the Australasia region to celebrate the publishing achievements writers make to the field. AWAPAs categories include prizes for books, exhibition […]

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