2026-2027 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Herald Chair of Fine Arts and the beginning of art history university teaching in Australia. AIAH is planning a major conference in 2027 to celebrate; in 2026, as AIAH builds toward the conference, there will be a whole series of international and national speakers to give lectures and talks.
To begin with, on 18 March a lecture on the Spanish baroque sculptor Luisa Roldán (1652-1706), given by Dr Holly Trusted, Curator of Sculpture (emeritus) from the Victoria & Albert Museum. Dr Trusted’s lecture, ‘Who was Luisa Roldán?’ will discuss Roldán’s work as a favourite of Spanish elites, but also the challenges of studying this still enigmatic female artist. You can register here: https://events.humanitix.com/
Anne Dunlop is also delighted to announce that AIAH are partnering with Trinity College to resume the historic Joseph Burke Lecture, named in honour of the first Herald Chair. The lecture will take place at Trinity College on 29 April. The speaker will be Professor Alicia Walker of Bryn Mawr College, who will be speaking on the topic ‘Medieval Art on the Move: Global Networks in a Pre-Global World? More details will follow, and registration is not yet open, but please mark your calendars for now.
There will be further speakers in May and June, and AIAH is also starting work again with our colleagues at The Potter for another version of 9 Objects again this year. Further information to come.
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