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Call for Sessions | AAANZ 2025 Conference: Unruly Objects | Deadline 28 April

March 25, 2025AAANZ Conference, Call for Panels

The call for sessions for the 2025 AAANZ Conference ‘Unruly Objects’ is now open. Proposal due date: Monday 28 April Enquiries and questions to the conference committee conf@aaanz.info Submit a Proposal Conference Theme | Unruly Objects The 2025 conference looks at the uncontrollable, excessive, surplus and unruly qualities of objects that we attempt to study, curate, discipline and subject to discourse. Thinking beyond simply the agency of objects, we turn specifically to their rowdy, disruptive, and ungovernable aspects – whether they be leaking out of unwieldy collections, unexhibitable or unthinkable, fugitive or lost, or brimming with vitality, power or ancestral subjectivity. Panel convenors and formats […]

Job | Head of School, School of Art & Design | Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture UNSW

March 24, 2025Jobs

Head of School, School of Art & Design – Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture UNSW Apply now Job no: 530862 Work type: Full Time Location: Sydney, NSW Categories: Head of School / Director 5-year leadership appointment Employment Type: Full time Remuneration: Competitive industry salary package Location: Paddington Campus, Sydney, New South Wales (Hybrid Flexible Working) About us: At UNSW Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture we use creativity, collaboration and inclusion to seek and solve problems to improve life on earth. Our Faculty’s defining purpose is driven by a desire to listen, challenge, create and share diverse knowledge about people, places and culture. We pride ourselves […]

Applications open | 2026 Fellowships at the National Library of Australia

March 24, 2025Research Fellowship

Applications are now open for the 2026 Fellowships offered by the National Library of Australia. Researchers and creative writers are encouraged to apply for nine philanthropically funded Fellowships offered by the National Library of Australia in 2026. This year, the amount of financial assistance has increased, with a total of $315,000 of funding available. Successful applicants will each receive $35,000 to support a sustained residency at the National Library in Canberra, as well as supported access to the Library’s collections, increased borrowing privileges, a dedicated desk in the Library’s Petherick Reading Room, and an allowance for high resolution digital copies […]

Call for New Zealand arts practitioner | Summer School (24–31 August 2025)

March 24, 2025Call for Creatives, Opportunity

Opportunity for an arts practitioner from Aotearoa New Zealand to participate in the 2025 edition of the Summer School, Revolutionary Roads: Destination—Comradeship. This year’s program will take place from 24–31 August 2025 in Ljubljana (Slovenia), Belgrade (Serbia), and Podgorica (Montenegro), bringing together artists, researchers and cultural practitioners from diverse backgrounds. The Summer School is jointly organized by Moderna galerija, the Museum of African Art (Belgrade), the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro, and in collaboration with associated partners Bunker/ Festival Mladi levi, Museum of Yugoslavia , and the Office for Contemporary Art Aotearoa. Thanks to the support of the Office for Contemporary Art Aotearoa, financial support of up to NZ$4,000 […]

Event | Whangarei Heads Arts Trail

March 24, 2025Events

The Whangarei Heads Arts Trail is celebrating its 13th year this Easter Saturday and Sunday. Showcasing 45 plus artists in home studios and three community venues from Onerahi, Whangarei, to Ocean Beach, Whangarei Heads. We would like to invite you all to come along. The event is free and there are maps available for $5 which includes a raffle ticket to go into the draw to win three prizes valued at $1,000. For more information please go to our website: www.whangareiheadsartstrail.org

Applications open | Australia-Korea Foundation Visiting Professorship in Australian Studies | Seoul National University

March 24, 2025News

Applications for the 2026 Visiting Professor of Australian Studies position at Seoul National University (SNU) are now open. See here for the position description and further details. Supported by Woodside Energy and developed in partnership with SNU and the Australia-Korea Foundation, the Visiting Professor position is a funded 11-month visiting academic position commencing in early 2026 at SNU which aims to support innovative research collaborations and promote mutual understanding of Australia and Korea’s history, cultural heritage, and modern outlook. Please subscribe for email updates on the International Australian Studies Association (InASA) website or email Anna.Johnston@uq.edu.au for more information. Please share this with senior Humanities and Social […]

Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize

March 17, 2025Call for Artists, Prizes

About the Prize The 2025 Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize is run by the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre (NSW). This opportunity is significant for artists at all stages of their practice, with the winning work awarded $30,000 and 35 finalists selected for exhibition at the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre. The prize is for practitioners across Australia. Age and nationality are unrestricted; entrants must have been living and practicing in Australia for at least six months prior to submitting their work. Means of work presentation are unrestricted. Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize The Australian Photographic Society’s Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize is a national […]

Call for neurodivergent creatives

March 17, 2025Call for Artists, Call for Creatives, Events, Exhibition

DYSPLA London is embarking on a new digital art project in New Zealand and we are putting some feelers out to see if anyone is able to introduce us to local artists, (actors, writers, visual artists, dancers, musicians, etc) from New Zealand. Project Details Below: DYSPLA, in collaboration with Sensory Anthropologist Dr Ruth Gibbons, will create a series of 3D Augmented Reality (AR) Performative Digital Sculptures, focusing on the neurodivergent body in movement. The project, entitled DYSPLA Motion, seeks to address stigma around the disabled body, while also exploring the concept of ‘Neurodivergent (ND) Physicality’ and how the ND body generates thought. DYSPLA is looking […]

Applications open | Kinnane PhD Scholarship in Art History and Museum Studies

March 17, 2025Scholarship

About this scholarship The scholarship was established in 2017 and is maintained by the income of a perpetual endowment fund from a bequest to The University of Queensland under the will of Paula Ruth Kinnane, who graduated from The University of Queensland in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. The scholarship recognises Tony and Paula Kinnane who were lifetime lovers of art, art galleries, and collected art for their own pleasure, and to support emerging art museum professionals and art museums, especially in rural and regional Australia. Eligibility You are eligible if you are applying to undertake an HDR […]

Applications open | Jim Sharman Future Award | Applications close 24 March

March 10, 2025Award, Call for Artists

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR THE JIM SHARMAN FUTURE AWARD New AUD$50,000 award offers young artists the chance to turn their bold idea into reality. nida.edu.au/futureaward The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is proud to launch the AUD$50,000 Jim Sharman Future Award through the NIDA Future Centre. The Award is for a bold idea or project with the potential to transform the arts for generations to come. Open to artists and dreamers aged 16-30 from Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, this new triennial Award offers substantial funding alongside tailored NIDA support to help turn a radical idea or project into reality. […]