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AAH 2025 Symposium | The Humanities & Creative Practice

Conference, Events

Audiences for creative practice formats, from the arts to gaming have never been greater. The Australian Academy of the Humanities Symposium, The Humanities and Creative Practice, will turn a lens on the vital role of creative practice in Australian social, cultural, and economic life.. Speakers include composer Felicity Wilcox, Powerhouse CEO Lisa Havilah, award-winning designer Prof Alison Page, Dalisa Pigram and Rachael Swain from Marrugeku, art historian Susan Best & theatre director Julian Meyrick, this is a not-to-be-missed event for anyone working across arts, policy, or cultural industries. When: 13-14 November 2025 Where: UTS Sydney View the program: https://humanities.org.au/events/symposium-humanities-creative-practice-2025/ This event is perfect for academics, […]

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Survey | Mapping the Cultural and Creative Data Sector in Australia

General

Mapping the Cultural and Creative Data Sector in Australia The Australian Creative Histories & Futures (ACHF) Project, a four-year research infrastructure project led by UNSW with partners ARDC, Flinders University, Creative Australia and ACMI, has launched a survey – Mapping the Cultural and Creative Data Sector in Australia. The survey aims to capture important information about how arts researchers and cultural workers create and use data associated with the arts, as well as the digital platforms that manage it. Artists, researchers, data curators and collectors from the GLAM and arts sector are invited to share their insights. The survey will take approximately […]

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Journal | Queries #3: Has Beens

Journal

Queries Issue #3 (September 2025): Has Beens Academic writing old and new, by or about Australian artists identifying as gay, lesbian or queer download >> Ted Gott: Don’t Leave Me This Way; Daniel Glover remembers David McDiarmid; Leigh Raymond farewells Richard Harding; Paul Foss on Keith Boadwee’s LA retrospective; and, Maurice O’Riordan on the late Andrew Ewing. Join mailing list or contact: queriesjournal@gmail.com

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AIAH EARLY CAREER RESEARCH AWARDS 2025 | Deadline 31 October

Grants

In 2025, the AIAH (Australian Institute of Art History) at the University of Melbourne is again collaborating with the AAANZ (Art Association of Australia and New Zealand) to foster new and innovative research and public engagement in art history by early career professionals. The AIAH Early Career Research Awards (ECRA) are funded by the Australian Institute of Art History  and administered jointly by AIAH and AAANZ. The awards will support public-facing, collaborative research projects that require a team (defined as at least two people) with varied forms of expertise. There are three requirements at the time of application for the project to be […]

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AAANZ PHD PRIZE: RESEARCH-BASED IS NOW OPEN FOR 2025 | DEADLINE 26 SEPTEMBER

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 Prize was split between research-based PhDs and practice-led PhDs, alternating each year, with the eligible application period being extended to the previous two years. The 2024 AAANZ PhD Prize was practice-led but the eligible period remained 12 months for that year only (due to practice-led eligibility in […]

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AAANZ 2025 Conference | First Nations Open Panel | Submissions due Friday 3 October

AAANZ Conference, Call for Papers

Unruly Art in the Colony – Sovereign Art Histories: First Nations Open Panel Jess, one of the conference organizers for this years conference, themed Unruly Objects, at the University of Western Australia on Whadjuk Noongar boodja invites First Nations friends to particpate in an open panel for the conference Unruly Art in the Colony – Sovereign Art Histories. As a Palyku woman and Indigenous Studies academic, Jess would love for this edition to create a real space for First Nations art histories and stories, welcoming feedback and ideas from First Nations friends anytime. Jess can be reached on email  jessyca.hutchens@uwa.edu.au or phone 0476 591 […]

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Job | Research Assistant | School of Culture and Communication | Deadline September 24

Jobs

Research Assistant Apply Location: Parkville Time type: Part time End Date: September 24, 2025 Job requisition id: JR-004046 Role type:  Part-time (0.3 FTE); Fixed term for 18 months Faculty:  Arts School:  School of Culture and Communication Salary: Level RA.3 – $85,555 p.a. plus 17% super Shape Australia’s art history narrative / Collaborate with leading academics / Develop valuable research skills Apply now to contribute to a landmark project celebrating 80 years of art history education at the University of Melbourne Investing in you – benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities. The […]

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Film | Sofonisba’s Chess Game

Film

Ideas Roadshow has produced a new film, Sofonisba’s Chess Game, to be released at the end of September.  Academic streaming is available via Docuseek, more details can be found on the film page here: https://ideasroadshow.com/chess-game/. “An absorbing analysis which shines because of its exceptional subject: the pioneering female Renaissance artist Sofonisba Anguissola and her psychologically luminous portraiture. The showpiece analysis is brisk and compelling, from a history of chess as an emerging cultural status symbol to rival literature and music, to the painting’s Leonardo-inspired composition.” – The Guardian “The film does not limit itself with simply looking at the painting, but […]

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AAANZ PHD PRIZE: RESEARCH-BASED IS NOW OPEN FOR 2025 | DEADLINE 26 SEPTEMBER

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 Prize was split between research-based PhDs and practice-led PhDs, alternating each year, with the eligible application period being extended to the previous two years. The 2024 AAANZ PhD Prize was practice-led but the eligible period remained 12 months for that year only (due to practice-led eligibility in […]

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AAANZ 2025 Conference | First Nations Open Panel | Submissions due Friday 3 October

AAANZ Conference, Call for Papers

Unruly Art in the Colony – Sovereign Art Histories: First Nations Open Panel Jess, one of the conference organizers for this years conference, themed Unruly Objects, at the University of Western Australia on Whadjuk Noongar boodja invites First Nations friends to particpate in an open panel for the conference Unruly Art in the Colony – Sovereign Art Histories. As a Palyku woman and Indigenous Studies academic, Jess would love for this edition to create a real space for First Nations art histories and stories, welcoming feedback and ideas from First Nations friends anytime. Jess can be reached on email  jessyca.hutchens@uwa.edu.au or phone 0476 591 […]

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