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Vale Ted Snell

October 2, 2023News

AAANZ pays tribute to Ted Snell who was a tireless advocate for the arts in Western Australia and his legacy is one that encouraged students, artists and the sector to thrive. Edgar William (Ted) Snell AM, CitWA (1949 – 2023) was born in Geraldton, Western Australia. He completed an Associateship in Art Teaching in England and undertook his postgraduate study in Birmingham. Returning to Australia Snell taught at the Western Australian Institute of Technology, now Curtin University where he later became the Dean of Art. In 2009 Snell was appointed Winthrop Professor and Director of the Cultural Precinct at the […]

Book Launch | Variations: A More Diverse Picture of Contemporary Art | 17 October, 1-3pm

October 2, 2023Events

Celebrate the book launch with artists and writers for the publication Variations A More Diverse Picture of Contemporary Art by Tristen Harwood, Grace McQuilten and Anthony White When: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023; 1-3pm Where: Conference Rooms 1 & 2, Level 7, Storey Hall, Building 16, RMIT University, 336–348 Swanston Street (near the corner of Latrobe Street), Melbourne To be launched with short readings from artists and writers featured in the book. Please RSVP to Book Launch: Variations: A More Diverse Picture of Contemporary Art by Tristen Harwood, Grace McQuilten and Anthony White | Humanitix Enquiries to: cast@rmit.edu.au Read more about Variations here This is an important new publication that positions […]

Call for proposals | Performance Research vol. 29, no. 6 In Extremis | Deadline 6 November

October 2, 2023Call for Articles

Call for proposals Performance Research vol. 29, no. 6 In Extremis Edited by Charles Green & Helena Grehan Deadline 6 November According to the OED ‘In Extremis’ means ‘on the point of death [or] in extreme circumstances; at the point of extreme hardship or suffering’ (OED 2023). So, what does it mean then to call for papers for an issue of Performance Research with this title? If ‘In Extremis’ is an end point, or a point of no return, what role might performance or artistic work play in thinking through this situation, accepting it or indeed rendering it artistically? This […]

CALL FOR ARTICLES | ANZJA 24.2: OPEN ISSUE | DEADLINE 1 DECEMBER

October 2, 2023ANZJA, Call for Articles

Call for Articles | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art 24.2: Open Issue Submission of essays due: Friday 1 December, 2023 Editor in Chief: Dr Verónica Tello Editorial Committee: Dr Diana Baker Smith, Professor Jennifer Biddle, Dr Bianca Hester, Dr Astrid Lorange, José da Silva, Dr Jaye Early We seek original essays, dialogues, visual essays, and other texts that engage with artists, visual culture, exhibitions, critical debates, frameworks, and methodologies across art history, theory, curating, and practice in and across Australia and the Asia Pacific region. ANZJA publishes research articles of 5,000 to 7,000 words (including endnotes), which will be peer-reviewed*. We encourage both traditional and experimental […]

CALL FOR ARTICLES | ANZJA SPECIAL ISSUE: DOCUMENTA FIFTEEN | DEADLINE 29 SEPTEMBER

September 25, 2023ANZJA, Call for Articles

Call for Articles | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, Special Issue: documenta fifteen: “the first exhibition of the twenty-first century,” 24.1, 2024 Full article submissions due: Friday 29 September, 2023 Editors: Amelia Winata, Cameron Hurst, Chelsea Hopper, Giles Fielke, Helen Hughes, Hilary Thurlow, and Paris Lettau This special issue of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art (ANZJA) is edited by emerging art historians and critics Amelia Winata, Cameron Hurst, Chelsea Hopper, Giles Fielke, Helen Hughes, Hilary Thurlow, and Paris Lettau. They have worked together across numerous art historical editorial projects, including Index Journal, Discipline, and Memo Review. For ANZJA they focus on historicising documenta fifteen (2022). ANZJA is calling for […]

EVENT | The Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies | 5.30 – 7.30pm, Wednesday 4 October

September 18, 2023Events

The Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies This exhibition brings together eminent and emerging artists and designers to show how creative applications of data technology are crucial for a vital, inclusive and sustainable future. ARTIST DISCUSSION & EXHIBITION OPENING 5.30 – 7.30pm, Wednesday 4 October Register to attend The Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies brings together eminent and emerging artists and designers to show how creative applications of data technology are crucial for a vital, inclusive and sustainable future. The exhibition includes artworks and designs that engage audiences in critical, playful and agentic reflections on data and creative technologies. Through the […]

Call for Articles | ANZJA Special Issue: documenta fifteen | Deadline 29 September

September 18, 2023ANZJA, Call for Articles

Call for Articles | ANZJA 24.2: Open Issue | Deadline 1 December

September 18, 2023ANZJA, Call for Articles

Call for Articles | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art 25.1 | Special Issue: Tarrang

September 18, 2023ANZJA, Call for Articles

Call for Articles | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art 25.1 | Special Issue: Tarrang Submissions due: Papers due Monday 1 March, 2024 Editors: Brian Martin and Jessica Neath Editorial Committee: Dr Diana Baker Smith, Professor Jennifer Biddle, Dr Bianca Hester, Dr Astrid Lorange, José da Silva, Dr Jaye Early The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art (ANZJA) is calling for submissions for the Special Issue (25.1) Tarrang. The Special Issue builds on the 2023 exhibition More Than A Tarrang (tree): Memory, Material and Cultural Agency, curated by Brian Martin, Jessica Neath, Kimberley Moulton and Brook Andrew for Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Melbourne Museum. We invite Indigenous-led submissions worldwide and […]

Call for Articles | ANZJA 25.1 | Special Issue: Tarrang | Deadline 1 March 2024

September 11, 2023ANZJA, Call for Articles