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Obituary | Dr. Richard Haese (1944-2025) – an Appreciation

June 30, 2025Obituary

Dr. Richard Haese (1944-2025) – an Appreciation People of note have always recognized Dr. Richard Haese’s talents. The late art historian Professor Virginia Spate of Sydney University and the late historian Professor James A. Main of Flinders University examined his PhD thesis ‘Cultural Radicals in Australian Society 1937-47’. Both scholars made percipient observations. In the first paragraph of her examiner’s report (16 August 1979) Spate noted the extent to which ‘this thesis fills an important gap in the history of Australian art “politics”, which has previously been seriously treated only by Bernard Smith in his Australian Painting 1788-1960 – and […]

AAANZ 2025 Conference: Unruly Objects | Call for Papers Now Open | Deadline 16 July

June 23, 2025AAANZ Conference, Call for Papers

The call for papers for the 2025 CONFERENCE | UNRULY OBJECTS are now open. If you would like to speak at the conference, apply to join one of the panels detailed below. To apply, read the instructions, and then submit your proposal form to the relevant panel convenor/s. Call for papers deadline: Wednesday 16 July, 2025 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 – […]

AAANZ ARTS WRITING AND PUBLISHING AWARDS FOR 2025 | ENTRIES CLOSE 8 AUGUST

June 23, 2025AWAPA, Award

AAANZ Art Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) recognise the best in arts writing and research across Australia and New Zealand. AWAPAs Entry Form ENTRIES for the 2025 AWAPAs 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. […]

Writer Call Out | The Mother Issue: Artlink | EOI deadline 6 July

June 23, 2025Call for Writers

The Mother Issue 45:3 | Warltati / Summer (December 2025–March 2026) Editor: Belinda Howden Artlink invites writers working in Australia and the Asia-Pacific to submit an Expression of Interest for publication in The Mother Issue, on shelves from December 2025–March 2026. Despite art historical invisibility, parenthood is an evergreen subject for artists — mothers especially. The Mother Issue considers motherhood and parenting as a generative force in contemporary art practices, and tracks the ways artists and arts workers navigate their careers against a backdrop of radical technological and ideological change towards child-rearing in the first quarter of the twenty-first century. We encourage a range […]

Call for Papers | Journal of Creative Practice | Research Cries from the Anthropocene

June 15, 2025Call for Papers

Cries from the Anthropocene: How might we respond? According to the Macquarie Dictionary, to cry is to “utter inarticulate sounds, esp. of lamentation, grief, or suffering; usu. with tears.” To cry is also “to give forth vocal sounds or characteristic calls, as animals.” A further meaning is “to call out”. This theme follows from previous research themes, “Listening to the Anthropocene” and “Crevice Communities”. The first was a process of tuning in to the human and more-than-human environment; the second, affected by pandemic and lockdowns, examined smallness and extreme locality as a productive space. The Anthropocene, the era in which the […]

AAANZ ARTS WRITING AND PUBLISHING AWARDS FOR 2025 | ENTRIES CLOSE 8 AUGUST

June 2, 2025AWAPA, Award, Book

Announcing Artspace’s 2025 Studio Program artists

June 2, 2025News

Artspace is delighted to announce the 2025 Studio Program artists are: Maissa Alameddine, EO Gill, Jumaadi, Yona Lee, Jahnne Pasco–White, Paula do Prado, Joan Ross, Kien Situ, Tina Havelock Stevens and Shevaun Wright. The Studio Program continues to offer artists the space to research and produce new works without constraint in an open and critically-engaged environment. Selected from 178 applications, these 10 artists represent the breadth of artistic practice across generations, career stages and art forms. This next cohort of artists, which gathers a diverse array of emerging, mid-career and established practitioners, will move into Artspace’s dedicated, rent-free studio spaces […]

Film: RAPHAEL’S SCHOOL OF ATHENS

May 26, 2025Film

RAPHAEL’S SCHOOL OF ATHENS, a detailed examination of The School of Athens, one of the most iconic and awe-inspiring monuments to the magnificence of the High Renaissance. By unveiling its rich symbolism layer by layer and exploring the elegantly subtle levels of meaning, viewers get a profound sense of the elaborately constructed beauty and harmony of this extraordinary masterwork by Raphael. An absolute pleasure: the depth, clarity, and uncompromising intelligence of this account is beautifully done and carefully thought out on every level. In addition, the film lingers lovingly over the images to give viewers enough time to study and […]

Special General Meeting 28 May 2025

May 26, 2025News

Art Association of Australia and New Zealand will hold a Special General Meeting as follows: Date: Wednesday 28 May 2025 Time: 3.00 – 4.00 pm (NZST), 1.00 – 2.00 pm (AEST), 12.30 – 1.30 pm (ACST), 11.00 am – 12.00 pm (AWST) Zoom link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/88966509028 AAANZ requires a quorum for this meeting please register if you are attending here Documents: Agenda Proxy Form Notification of agenda items for actioning: Item: 5 In accordance with Section 24 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (SA) the Art Association of Australia & New Zealand alters its rules to include changes to section 23, Winding Up, to include a […]

Renew your AAANZ membership for one or two years before 31 May to receive your discount

May 26, 2025Membership

The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) is the peak professional body for art writers, academics, curators, and artists providing a platform for advocacy, critical thinking and the sharing of knowledge. In recognition of the ongoing financial pressures felt within the arts and cultural sector, AAANZ is offering discounted membership for the month of May. Current and lapsed members are encouraged to renew their memberships and support AAANZ to continue the vital role it plays in the sector. Renew your AAANZ membership for one or two years before 31 May to receive your discount. Current members are eligible […]