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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. […]

Call for Artists | 6th Tamworth Textile Triennial

March 10, 2025Call for Artists

Calling artists for nation-wide touring exhibition The Tamworth Regional Gallery is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI’s) from artists for a nation-wide touring exhibition. The 6th Tamworth Textile Triennial (6TTT) will be on display in late 2026, but EOI’s are being called upon from 10am, 5 March to 5pm, 5 May 2025 to allow artists plenty of time to produce their works once selected. Director of Tamworth Regional Gallery and Museums, Bridget Guthrie says “This is a huge opportunity for emerging and established artists, not just in our region but right across Australia. The selected artists will have artworks in the exhibition […]

ANZJA | Vol 24 Issue 2 (2024)

March 6, 2025ANZJA

ANZJA | Vol 24 Issue 2 (2024) Link to Vol. 24.2 at Taylor and Francis Articles Pointing the Finger: Critical Settler Artists Disclosing Silences in Australia’s History Amy Spiers & George Criddle Ian Burn and the Aporias of Conceptual Art Alexander Alberro Book Review Ian Burn: Collected Writings 1966–1993 edited by Ian Burn, edited by Ann Stephen, Power Publications, KW Institute for Contemporary Art and Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, 2024 Rex Butler Essay On Time Sarah Rodigari Articles Drawn by War: The Peter Townsend Collection of Modern Chinese Woodblock Prints in the National Gallery of Australia Claire […]

ANZJA | Vol 24 Issue 1 (2024)

March 3, 2025ANZJA

ANZJA | Vol 24 Issue 1 (2024) Editors: Amelia Winata, Cameron Hurst, Chelsea Hopper, Giles Fielke, Helen Hughes, Hilary Thurlow & Paris Lettau Link to Vol. 24.1 at Taylor and Francis Editors’ Introduction Amelia Winata, Cameron Hurst, Chelsea Hopper, Giles Fielke, Helen Hughes, Hilary Thurlow & Paris Lettau Article The First Exhibition of the Twenty-First Century—Lumbung 1 (documenta fifteen), What Happened, and What It Might Mean Two Years On Charles Esche Comment Responses to Charles Esche, The First Exhibition of the Twenty-First Century—Lumbung 1 (documenta fifteen), What Happened, and What It Might Mean Two Years On Tara Heffernan, Naveed Farro, Nikos Papastergiadis, Danny Butt, Tara McDowell & Victoria Lynn Essay Charles Esche and Richard Bell: Reassessing […]

Call for Articles │ Garland │ Deadline 1 April

March 3, 2025Call for Articles

Article proposals are welcome for the June 2025 issue of Garland magazine: Ancestors. Stories may feature: Giving ancestral techniques new life today Honouring past individuals or generations Recovering and reviving a lost story Hoping to be ancestors for the future Traditions such as the “hungry ghost” festival More information here. Proposals are due by 1 April here. Image: Karen Leef, Waihou river, Panguru

Open letter regarding the withdrawal of Australia’s 2026 Venice Biennale Representatives

February 24, 2025Advocacy

Creative Australia announced that it will not proceed with the artistic team selected to represent Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale. This decision, reportedly made unanimously by its Board, was said to be justified by concerns over “prolonged and divisive debate.” Memo has published an open letter in response to the decision which can be read in full here. If you would like to add your name to this letter, please sign via the following form. The Editors, Memo

Film │ BOTTICELLI’S PRIMAVERA

February 24, 2025Film

BOTTICELLI’S PRIMAVERA, a comprehensive film based on meticulous research taking a fresh look at the different mysteries and often conflicting interpretations surrounding it, its rich mythology and allegories, the sumptuous event it was created for, the impact of humanism, classical poetry, Rome, the Medici family and more. Astonishing close-up details of Primavera make this film an inspiring experience. In Australia and New Zealand the film can be viewed on the Ideas Roadshow app (Apple and Google Play store) or Vimeo and Demand. The film is also available for educational licensing through Docuseek or directly through Ideas Roadshow. You can find […]

Statement in support of Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagastino

February 18, 2025Advocacy

AAANZ has written a statement in support of Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagastino and calls on Creative Australia to reverse their decision. Also see the open letter from Memo Review https://www.memoreview.net/articles/letters/open-letter-re-the-withdrawal-of-australia-s-2026-venice-biennale-representatives NAVA Statement: https://visualarts.net.au/news-opinion/2025/nava-statement-support-artist-khaled-sabsabi/

Grants and Awards │ Australian Academy of the Humanities │ Deadline Friday 28 March 2025

February 17, 2025Grants, Prizes, Research Fellowship

Australian Academy of the Humanities’ have just opened applications for the 2025 Grants and Awards Program for EMCRs working across the humanities. The closing date is Friday 28 March 2025. This year, the Academy will accept nominations for the: Max Crawford Medal Australia’s most prestigious award for achievement and promise in the Humanities, the Max Crawford Medal recognises an early-career scholar in the humanities whose publications contribute towards an understanding of their discipline. This award relies on nominations, and we encourage all to nominate an ECMR doing exciting work in their field. John Mulvaney Fellowship Awarded to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander […]

AFNGA AUSart Fellowship │ Study in the USA │ Deadline March 31, 2025

February 17, 2025Grants, Research Fellowship

Established in 2012, the AusArt Fellowship offers emerging practitioners in the field of visual arts the opportunity to progress their studies at a university, educational institution, or museum in the United States. Comprising a one-off grant of US$30,000 and conferred annually, the Fellowship is open to visual artists, curators, art historians, administrators, and conservators to study at a graduate or post-graduate level in the United States. The AusArt Fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Dr. Lee MacCormick Edwards Charitable Foundation and the American Friends of the National Gallery of Australia. US Enrollment Acceptance into a US […]