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2024 AAANZ Pre-Conference Online Event | Past, Present, Possible Futures

October 28, 2024AAANZ Conference, Events

2024 AAANZ Pre-Conference Online Event | Past, Present, Possible Futures DATE Wed, 27 Nov, 10:15am – 4pm AEDT FREE EVENT | REGISTER HERE Event description Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ), this year’s conference will encourage participants to explore the past, present, and possible futures of art history and arts practice in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. In advance of the main conference program, scheduled to take place at the Australian National University from Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 December, this online-only pre-conference event is intended to provide those who are unable […]

Journal | GUAN KAN | THINKING WITH CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART RELAUNCHED

October 28, 2024Journal, Publication

GUAN KAN: THINKING WITH CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART RELAUNCHED Guan Kan is a journal edited by undergraduate students at the University of Western Australia, and features essays and interviews about Chinese Contemporary Art by students in Australia and China. It was recently relaunched after a gruelling journey to Beijing and Chengdu by undergraduate, art history students from the School of Design that spent 10 hour days visiting studios and galleries, and meeting with contemporary artists. The relaunch features interviews with the two most influential thinkers on Chinese contemporary art, critic and curator Li Xianting and Lu Peng, ‘the Gombrich of Chinese […]

SHAPE Futures EMCR Network Annual Convention | 24 November

October 28, 2024Conference, Events

SHAPE Futures EMCR Network Annual Convention Date: 28th November 2024 Time: 1pm – 5pm Location: University of Western Australia, Perth The Academic Balancing Act: Unpacking the Dynamics of Workload Pressure and Burnout Join us for an afternoon of expert-led discussion on the topic of academic workload and burnout, voted by our members as the most pressing issue for SHAPE EMCRs in Australia today. After the expert panel, EMCRs will workshop an advocacy strategy with our keynote panellists, setting SHAPE’s action plan on the issue for 2025. A networking event will follow at the UWA University Club allowing EMCRs to connect with each […]

Call for submissions | Findings | Deadline 19 February 2025

October 28, 2024Call for Articles, Call for Papers

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Due Wed 19 Feb 2025 FINDINGS is a biennial peer-reviewed journal of practice-based exegetical writing by Australian art and design postgraduates. FINDINGS accepts submissions from Honours, Masters, and PhD students in the year of, or the year after, their date of completion. Creative arts graduates regularly produce thought-provoking writing on the aesthetic, social, and political implications of creative practice. FINDINGS seeks to highlight the strength and diversity of these fields by supporting the dissemination of select articles drawn from exegesis submissions. FINDINGS is published by the Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) in PDF […]

CALL FOR PAPERS | AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ART 25.2: OPEN ISSUE | Deadline 20 December

October 21, 2024ANZJA, Call for Articles, Call for Papers

Call for Papers | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art 25.2: Open Issue Submissions of essays DUE: December 20, 2024. Editor in Chief: Dr Verónica Tello Managing Editor: Dr Anastasia Murney Editorial Committee: Dr Diana Baker Smith, Professor Jennifer Biddle, Dr Bianca Hester, Dr Astrid Lorange, Dr Kasia Jezowska, Dr Shuxia Chen, Dr Jaye Early The editors of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art (ANZJA) are calling for submissions for the Journal’s next open issue, published in December 2025. We seek original essays, dialogues, visual essays, and other texts that engage with artists, visual culture, exhibitions, critical debates, frameworks, and methodologies […]

AAANZ 2024 conference | Early bird registration is open

October 21, 2024AAANZ Conference

AAANZ 2024 CONFERENCE | PAST, PRESENT, POSSIBLE FUTURES Australian National University, Canberra, Wednesday 4 – Friday 6 December 2024 Early bird registration has opened, costs are $350 full price and $130 concession. Tickets will be on sale until Sunday 10 November. Registration is complimentary for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pasifika conference convenors and presenters. Registration closes Wednesday 27 November. AAANZ has partnered with Flight Centre for this year’s conference! Attendees who book their travel through Flight Centre will receive corporate rates and other special discounts of up to 30% for air fares, accommodation and car hire. Please contact Lara Johnson on 03 9032 2600 or lara.johnson@flightcentre.com.au for […]

AAANZ 2024 conference | Low income bursary application | CLOSE TODAY

October 21, 2024AAANZ Conference

AAANZ 2024 CONFERENCE | PAST, PRESENT, POSSIBLE FUTURES Australian National University, Canberra, Wednesday 4 – Friday 6 December 2024 For the AAANZ 2024 conference there will be ten low income bursaries of $250 to support costs plus a AAANZ concession membership for one year. APPLY HERE Applications close Monday 21 October For queries regarding the bursaries or conference please email: conf@aaanz.info

AAANZ declaration of election for appointment to positions on the Executive Committee including President

October 14, 2024Membership

At the AGM in December this year a number of positions on the Executive Committee will come up for renewal. The President Wendy Garden is stepping down so the position of President will become vacant and we will need to elect a new President this year. If you are interested in nominating for any of the positions listed below please complete a Nomination form and return it to the Business Manager by Friday 15 November. President Australian Capital Territory Representative New South Wales Representative Queensland Representative South Australian Representative Tasmanian Representative Victorian Representative Western Australian Representative Indigenous Australian Representative Student […]

AAANZ 2024 Conference | Registration, accommodation and flights

October 14, 2024AAANZ Conference

Registration EARLY BIRD tickets are available for purchase until Sunday 10 November Member $350 Non-Member $520 Concession $130 Registration is complimentary for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pasifika conference presenters. Registration closes Wednesday 27 November. Accommodation and flights AAANZ has partnered with Flight Centre for this year’s conference! Attendees who book their travel through Flight Centre will receive corporate rates and discounts of up to 30% for air fares, accommodation and car hire. Please contact Lara Johnson on 03 9032 2600 or lara.johnson@flightcentre.com.au for booking options. Low income bursaries For the AAANZ 2024 conference there will be ten low income bursaries […]

AAANZ 2024 conference | DRAFT program schedule

October 7, 2024AAANZ Conference

2024 AAANZ CONFERENCE | PAST, PRESENT, POSSIBLE FUTURES Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 December 2024, Australian National University, Canberra The AAANZ 2024 conference convenors are pleased to announce the DRAFT program schedule. Day 1: Wednesday 4 December Day 2: Thursday 5 December Day 3: Friday 6 December Please Note: This schedule is a DRAFT ONLY, and is subject to change For queries regarding the program schedule or the conference please email: conf@aaanz.info