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Cultural conservation centre to become part of world-leading research institute

Funding, News

Transforming the cultural health of the nation and our region and responding to emerging threats to cultural legacies will be the core focuses of a new institute in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. The establishment of the Robert Cripps Institute for Cultural Conservation, which will expand upon the pioneering work of the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, was announced today by the University of Melbourne. Minsmere Pty Ltd, as a subsidiary of the Cripps Foundation, has donated $15 million to establish the Institute, building upon a $6.9 million donation from the Foundation in 2013. The […]

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Khaled Sabsabi & Michael Dagostino fund raising for Venice Biennale

Advocacy

As has been widely reported, Australia’s entry in the  next Venice Biennale was axed  by Creative Australia after political interference. As the Guardian Australia article explains, this has widespread implications for Khaled, and what sould be argued for all Australian artists and curators. Khaled and Michael have now started a fundraising campaign so that the installation can go ahead without government support. Please see this link to Khaled and Michael‘s fundraising page? A follow up statemnt from AAANZ is forthcoming.

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Call for Sessions | AAANZ 2025 Conference: Unruly Objects | Deadline 28 April

AAANZ Conference, Call for Panels

The call for sessions for the 2025 AAANZ Conference ‘Unruly Objects’ is now open. Proposal due date: Monday 28 April Enquiries and questions to the conference committee conf@aaanz.info Submit a Proposal 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 – whether they be leaking out of unwieldy collections, unexhibitable or unthinkable, fugitive or lost, or brimming with vitality, power or ancestral subjectivity. Panel convenors and formats […]

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Award | The Evan Webb Award for Len Lye Research

Award

This award, offered by the Len Lye Foundation, commemorates the artist Evan Webb (1952-2023) who was a key figure in the research and restoration of the work of Len Lye. The award will be open to any researcher. The sum of NZD$1500 will be given annually to the best original contribution to Lye scholarship from at least one of the following categories: An unpublished research essay on some aspect of Len Lye’s sculpture, film-making, or work in other genres, or his ideas, or his aesthetics; An unpublished research essay which makes an original contribution to knowledge of Lye’s life and […]

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Victorian Community History Awards winners announced

Award

Public Record Office Victoria and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria were pleased to present the 2024 Victorian Community History Awards at a ceremony at the Langham in Southbank. Art consultant and historian Rodney James won the Victorian Premier’s History Award for Letters to a Critic: Alan McCulloch’s World of Art. The book provides a detailed examination of McCulloch, one of Australia’s longest-practising art critics who championed emerging artists and promoted a new awakening in modern art in Melbourne in the 1960s. The judges said: Letters to a Critic makes an important contribution to the history of Melbourne and Victoria’s art worlds and […]

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Call for Sessions | AAANZ 2025 Conference: Unruly Objects | Deadline 28 April

AAANZ Conference, Call for Panels

The call for sessions for the 2025 AAANZ Conference ‘Unruly Objects’ is now open. Proposal due date: Monday 28 April Enquiries and questions to the conference committee conf@aaanz.info Submit a Proposal 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 – whether they be leaking out of unwieldy collections, unexhibitable or unthinkable, fugitive or lost, or brimming with vitality, power or ancestral subjectivity. Panel convenors and formats […]

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Job | Head of School, School of Art & Design | Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture UNSW

Jobs

Head of School, School of Art & Design – Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture UNSW Apply now Job no: 530862 Work type: Full Time Location: Sydney, NSW Categories: Head of School / Director 5-year leadership appointment Employment Type: Full time Remuneration: Competitive industry salary package Location: Paddington Campus, Sydney, New South Wales (Hybrid Flexible Working) About us:  At UNSW Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture we use creativity, collaboration and inclusion to seek and solve problems to improve life on earth. Our Faculty’s defining purpose is driven by a desire to listen, challenge, create and share diverse knowledge about people, places and culture. We pride ourselves […]

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Applications open | 2026 Fellowships at the National Library of Australia

Research Fellowship

Applications are now open for the 2026 Fellowships offered by the National Library of Australia. Researchers and creative writers are encouraged to apply for nine philanthropically funded Fellowships offered by the National Library of Australia in 2026. This year, the amount of financial assistance has increased, with a total of $315,000 of funding available.  Successful applicants will each receive $35,000 to support a sustained residency at the National Library in Canberra, as well as supported access to the Library’s collections, increased borrowing privileges, a dedicated desk in the Library’s Petherick Reading Room, and an allowance for high resolution digital copies […]

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Call for New Zealand arts practitioner | Summer School (24–31 August 2025)

Call for Creatives, Opportunity

Opportunity for an arts practitioner from Aotearoa New Zealand to participate in the 2025 edition of the Summer School, Revolutionary Roads: Destination—Comradeship. This year’s program will take place from 24–31 August 2025 in Ljubljana (Slovenia), Belgrade (Serbia), and Podgorica (Montenegro), bringing together artists, researchers and cultural practitioners from diverse backgrounds. The Summer School is jointly organized by Moderna galerija, the Museum of African Art (Belgrade), the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro, and in collaboration with associated partners Bunker/ Festival Mladi levi, Museum of Yugoslavia , and the Office for Contemporary Art Aotearoa. Thanks to the support of the Office for Contemporary Art Aotearoa, financial support of up to NZ$4,000 […]

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Event | Whangarei Heads Arts Trail

Events

The Whangarei Heads Arts Trail is celebrating its 13th year this Easter Saturday and Sunday. Showcasing 45 plus artists in home studios and three community venues from Onerahi, Whangarei, to Ocean Beach, Whangarei Heads. We would like to invite you all to come along.  The event is free and there are maps available for $5 which includes a raffle ticket to go into the draw to win three prizes valued at $1,000. For more information please go to our website: www.whangareiheadsartstrail.org

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