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Publication | New Women’s Work

September 9, 2024Book

New Women’s Work is a celebration of women’s work. Often underappreciated and undervalued, craft has long been an expression of artistic endeavour for women. Often, it’s a skill transferred for generations, or it may be a livelihood or a way of connecting with an ancestral homeland. But crafts with feminized histories, such as weaving, knotmaking, needlework, quilting, ceramics, and basketry, have historically lacked serious consideration from the art world. New Women’s Work serves to challenge this by featuring 38 contemporary artists who identify as women or nonbinary, working to reposition women’s work techniques. These artists are carrying cultural legacies into the future, preserving history and […]

AAANZ 2024 CONFERENCE | ANNOUNCEMENT OF SECOND KEYNOTE KIMBERLEY MOULTON

September 2, 2024AAANZ Conference

The AAANZ 2024 conference convenors are delighted to announce keynote Kimberley Moulton. Kimberley Moulton is a Yorta Yorta woman based between Melbourne and London. She is an accomplished Senior Curator and writer and is Adjunct Curator Indigenous Art at Tate Modern and Senior Curator at RISING, Melbourne’s international arts festival. Previously Kimberley held Senior curatorial roles at Museums Victoria (2008-2023). Kimberley works with knowledge, histories and futures at the intersection of historical collections and contemporary art and her practice works to rethink global art histories and extend what exhibitions and research in and out of institutions can be for First Peoples communities […]

FILM │ RAPHAEL: A PORTRAIT

August 26, 2024News

NEW: RAPHAEL: A PORTRAIT (2024) is a comprehensive film based on rigorous research providing a detailed, unprecedented look into the extraordinary life, achievements and legacy of Raphael, one of the most prolific and influential artists of the Renaissance. The film received an excellent review by The Guardian and by several celebrated historians and art experts, including Paul Joannides, Kim Butler Wingfield, Quentin Skinner and Jane Stevenson. In Australia and New Zealand the film can be viewed on the Ideas Roadshow app or Vimeo and Demand. The film is also available for educational licensing through Docuseek or directly through Ideas Roadshow. […]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS │ EARLY CAREER PUBLISHING PROGRAM │DEADLINE THIS COMING FRIDAY 30 AUGUST

August 26, 2024Funding, Publication

AAANZ is calling for proposals for book publications from recently submitted doctorates in the fields of art history, art theory, art curatorship or art practice. The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand is calling for proposals for book publications from recently completed doctorates in the fields of art history, art theory, art curatorship or art practice. This initiative has been developed by AAANZ in association with publishing house Taylor & Francis, with the intention of publishing a series of five monographs. The series has been divided into two rounds, with proposals for the first two monographs selected during the […]

We need your help to celebrate 50 Years of AAANZ!

August 19, 2024News

AAANZ is proudly celebrating 50 years as the leading organisation that represents, art historians, practice-led researchers, arts writers and curators. Since 1974 it has fostered the dissemination of knowledge and debate about art, curatorship, and artistic practice throughout the region. As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations – to be marked at the annual conference in December – we are calling on our community to contribute to a digital publication. This 50th anniversary digital edition will: showcase the breadth of arts-focused research and writing across the region it will reflect on how our disciplines have changed since the 1970s invite people to […]

AAANZ PHD PRIZE: PRACTICE-LED IS NOW OPEN FOR 2024 | DEADLINE THIS COMING FRIDAY 23 AUGUST

August 19, 2024Prizes

AAANZ is pleased to offer an opportunity for recently graduated practice-led PhD students to enter the 2024 AAANZ PhD Prize. The $1,000 prize is supported by Taylor and Francis. In 2023 the annual PhD Prize received feedback from the judges and will be split between research-based PhDs and practice-led PhDs, alternating each year, with the eligible application period being extended to the previous two years. The 2024 AAANZ PhD Prize will be practice-led but the eligible period will remain 12 months for this year only (due to practice-led eligibility in the 2023 AAANZ PhD Prize). In 2023 there were twelve entries, of which, four were […]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS │ EARLY CAREER PUBLISHING PROGRAM │DEADLINE FRIDAY 30 AUGUST

August 19, 2024Funding, Publication

Funding | AIAH EARLY CAREER RESEARCH AWARD | Deadline: Monday 30 September 2024

August 19, 2024Funding

The Australian Institute of Art History (AIAH) at the University of Melbourne is collaborating with the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) on a new annual award. The aim is to foster new and innovative research and public engagement by early career professionals. The AIAH Early Career Research Award (ECRA) is funded by the Australian Institute of Art History and administered jointly with AAANZ. The award will support public-facing, collaborative research projects that require a team (defined as at least two people) with varied forms of expertise. There are three requirements at the time of application for the project to be […]

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

August 19, 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 […]

Event │ Civic Stories in an Age of Polarisation: The New Humanity Makers

August 19, 2024Events

The Faculty of Arts, the University of Melbourne, is pleased to present a series of timely conversations about literature’s unique ability to illuminate truths and inspire societal change. Amidst concerns that social media, rapid news cycles, and polarised political opinions hinder civic debate, how can the practices of reading and writing enable us to communicate across difference in meaningful, productive ways? What role do our institutions play in not only reflecting society’s attitudes and values but also challenging them? How do the stories nations tell uncover deep-seated concerns about both the past and the future? In conversation with Professor Tony […]