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Vale Angus Trumble

October 17, 2022News

It is with great sadness that AAANZ informs its members of the death of Angus Trumble, the distinguished art historian, writer, curator and museum director, and good friend and colleague to many of you. For those of you who did not know Angus Trumble, here is a brief summary of his career: Angus studied Fine Arts and History at the University of Melbourne graduating in 1986 and went on to undertake an internship at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in 1987. He then served as ADC to the Governor of Victoria at that time, Dr Davis McCaughey until 1991, during which […]

AAANZ 2022 CONFERENCE │DEMONSTRATIONS │EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 31 OCTOBER

October 17, 2022AAANZ Conference

Early bird discounts finish 31 October. For more information on costs and to register go to AAANZ conference fees and bursaries Panel schedule is now available. You can view the complete schedule of panels and speakers here aaanz22.live The 2022 AAANZ Conference ‘DEMONSTRATIONS’ will be held from 1 to 3 December, 2022 and is co-hosted by the Centre of Visual Arts, University of Melbourne and the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University. Please note that the conference will be online this year, with a number of on-site / in-real-life keynotes that will take place at the National Gallery of Victoria and Monash University, […]

Institute of Art History of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Study Prize Competition

October 10, 2022Prizes

The Institute of Art History of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice announces an annual competition for a study prize of 1500 euros in memory of Manlio Malabotta and Franca Fenga Malabotta, intended for art historians, graduate students, postgraduate students, PhDs, who, for reasons inherent to their field of inquiry and research, on themes and topics specifically indicated in the call for applications, need to make a study trip and/or temporarily settle in a city other than their city of residence and domicile, in order to study and do research at institutions, museums, libraries, archives, cultural foundations. Deadline for applications is November 10, […]

Survey │ How people employed in the GLAM sector are using digital tools and software in their work

October 7, 2022General

A current research project in the Centre for Digital Humanities Research by Senior Lecturer Dr Katrina Grant and recent graduate from the Masters Advanced of Digital Humanities and Public Culture is looking for participants in a short survey (30 questions) on how people employed in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) sector are using digital tools and software in their work. It builds on a survey conducted in 2019 looking at collaboration between curatorial and IT workers in GLAM carried out by Sean Minney for his Masters Thesis. The survey is unpublished but you can read a summary of […]

AAANZ 2022 CONFERENCE │DEMONSTRATIONS │EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 31 OCTOBER

October 7, 2022AAANZ Conference

Early bird registrations have now opened. For more information on costs and to register go to AAANZ conference fees and bursaries Early bird discounts finish 31 October. Panel schedule is now available. You can view the complete schedule of panels and speakers here aaanz22.live The 2022 AAANZ Conference ‘DEMONSTRATIONS’ will be held from 1 to 3 December, 2022 and is co-hosted by the Centre of Visual Arts, University of Melbourne and the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University. Please note that the conference will be online this year, with a number of on-site / in-real-life keynotes that will take place at the National Gallery of […]

Call for Sessions │ Matter Materiality │ 36th Comité International d’Histoire de l’Art

October 7, 2022Call for Papers

The 36th Comité International d’Histoire de l’Art (CIHA) Congress will take place in Lyon from 23 to 28 June 2024 on the theme of Matter Materiality. It will offer a unique experience of sharing and exchange to the international community of art historians from all professional backgrounds.. The call for sessions for the congress is open until 25 November 2022. Discover the website: CIHA 2024 Find the platform of the call for sessions: Submit your proposals

News │Newly established SHAPE Futures EMCR Network

October 3, 2022General

The new SHAPE Futures network is for researchers that are at the early to mid-levels of their careers. SHAPE – Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts for People and Environment – is a new framing of the disciplines developed by the British Academy as a more outcomes-focused alternative to HASS (Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences). The SHAPE Futures Network has been established with the support of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH) and the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) to advocate for early and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) in the humanities and social sciences within and beyond the academy. […]

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS OPEN │ AAANZ 2022 CONFERENCE │DEMONSTRATIONS

October 3, 2022AAANZ Conference

Call for Papers│ Histories of Metallurgy and Metal Material Culture

October 3, 2022Call for Papers

Call for Papers Histories of Metallurgy and Metal Material Culture Australian National University, 18 to 19 November 2022 The ANU Centre for Art History and Art Theory invites submissions for a cross-disciplinary symposium dedicated to current research into ancient and historical metallurgy and metal material culture. This symposium aims to foster links between Australian scholars across disciplines, including but not limited to history, art history, conservation, Classical studies and archaeology. Submissions for papers and posters on current or recently completed projects relating to any aspect of the use of metals in ancient and historical societies around the world are welcome. […]

Announcement of the winners for the 2022 AAANZ Early Career Publishing Program

September 26, 2022Prizes

We have the pleasure of announcing the two winners of the inaugural AAANZ Early Career Publishing Program. But before we do so, we wish to acknowledge the many exciting and more than deserving proposals we received. Indeed, we received submissions from nineteen early-career scholars, which at once made clear the extraordinary health of Australasian art history writing and the need to find opportunities to have it published. A letter has been sent to all the unsuccessful applicants, suggesting ways in which they might pursue publication outside of the Program, and AAANZ will be pursuing ways to get more of the […]