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Job | Director | Watch This Space | Mparntwe

May 13, 2024Jobs

Watch This Space (WTS) is an artist-led organisation established in 1993, manifesting publicly as a vital collective resource in Mparntwe. It is a site for experimentation, artistic expression, critical conversation and making. It is a place to make show & participate in art that is in constant conversation. WTS believes that art’s definition has broad and soft boundaries, and that everyone is invited. It is an artist-run initiative, where artists like their galleries to also be dance floors, cinemas, zine fairs, basketball courts, libraries and language classes; the artists are often interested in recognising arts inherent connection to politics, play […]

Stardust Residency | Watch This Space | Mparntwe

May 13, 2024Opportunity

The Stardust Residency was instigated in honour of artist and educator Suzi Lyon who was born in Aotearoa/New Zealand but lived a large part of her creative and insightful life in Mparntwe. The Stardust Residency provides a studio space for up to 8 weeks during August/September 2024 and is supported with a $2000 artist fee. In the spirit of creativity and inclusivity, the Stardust Residency is open to any artist, resident in Aotearoa/New Zealand or so called ‘Australia’, at any stage of their career or creative aspiration, working in any media. In keeping with both Suzi’s practice and WTS vision, […]

CALL FOR SESSIONS | AAANZ 2024 CONFERENCE | DEADLINE 12 MAY

May 6, 2024AAANZ Conference, Call for Panels

AAANZ 2024 Conference Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 December 2024, Australian National University, Canberra Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of 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. The call for sessions for the 2024 AAANZ Conference ‘Past, Present, Possible Futures’ is now open. Proposal due date: Sunday 12 May 2024 Submit a Proposal Enquiries and questions to the conference committee conf@aaanz.info Conference Theme | Past, Present, Possible Futures Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of AAANZ, this year’s conference will encourage participants to explore the past, […]

A kind of future: the theme of the ninth edition of the Graphic DaysⓇ festival

May 6, 2024Events

A kind of future: the theme of the ninth edition of the Graphic DaysⓇ festival The ninth edition of the international visual and social design festival Graphic DaysⓇ will take place from 16 to 26 May at the Flashback Habitat spaces in Turin. An exhibition itinerary, a permanent work space and a calendar of events including conferences, workshops, live performances, DJ sets and activities for children, in the main headquarters and spread throughout the city, will interpret the title “A kind of future”. The Graphic DaysⓇ festival is an initiative dedicated to Italian and international visual design promoted in Turin […]

Fellowship & Scholarships | National Library of Australia

May 6, 2024Funding, Grants, Research Fellowship

The National Library of Australia’s Fellowship and Scholarship programs, offers opportunities for researchers, writers, artists, and PhD candidates to engage with the collections. Made possible by generous donors, these programs aim to stimulate scholarly, literary, and artistic endeavours while fostering community engagement. Benefits Access to extensive Library collections and expert staff support Financial assistance to support research activities Dedicated time for uninterrupted study and exploration Categories National Library of Australia Fellowships for advanced research by scholars. Applications close 5pm (AEST), Monday 6 May 2024. Creative Arts Fellowships for practising artists and writers. Applications close 5pm (AEST), Monday 6 May 2024. National Folk Fellowship for established […]

AAANZ ARTS WRITING AND PUBLISHING AWARDS FOR 2024 – ENTRIES CLOSE 21 JUNE

May 6, 2024AWAPA, Prizes

The AWAPAs highlight the vitality of arts publishing in the region and acknowledges the contribution of both emerging and established scholars, curators and artists. The Awards play a pivotal role in promoting the importance of writing and publishing in disseminating knowledge and understanding of the visual arts, craft and design. They are the only prizes in the Australasia region to celebrate the publishing achievements writers make to the field. Categories for the AWAPAs include prizes for books, exhibition catalogues, artist led publications, Indigenous Australian, Māori and Pasifika art writing. AWAPAs recognise: Originality and rigour of scholarship Contribution to knowledge in the area […]

Call for papers | Queries issue 1

April 29, 2024Call for Articles, Call for Papers

Queries is a twice-yearly online journal launching winter 2024, home to academic writing old and new, by or about Australian artists identifying as gay, lesbian or queer. Queries is seeking any of the following: reviews of current exhibitions; extracts of recent postgraduate exegeses; recent essays on queer theory or art history; reprints of old catalogue essays from the 1990s and 2000s; profiles on (or interviews with) contemporary artists; a roundup of recent queer academic material which has found publication elsewhere. mail@queriesjournal.com