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Lecture | Art History and the Cultural Character of War, University of Sydney

August 6, 2026News

Thursday, 13 August 2026 6:30PM – 7:45PM (AEST) Old Geology Lecture Theatre, University of Sydney Professor Paul B. Jaskot Register here: https://www.powerinstitute.org.au/events/art-history-and-cultural-character-war Architecture is essential to the waging of war. To understand why, this talk considers the dynamic relationship between materials, labour, and construction, looking particularly at World War II and the Nazi occupation of Eastern Europe. In the 19th and 20th centuries, European architects and engineers experimented with new technologies like cement, which they carried into the Nazi period and developed further during World War II. Exploring this history helps to distil which cultural ideas and values influenced the […]

ENTRIES for the 2026 AWAPAs close 28 August

August 3, 2026AWAPA, Award, Prizes

Recognising the best in art writing and research across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand ENTRIES for the 2026 AWAPAs are NOW OPEN Highlighting the vitality of art writing and publishing in the region, the AWAPAs acknowledge the contribution of both emerging and established scholars, curators and artists. The Awards play a pivotal role in promoting the bredth of knowledge and understanding of the visual arts, craft and design, celebrating achievements writers make to the field through: Originality and rigour of scholarship Contribution to knowledge in the area and impact on scholarly debate in the field Significance of the topic to the […]

2026 AAANZ PhD Prize Practice-led Now Open

August 3, 2026Prizes

AAANZ is pleased to offer an opportunity for recently graduated practice-led PhD students to enter the 2026 AAANZ PhD Prize. The $1,000 prize is supported by Taylor and Francis. In 2023 the annual PhD Prize was reviewed by the AAANZ Prize Committee in consideration of feedback received from the judging panel. In 2024 the PhD Prize was 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 2025 AAANZ PhD Prize was research-based with the eligible period for award of PhD from July 2023 to the prize […]

AAANZ 2026 Conference Haereka | First Nations Stream: On Country | Proposals Close 4 September

August 3, 2026AAANZ Conference, Call for Panels, Call for Papers, First Nations Stream

FIRST NATIONS STREAM: ON COUNTRY NOW OPEN DEADLINE FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER E aku nui, e aku rahi, tēnā koutou katoa. First Nations Stream: On Country invites Māori, Pacific, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, historians, researchers, curators and knowledge holders to propose papers, workshops, wānaka (discussion forum), or alternative presentations about working on or with ancestral lands/country/whenua. In Te Waipounamu, the earliest marks made by the First Peoples of this island – Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, and Kāi Tahu – continue to act as a rich source of connection, inspiration and inquiry for their descendants. In what ways are Indigenous artists around Te […]

Symposium | The Surreal Body as Theatre of the Mind

August 3, 2026Events

ONLINE SYMPOSIUM The Surreal Body as Theatre of the Mind: Women, Surrealism and Contemporary Visual Culture Wednesday 30 September & Thursday 1 October 2026 Registration now open This free two-day online symposium features research and reflections by Australian and international art historians, curators and artists on the legacy of surrealism in contemporary visual culture. Speakers particularly foreground how women creatives, working across image-based practices, mobilise surrealist-inflected, body-focused strategies to articulate female and queer subjectivities, embodied experience, and alternative modes of seeing, feeling, and being in the world. More information, full programme and registration available here: https://www.thesurrealbodysymposium.com/

Exhibition | Graphic Days in Turin_15–25 October

August 3, 2026Events, Exhibition, News

The eleventh edition of Graphic Days, the first festival dedicated to Italian and international visual and social design, is coming to Turin from 15 to 25 October and will be held for the first time it the Gruppo Building Construction Site An annual event that highlights visual communication, highlighting the latest trends in international visual and social design and showcasing the most cutting-edge creative practices. Over 60 international guests, 12 exhibitions, 7 talks, 6 workshops for adults, 3 tips & tricks, 8 workshops for children, performances, DJ sets, a market show, live printing, portfolio reviews, and activities for schools and families aim to disseminate the value of […]