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Call for Proposals │ EARLY CAREER PUBLISHING PROGRAM

February 14, 2022Call for Papers

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. This initiative has been developed by AAANZ in association with publishing house Taylor & Francis, with the intention of publishing a series of three monographs. The series will be divided into two rounds with proposals for the first two monographs selected in the first round in 2022. A Committee comprising of senior and early career art historians will select two recently completed PhD theses to be revised and published within the next two to three […]

Professor Terry Smith receives the 2022 Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award │ CAA

January 31, 2022News

Professor Terry Smith receives the 2022 Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award from the College of Art Association of America AAANZ President and Executive congratulate Professor Terry Smith on receiving this prestigious award in recognition for his services to academic teaching and being an inspirational mentor to his students. Details of the announcement can be found at https://www.collegeart.org/news/ CAA 2020 Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award Terry Smith has long written, curated and taught across borders, in the beginning coming from Australia to study and work in New York as both a scholar and an active member of Art & […]

ANZJA Current Issue | Vol 21 Issue 2 2021 | Open Issue

January 31, 2022ANZJA

ANZJA Current Issue | Vol 21 Issue 2 2021 | Open Issue Editors: Anita Archer, Christopher Marshall, David M. Challis Vol. 21.2 at Taylor and Francis Articles The War Itself: Cornelia Parker’s Official Election Art, Post-2016 Democracy and the Weaponisation of Social Media Kit Messham-Muir Silent Witnesses: Doris Salcedo and Blanchot Toby Juliff Raising the Spectre: Contemporary Art and Print Culture in the Aftermath of Colonialism Deidre Brollo Xerox Memory: Lindy Lee’s Photocopies Sophie Rose Frame-work: Borders and the Limits of Representation in Recent Paintings by Peter Adsett Mary Alice Lee Goitres, Growths, and Distortions: Rodin’s Balzac in Melbourne David […]

Call for Papers │ INDEX JOURNAL Issue No. 4: SECESSION

January 31, 2022Call for Papers

INDEX JOURNAL is calling for submissions for Issue No. 4, 2022, themed SECESSION Submissions due: 4 April 2022 Editors: Cameron Hurst and Giles Fielke Issue No. 4 SECESSION That secession is treason, and that all who uphold it by menace or force, or by giving aid in any degree, or in any manner, are traitors, and legally subject to capital punishment. Gardner’s Institutes, 1860 The term secession is usually used to refer to any withdrawal from a federation or political state. In the context of modern art, secession also refers to the artistic withdrawal from the art academies which occurred in the late-nineteenth century. INDEX JOURNAL invites art historical […]

AAANZ CONFERENCE 21 IMPACT | SURVEY

January 31, 2022Conference

If you attended AAANZ21 live, please take our survey! Your answers will provide us with information about you and your experience that will be invaluable for the organisation of next year’s conference. It only takes 3 minutes!

JOB │Head of Department: Fine Art │ Monash University │ CLOSES SUNDAY 30 JAN

January 28, 2022News

Join a renowned and highly progressive experimental art school Foster interdisciplinary collaboration and excellence in research and teaching Lead a stellar group of artists in this key role The University As Australia’s largest university, Monash comprises a diverse range of inspiring individuals with a combined sense of purpose and a desire to create positive global impact through education and research. The Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (MADA) is an open, connected community of creative thinkers, makers and professional practitioners who tackle urgent issues together. Fine Art at MADA has created an intense interdisciplinary community for students […]

Winner announced for Research in Focus 2021

December 13, 2021NewsAwards, Early Career Researchers, PhD Research, Research in Focus

The Research in Focus Online Prize is being run in place of the annual PhD prize due to the online format of the 2021 conference. The Research in Focus Online Prize is based upon a video presentation of research and is open to all current PhD and recent graduates. Early career researchers were invited to prepare a short video that focuses on their research. They could talk to their entire PhD project, or choose a sub topic. Entrants were judged on the effectiveness of their communication. $1,000 will be awarded sponsored by Taylor and Francis Judges Dr Katrina Grant, Dr Raymond Spiteri and […]

Recipients Announced for the AIAH Art History Research Grants

December 13, 2021Prizes

The AIAH Art History Research Grants were open to an art historian or PhD student in Art History in one of the following categories: Institutional art historian (i.e. working in an academic or cultural institution such as a university, art museum, public library) Independent art historian Emerging art historian (PhD student or Early Career Researcher in Art History, i.e. PhD granted no earlier than 2015) Indigenous Australian, New Zealand Maori or Pasifika art historian $5,000 per recipient will be awarded, sponsored Australian Institute of Art History Research Grant Recipients Judges Professor Anne Dunlop, Associate Professor David Hansen, Associate Professor Joanna Mendelssohn Recipients for […]

Winners of the 2021 AWAPAs announced

December 10, 2021AWAPA

Congratulations to the winners and highly commended of the AWAPAs for 2021. A page with details of all the nominees and the judges comments on the winners will be posted soon. Winners and Highly Commended BEST ANTHOLOGY $500 sponsored by the Australian Institute of Art History, University of Melbourne Judges Associate Professor Robert Gaston and Dr Sheridan Palmer Highly Commended She Persists: Perspective on Women in Art & Design, Annika Aitken, Isobel Crombie, Megan Patty, Maria Quirk and Myles Russell-Cook (eds.) 2021 Best Anthology The Australian Art Field: Practices, Policies, Institutions, Tony Bennett, Deborah Stevenson, Fred Myers, Tamara Winikoff (eds.) […]

Job | Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sydney

December 8, 2021Jobs

Full time, continuing position, located at Camperdown Campus Join a dynamic team of scholars committed to Film Studies and contribute to the advancement of new areas of research and teaching Base Salary $110,856 – $131,639 + 17% superannuation About the opportunity The Film Studies Program in the Department of Art History is seeking a Lecturer in Film Studies who specialises in Asian Cinema to join its dynamic and diverse team. Expertise may include one or more national and transnational cinemas, whether focused on contemporary cinemas or film histories, or its various scholarly subfields such as global cinema studies, auteur cinema […]