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Call for Papers | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, Open Issue: 23.1

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art (ANZJA) is calling for submissions to be a part of Issue 1, 2023. Submissions Due: 10 June 2022 Editor: Verónica Tello The editor seeks research papers that engage with critical debates and scholarly frameworks across art-historical and theoretical enquiry within local and global contexts. Articles must be between 5,000 and 7,000 words (including endnotes) and will be peer-reviewed. ANZJA is committed to expanding the vocabularies and epistemologies of art history and associated fields in alignment with progressive social movements. We especially encourage submissions from First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse scholars and LGQBTQI+ scholars. See […]

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Currents Special Issue Launch | Archipelagic Encounters

Launch of ‘Archipelagic Encounters’, Currents first Special Issue When: Friday 10 December, 6pm-8pm Where: Footscray Community Arts Centre (FCAC), 45 Moreland Street, Footscray 3011 ‘Archipelagic Encounters’ includes contributions by early career researchers from McNally School of Fine Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore and the University of Melbourne. This special issue reflects the diverse networked relations between artistic practices and art histories that move across and within the Asia-Pacific. Set against the backdrop of the pandemic ‘Archipelagic Encounters’ is an experiment in island encounters of the digital turn, among people geographically separated by water and socially separated by their respective lockdown […]

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UPDATE OR ADD YOUR PROFILE | DIRECTORY OF ART HISTORIANS AND ART RESEARCHERS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION

DIRECTORY OF ART HISTORIANS AND ART RESEARCHERS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION Art historians and art researchers practicing in the Asia Pacific Region region are producing significant and innovative research which is of great interest to scholars and to relevant industry sectors including museums and galleries. The Directory of Art Historians and Art Researchers in the Asia Pacific Region enables research, expertise, and contact details for these historians and researchers to be found quickly and easily. The Directory is a searchable database of experts – academics, researchers, teachers, writers, editors, curators, and museum professionals – specialising in art, architecture, and visual culture from all […]

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DON’T MISS REGISTERING FOR IMPACT | AAANZ CONFERENCE 21

IMPACT explore the program and register! The AAANZ Conference is going virtual spaces for 2021, with 79 panels, and over 300 speakers made up of scholars, curators and visual arts professionals who will come together to share their ideas from 8 to 10 December. Explore the Conference program If you haven’t yet registered, you can do so here. If you have, we encourage you to have a browse, and start planning your own path through our rich program!

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Explore the program and register for AAANZ Conference 21

IMPACT explore the program and register! The AAANZ Conference is going virtual spaces for 2021, with 79 panels, and over 300 speakers made up of scholars, curators and visual arts professionals who will come together to share their ideas from 8 to 10 December. Explore the Conference program If you haven’t yet registered, you can do so here. If you have, we encourage you to have a browse, and start planning your own path through our rich program!

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UPDATE or ADD your profile to the DIRECTORY OF ART HISTORIANS AND ART RESEARCHERS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION

DIRECTORY OF ART HISTORIANS AND ART RESEARCHERS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION Art historians and art researchers practicing in the Asia Pacific Region region are producing significant and innovative research which is of great interest to scholars and to relevant industry sectors including museums and galleries. The Directory of Art Historians and Art Researchers in the Asia Pacific Region enables research, expertise, and contact details for these historians and researchers to be found quickly and easily. The Directory is a searchable database of experts – academics, researchers, teachers, writers, editors, curators, and museum professionals – specialising in art, architecture, and visual culture from all […]

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Job | Senior Curator The University of Queensland

UQ Art Museum HEW 8 Fixed-term position until January 2024 Applications Close 10th January 2022 (R-01022) More information: https://uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcareers/job/St-Lucia-Campus/Senior-Curator_R-01022-1 More than a senior curator, this role will be involved across the program design, stimulating institutional debate, and contributing to teaching and learning. This newly created role will be an important contributor to our evolution as a cultural institution, and is well-aligned to key priorities from the UQ Reconciliation Action Plan, including: embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curriculum and inclusive teaching practices in programs; developing UQ’s research systems to ensure ethical and culturally appropriate research and engagement with Aboriginal and […]

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AAANZ Research in Focus Prize | Entries CLOSE Thursday 18 November

Entries are currently open for the 2021 Research in Focus Prize for PhDs and ECRs AAANZ is pleased to offer an opportunity for current and recently-completed PhD students to share their research and be considered for the $1,000 prize supported by Taylor and Francis. The Research in Focus Prize first ran in 2020. The winner and shortlist can be viewed here: Research in Focus Winner and  Highly Commended 2020 The Prize will be announced along with the AWAPAs in December at the 2021 AAANZ Conference, hosted by the University Of Sydney. About the Prize This is an opportunity to reach […]

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Website for AAANZ 2021 ‘IMPACT’ now live

AAANZ21 Website Now Live! We’re pleased to announce that the website for the AAANZ’s first ever fully online conference is now ready for you to explore! This website contains the full conference program, including session times, and all speaker paper abstracts and bios.  On the days of the conference, 8-10 December, this site will also be where those who have registered can access all the conference’s live Zoom panels, keynotes and other events. If you haven’t yet registered, you can do so here. If you have, we encourage you to have a browse, and start planning your own path through our rich […]

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CALL FOR PAPERS | Globalising the Avant-Garde | 8th Conference of the European Network

CALL FOR PAPERS: Globalising the Avant-Garde   The 8th Conference of the European Network for Avant-Garde and Modernism Studies (EAM) Lisbon, NOVA FCSH, 1-3 September 2022 The conference will reflect on the process of the globalisation of avant-gardes in the arts and literature, and on the situation of artistic avant-gardes in the context of globalisation more generally – technologically, economically, and politically. We invite papers on topics related to the avant-garde across all of the arts. From the point of view of the arts, artists and writers have promoted, through their travel and networking, cultural interchanges and transformations that often appear to challenge […]

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