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Dr Fiona Foley wins 2021 Queensland Literary Awards

September 20, 2021Prizes

Winner, 2021 Queensland Literary Awards – Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of State Significance Dr Fiona Foley has been awarded the Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of State Significance for her groundbreaking work of Indigenous scholarship that addresses the inherent silences, errors and injustices from the perspective of her people, the Badtjala of K’gari (Fraser Island). Foley shines a critical light on the little-known colonial-era practice of paying Indigenous workers in opium and the ‘solution’ of then displacing them to K’gari. Biting the Clouds – a euphemism for being stoned on opium – combines historical, personal and cultural […]

AAANZ CONFERENCE | Early Bird Registrations Now Open

September 20, 2021AAANZ Conference

Early Bird registrations are now open for the 2021 AAANZ Conference IMPACT The conference will be held online from Wednesday 8 December to Friday 10 December through The University of Sydney. If you are attending the conference as a Panel Convenor, a speaker or an audience member, you must register. One of our goals for AAANZ21 is to make the conference as accessible as possible. As such, we’ve done all we can to make registration prices as low as possible. Registration Costs To register for the conference, you must be a AAANZ member. You can join or renew your membership here All prices are […]

AAANZ | INDIGENISATION VALUES STATEMENT

September 20, 2021Advocacy

The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and tangata whenua (Indigenous peoples) of Aotearoa New Zealand and all those who seek racial equality and justice. We recognise that systemic racism extends to people of colour across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, as Australia’s border policies and exclusion of non-white bodies continues across its detention centres and beyond. We abhor state-sanctioned violence that has occurred through the generations and resulted in inequities across all aspects of contemporary life. We see the effects in art galleries and museums, universities and […]

AAANZ CONFERENCE | Early Bird Registrations Now Open

September 10, 2021AAANZ Conference

CALL FOR WORKS | 1st International Contemporary Material Art Biennale

September 6, 2021News

Executive curators with the support of the Contemporary Art Institute, Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, are honored to present to you the 1st International Contemporary Material Art Biennale. They are proposing constructing the theoretical basis of the exhibition with the philosophical vision of materials, new materials, and new materialism. In the context of contemporary art, the emphasis on the text and dematerialization, along with the supremacy of concepts, not only exploit and mechanize materials and the materialization process but also gradually formed a kind of artistic discourse in the context of contemporary art. Reconstruction and perception of contemporary […]

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 24th Biennale of Sydney (2024)

August 27, 2021Jobs

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 24th Biennale of Sydney (2024) Expressions of Interest are being sought from experienced curators interested in being considered for appointment as Artistic Director of the 24th Biennale of Sydney (2024). The Biennale of Sydney is a leading international contemporary art event. It plays an indispensable role in Australia’s engagement with the world, and a meaningful role in the life of the nation. For almost 50 years, the Biennale has been a unifying force in the Australian arts sector, embedding boldly creative art exhibitions and experiences in the everyday life of Sydney and putting the […]

Scholarship | Art History PhD by Exhibition | University of Queensland

August 23, 2021Research Fellowship

Kinnane Scholarship for Art History PhD by Exhibition at University of Queensland Applications Close 17 September The University of Queensland (UQ) is currently calling for applications for a scholarship funded PhD in Art History by Exhibition, which involves curating an exhibition at the UQ Art Museum. The scholarship is worth $39,000 per annum plus $3000 in research funds. Applications Close 17 September More information

Job | Executive Officer | Artback NT | Northern Territory

August 19, 2021Jobs

Scholarship | PhD Research | School of Creative Arts and Media | University of Tasmania

August 16, 2021Research Fellowship

PhD Scholarship for research to be undertaken within School of Creative Arts and Media, University of Tasmania. The focus of the project is Future-Making Creative Cultures: Waste, Salvage, Repair and Sustainability The scholarship supporting this project provides: a living allowance stipend of $28,597 per annum (2021 rate, indexed annually) for 3.5 years; a relocation allowance of up to $2,000; a tuition fee scholarship for up to 4 years (successful domestic applicants will be awarded an RTP Fees Offset) Applications close 30 August 2021 About the research project Proposals are sought for PhD projects that can inform innovative […]

AAANZ Conference UPDATE

August 8, 2021AAANZ Conference

The Conference Conveners, Donna Brett and Mark Ledbury, together with the AAANZ Executive, have reluctantly concluded that the 2021 AAANZ conference will now take place fully online, rather than as an in-person event. The dates (8-10 December 2021) will remain the same. This shift is due, of course, to Sydney’s current Covid-19 outbreak, and accompanying concerns and restrictions around public gatherings. The news over the past week suggests that these are almost certain to continue in some form until late in the year, creating risk and uncertainty for both us as organisers, and you as attendees. Moreover, on Friday, the University of […]