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Call for Papers | Perspective, n ° 2022 – 1 TRANSPORTS

The journal Perspective: actualité en histoire de l’art will devote its n ° 2022 – 1 to the question of the transport of objects and works of art If the study of the transport of heritage goods has given rise to a substantial specialized literature and remains a major issue for the institutions that preserve them, a historiography of the development and standardization of its practices remains to be considered. Conversely, the history of art, in which the phenomena of artistic circulation and transfers constitute a well-established field of research, too often neglects the most pragmatic aspects of the physical transport of objects. In addition […]

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Enduring Versailles: A panel discussion and book launch hosted by HECAA

A panel discussion to celebrate the publication of The Versailles Effect: Objects, Lives, afterlives of the Domaine (Bloomsbury, 2020) This is an online event—a Zoom link will be sent to those who have registered one day prior. PLease register here via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/enduring-versailles-a-panel-discussion-and-book-launch-hosted-by-hecaa-tickets-151153731881?ref=estw To celebrate the launch of the new book edited by Mark Ledbury and Robert Wellington, The Versailles Effect: Objects, Lives, and Afterlives of the Domaine (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020), we invite you to join us for a panel discussion on the place of the château de Versailles, the Trianons and the domaine in the history of art today. As symbol, […]

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ANZJA ARTICLE IN FOCUS | Artists, Institutions, Publics: Contemporary Responses to Conflict

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, Issue 20.1, Special Issue: War, Art and Visual Culture Edited by Professor Kit Messham-Muir  and Dr Uroš Čvoro This Special Issue of the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Art follows a year after the symposium titled War, Art and Visual Culture: Sydney (2019).  The project aims to consider the politics of addressing war in contemporary art and visual culture, particularly the potential for conflicts, compromises and complicity. This weeks article in focus is: Artists, Institutions, Publics: Contemporary Responses to Conflict, Kate Warren, Anthea Gunn and Mikala Tai Kate Warren, Anthea Gunn and Mikala Tai consider how different institutional contexts affect the creation and […]

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CALL FOR PANELS | AAANZ CONFERENCE | IMPACT | CLOSE 23 APRIL

AAANZ Conference Theme: Impact The Sydney Conference Committee invites proposals for panels for the AAANZ conference, to be held at University of Sydney, from 8-10 December 2021. Panel proposals are being sought that examine the vexed term ‘impact’ in its relation to art, design, film, culture, society and politics. This includes the impact of history, colonialism, politics, technology, capital, nature, migration, and markets on art, design, film, and visual culture. The consequences of impact may be: aesthetic, sensory, social, epistemological, environmental, economic, material, institutional and/or bodily, and may involve consideration of human-animal-plant relations, as well as intersections of race, ethnicity, class, gender […]

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AWARDS | AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards | Entries Open

AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) recognise the best in arts writing and research across Australia and New Zealand. ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN 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. AWAPAs categories include prizes for books, exhibition […]

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AWARDS | AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards | Entries Open

AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) recognise the best in arts writing and research across Australia and New Zealand. ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN 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. AWAPAs categories include prizes for books, exhibition […]

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Call for Panels | AAANZ Conference | Impact

AAANZ Conference Theme: Impact The Sydney Conference Committee invites proposals for panels for the AAANZ conference, to be held at University of Sydney, from 8-10 December 2021. Panel proposals are being sought that examine the vexed term ‘impact’ in its relation to art, design, film, culture, society and politics. This includes the impact of history, colonialism, politics, technology, capital, nature, migration, and markets on art, design, film, and visual culture. The consequences of impact may be: aesthetic, sensory, social, epistemological, environmental, economic, material, institutional and/or bodily, and may involve consideration of human-animal-plant relations, as well as intersections of race, ethnicity, class, […]

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Workshop | Medieval and Early Modern Art History | University of Melbourne

A workshop on the art history research of the Medieval and Early Modern period will be held on April 19th. This is organised by the graduate research students in the University of Melbourne. Four students will present their current research that will look at the development of art in Europe and its communication through trade or diplomatic exchanges with the other Eurasian areas. More information here For a zoom link, please contact shiqiul@student.unimelb.edu.au. Image credit: 1375 Atlas Catalan, by Abraham Cresques, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Detail from Max Dupain’s Street at Central, 1939.

Expressions of interest | Informal, interdisciplinary works in progress seminar | The Australian Magazine as Material Object and Social Network

The Australian Magazine as Material Object and Social Network Deadline for EOIs: Friday 26 March 2021 Proposed date of seminar: Mid-July (dates TBC) We are interested to hear about the ways others are using Australian magazines in their research. With many of today’s magazines going out of business, and as historical magazines are increasingly being digitised, many scholars are looking into Australia’s vast magazine history, from the Port Phillip Magazine of 1843 to the latest inner city hipster publications. We’d like to hear how others across humanities disciplines are thinking about the magazine as a social object. They were the […]

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