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Proposals Open | First Nations Stream: On Country | AAANZ 2026 Conference Haereka

July 6, 2026AAANZ Conference, First Nations Stream

AAANZ 2026 Conference | Haereka University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 December 2026 Tēnā koutou, The 2026 AAANZ Conference, Haereka, (pronounced high-reh-kah), meaning journey, honours those who have come before us, including many generations of Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, and Ngāi Tahu peoples who have traversed and first settled the mountain ranges, plains, and coastlines of Te Waipounamu South Island. We invite proposals that engage with ideas of journeying – through time and place – as it might relate to images, artistic practice, and/or material culture, while encouraging fresh readings of politics, movement, […]

Call for Papers | AAANZ 2026 Conference | Haereka

July 6, 2026AAANZ Conference, Call for Papers

Research Fellow – History | University of Western Australia

July 6, 2026Jobs, Research Fellowship

The School of Humanities at The University of Western Australia is seeking to appoint a four-year Research Fellow in History or a relevant discipline. This role sits within the Truth Telling in the Goldfields research program, led by Professor Jane Lydon. The project brings together academic expertise and industry partners—including Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre Aboriginal Corporation (GALCAC), the State Library of Western Australia, and the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage—to develop new, inclusive ways of understanding and sharing Australia’s past. First Nations candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Wednesday, 22 July 2026 For full details […]

Call for Papers | AAANZ 2026 Conference | Haereka

June 29, 2026AAANZ Conference, Call for Papers

Call for Papers | Historicizing Global Contemporary Art Markets | Deadline: 31 July 2026

June 29, 2026Call for Papers

Historicizing Global Contemporary Art Markets: Trajectories, Infrastructures, and Regimes of Value, organised by ARTIS – Institute of Art History, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon, to be held in Lisbon on 10 November 2026. The conference seeks to provide a historically grounded and critical examination of the transformations of global contemporary art markets from the late twentieth century to the present, with particular attention to the infrastructures through which art circulates and acquires cultural and economic value. The Call for Papers is open until 31 July 2026. We welcome proposals from historical, transnational, comparative, archival, sociological, economic, digital […]

Call for writers │ Garland Magazine

June 22, 2026Call for Writers

In the Loop: Story Submission Garland is the world’s leading platform for stories about makers. We’re grounded in an inclusive community that believes in the power of human-made objects to tell stories of meaning and value. So far, we have published more than 2,000 stories from more than 1,000 writers in nearly 100 countries. In the Loop shares timely stories from the world of craft and making. We’re looking for short, well-crafted pieces about what’s happening now, including new publications, ground-breaking exhibitions, policies shifting, makers being recognised, communities gathering, obituaries, organisational changes and issues affecting makers. These stories appear on our […]

ENTRIES for the 2026 AWAPAs are NOW OPEN

June 22, 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 […]

PhD scholarship opportunity │Curtin University │ Closes today

June 15, 2026Scholarship

Curtin University is seeking a PhD candidate to research contemporary art in Timor-Leste, hosted at and funded by Curtin University, Western Australia, as part of its support of the Australian Research Council-funded project, Art, Politics and Donor Agendas in Timor-Leste (DP260100679). The PhD scholar will be co-supervised by Associate Professor Vannessa Hearman and Professor Kit Messham-Muir. For more information: https://www.curtin.edu.au/research/hdr-r-projects/art-politics-and-donor-agendas-in-timor-leste/ Australian domestic students preferred. Interest in a Master of Philosophy will also be considered for the right candidate. Expressions of interest due 15 June 2026.

Submissions open │ Memorial to the Sixth Extinction

June 15, 2026Call for Creatives, Prizes

Memorial to the Sixth Extinction – An Open International Ideas Competition is open for submissions. Full details can be found at this link Sixth Extinction document FINAL TCL, through the Kevin Taylor Legacy, is proud to be collaborating with the Australian Urban Design Research Centre and The University of Western Australia’s School of Design on the Memorial to the Sixth Extinction. This competition was conceived by and is held in memory of Richard J. Weller (1963– 2025), designer, author, and emeritus Professor and Chair of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Richard was also a professor […]

Book │ Australian Women, Art and the Interwar Years

June 15, 2026Book, Publication

Australian Women, Art and the Interwar Years: Migration and Identity offers fresh perspectives on the challenges emerging from past nationalistic narratives of Australian art, particularly regarding the ways they have overlooked women’s agency in shaping Australian art and identity. Through a transnational theoretical framework, this book examines the experience of migration of strong-minded Australian women, who were influential cultural agents from the years directly following the end of the First World War until 1941—a pivotal period in the history of cultural relations between Britain and its dominions that has been overlooked in art history. It explores the complexities of cultural […]