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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 […]

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

December 6, 2021ANZJA

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 […]

Currents Special Issue Launch | Archipelagic Encounters

December 6, 2021Events

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 […]

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

December 6, 2021Resources

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 […]