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ANZJA Current Issue | Vol 19 Issue 2 2019 | Special Issue: Australian Rock Art in the Expanded Field

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ANZJA Current Issue | Vol 19 Issue 2 2019 | Special Issue: Australian Rock Art in the Expanded Field Editors: Susan Lowish and Robert Gunn Introduction – Susan Lowish and Robert Gunn Link to Vol. 19.2 at Taylor and Francis here. Articles Archaeological and Art Historical Appreciation of Rock Art: A Case Study from Nawarla Gabarnmang Susan Lowish and Robert Gunn Figure on a Sandstone Ground: Considering Brett Whiteley’s Rock Art Ursula K. Frederick ‘A New Kind of Film’: Performing Aboriginality in James Cant’s WirrittWirritt (1957) Sarah Scott Lucas Grogan and the Eroticism of Aboriginal Art Darren Jorgensen The Saint Sequence, Cudtheringa […]

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Call for Artists | International Woodcarving Symposium | St. Blasien | South Germany

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Announcement of the International Woodcarving Symposium in St. Blasien, South Germany. The symposium has developed into a significant cultural event in recent years and is firmly fixed in the city’s cultural offering. This year is the 25th anniversary of the sculpture symposium. To tender a document for entry, go to the application tool on the official homepage: www.holzbildhauersymposium.de Online applications are in German and English.  The deadline for applications is Friday, April 17, 2020. The jury will meet at the end of April 2020.  If you have any questions, Mrs. Christel Steier, Art Director of the symposium can be contacted by email: […]

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2019 AAANZ Book and PhD Prizes

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Congratulations to the following winners of the AAANZ Book Prizes and the PhD Prize for 2019, as announced at the AAANZ conference in Auckland. The full citations and judges comments for the prize winners click here. Best Book | Susan Lowish, ‘Rethinking Australia’s Art History: The Challenge of Aboriginal Art’ (New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018) Best Anthology | Sean Mallon and Sébastien Gallio, ‘Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing’ (Wellington: Te Papa Press and New South Publishing, 2018) Best Anthology: runner-up | Stephen H Whiteman, Sarena Abdullah, Yvonne Low and Phoebe Scott (eds.), ‘Ambitious Alignments:New Histories of Southeast Asian […]

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Job | Lecturer in Spatial Design | Auckland University of Technology

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Auckland University of Technology is looking for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Spatial Design to join the School of Art and Design team. The role is permanent full-time, and the successful applicant will be student-centred, focused on high-quality undergraduate teaching and postgraduate supervision, as well as active in research or creative practice. The Department of Spatial Design is a mature, creative programme that offers lots of scope for growth, welcomes innovative and experimental approaches, and values craft and deep thought. For more details go to: https://careers.aut.ac.nz/jobdetails?ajid=D2pNa Applications close 5 January, 2020  

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NGĀ TŪTAKI – ENCOUNTER/S | ULTIMATE GO TO GUIDE | FULL PROGRAMME ABSTRACTS BIOGRAPHIES

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NAU MAI HAERE MAI! Welcome to AAANZ 2019 Ngā Tūtaki – Encounter/s: Agency, Embodiment, Exchange, Ecologies in Tāmaki Makaurau!   We hope that you will enjoy the conference and your time with us in Tāmaki.   DOWNLOAD THE FULL PROGRAMME HERE This is your ultimate go to guide for the conference such as wayfinding, wi-fi connectivity,  information about registration, breaks, key meetings, abstracts, biographies and much more!   The theme for this year’s conference had as its starting point a critique of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s Tuia Encounters 250th commemorations taking place in Aotearoa in 2019: the notion […]

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NGĀ TŪTAKI – ENCOUNTER/S | 2019 Conference Program

AAANZ Conference, Conference, News

NAU MAI! HAERE MAI! WELCOME TO AAANZ 2019 The full conference timetable is available here as a pdf AAANZ 2019 Schedule. Program Overview TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 9.00-10.30am Mihi Whakatau,Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland All welcome 10.30-11am Morning Tea at the marae 11am-12.30pm Break: opportunity to visit The Hanging Sky curated by Lisa Beauchamp at Gus Fisher Gallery, 74 Shortland Street, Auckland, Carried Away curated by Grace Lai and Auckland Musem and/or Colin McCahon in Auckland and Louise Henderson: From Life exhibitions at Auckland Art Gallery , Toi o Tāmaki curated by Ron Brownson and Julia Waite. 1pm Jennifer Blunden, An Art Writer’s Toolkit | 260-073, OGGB4 […]

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NGĀ TŪTAKI – ENCOUNTER/S | REGISTRATION EXTENDED | 20 November 12pm NZST

AAANZ Conference, Conference, News

  Registration for the 2019 AAANZ Conference Ngā Tūtaki – Encounter/s: Agency, Embodiment, Exchange, Ecologies has been extended to 20 November, 12pm, NZST To register click here. To take advantage of member prices make sure your membership is up-to-date, you can join or renew here. EXTENDED Standard Registration 20 November 12pm NZST AAANZ member: $375 Non-member $535 Student/retiree/concession: $175 Post graduate Masterclass afternoon : $15 Unitec Architecture Stream: $110 Any queries about membership status please direct to our Business Manager via admin@aaanz.info. Any queries about registration please contact the conference committee via conf@aaanz.info.  

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Job | Manager, External Relations | National Portrait Gallery of Australia | Canberra

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The National Portrait Gallery’s purpose is to increase the understanding and appreciation of Australian people and culture through the art of portraiture. The Gallery operates 364 days a year, offering visitors the opportunity to view the collection and special exhibitions, and participate in a variety of cutting edge public and educational programs. The Gallery also offers venue hire for private and corporate events and houses a popular cafe and bookstore. It occupies an award-winning, purpose built facility on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, in the company of other prestigious and iconic national cultural and collecting institutions. The National Portrait […]

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Job | Collection Administrator | National Portrait Gallery of Australia | Canberra

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The National Portrait Gallery’s purpose is to increase the understanding and appreciation of Australian people and culture through the art of portraiture. The Gallery operates 364 days a year, offering visitors the opportunity to view the collection and special exhibitions, and participate in a variety of cutting edge public and educational programs. The Gallery also offers venue hire for private and corporate events and houses a popular cafe and bookstore. It occupies an award-winning, purpose built facility on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, in the company of other prestigious and iconic national cultural and collecting institutions. The National Portrait […]

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Job | Curator Exhibitions | National Portrait Gallery of Australia | Canberra

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The National Portrait Gallery’s purpose is to increase the understanding and appreciation of Australian people and culture through the art of portraiture. The Gallery operates 364 days a year, offering visitors the opportunity to view the collection and special exhibitions, and participate in a variety of cutting edge public and educational programs. The Gallery also offers venue hire for private and corporate events and houses a popular cafe and bookstore. It occupies an award-winning, purpose built facility on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, in the company of other prestigious and iconic national cultural and collecting institutions. The National Portrait […]

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