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Online panel discussion | The Art Newspaper – The future of museums, exhibitions and the objects they display

May 1, 2020Events, Resources

“NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE an online panel organised by The Art Newspaper and Factum Foundation With Il Giornale Dell’Arte. The panels can be watched on YouTube at 17.00 BST (so not great for Aus/NZ but hopefully the recordings may be made available). Friday 1st May: The Future of Museums, Exhibitions and the Objects They Display. (Chaired by Sir Charles Saumarez Smith CBE) Saturday 2nd May: The Circulation of Objects: the Politics of Recording, Training, Preserving and Sharing. (Chaired by Simon Schaffer) Sunday 3rd May: An Intimacy with the Physical World: New Technologies Generating New Knowledge. (Chaired by […]

Research Continuity Grants from the Paul Mellon Centre – Open to international applicants

May 1, 2020Funding

Editor’s note – we have checked with the Paul Mellona nd these are definitely open to Australian researchers with relevant projects. The Paul Mellon Centre has made £200,000 available in a special programme of funding designed to support the field of British art studies during the COVID-19 crisis. Website: https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/about/news/announcing-a-new-programme-of-fellowships-and-grants/page/1 The programme will provide quickly released funding for both individuals and institutions, and is intended to sustain research, writing and thinking on British art and architecture during a period of unprecedented disruption for the scholarly and curatorial communities. Research Continuity Grants Research Continuity Grants are awards of £10,000 intended for institutions […]

ADVOCACY | ARTS DAY ON THE HILL | NAVA

April 17, 2020Advocacy

Every Wednesday evening from 22 April, NAVA will join Australia’s leading advocacy thinkers and practitioners online at 4pm (AEST). Let’s talk arts, policy, media, political and public engagement. What works? What doesn’t? What can we achieve together? Results from the online workshops will culminate in Arts Day on the Hill – Australia’s national day of advocacy for the arts. This year’s Arts Day on the Hill is Wednesday, 12 August, during the first Parliamentary sitting week after the winter break. Last year’s Arts Day on the Hill training was an intensive two-day set of workshops presented at the National Gallery of […]

COVID-19 PANEL DISCUSSION | FLATTENING THE CURVE | UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

April 17, 2020Events

The first in a new series of discussions with eminent thinkers and scientists on COVID-19, which continues to rapidly change our world. In Life Beyond Coronavirus: The Expert View, the wider implications of the COVID-19 pandemic is explored. The discussion brings in a range of leading experts to consider the impacts on the economy, education, public life, and our politics and culture. In episode one, Professor Shitij Kapur (Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Health) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences) and panellists Professor Sharon Lewin, Professor James McCaw, Professor Ian Harper and Professor Joy Damousi discuss the issue of flattening […]

News | AAANZ Conference Postponed to December 2021

April 3, 2020AAANZ Conference, News

In light of escalating measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus that have led to widespread job losses and economic hardship for many people and has created much uncertainty in planning the 2020 AAANZ conference. AAANZ and the 2020 Conference Organising Committee have made the decision to postpone the conference scheduled to be held in Sydney in December this year. The conference will be delayed 12 months and will be hosted by the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales and other partners in December 2021. While we expect the crisis to have passed by the […]

News | NAVA COVID-19 Ceative Industry Letter to Government

March 27, 2020Advocacy, News

On Thursday, 26 March, Esther Anatolitis, Exectuive Director, National Association for the Visual Arts organised more than fifty orgs to come together to write to the Prime Minister, key frontbenchers, the Opposition, the state ministers, and the lord mayors, outlining urgent action needed for the industry: Letter to Federal and State Ministers Please see the media release Creative Industry Unites Esther acknowledges the important collaboration between Australia’s self-directed First Nations arts orgs who authored the paragraph on First Peoples impacts and extends thanks to Merindah Donnelly and colleagues. What’s next? Please share if you’re on social media with #DontCancelCreativity Please […]

News | AAANZ COVID-19 UPDATE

March 20, 2020News

With the effects of Covid-19 amplifying daily in Australia, New Zealand and around the world, wide sweeping measures are being implemented to limit its spread. This includes the temporary closure of universities and cultural institutions, the cancelling or postponement of entertainment and sporting events and the restriction of passage across borders both within and between countries. AAANZ extends its concerns and sympathies to all members, colleagues and industry stakeholders as we navigate through profound changes to daily life and the economic upheaval that is being created. Many forthcoming conferences and art events are being reduced in scope, postponed or cancelled. […]

Obituary | Donald Brook (1927 – 2018)

March 13, 2020ANZJA, News

Fellowships | National Library of Australia | Applications open for 2021

March 6, 2020Jobs

National Library of Australia | 2021 Fellowships Now Open The National Library of Australia has diverse collections that support, inspire and transform research. Fellowships enable researchers to embark on a period of intensive research into the collections in a supportive, intellectual and creative environment. Who should apply? Fellowships are open to researchers from Australia and overseas undertaking advanced research projects. Eight funded fellowships will be awarded for research areas where the Library’s collections have the depth to support the desired outcomes. What do Fellows receive? an honorarium of AUD1,000 per week for 12 weeks travel and accommodation support* privileged access […]

Know My Name Edit-a-thon Sydney

March 2, 2020EventsEvents, Feminism

Learn to create new Wikipedia pages about female creators to celebrate International Women’s Day About this Event Date And Time: Sat 7 March 2020, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm AEDT Location: Dixson Room, State Library of NSW, Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW 2000 Just 18 per cent of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. When it comes to female artists and creators, that number is even lower. Wikimedia Australia is partnering with the National Gallery of Australia’s Know My Name project to enhance the understanding and appreciation of work by Australian artists who identify as women. On the weekend of International Women’s Day, join us […]