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Call for Papers | 35th CIHA World Congress – Motion: Migrations | São Paulo, September 2020

October 24, 2019Call for Papers

35th CIHA World Congress – Motion: Migrations São Paulo, Brazil, 13th – 18th September 2020 Comité International d’Histoire de l’Art – CIHA Comitê Brasileiro de História da Arte – CBHA CALL FOR PAPERS The CIHA Brazil Committee invites proposals for participation in nine Sessions, six Emerging Scholars Seminars, and a Special Session that will constitute the 35th CIHA World Congress – Motion: Migrations. Theme Since the first manifestations of its genre, art historical texts try to understand the artistic processes of creativity as a process of migration; inventions are understood as mobile processes. The development of the figure of an […]

EVENT | 2019 RAE Alexander Lecture Trace: touching time | Rosslynd Piggott | Thursday 24 October, 6.30PM

October 17, 2019News

La Trobe University Art History Alumni Chapter, with the National Gallery of Victoria presents 22nd annual Rae Alexander lecture. Australian artist Rosslynd Piggott will examine a selection of her artworks through the lense of her interactions with the history of art and its practices. National Gallery of Victoria Thursday 24 October, 6.30 pm This is a ticketed event. To find out more go to 2019 Rae Alexander Lecture Invitation

PhD scholarships for GLAM at the Australian National University

October 14, 2019Funding

Collaborative Doctoral Program PhD Scholarships Up to four joint prestigious PhD scholarships will be offered by flagship national institutions in partnership with the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies (CHMS) in the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. A Collaborative Doctoral Scholarship will allow the scholarship holder to benefit from the diverse scholarly and professional opportunities afforded by being co-located in a world-class research university and a major national institution. The partner institutions are: the National Archives of Australia (the Ian Maclean Scholarship), the National Film and Sound Archive, the National Museum of Australia and the Australian Parliamentary Library (Department of Parliamentary Services). The successful applicants will enrol in the […]

Petition | Stand with Tess

October 11, 2019News

After a meeting that was held 8 October, colleagues of Tess Allas were informed that the reason for the cessation of Tess’ employment is due to a restructuring issue, rather than a budget issue. As a result, they would like to ask that you petition MEGAN DAVIS (Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous of UNSW) and IAN JACOBS (President and Vice-Chancellor of UNSW) against the removal of Tess, and petition ROSS HARLEY (Dean of UNSW Art and Design) to advocate on Tess’ behalf. Stand with Tess petition Why is this important? The proposed redundancy of Tess comes at a time when she is […]

Symposium | Art, Digitality and Canon-making? | University of Sydney

October 11, 2019Events, Exhibition

This is the second iteration of Gender in Southeast Asian Art Histories at the University of Sydney. Gender in Southeast Asian Art Histories 2019: Art, Digitality and Canon-making? Friday 18 – Saturday 19 October Symposium will be held at the University of Sydney Exhibition opening at the Cross Art Projects For further information click here To register click here The Wind in the Trees: From Tradisexion to Womanifes Friday 18 October ‘Art, Digitality and Canon-making?’ keynote lecture with Flaudette May Datuin For further information click here To register click here

Call for Papers | Trauma and Repair in the Museum | special issue of Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society

October 11, 2019Call for Papers

Call for Papers | Trauma and Repair in the Museum | special issue of Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society Situated at the intersection between psychoanalysis and the social world, submissions are expected to fulfil the mission statement of the journal in mobilising the psychoanalytic toolkit to bring about positive social change, through analysis and/or proposals of models for future practice. See aims and scope An abstract of 300-500 words and a biographical note of up to 100 words are to be submitted to the special issue editors by 9 December 2019. Authors will be notified of the outcome of their proposal […]

Research Scholarship | Ten Days on the Island

September 27, 2019General

Research Scholarship | PhD Projects | Masters by research project Social Impact of Ten Days on the Island Festival in Regional Tasmanian Communities or Practice-based Place-Based Events or Practice The School of Creative Arts and Media, University of Tasmania and Ten Days on the Island are offering fixed-term scholarships for up to 3.5 years for placed based higher degree research (HDR) projects. The PhD or Masters by research projects will be co-designed with Ten Days on The Island’s CEO and Artistic Director to align with the 2021 Festival. Ten Days on the Island is Tasmania’s state-wide arts festival with headquarters […]

Call for NZ artists | Hidden Heritage project

September 27, 2019General

Does your personal collection of documents and artefacts tell a story about your life and work? Do you need help organising it and preserving for the future? Would you rather throw it all away? New Zealand artists are invited to participate in the project Hidden heritage: preserving, presenting, and reusing personal collections. This project, run by a team of researchers at Victoria University of Wellington, looks at the heritage potential within personal collections of significant individuals and the issues faced when organising personal collections. Read more Hidden Heritage and take part For more information contact Dr Maja Krtalić maja.krtalic@vuw.ac.nz

Public Lecture | A Friend to Artists: Jim Ede and Modern Art | Thursday, 3 October, 4pm | Buxton Contemporary

September 27, 2019Events

Join Dr Amy Tobin, Curator of Exhibitions, Events and Research at Kettle’s Yard; Lecturer in the History of Art, University of Cambridge, UK for a public lecture A Friend to Artists: Jim Ede and Modern Art at Buxton Contemporary, Thursday, 3 October, 4pm. This talk is an introduction to Kettle’s Yard and its curator H.S. Jim Ede (1896-1990). It considers Ede’s life and his relationship to Modern Art, particularly his unique understanding of the imbrication of art and life. Ede described himself as a ‘friend to artists’. Dr Tobin will discuss Ede in relation to the world he created for […]

Subscription Offer | Join or renew your AAANZ membership to receive a 10% discount on an Art Monthly subscription

September 27, 2019AAANZ Conference, Membership

To coincide with the 2019 AAANZ Conference, Ngā Tūtaki – Encounter/s: Agency, Embodiment, Exchange, Ecologies, Art Monthly Australasia is offering a 10% discount on a new one-year print subscription. This offer is valid until registrations close on Sunday 17 November. To take advantage of this offer join or renew your membership here About Art Monthly Australasia Art Monthly Australasia has provided a critical platform for art writers and artists across Australia and New Zealand since 1987 and has been based at the Australian National University’s School of Art & Design since 1992. As such, it […]