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CIHA 2019 – Motion:Transformation (September 1-6, 2019)

The CIHA Italia Committee is working hard to organise the Florentine venue of the 35th CIHA World Congress Motion: Transformation (September 1st – 6th, 2019). We are pleased to present you the Chairs list that has been published at the following link: http://www.ciha-italia.it/ciha-florence-2019/chairs/. Moreover, the Call for Papers is going to be launched on October 31st . Recalling the wonderful experience at the Melbourne Congress in 2008, the CIHA Italia Committee and Marzia Faietti in particular, invites you to join the Florence Congress Motion: Transformation.

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Sir William Dobell Professor of Art History and Curatorship – ANU

The ANU School of Art & Design (SOA&D) is focused on achieving excellence in research and teaching in accordance with its position within Australia’s highly ranked university. The School is seeking to employ a Professor of Art History and Curatorship who will have a leadership role as Director of the Centre for Art History and Art Theory (CAHAT) working actively with disciplines in the School of Art & Design. This position is aligned with the Sir William Dobell Chair, a prestigious Chair supported for over 30 years by the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation in memory of the Archibald prize-winning […]

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Lecturer – Art History and Curatorship – University of Melbourne

The School of Culture and Communication’s Art History and Art Curatorship Program is seeking to appoint a Level B Lecturer in Art History and Art Curatorship. We are seeking an energetic and committed individual who is able to contribute to the Program’s teaching and research with particular emphasis on the Program’s long-established leadership in the field of Art Curatorial Studies. Applicants will be expected to have a PhD and research and publication profile in Art History and Art Curatorship, with a particular specialisation in an area of art museum/curatorial studies. It is envisaged that you will have some experience in […]

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Duldig Lecture 2018 – Charlotte Day ‘Public Art: Out and About’

Annual Duldig Lecture 2018: Public Art: Out and About   Address: Charlotte Day, Director, Monash University Museum of Art    In 2014 Monash University unveiled a new public art master plan and began an ambitious program of public art commissions. The University has experimented with a range of models of commissioning and roles for artists in relationship to architectural and landscaping projects. This lecture provides a great opportunity to discuss the commissions undertaken so far, review what has worked well and also the challenges, along with future plans. Public art is a reinvented genre that can be many things – both […]

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Australian Art Exhibitions: Opening Our Eyes

Introducing a new history of Australia art and its exhibitions.       Australian Art Exhibitions: Opening Our Eyes (Thames and Hudson https://www.thamesandhudsonaustralia.com/product-page/australian-art-exhibitions) Joanna Mendelssohn, Catherine De Lorenzo, Alison Inglis, and Catherine Speck combine to reveal different histories of Australian art and new visions of an Australia that have been hiding in plain sight.   It challenges previous accounts of Australian art history as it combines an analysis of art and its display in public art museums with an examination of the ways exhibitions have been funded as well as the growth of the curatorial and associated professions. The extensive text is […]

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Ursula Hoff Lecture 2018 – University of Melbourne

The Ursula Hoff Lecture 2018     ‘I Can Connect” – the Power of Curating to Share Experiences   Speaker: Professor Michael Tooby, Bath School of Art and Design, Bath Spa University   Ursula Hoff’s career is a vivid example of dedication to curatorial expertise. At the same time, her extraordinary life story warrants retelling and sharing, not least as a warning from history of the need to challenge racism and prejudice towards migrants. In his lecture, Professor Michael Tooby will explore how testimony has played a key role in his recent curatorial projects. His starting point will be the use […]

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Margaret Plant Annual Lecture in Art History – James Meyer The Double: Return and Reenactment – Monash University

Margaret Plant Annual Lecture in Art History – James Meyer The Double: Return and Reenactment – Monash University The upcoming lecture, The Double: Return and Reenactment, presented by U.S.-based curator James Meyer is the inaugural Monash University Margaret Plant Annual Lecture in Art History. Tuesday 23 October 2018 @ 6.30pm The Pavilion, Building H, Level 8 Monash University, Caulfield campus 900 Dandenong Road Caulfield East, VIC In his talk, Meyer will draw from his forthcoming book, The Art of Return: The Sixties and Contemporary Culture (University of Chicago Press) and discuss how movements of the “long Sixties” (1955-1979) – including […]

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Love from Damascus – Art Gallery of South Australia and the University of Adelaide

LOVE FROM DAMASCUS FRI 9 & SAT 10 NOV ART EXHIBITION II BOOK LAUNCH II SYMPOSIUM ART GALLERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA  THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE Link: https://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/agsa/home/Events/Love_From_Damascus_Symposium Link: https://www.ozasiafestival.com.au/events/love-from-damascus/ Love from Damascus is a half day symposium looking at conceptions of love by an eminent 18th-century Syrian mystic and related stories of art and culture. Hosted by Samer Akkach and James Bennett, the event features invited experts and panels covering Sufism and the evolving nature of Islamic arts and culture across the vast continent of Asia over many centuries. The symposium coincides with a launch for the new book ʿIlm: Science, Religion, […]

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AAANZ Conference Program Now Available and Masterclass EOIs Extended

Draft AAANZ Conference Program Now Available to Download To help conference presenters and delegates plan their travel and conference stay we have released a Draft AAANZ Conference Program. Please be aware this schedule is subject to change. A finalised program will be made available in November. Please note: The official conference dates are 5-7 December 2018 with ancillary events for postgraduates and independent arts workers and artists on 4 December and 8 December.  To download the program visit this link: https://aaanz.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Draft-AAANZ-Conference-Schedule-4-October-2018.pdf Griselda Pollock Masterclass Expressions of interest for Professor Griselda Pollock’s Masterclass have been extended to Monday 15 October. Postgraduate and […]

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