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AAANZ Conference 2018 – Call for Papers Now Open

The Conference Committee would like to invite proposals for papers for the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) conference to be held at RMIT University, Melbourne, 5-7 December 2018. The call for panel sessions is now closed. The conference committee has reviewed the proposals and more than 60 were accepted, including panels with a full speaker list and artist talks. Listed in the Call for Papers are the panel sessions that are open to paper proposals. The full conference program will be available at the end of September 2018. The deadline for paper proposals is Monday 3 September […]

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Call for Participation | Survey on social media use by artists, art educators and academics

Call for participation in a research survey. Artists, Art Educators and Academics we would like to invite you to contribute to a survey about your use of social media in your practice. We are investigating how different groups of professionals use social media. Social media has changed how we engage with and reach our audiences. But what does this look like across disciplines that naturally require collaboration, feedback, dissemination and profile building as part of your work? Access the link via the profile or at < https://swinuw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0BWwrVDp0Vrp21D> More info about the project: < https://chatwithrellypops.wordpress.com/reach-and-engagement-social-media-use-by-artists-art-educators-academics /> If you would like to […]

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‘Antipodean Early Modern’ – Launch – Ian Potter Museum of Art, July 19th 6pm

Join us for the launch Antipodean Early Modern: European Art in Australian Collections, c. 1200-1600, edited by Anne Dunlop. Venue: Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne Date: 19th July, 6pm. In 2015 Margaret Manion curated an exhibition An Illumination: the Rothschild Prayer Book & other works from the Kerry Stokes Collection c.1280-1685 here at The Potter. An extensive series of lectures accompanied the show. Antipodean Early Modern is a publication of the case studies presented in this series of talks. A Prayer Book owned by the Rothschilds, an Italian bronze casket by Antico, a lavishly illustrated Carnival chronicle from sixteenth-century Germany, an altarpiece by […]

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Call for Papers | ArtCrime2018 ‘Provenance Matters’ Wellington September 2018

The 4th annual New Zealand Art Crime Symposium will take place at the City Gallery Wellington, on Saturday 22 September 2018. Hosted by the NZ Art Crime Research Trust, in conjunction with City Gallery Wellington and our other sponsors, ArtCrime2018 will encompass a wide range of presentations on all aspects of, and explore a range of issues relating to, art crime in New Zealand. The programme will favour New Zealand content, but will also encompass international content that highlights or illustrates material of relevance to a primarily New Zealand audience. There will be a range of presentations, plus ample opportunities for networking. The […]

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Call for Papers | DISTANCE LOOKS BACK

A Thematic Conference of the European Architectural History Network, held in conjunction with the 36th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand University of Sydney, School of Architecture, Design and Planning 10-13 July 2019 Convened by Andrew Leach and Lee Stickells Distance is both conceptual and actual. It is overcome or exploited in all manner of ways that have consequences for the history of architecture. It is fostered in the critical attitude. And collapsed when history is invoked in the present. It shapes the relationship of Europe to its Antipodes, as well as of Europe […]

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Job | Professor Art History & Curatorship, Director Centre for Art History and Art Theory

ANU is looking for a new professorial position in Art History and Curatorship. Deadline 13th July 2018. Website: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/522451/professor-art-history-curatorship-director-centre-for-art-history-and-art-theory Classification: Academic Level E1, Salary package: $171,386 to $181,646 plus 17% Superannuation Term: Full-time, Continuing Position overview The Director will be a leading scholar with recognised expertise in Art History and Curatorship and is expected to promote excellence in research, teaching, and lead professional activities. The position will provide research leadership in the Centre and School, connect to the studio disciplines and pursue strategic engagement across the University, nationally and with international research partners, building on the Centre and School’s reputation. […]

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Job | Photography Lecturer ANU School of Art & Design

Deadline: 13th July 2018 Website: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/522259/photography-lecturer-anu-school-of-art-design Classification: Academic Level B or C Salary package: B – $96,087 – $109,181 plus 17% super C – $$115,729 – $128,825 plus 17% super Term: Full-time, Continuing Position overview The position will contribute to teaching and research supervision within this dynamic institution. The ANU School of Art & Design fosters an environment to support individual and collaborative research and the position will undertake education development and delivery of coursework in the Bachelor and Master program in the Visual Arts, which are taught alongside the Design and Art History and Theory programs, as well as […]

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Job | Painting Lecturer ANU School of Art & Design at ANU

Deadline: 13th July 2018 Website: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/524777/painting-lecturer-anu-school-of-art-design Classification: Academic Level B or C Salary Package:  Academic Level B $96,087 to $109,181 plus 17% superannuation Academic Level C $115,729 to $128,825 plus 17% superannuation Term: Full time, Continuing Position overview The position will involve the coordination of Painting at the ANU School of Art & Design and contributing to teaching and research supervision within this dynamic institution. The programs taught at the ANU School of Art & Design offer a combination of engaged hands-on production and leading-edge digital practice, unique in the Australian tertiary sector. The successful candidate will contribute to the research […]

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Support Art History at VUW

Support Art History at VUW Art History at Victoria University of Wellington is under threat. As the result of a recent Change Proposal, the department is facing the imminent loss of a Senior Lecturer, along with its Administrator – with further staff cuts threatened in a year’s time. In order to maintain the collective excellence of the department we must strongly resist such cuts. Submissions are open on all aspects of this proposal. In order to make explicitly clear the vital role played by this department in the arts landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand, we encourage you to make a […]

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