Recent writing about Art and Art History The other Vitruvian man – Smithsonian magazine article on a recently discovered 15th century version of Vitruvius’s Universal Man JISC digitisation – the problem of studying art history and images on the web and why words are the answer. Academics warn of damage to Aboriginal rock art, including...
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Call for Papers Interference strategies for art The Second International Conference on Transdisciplinary Imaging at the Intersections between Art, Science and Culture 22 – 23, June 2012, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne Deadline for Abstracts: March 30, 2012 The Transdisciplinary Imaging Conference seeks...
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Three new exhibitions opening at Monash University Museum of Art | MUMA in Melbourne on 1st February 2012 Exhibition Dates: 1 February to 7th April Opening Function: Saturday 4 February 2012, 3.00 – 5.00pm, Monash University Museum of Art, Caulfield Campus. Hany Armanious: The Golden Thread Hany...
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Churchill Trust Fellowships Due: 29 February 2012 Churchill Fellowships are available to Australian Citizens over the age of 18 years. No upper age limit is prescribed but generally awards will be made to those whose major contribution to their field lies before them. Churchill Fellowships...
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Lecturer in Art (Critical and Theoretical Studies) School of Art - Faculty of the VCA and MCM Salary: Level A $57,351 – $77,825 p.a. or Level B $81,925 – $97,283 p.a. plus 17% superannuation. Level of appointment is subject to qualifications and experience. The position...
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A round up of art and art history in the news over the past week: The Art Newspaper reports on the debate over whether to ‘conserve’ or repaint the Keith Haring mural in Collingwood. Stuart Kelly takes aim at scientists study of at art appreciation - Art...
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The Henry Moore Foundation Research Fellow Tate Research Department, Millbank, London Salary: £27,150 – £29,500 per annum, depending on the candidate’s skills and experience Hours: Full time Contract Type: Fixed term for two years. The Research Department at Tate aims to develop the museum’s research...
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Aga Khan 2012-2013 Postdoctoral Fellowships for research in Islamic Architecture Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT (AKPIA@MIT) is pleased to announce its postdoctoral fellowship program for the academic year 2012-2013. The fellowship program is intended...
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Call for Papers The Global Middle Ages: From Influence to Translation Conference at the University of Edinburgh, 16-18 May 2012 European, Islamic and Chinese societies engaged in a broad practice of cultural, artistic and ideological exchange during the period that was known in Europe as the ‘Middle...
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Mellon/Newton Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Applications are invited for two 2-year interdisciplinary Post-doctoral Research Fellowships starting in October 2012 and based at CRASSH. The programme, funded jointly by the Mellon Foundation and the Isaac Newton Trust, is aimed at researchers working in any field of...
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Recent writing on Art and Art History News Links of interest from the past two weeks: The debate over the Louvre’s cleaning of Leonardo’s ‘Virgin and Child With Saint Anne’ has generated a number of articles – the most in depth from the New...
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Volunteer at Heide Museum of Modern Art Heide Museum of Modern Art is seeking motivated and passionate people to join its team of Visitor Services and Education volunteers. Heide volunteers enjoy a number of benefits including FREE entry to all exhibitions and discounts at the...
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National Indigenous Photo-Media Forum 8th – 10th February, 2012 Presented by Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP) and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) The Forum will present emerging and established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander photographers and photo-media artists with the opportunity...
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Merry Christmas To all our regular visitors and subscribers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. MAN will be having a short break over Christmas, but will be back in the New Year. Our subscriber base has grown considerably over the past...
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Opinion – David R. Marshall On Facadism The Myer’s Lonsdale Street Store is now a vast open building site, with the Lonsdale Street and Little Bourke Street facades propped up with a scaffolding of huge steel girders that occupy half of each street. Conspicuously...
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