Murujuga Marni – the Burrup Petroglyphs in Context: Australia’s Oldest Rock Art Under Threat? Dr Ken Mulvaney, archaeologist and cultural heritage specialist, will explain the global significance of the rock art of the Burrup Peninsula/Murujuga. Ken Mulvaney lives in Dampier and is Rio Tinto’s Cultural Heritage specialist. His PhD in archaeology was on the...
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Jobs Curator, TV and Migration Research Project, Museum Victoria (pdf link) - deadline 9th April 2014 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in History of Art/ Exhibition Studies, Liverpool John Moores University - deadline 15th April 2014 Funding NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) - deadline 5th May 2014 Rome Fellowship in Contemporary Art (open to British or Commonwealth...
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Nude Gallery Tour with Stuart Ringholt – limited places remaining Join artist Stuart Ringholt for a nude tour of his solo exhibition Kraft. Ringholt will commence the private tour with an introduction to his practice spanning over 15 years and finish with a dancing session in ‘Club Purple’, his nude disco in the museum....
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MONA and TCotA present Arts Forum | Agnieszka Pindera | Hobart Agnieszka Pindera is a freelance curator based in Warsaw. Agnieszka’s curatorial engagements include the Xawery Dunikowski Sculpture Museum at the Królikarnia Palace in Warsaw (2012), and the Centre for Contemporary Art, Znaki Czasu, Toruń (2008–2011). In 2012 she was co-curator of the artist-in-...
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‘Ideas and Enlightenment’ - The Long Eighteenth Century (Down Under) David Nichol Smith Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Studies XV 10-13 December 2014, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Call for Papers The Sydney Intellectual History Network and ‘Putting Periodisation to Use’ Research Group at the University of Sydney invite you to the Fifteenth David Nichol Smith...
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In conversation with 2013 Istanbul Biennale curator Fulya Erdemci, Dr Charles Green & Dr Rebecca Coates Asialink Arts invites you to a conversation between 2013 Istanbul Biennale curator Fulya Erdemci, Dr Charles Green & Dr Rebecca Coates. 2015 has been designated a special year for cultural exchange between Australia and Turkey. Asialink Arts is...
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The Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge: a case study in the evolution of the art museum Dean’s Lecture | Duncan Robinson The Fitzwilliam Museum was founded in 1816 by the bequest made to the University of Cambridge by a wealthy alumnus, Richard Viscount Fitzwilliam. In this lecture, Duncan Robinson traces its development, reflected in its architecture, from...
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New Media - New China Wang Gongxin: Video Artist As part of the NGV’s exhibition Wang Gongxin: Video Artist (11 April - 28th September 2014) the NGV is hosting a panel discussion that will explore the phenomenon of new media in contemporary China which has captivated audiences since the 1990s. Speakers: Wang Gongxin, artist; Dr...
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News, Writing and Reviews on Art and Art History Katrina Grant Ron Radford, director of the National Gallery of Australia, has announced his plans to retire. He will step down from the role in September. He has been director since 2005. More here. An article in The Guardian about the work of Heather Dalton...
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Jobs Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Positions in Early Modern/Medieval European History - deadline end of June. Postdoctoral Fellowship (or more senior appointment) in Medieval Art or Architectural History, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University - no specified deadline applications to be reviewed until position is filled. Festival Curator at the Art...
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