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Australia Council First Nations Making Art report released

The Australia Council has released a new report which aims to provide an evidence base to highlight the contribution of First Nations artists to Australian creativity. ‘Creating Art Part 1: The makers’ view of pathways for First Nations theatre and dance’ highlights the essential learnings from this research and identifies opportunities and future needs. The report is available at: https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/research/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Creating-art.pdf

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‘Illustrated and Written by…’ An International Illustration Virtual Gallery

‘Illustrated and Written by…’ is a high-fidelity Virtual Exhibition of 25+ peer-reviewed International Illustration Research projects. ‘This exhibition is a world first in showcasing a double-blind peer-reviewed process for Illustration research projects, and allowing researchers to showcase their projects and assist in recognising illustration practice as non-traditional research, helping to build a stronger narrative for the […]

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ORCID and Humanities: New Work Types

“ORCID now offers a new set of work types that support a wider range of arts and humanities contributions! Non-STEM scholars have new opportunities to claim credit for outputs such as musical compositions, still and moving images, or teaching materials; They can be added via the ORCID Member API or by manual entry directly in the ORCID record; Our […]

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48th World Conference for the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance

9th – 15th January 15th, 2025 ONSITE AND ONLINE PARTICIPATION OPTIONS Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre​50 Cable Street​Te Aro​ Wellington, 6011​New Zealand Full program Read more @ ICTMD…

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ARC Discovery funding announced

Congratulations to all whose projects have been approved for ARC Discovery 2025. A special congratulations to the five of 536 teams receiving the award in the Creative Arts field of research. Associate Professor Xiaohuan Zhao; Professor Dr Duanfang Lu; Professor Dr Wenming Che; Professor Dr Deyin Luo; Professor Dr Luwei Wang (The University of Sydney) […]

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VIS OPEN CALL #14

The Heart of the Experiment (and the art of failure). Editor: Michael Francis Duch, co-editor Tale Næss. “In this edition of VIS we would like to pay attention to experimental art practices and artistic research where the experiment is at the heart of the practice and the main pulse of the art work. Where one […]

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Read: VIS #12

CONTEMPORARY AR(T)CHAEOLOGY VIS Issue 12, October 2024: Contemporary Ar(t)chaeology: A dead-alive of Artistic Re-search and History This issue contains seven expositions that investigate the past with methods that activate an intersection between art and archeology. Editors of the issue are Behzad Khosravi Noori and Magnus Bärtås. Read more @ VIS…

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