Perspectives on creative arts in higher education
UK academic Professor Paul Gladston has been appointed as the inaugural Judith Neilson Chair of Contemporary Art at the University of New South Wales. Professor Gladston, a world expert in Chinese contemporary art and culture, is relocating from his position as Professor of Contemporary Visual Cultures and Critical Theory and
If this edition of NiTRO has whetted your appetite for the global arts education debate, the journal Australian Art Education has just issued a call for papers for a special issue that will focus on global narratives in art education. AAE Editor Martin Kerby explained: “When facing global issues and
There is still time to submit an application for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program. The Program provides support to showcase Australian artistic excellence and encourage innovative collaboration. The deadline for submissions to the 2018 program is 9 March. Further details on the program is
Conference Dates: 30 March – 1 April 2018Event Location: Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art & Art Center Kobe, Kobe, JapanWebsite: ACAH 2018 The 2018 conference takes the theme: “Recentering: Asian Spaces, Cultures and Ideas in the 21st Century”. It invites academics, artists, writers and students to explore the challenges of multi-faceted
Conference dates: 6-9 December 2018Call for papers deadline: 19 April 2018Event Location: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University, Perth. Western AustraliaWebsite: MSA website The function of art has been considered a kind of mirroring, wherein art reflects the world (imitation for Aristotle; and a mirror revealing the world’s
Call for abstracts: 9 March 2018Conference dates: 1-3 June 2018Event Location: Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne, VictoriaWebsite: So What The Australasian Jazz and Improvisation Research Network (AJIRN) is pleased to announce a call for papers/presentations for a 3-day research conference on jazz and improvised music presented by The Sir Zelman Cowen School
Event Dates: 4 – 7 June 2018Event Location: Meat Market, North Melbourne, VictoriaWebsite: MGA 2018 Museums Galleries Australia brings together current and future leaders and decision-makers in museums, galleries and governments from across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The MGA2018 conference will include a full program of speakers, workshops, masterclasses, social
Here in Australian higher arts education, we are presiding over some ‘interesting’ times ourselves. With a divided polity, seemingly, but not only, separated along education and value and belief system lines, we are finding an astonishing and baffling suspicion of ‘expertise’ and what has been called ‘wilful ignorance’ or the
Conference Dates: 21 – 24 March 2018Event Location: Margaret River, WAWebsite: Emergence Creative Festival 3 days of inspiring keynotes, hands-on workshops, out-of-the-box colabs and incredible satellite events. Each year the festival attracts professionals and emerging creatives from music, film, photography, advertising, digital and the visual arts to one of the world’s
The Department of Arts and Communication are calling for authors and creators who have released a book in the last five years to use the online portal to register to receive lending rights. The Department’s media release explains: ‘‘The public and educational lending right schemes compensate Australian creators and publishers
In the spirit of reconciliation, the DDCA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.