Perspectives on creative arts in higher education
Former Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) Director Julie Banks has been appointed as Head of Strategic Collections at the University of Melbourne’s new Museum and Collections Department. Her key role will be to “develop and deliver a vision, roadmap and strategic framework focused on access and global engagement”
Welcome to NiTRO edition 26, the first edition for 2020 in which we investigate ideas of change and how we envision the past, present and future within a dynamic higher education sector here in Australia.
Event date: 8-10 July 2020Event location: St Georges Terrace campus, Curtin University, Perth, WAWebsite: https://www.aclar2020.org The 2020 conference theme is: Owning our Voices: Authenticity, Legitimacy, and Agency in Children’s and Young Adult Literature.
“Over the ditch” in New Zealand, both of Dunedin’s major tertiary institutions will start the year with new creative leadership. At the University of Otago, Professor Anthony Ritchie takes over as Head of the new Performing Arts school with the task of bringing together the music, theatre and dance programmes
Deadline: 29 April 2020Website: https://www.screenrights.org/cultural-fund/cultural-fund-guidelines The Screenrights Cultural Fund is inviting proposals from Australian and New Zealand applicants for initiatives that contribute to a healthy local screen sector. Funding of up to A$50k is available for a range of projects, such as: projects that break down barriers to access, and
Expressions of interest are invited from the visual and performing arts and creative writing for the 2020 Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship. The Fellowship, supported by the Australian Network for Art and Technology will enable the successful fellow to travel to Australian research stations on the Antarctic continent or on sub-Antarctic
Event dates: 10–11 July 2020Event location: National Gallery of Australia, CanberraWebsite: https://nga.gov.au/symposia The Know My Name conference celebrates the role of women as artists, intellectuals, researchers, mentors and activists now and into the future. This special event brings together established and emerging artists, curators and academics from across the world
The Australian Research Council has announced up to $12 million in funding for projects under a Special Research Initiative for Australian Society, History and Culture. Funding of between $20,000 and $100,000 per annum for up to three years is available for research projects focused on Australian and Aboriginal and Torres
Call for papers deadline: 6 March 2020Conference date: 15-17 September 2020Event location: University of Sydney, Sydney AustraliaWebsite: https://sydney.edu.au/museum/whats-on/umac-2020.html The 2020 UMAC conference theme is “New Destinations: Looking Forward / Looking Back”. As the operating environment of higher education is changing, museums and collections can play a significant role in helping
De Montfort University in the UK is commencing a five-year project to explore how how audiences and performers experience ‘liveness’ in performances. The collaborative study, which was funded by the European Research Council under the €1.9m (£1.6m) NEUROLIVE project, will be led by contemporary dance choreographer Matthias Sperling and includes
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.