After Santiago Sierra called for contributions of “First Nations blood” for his artwork “Union Flag,” backlash flooded social media.
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Facebook Lifts Australia Ban, but Arts Organizations Will Face Long-term Repercussions
What did the overreaching ban on “news pages” mean for affected small arts organizations and publishers who relied on the platform to build audiences?
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Facebook “Unfriends” Australian Arts Organizations
Over 300 arts organizations discovered their Facebook pages had been removed as a result of the site’s reaction to a recent regulation over media guidelines.
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The End of the Art World as We Know It
An international art world that has called persistently for radical socioeconomic change is now faced with it.
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“I Feel Like Me Again”: People With Dementia Share the Benefits of Art in a New Study
A study closely followed 25 participants of the Art and Dementia program at National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, finding that art helps balance cortisol levels and decrease “sundowning.”
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An Online Project Documents Settler Violence Around the World
Deathscapes features hard data and articles pertaining to Indigenous issues and custodial deaths, and case studies and artwork responding to deaths worldwide.
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Unlikely Journal for Creative Arts Announces Open Submissions for Issues 6 and 7
Unlikely is a transdisciplinary online journal, based in Australia, which opens unexpected spaces for artistic exchange and scholarly conversations.
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Call to Artists: Apply Now for the Parramatta Square Public Art Projects in Sydney, Australia
This opportunity is for two large-scale sculptures in the Parramatta Square public domain. Applications are now open through October 11, 2019.
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International Art Space Invites Applications for Spaced 4: Rural Utopias
IAS is seeking applications from visual and new-media artists interested in participating in the fourth iteration of spaced. Applications are due April 15.
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Open Call for Guest Editors at Unlikely Journal for Creative Arts
Unlikely is currently accepting proposals for guest editing of themed journal issues. The latest three issues are now available online.
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Relocation of Sydney Museum Could Cost Over $890 Million
But that’s not all. Reports now reveal that the museum’s February fashion fundraiser ball operated at a loss of over $137,000 on top of last year’s deficit of $7.4 million.
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Explore the Color Code of a 19th-Century Artist Who Painted Nature
Decode the color system of 19th-century nature artist Ferdinand Bauer, who documented the Australian coast, through an online interactive.