Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Australia in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Educational research centre

Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Australia

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9925 3935

Address: Level 5, Building 37, 411 Swanston Street 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.chass.org.au/

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25.01.2022 '... But the three most potent elements are the combination of price, the appeal of collecting and the psychological lure of surprise. Its these three things that make blind bag toys so ethically problematic.'

25.01.2022 2019 was a year of global unrest, spurred by anger at rising inequality and 2020 is likely to be worse (via The Conversation) 'Conditions that spawned global unrest on every continent in 2019 are unlikely to recede. Rather, they are likely to worsen in the face of a slowing global economy and little sign of causes of disaffection being addressed.' Read more: https://theconversation.com/2019-was-a-year-of-global-unres

24.01.2022 Making space: how designing hospitals for Indigenous people might benefit everyone (via The Conversation) 'What was the evidence that redesigning waiting rooms would benefit Indigenous patients and their carers?' Read more: https://theconversation.com/making-space-how-designing-hosp

24.01.2022 Why do the arts continue to be marginalised? (via ArtsHub) 'Culture Counts CEO, Michael Chappell says now is the time for the arts to show their value.' Read more: https://www.artshub.com.au//why-do-the-arts-continue-to-be

23.01.2022 A recipe for a sustainable arts practice (via ArtsHub) 'If a sustainable arts practice were a meal what ingredients would it need? Dancer and choreographer Alison Plevey thinks arts practice can be a hearty lasagne, a rich comfort food that keeps you going.' Read more: https://www.artshub.com.au//a-recipe-for-a-sustainable-art

23.01.2022 Applications close 31 April: The 2020 Daisy Utemorrah Award Magabala Books The Daisy Utemorrah Award is for an unpublished manuscript of junior or YA fiction. The Award is open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples currently living in Australia. Generously supported by the Copyright Agencys Cultural Fund and the State Government of Western Australia, the winner of the award receives $15,000 and a publishing contract with Magabala Books.... Published and unpublished Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers of all ages are eligible to enter with works of junior or YA fiction. T&Cs apply: https://www.magabala.com/pages/daisy-utemorrah-award

18.01.2022 What is ecological economics and why do we need to talk about it? (via The Conversation) 'As environmental crises and the urgency to create ecological sustainability escalate, so does the importance of ecological economics. This applied, solutions-based field of studies is concerned with sustainability and development, rather than efficiency and growth. Also, given that cities account for 70-80% of global economic activity and associated resource use, emissions and waste, they are central to finding solutions to the challenge of sustainability.' Read more: https://theconversation.com/what-is-ecological-economics-an

17.01.2022 When did Homo erectus die out? A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species over 100,000 years ago (via The Conversation) 'A key site in our understanding of Homo erectus, at Ngandong, in Java, Indonesia, has until now defeated all attempts at reliable dating since it was first excavated more than 90 years ago. With the aid of new techniques, we have now found that the Ngandong Homo erectus fossils are the most recent known specimens, dating from between 117,000 and... 108,000 years ago.' Read more: https://theconversation.com/when-did-homo-erectus-die-out-a

17.01.2022 'Between bushfires, devastating floods, and a drought with no end in sight, crowdfunding campaigns reflect a weary resolve amid the perceived inadequacy of government responses to natural disasters.

15.01.2022 Essential arts: Our response to the arts being merged into a super department (via ArtsHub) 'In the wake of the Federal Government announcement that the arts has been been made less visible, here is ArtsHub's position.' Read more:https://www.artshub.com.au//essential-arts-our-response-to

15.01.2022 Indonesian cave paintings show the dawn of imaginative art and human spiritual belief (via The Conversation) 'Our team has discovered a cave painting in Indonesia that is at least 44,000 years old and which may cast new light on the beginnings of modern religious culture.' Read more: https://theconversation.com/indonesian-cave-paintings-show-

10.01.2022 Friday essay: living with fire and facing our fears (via The Conversation) '... There is no avoiding the fact that for the next few decades, we face an increasingly dangerous environment. We have more people living in more dangerous areas, in a worsening climate. Our volunteer firefighters are ageing, and local brigades struggle to entice new members to join. Its getting harder and harder to protect people.' Read more: https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-living-with-fire-a

10.01.2022 10 buzzwords that dominated the arts in 2019 (via ArtsHub) 'Our language tells us a lot about who we are: our embrace of trends, our professional priorities and where we place value. So what did 2019 say?' Read more: https://www.artshub.com.au//10-buzzwords-that-dominated-th

10.01.2022 $7.2m in grants under NSW funding round rehash (via ArtsHub) 'Under the new Create NSW Grants Framework, organisations received 66% of funding for annual operations, with a noted increase also to small-to-medium and regional orgs.' Read more: https://www.artshub.com.au//72m-in-grants-under-nsw-fundin

09.01.2022 Applications close 15 December: Tom Collins Poetry Prize 2019 Fellowship of Australian Writers Western Australia The Tom Collins Poetry Prize is an annual competition inaugurated by FAWWA in 1975 in memory of the Australian author Joseph Furphy (1843 1912). Under the name Tom Collins, he wrote the Australian classic, Such is Life, as well as many poems. Prizes: ... - $1000 for first place - $300 for second prize - $100 for 3rd prize. Submit poems up to 60 lines in length. Entry fee: $10 for each entry, with a limit of five entries per person. T&Cs apply: https://www.writingwa.org/co/tom-collins-poetry-prize-2019/

09.01.2022 5 ways you can protest the arts department being axed (via ArtsHub) 'Artists across Australia are speaking up to defend our sector disappearing in the latest public service shake-up.' Read more: https://www.artshub.com.au//5-ways-you-can-protest-the-art

08.01.2022 Applications close 31 January: Brian Boak Outstanding Performer Bursary Empire Theatre The Brian Boak Outstanding Performer Bursary is offered biennially and is worth up to $20,000. This bursary has been made possible through the generosity of the late Brian Boak, a staunch supporter of the performing arts on the Darling Downs.... The Brian Boak Bursary is designed to provide support to a person wishing to pursue a program of study or professional development at a recognised university, specialist post-secondary institution or other centre of excellence in the areas of acting, dancing, singing or instrumental performance. Applications are invited from artists who are Australian citizens, aged 18-35. Where several suitably qualified persons are identified, preference may be given to applicants residing in or originating from the Darling Downs region. T&Cs apply: https://www.empiretheatre.com.au/support-us/

08.01.2022 Dont believe the stereotype: these 5 charts show our democracy is safe in the hands of future voters (via The Conversation) 'Our findings are optimistic they challenge the idea that young voters are apathetic, and show that future voters are champions of democracy, committed to changing the direction of Australian politics.' Read more: https://theconversation.com/dont-believe-the-stereotype-the

07.01.2022 'ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS AN EARWORM Christmas songs package up all of the joy and nostalgia of the ideal festive season into a three-minute ditty. But, my goodness, they can be annoying.'

07.01.2022 Entries close 12 February: 2020 National Biography Award The State Library of New South Wales The National Biography Award, supported by the Nelson Meers Foundation, celebrates excellence in biography, autobiography and memoir writing. With a prize pool of $42,000, it is the nations richest prize for Australian biographical writing and memoir. ... In 2020 there will be a total of $42,000 in prize money: $25,000 for the winner $2,000 for each of six shortlisted authors $5,000 Michael Crouch Award for a first published biography by an Australian writer To be eligible for consideration or shortlisting, and/or to be eligible to win or be awarded a prize in respect of the Awards, submitted works must: be a biography, autobiography or memoir; have a subject of the work who is Australian or has made a significant contribution to Australia; be written in the English language, published in book form and consist of a minimum length of 40,000 words; be an in-depth and comprehensive account of a life (biographies that deal with more than one life may, at the absolute discretion of the State Library of New South Wales, be eligible where the stories or lives are strongly intertwined); and be first published between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019 and be commercially available within this period. T&Cs apply: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about-//national-biography-award

06.01.2022 Applications close 19 February: 2020 ANAT Synapse Residencies ANAT ANAT is calling for applications from artists and scientists for our prestigious Synapse Residency program, which since 2004 has enabled research collaborations between more than 100 artists and scientists. ANAT Synapse brings artists and scientists together in research partnerships that generate new knowledge, ideas and processes beneficial to both fields. A distinguishing feature of the residencies is their ...creative research focus, with applicants dissuaded from anticipating specific outcomes at the outset. Residencies are open to Australian artists working in any discipline and/or medium, with the residencies to take place over 16 weeks full-time, which can also be undertaken part-time or in discrete blocks over a longer duration during 2020. To ensure a good fit between the artist and host organisation, a joint application must be submitted. It is the responsibility of the applicants to establish contact and to identify the nature of the proposed research collaboration prior to application. Residencies may also be approached as a platform for testing and informing a longer-term research project suitable for submission to the ARC Synapse Linkage program. Tertiary students, including PhD candidates, are ineligible to apply if the proposed residency in any way contributes to the achievement of an academic qualification. T&Cs apply: http://www.anat.org.au/apply/

06.01.2022 The Rural City of Wangaratta is seeking EOIs from artists and groups to develop artworks specifically intended to integrate with the new Wangaratta Railway Precinct. Hurry EOIs close 23rd December

06.01.2022 'The media has always been in the business of isolating and mass circulating 'newsworthy' pieces or slivers of reality. But we are living in an age of 'clipification', where reality itself is broken up into highlights tailor-made to be shared and viewed again and again. What does democracy look like in an age of 'clipification'?'

06.01.2022 'A new study released this morning by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences offers fresh insight on these issues by quantifying the impacts of recent climate variability on the profits of Australian broadacre farms.'

05.01.2022 'In her final Boyer Lecture Rachel Perkins makes the case for a treaty process and we hear how indigenous communities are seeking to preserve and revitalize traditional languages.'

05.01.2022 Designing a health poverty line (via ABC RN) 'According to a leading health economist, it may be too simplistic to describe health problems in disadvantaged populations separately from economic disadvantage. He suggests a measure called health poverty because it might be more effective in driving policies, spending and programs.'... Read more: https://www.abc.net.au//designing-a-health-povert/11779588

05.01.2022 'Sacred Tasmanian Aboriginal rock carvings taken by the state's museum more than 50 years ago will be returned.'

04.01.2022 Friday essay: eco-disaster films in the 21st century - helpful or harmful? (via The Conversation) 'How, then, do such films help and/or hinder us in managing our anxieties regarding the progressive deterioration of the planet? As natural disasters become more commonplace, is there a point at which we will become too distressed by the real to reproduce it as entertaining spectacle?' Read more: https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-eco-disaster-films

04.01.2022 Sector responds to invisible arts department (via ArtsHub) 'Last weeks announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison that the arts will no longer have a prominent or titular role in government has been met with anger and incomprehension.' Read more: https://www.artshub.com.au//sector-responds-to-invisible-a

04.01.2022 Entries close 31 December: The Moth Poetry Prize 2019 The Moth Now in its tenth year, the Moth Poetry Prize remains one of the most lucrative prizes in the world, with 10,000 for a single unpublished poem, and three runner-up prizes of 1,000. - The Prize is open to anyone (over 16)... - Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published online or broadcast - You can write on any subject and there is no line limit - Entries must be in English, typed, with each entry on a new sheet T&Cs apply: http://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=2762&page=21

03.01.2022 New Eora walk for Sydney (via ArtsHub) 'The City of Sydney has announced a new 9km harbour walk that draws attention to First Nations stories along the citys famous shoreline.' Read more: https://visual.artshub.com.au//new-eora-walk-for-sydney-25

02.01.2022 Applications close 2 March: PPCA-Australia Council Partnership Australia Council for the Arts The PPCA-Australia Council partnership to support Australian artists to create new sound recordings. Amount: $15,000... You may apply for any costs primarily associated with the creation of a sound recording, which may also involve costs associated with the promotion of that recording. Only individuals are eligible to apply. If you are part of a group, you may nominate one of the members to apply on behalf of the group. You must be a practicing artist or arts worker and an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident. We encourage applicants to also register with the PPCA. T&Cs apply: https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au//ppca-australia-counc/

01.01.2022 'Australian artists under 35 years of age can now apply through the Australia Council for a Marten Bequest scholarship to develop their talents through study and professional development within Australia and overseas.'

01.01.2022 Push to remove all art from Parliament House after scrapping of arts department (via SBS News) 'After Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently decided to axe the federal arts department, artists and members of the public are hitting back online. More than 34,000 people have signed a change.org petition demanding all art be removed from Parliament House in Canberra.'... Read more: https://www.sbs.com.au//push-to-remove-all-art-from-parlia