3 November 2006

GRANT/SCHOLARSHIP - Centre for Contemporary Art & Politics - PhD funded place - COFA, UNSW

The Centre for Contemporary Art & Politics, based at the College of Fine Arts, UNSW is offering a PhD place with an Australian Postgraduate Award in connection with an Australian Research Council funded project:

CONSTRUCTION, CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY: MEASURING ASIAN ART’S CONTRIBUTION TO CONTEMPORARY CULTURE

The project offers training in curatorial practice and the opportunity to work on exhibition projects with Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Gallery 4A and the Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai. The PhD thesis may focus on an aspect of either cross cultural curatorial practice, contemporary Asian art, diaspora/migration, contemporary theories of community, or on a theme related to the larger project.

Applicants must have a good honours degree, or Masters by Research or equivalent. Entry is by proposal.

Inquiries: A/Prof Jill Bennett, Director, CCAP <J.Bennett@unsw.edu.au>