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2027 Paris Art Fellowships

Applications for our 2027 Paris Art Fellowships are now open for artists and researchers.

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Rosie Isaac: Paris Arts Fellow 2026

Artist Rosie Isaac reports on her time as one of our 2026 Paris Arts Fellows.

All photographs by Rosie Isaac.

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Eloquence Art Prize 2026

Applications are now open for the 2026 Eloquence prize, a national public speaking challenge for art history students across Australia. 

Student led exhibition at Schaeffer Library

Exploring Archives: Student-Curated Exhibitions at Schaeffer Fine Arts Library

The 2026 Schaeffer Library interns present a student-led exhibition drawn from the Sherman Galleries Archive. Exploring 32 artist folders, the exhibition highlights how archival materials—letters, press, photographs and project files—shape artistic identity, public reception and the lasting legacy of contemporary art.

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Report on the 2025 Womanifesto Workshop

Katrina Grant, Power Institute Research Fellow, reports back on the Womanifesto Workshop held in Bangkok, 17-23 November 2025.

The Power and Womanifesto teams working in the archive.

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Mark Ledbury receives highest humanities accolade

The Director of the Power Institute, Professor Mark Ledbury, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities, one of the highest humanities accolades in Australia.

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2026 Paris Art Residency Fellows

Meet the artists who will be staying at our Paris studio in 2026.

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JW Power: Artist, Benefactor and Legacy

The Schaeffer Fine Arts Library is honoured to present an exhibition "J.W. Power: Art, war and the avant-garde", curated in collaboration with the Chau Chak Wing Museum and Fisher Library, celebrating the life and legacy of JW Power.

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Curating New Perspectives: Student-Led Exhibitions at Schaeffer Library

A new suite of exhibitions by University of Sydney postgraduate students. The Schaeffer Library is delighted to showcase highlights from recent curatorial projects led by postgraduate students in collaboration with Dr. Yvonne Low for the ARHT6937: Exhibiting and Collecting Asian Art unit, part of the Master of Art Curating program at the University of Sydney. This practice-led initiative has resulted in four outstanding exhibition proposals selected for the Schaeffer Library Exhibition Series, giving students the opportunity to transform their research into dynamic, audience-facing displays.

 

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Big Power Talks

Give a student floor talk at one of the Chau Chak Wing Museum's new exhibitions (and get paid!)

Big Power Energy, Robin White, A Beginner’s Guide to Gilbertese, 1983 (installation view), Chau Chak Wing Museum, 2025. Photo by David James.

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