GA2023 Early Bird Registration and Australia ICOMOS membership application deadlines 

Early Bird discounts for GA2023 Registration apply for those who register before 31 May, with discounts available to both Full International and Associate members of Australia ICOMOS.

If you wish to receive the discounted members rate for Early Bird registration, new membership applications need to be submitted by Sunday 7 May. There are simple instructions for applying for membership on the Australia ICOMOS website.

GA2023 SYDNEY

NEW GA2023 Youth Forum – Round 3 Applications Open 24 April – 14 May

NEW GA2023 Call for Expression of Interest: Australia ICOMOS booth at the Heritage Exposition | Closes 22 May 2023

REMINDER Indigenous Australians Grants for GA2023 | Closes 5 May 2023

Latest GA2023 News and Updates

GA2023: Exciting Additions to the GA2023 Program!

GA2023: Murujuga Cultural Landscape Seminar at ICOMOS GA2023 | 1 September 2023

ICOMOS GA2023 Video Series: Sydney Opera House

GA2023 Scientific Symposium – acceptance of abstracts

GA2023 Side Event | Caring for Country Workshop: Indigenous Voices on Culture, Heritage and the Climate Crisis | 2 September 2023, 8:30am-5pm

GA2023 Scientific Symposium: Preliminary Scientific Symposium Schedule now available

ICOMOS MEMBERS

ICOMOS Full International Membership: New electronic cards (E-cards)

Historic Environment Vol 33 (1&2) 2021(2023) Intangible cultural heritage in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific

Australia ICOMOS new membership category: Associate Institutional Membership

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Submissions: 2023 Inner West Built Environment Awards (Marrickville Medal) | Closes 30 June 2023

Call for Abstracts – Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment | Closes 31 May 2023

AWARDS / GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIPS

Community Heritage Grants 2023 Round – Now Open | New applicants closes 8 May 2023

ICOMOS Student Competition 2023: 1960+ / Pleas for the Preservation of Postmodern Buildings | Closes 1 September 2023

REMINDER Inaugural ACT Historic Places Art Prize | entries close 5 May 2023

CONFERENCE / SYMPOSIUM

SPEAKERS UPDATE Everyday Heritage Symposium – Museum of Sydney | Sydney | 19 July 2023

WORKSHOPS / COURSES / EVENTS / EXHIBITIONS

NEW Flinders Rangers Field Trip & CLCR NSC 2023 AGM | 16-19 June 2023

NEW James Lesh Public Lecture at the University of Sydney on Values in Cities: Urban Heritage in Twentieth-Century Australia | Sydney | 24 May 2023, 6-8pm

NEW University of Canberra Culture and Creativity Seminar – Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Practice: What’s in it (for me)? | Hybrid | 18 May 2023, 12:30-1:30pm AEDT

Lisa Gervasoni: Reimaging our cultural landscapes | Art Gallery of Ballarat VIC | 11 May-25 June 2023

International Festival of Luoghi Parlanti (Talking Places), The World in Florence | Hybrid | 21-23 November 2023, CEST

Applications for the Advanced Master in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions | Closes 20 May 2023

Sydney Opera House: special industry tours and networking events | Sydney | 5 June 2023

The Australian Heritage Festival Event VIC | 18 April – 18 May 2023

The Australian Heritage Festival Event NSW | 10 April – 14 May 2023

PUBLICATIONS / NEWSLETTERS

NEW Open-Air Museums in Europe | Dr Jiří Langer | Cambridge Scholars Publishing

SITUATIONS VACANT / WANTED

NEW SITUATION VACANT Principal – Heritage | NBRS | Full-time | Melbourne | Closes 25 June 2023

NEW SITUATION VACANT Associate – Heritage | NBRS | Full-time | Sydney | Closes 3 June 2023

SITUATION VACANT Conservation Architect | RBA Architects | Victoria Applications reviewed upon submission

SITUATION VACANT Graduate Built Heritage Consultant | Biosis | Full-time | Sydney | Applications reviewed upon submission

SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Consultant – Built Environment | Artefact Heritage | Full-time | Sydney | Applications reviewed upon submission

SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant | Edwards Heritage Consultants (EHC) | Full-time | Sydney | Applications reviewed upon submission

SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant | Trethowan | Full-time | Cremorne | Applications remain open until the position is successfully filled

SITUATION VACANT Archaeologist/Heritage Consultant | GML Heritage | Full-time/Part-time | Canberra | Applications remain open until the position is successfully filled

GA2023 SYDNEY

NEW GA2023 Youth Forum – Round 3 Applications Open 24 April – 14 May

The GA2023 Youth Forum will be held on Cockatoo Island / Wareamah – part of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property, over three days from Friday 1 to Sunday 3 September 2023, with generous support from the Harbour Trust.

This event will welcome emerging heritage professionals from across the world to share skills and experiences, debate contemporary heritage issues, discuss innovative practices, and pose outcomes for the future of heritage.

We’re thrilled to announce Round 3 for Expressions of Interest are now open. Below you will find more information on the application process and timelines.

To submit your Youth Forum EOI, please refer to the application requirements:

• GA2023 Youth Forum Application Information
• Apply here to participate in the GA2023 Youth Forum

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NEW GA2023 Call for Expression of Interest: Australia ICOMOS booth at the Heritage Exposition | Closes 22 May 2023

The GA2023 team is looking for enthusiastic Australia ICOMOS members to design, manage and operate the Australia ICOMOS booth within the Heritage Exposition, as part of the ICOMOS GA2023 Heritage Exposition – 4th-9th September 2023.

The booth will be located within the Heritage Exposition Gallery – the meeting location for GA2023 delegates throughout the week of the GA.

There are 40 booths in the Gallery, showcasing a mix of Australian and international heritage, including World Heritage, NSW heritage, convict heritage and heritage trades. The Australia ICOMOS booth provides a unique opportunity to showcase what we excel at in Australia – including the world renowned Burra Charter, conservation plans, local innovation in heritage management, work in cultural routes and landscapes and Caring for Country initiatives.

We want you!

We are inviting interested Australia ICOMOS members to submit an expression of interest to design and produce the content for the Australia ICOMOS booth and also manage the booth on the ground during key days and times within the GA2023 week, between Scientific Symposium sessions and other breakout periods during the General Assembly and Scientific Symposium.

Individual members, reference/working groups, emerging professionals and heritage practices are encouraged to apply. Share the load as you see fit! Expertise in Australian heritage management is essential, but the successful AI booth team will greatly benefit from the chance to network with the best heritage practitioners from across the world! I can also offer support, as the Heritage Exposition Focal Point for GA2023.

Submission

Please provide a 250 word pitch explaining your vision and management strategy – using words, or video or other means by Monday 22 May to architectqueale@gmail.com. If you have any questions, please contact via email

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REMINDER Indigenous Australians Grants for GA2023 | Closes 5 May 2023

Australia ICOMOS has a small pool of money available for the allocation of up to 10 grants to assist Indigenous Australians from outside NSW to attend the 2023 General Assembly and Scientific Symposium in Sydney which runs from the 31st August to the 9th September (GA2023).  (Heritage NSW is supporting the registration of Indigenous Australians from NSW).

These funds include contributions from: Artefact Heritage, GJM, Purcell, Navin Officer Heritage Consultants and Australia ICOMOS. 

ICOMOS GA2023 will be the largest gathering of cultural heritage specialists from Australia and around the world that has ever gathered in Australia. An exciting array of cultural events have been arranged in conjunction with the formal meetings and a five-day Scientific Symposium.  Further information on GA2023 is available here ICOMOS 21st General Assembly and Scientific Symposium | 31 August – 09 September 2023, International Convention Centre Sydney, Australia (icomosga2023.org)

If you are involved in cultural heritage work or have cultural heritage responsibilities and are interested in participating in GA2023 we invite you to contact Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy (Indigenous grant subcommittee convenor) via phone 0425215012 or via Email smcintyre-tamwoy@nohc.com.au providing in no more than one page, your:

1. Contact details (name, address, email and phone number)
2. The location from which you would travel to and from GA2023
3. Your cultural affiliation if any e.g., Western Aranda, Kuku Yalanji etc
4. Your current employer and position if any, and any cultural heritage responsibilities
5. A short statement on why you are interested in attending and what you hope to gain from the experience.
6. If you have had a paper accepted for the Scientific Symposium, please let us know.

Important dates: applications must be submitted by the 5th May, 2023, and will be considered and applicants contacted by the 12th May,2023. Registrations will need to be completed by the 31st of May and all successful grantees will receive a free ticket to the Gala Dinner on registration.

The grants will cover your ICOMOS GA2023 registration (at the early bird rate) with the remainder to be used for travel and accommodation costs.   

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Latest GA2023 News and Updates

Click here to access the latest news and updates for the 21st Triennial General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of ICOMOS, which will be hosted in Sydney in August 2023. 

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GA2023: Exciting Additions to the GA2023 Program!

We are delighted to announce a range of exciting additions to the GA2023 Side Events Program.  

Among other new events, special breakfast visits to Hyde Park Barracks – a component of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property – will now be part of the program. Emerging Professionals can enjoy welcome drinks at a Sydney pub created by adapting and historic pumphouse. The Sydney Opera House will host a seminar about Twentieth Century Heritage: Sustainable Development and Climate Action, and First National Cultural experiences will be offered at Sydney’s Botanic Gardens.

Registered GA2023 delegates will receive a dedicated link to add the new side events to their existing registration.

New registrants for GA2023 attendance will be able to select side events as a part of the registration process. Visit the registration page for more information.

Other additions to the Side Event program include new workshops, site visits, tours, and social events. To view your opportunities to enhance your GA2023 Sydney experience, just click here.

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GA2023: Murujuga Cultural Landscape Seminar at ICOMOS GA2023 | 1 September 2023

An international symposium about the Murujuga Cultural Landscape will be held on Friday 1 September at the International Convention Centre, Sydney. The symposium will focus on the journey taken by custodians during the nomination of the Murujuga Cultural Landscape to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The four symposium sessions will address the GA2023 themes of ‘Resilience – Responsibility –  Rights – Relationships’. The symposium will consider community aspirations; the recognition of cultural authority and responsibilities in cultural landscape management; scientific values; tourism targets and national economic benefits, and will bring together Indigenous custodians, researchers and heritage managers.  Registration is available to all GA2023 attendees as part of the online registration process.

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ICOMOS GA2023 Video Series: Sydney Opera House

GA2023 Opal Patron, the Art of Multimedia, is producing a series of short videos to showcase inspiring Australian cultural heritage properties which delegates may visit.

In the third video of this series, we welcome Louise Herron, Chief Executive Officer of the stunning Sydney Opera House who explains why you should visit this iconic world heritage place.

The GA2023 video series will offer a taste of some special Australian cultural places as their leaders share their delight in welcoming you to their World Heritage property to meet the team, exchange ideas, to see and learn what makes them unique. 

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GA2023 Scientific Symposium – acceptance of abstracts

The GA2023 Preliminary Scientific Symposium Schedule is now available on the GA2023 website here.

Two emails have been sent to the email address of the lead author (not co-authors) of each abstract registered through eOrganiser, the platform used to submit your GA2023 abstract. If you have not received your notifications (they may be in a Junk or Spam folder), then you can check the status of your abstract.

1. Log into the abstract portal using your username and password.
2. Click on the ‘Submissions’ tab at the top of the page.
3. Your submitted abstract/s will then be visible with the status and accepted presentation type.
4. Contact enquiries@icomosga2023.org if you have trouble accessing the portal.

In order that your abstract appears in the Final Scientific Symposium Schedule, the lead author and co-author/s must register for GA2023 by 31 May.

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GA2023 Side Event | Caring for Country Workshop: Indigenous Voices on Culture, Heritage and the Climate Crisis | 2 September 2023, 8:30am-5pm

Hosted by: Australia ICOMOS and the Australian Museum with support from the Getty Conservation Institute
Time: 8.30am – 5:00pm
Venue: The Australian Museum, corner of William Street and College Street, Sydney
Cost per delegate*: $80 for GA2023 Registrants, $40 for Students, Young and Emerging Professional Registrants
Inclusions:  Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea is included in the registration
*By registering at this event you consent to being filmed. Films of this event may be used for climate change information and education and some film footage may also be incorporated in other films on climate change.

Caring for Country Workshop: Indigenous Voices on Culture, Heritage and the Climate Crisis.

This day-long workshop highlights Indigenous peoples on the frontline of a climate crisis they did not create, which threatens cultural identity and magnifies longstanding issues of territory and appropriation. The workshop will give Indigenous participants a voice, to inform National, regional and international policy and action, and focus attention on cultural impacts and lack of effective action in response to climate change.

Indicative Program/Itinerary

In the morning we will hear presentations by our two keynote speakers, Maina Talia, Tuvalu, advocate for the people of Tuvalu in the international arena and climate activist speaking on topics such as climate change, oceans, sea-level rise, seabed mining, migration, and traditional knowledge, and Jason Wilson, an Aboriginal man (Murri) and Chair of the Narran Lakes Joint Management Committee with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment tackling Climate Change Adaptation. The afternoon program will feature panellists discussing key points on climate change and impacts on Indigenous heritage and country. This will be followed by a breakout session with all participants discussing in groups. Following reporting on findings from the Breakout session, we will fine-tune a resolution to go to GA2023 and a possible statement to governments.

Photo Credits Left: Drawing: Nick Hollo, Photo of tapa for overlay image: Elizabeth Edwards. Right: Photo: Mal Ridges

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GA2023 Scientific Symposium: Preliminary Scientific Symposium Schedule now available

The Preliminary Scientific Symposium Schedule is now available on the GA2023 website. The Schedule includes: Murujuga Cultural Landscape Symposium (Friday 1 Sept.), Urban Heritage, Placemaking, and Sustainability Seminar (Sunday 3 Sept.), Keynote Speakers Dr June Oscar AO (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner) and HRH Princess Dana Firas (UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador) (Monday 4 Sept.), International Symposium on the overarching theme of ‘Heritage Changes’ extending across 4 Themes and 5 Programs and 88-sessions (Monday 4 – Thursday 7 Sept.), Greater Blue Mountains Field Trip (Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 Sept.), and an international panel on ‘The Future of the World Heritage Convention’ (Friday 8 Sept.).

The authors of session, paper, and poster abstracts selected in the Preliminary Scientific Symposium Schedule have until 31 May 2023 to register for GA2023. After this date a final version of the  Scientific Symposium Schedule will be developed.

GA2023 is a global heritage event – of which the Scientific Symposium is one significant part. Please join delegates from around Australia and the world at the 21st Triennial General Assembly of ICOMOS in Sydney (31 August – 9 September). It is a one-off mega-opportunity for those working in the field of heritage and heritage conservation. 

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ICOMOS MEMBERS

ICOMOS Full International Membership: New electronic cards (E-cards)

From 2021 on, you can now download your membership card from your profile in the membership database. In order to do this, you must:

• have renewed your membership (by informing your National Committee, or the International Secretariat if there is no National Committee in your country, and proceeding to the payment of your 2021 membership fee)
• have uploaded a picture on your profile in the membership database.

ICOMOS_e-cards: How to upload a picture on your profile.

Please email the Secretariat (austicomos@deakin.edu.au) if there are any problems.

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Historic Environment Vol 33 (1&2) 2021(2023) Intangible cultural heritage in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific

• Historic Environment, Vol 33 No 1&2, 2021(2023) – Intangible Cultural Heritage In Australia, New Zealand And The Pacific

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Australia ICOMOS new membership category: Associate Institutional Membership

Australia ICOMOS has introduced a new membership category, known as Associate Institutional Membership. This new category aims to encourage diverse participation in Australia ICOMOS. 

Fees for the new membership category are minimal and Associate Institutional Members will receive many Member Benefits including discounts at some Australia ICOMOS functions and conferences (for three full attendees) as well as discounts on Australia ICOMOS publications and a subscription to the Australia ICOMOS refereed journal Historic Environment. 

The Associate Institutional Membership category is open to Indigenous Corporations registered with ORIC, charities, community groups and other organisations which can be approved at the discretion of the Executive Committee. It is open to organisations that accept the ICOMOS Ethical Principles and devote a substantial part of their activities to the conservation, protection, restoration, rehabilitation, enhancement or interpretation of cultural heritage. Details on how to apply for Associate Institutional Membership and a full list of benefits can be found on the Australia ICOMOS webpage.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Submissions: 2023 Inner West Built Environment Awards (Marrickville Medal) | Closes 30 June 2023

The conservation award, which has been awarded annually since 1995, is open to all building works within the Inner West local government area, large or small, public or private, completed in the past three years and having positive conservation outcomes. 

We encourage you to submit an entry in the awards that you think warrants recognition and to share this event with your colleagues.   It is an opportunity to celebrate the unique and rich built environment of the Inner West and come together with colleagues to share ideas and stories. 

This year’s theme is ‘Sharing stories of our built environment’ in line with the National Trust Heritage Festival theme.  

For further information and to submit an entry, please go to the Built Environment Awards webpage. Submissions close on 30 June 2023.  

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Call for Abstracts – Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment | Closes 31 May 2023

The journal Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, invites submissions for: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage, Guest Editors: Gail Dubrow and Kecia Fong

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been integral to the growth, expansion, and cultural vibrancy of the United States for more than 150 years, and yet their contributions remain largely invisible in the cultural landscapes and built environments of US national heritage. Laborers, innovators, artists, businesspeople, politicians, community leaders, educators, neighbours, and friends, their struggles and accomplishments reflect the enduring contradictions of US policy and society regarding who is an American. Despite their civic commitments and sacrifices, they have long been perceived as perpetual foreigners. This historical bias skews the narrative of the US and obscures its global legacy of colonialism. How do you make a case for preserving a history that, through exclusion, is nearly universally absent? Acknowledging places, sites, and events of AAPI heritage in the built environment is a cultural justice issue and a method of societal repair.

This issue of Change Over Time on “Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage” invites insights from scholarship, professional practice, advocacy, and lived experience to stimulate a more robust public conversation about the future of conserving AAPI heritage in the built environment. We welcome contributions that ask hard questions and point in fresh directions with a goal of accelerating cultural justice. To that end, we seek to include a broad spectrum of AAPI heritage, from sites of celebration and joy to sites of resistance in the struggle for equal rights.

Abstracts of 200-300 words are due 31 May 2023. Notifications and invitations for manuscript development will be sent by late May 2023. Final manuscript submissions will be due November 2023. 

Click here for more information and to submit.

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AWARDS / GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS / SCHOLARSHIPS

Community Heritage Grants 2023 Round – Now Open | New applicants closes 8 May 2023

The Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program supports community-based organisations to identify and care for Australian cultural heritage collections which are publicly accessible, locally held and nationally significant.  

The CHG supports small, local groups with limited funding and staffing resources, who would benefit from access to professional cultural heritage expertise. Grants of up to $20,000 are available to help organisations undertake a three-stage journey to document their collection, identify collection care recommendations and implement practical improvements and enhancements. Non-profit, incorporated organisations – including historical societies, archives, regional museums, public libraries, community groups, multicultural and Indigenous organisations – are encouraged to apply. For more details visit the CHG website.

In the first two stages, organisations work with experienced heritage practitioners to produce reports that; 

• Explain the meanings and value of their collections (a significance assessment)
• Outline the condition of their collections and provide a conservation and collection management plan (a preservation needs assessment)

In the third stage, funding is available to:

• Undertake conservation and collection management activities, as recommended in the preservation needs assessment report. This may include conservation treatment, purchase of collection rehousing and storage materials, environmental control and monitoring equipment, digitisation, or cataloguing or collection management software.

CHG also offers grants for collection management training projects.

Applicants should carefully read the 2023 Community Heritage Grants program guidelines before applying. The guidelines and the application form are available at here.

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ICOMOS Student Competition 2023: 1960+ / Pleas for the Preservation of Postmodern Buildings | Closes 1 September 2023

The student competition 1960+ / Postmodernism will be focusing on the undogmatic creations of postmodernism. Students of architecture, interior design, urban planning, art history, restoration, archaeology, or other heritage-related disciplines are invited to use a postmodernist building of their own choice to either investigate its heritage qualities and values or to develop strategies for its (further) use, renovation or communication. The work is to be presented on an A1 poster (in German or English; work in groups of two is possible). The five to ten best works will be awarded prize money totalling 5000€.
 

More information on the competition task and the conditions of participation can be found here.

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REMINDER Inaugural ACT Historic Places Art Prize | Entries close 5 May 2023

Artists from across the greater Canberra region are invited to participate in a new Art Prize that supports local artists while encouraging a deeper appreciation of Canberra’s cultural and natural heritage through artistic engagement with Lanyon Homestead.  The prize pool of over $20,000, includes cash prizes, a Craft and Design Artist prize and exhibition opportunities.

The ACT Historic Places Art Prize is a regional, non-acquisitive competition and exhibition and is open to works in any medium. An exhibition of finalists’ works will be held at Lanyon Homestead from July to October 2023. Entries are now open and close on Friday 5 May 2023. Artists are invited to attend a site briefing to build their understanding of this iconic site.

More details at http://www.historicplaces.com.au/events/act-historic-places-art-prize

Program Partners: CraftACT and Tuggeranong Arts Centre

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CONFERENCE / SYMPOSIUM

SPEAKERS UPDATE Everyday Heritage Symposium – Museum of Sydney | Sydney | 19 July 2023

Everyday Heritage Linkage Project is a collaboration between researchers from the universities of Canberra, Tasmania, Western Australia, and New South Wales and Partner Organisation GML Heritage. The project aims to expand the concept of ‘everyday heritage’ as a way to encompass overlooked forms of Australian heritage and seeks to bridge academic and industry practice. The project team will host an in-person one-day Symposium at the Museum of Sydney on Wednesday 19 July 2023 to share research findings and encourage discussion across community, industry and academic contexts.

The Symposium’s Keynote Speaker is Professor Sian Jones, University of Stirling, UK, an interdisciplinary scholar with expertise in cultural heritage, as well as on the role of the past in the production of power, identity, and sense of place. Sian is the lead author of the recently published The Object of Conservation: An Ethnography of Heritage Practice. The Symposium will have a focus on available and new tools and methods for better exploring and understanding everyday heritage. Speakers and panellists will include team members from the Everyday Heritage Project, as well as leading Australian and international special guests who are working at the intersections of heritage practice and theory (Prof. Stuart Jeffrey, Glasgow School of Art; Prof. Denis Byrne, Western Sydney University; Chris Johnston, Heritage Consultant; Martina Tenzer, PhD Candidate, University of York). Topics to be covered by panel discussions will include social value methods and digital approaches. 

The Symposium is also an Australia ICOMOS event that promotes the ICOMOS 21st General Assembly and Scientific Symposium which will take place in Sydney (31 August – 9 September). 

Further information, including event registration, will be made available in the coming months on the Everyday Heritage website and via Australia ICOMOS E-News. Please add this date to your diaries! 

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WORKSHOPS / COURSES / EVENTS / EXHIBITIONS

NEW Flinders Rangers Field Trip & CLCR NSC 2023 AGM | 16-19 June 2023 

The bus departs Adelaide 10am Friday June 16th and returns by 6pm Monday June 19th.

Please choose from the options below:

1. Meeting + Nilpena Tour (including platter lunch)                         $250pp
2. Meeting + accommodation + Nilpena Tour             $500pp
3. Meeting + accommodation + Nilpena Tour + return bus             $750pp

Transfers from interstate and meals will be on top of the above. The full program is open to all AICOMOS members and partners and the deadline for payment is COB Friday May 26th. Please also email stephaniejohnston@adam.com.au to confirm payment for your preferred option.

The AGM and associated symposium will be held at the Blinman Town Hall  on Saturday 17th June and there will be opportunities to contribute to the presentations and discussions. Three nights (mostly twin share) accommodation is offered in the shearing quarters of the nearby pastoral stations (Angorichina, Little Paddock and Oratunga). The bus will be available to ferry us around, and we have organised a field trip to the Nilpena Ediacaran fossil site on the Sunday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koeeS5H3cNI 

Tours of the Blinman Copper Mine will also be available https://heritageblinmanmine.com.au/.

There will be no opportunity to Zoom in, so don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience  one of Australia’s exceptional cultural landscapes!

Click here for more information.

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NEW James Lesh Public Lecture at the University of Sydney on Values in Cities: Urban Heritage in Twentieth-Century Australia | Sydney | 24 May 2023, 6-8pm

CIRCA Presents: Lecture Series in collaboration with Architectural Theory Review (ATR) & Histories of Architecture and Built Environments group (HABEg) from the University of Sydney School of Architecture and Design.

Join us at 6 pm on Wednesday 24 May 2023 at the Wilkinson Building, University of Sydney for James Lesh speaking about his book ‘Values in Cities’.

Across the twentieth century, heritage and ideas of value had increasing power to shape Australia’s cities. Places found valuable by professionals and communities were conserved. Places perceived to lack value became subject to redevelopment. From the 1970s, alongside strengthened activism and legislation, with the innovative Burra Charter (1979), the values-based model emerged for managing the cultural significance of historic environments. Values transitioned from an implicit to an overt component of conservation. In this talk, James Lesh traces the Australian heritage movement and its role both in celebrating the Australian nation and in reconciling settler colonialism for the twentieth century.

Dr James Lesh is a historian and Lecturer in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies at Deakin University in Melbourne. His research explores the theory and practice of heritage conservation in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He has also published widely in Australian urban history.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/circa-lecture-series

Book Details here: http://values.heritage.city

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NEW University of Canberra Culture and Creativity Seminar – Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Practice: What’s in it (for me)? | Hybrid | 18 May 2023, 12:30-1:30pm AEDT

Cultural landscapes, which in the field of heritage studies and practice relates to caring for and safeguarding heritage areas, is a concept embedded in contemporary conservation. The concept came to global attention in 1992 following its adoption as a category of ‘site’ by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. 

Today, cultural landscape practice has become increasingly complex given: the expansion of the values and meanings of heritage; the influence of environmental challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss; social justice and human rights concerns; technological advancements; and the need to better understand human connections to place. The presentation will provide an overview of the field of cultural landscape practices and its relationships to contemporary matters of concern. 

The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Practice, which comprises 52 chapters, 63 authors, and a global coverage, offers a snapshot of the state of present-day heritage conservation practice. 

Speaker: Dr Steve Brown

Date\Time: Thursday 18 May 2023, 12:30-13:30

Location: Building 1 Level A Room 1C50, University of Canberra; OR 

Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96053074415

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Lisa Gervasoni: Reimaging our cultural landscapes | Art Gallery of Ballarat VIC | 11 May-25 June 2023

Australia ICOMOS member Lisa Gervasoni has an exhibition on at Backspace in the Art Gallery of Ballarat from 11 May to 25 June. The exhibition looks at landscapes made famous by Eugene von Guerard 150 years after the Vienna World Exposition. 

She brings to the work her professional skills in cartography, plan interpretation and identification of significance, incorporating aerial and oblique views of well-known landscapes where she  abstracts physical reality, applying thematic colouring to develop layers within the landscape and enticing the viewer to look for what remains after decades of change.

Click here for more information.

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International Festival of Luoghi Parlanti (Talking Places), The World in Florence | Hybrid | 21-23 November 2023, CEST

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the third edition of the International Festival of Luoghi Parlanti (Talking Places), The World in Florence, which will be held again this year in a hybrid format (in-person and remote), in Florence, from November 21st to 23rd, 2023.

The previous editions in 2021 and 2022 brought together over 140 speakers from 37 countries across 5 continents to share and compare their experiences and attend high-level interventions in the field of cultural and natural heritage.

Throughout our over thirty-year history, we have emphasized how cultural heritage is a powerful tool for uniting people worldwide and can strongly contribute to sustainable territorial development and peaceful coexistence. The issues of the contemporary world, such as the effects of climate change and war, make these activities of comparison more and more necessary, finding synergies between the world of theory and that of practice, in order to direct all activities towards more sustainable and ethical practices.

Therefore, Festival participants (universities, local administrations, cultural operators, and businesses) will be called upon to tell the story of their territories through a storytelling of their traditional knowledge and cultural, tangible, intangible, and natural heritage, making the Festival a place for exchanging and sharing good practices from all over the world, where they can interact with various categories of interlocutors.

We trust that you share the goals of the Festival and that you will want to participate and contribute to the knowledge and enhancement of your territory and its spirit. We invite you to download the participation call at www.theworldinflorence.com.

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Applications for the Advanced Master in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions | Closes 20 May 2023

Applications for the Advanced Master in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions are open up to May 20, 2023. This is the leading international course on the conservation of heritage structures, winner of the 2017 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage “Europa Nostra”, funded by the European Commission for 10 consecutive years, and a unique opportunity to meet people from all over the world. Do not miss this opportunity to join the other 450 alumni from 75 countries that graduate in the last 15 years and be a part of this great worldwide network of experts!

This Master Course is organized by a Consortium of leading European Universities/Research Institutions in the field, constituted by the University of Minho (coordinating institution, Portugal), the Technical University of Catalonia (Spain), the Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic), the University of Padua (Italy) and the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic).

The course combines the most recent advances in research and development with practical applications. A significant number of scholarships, ranging from 4,000 to 13,000 Euro, are available to students of any nationality.

Please find full details on this MSc programme, as well as the electronic application procedure, on the SAHC website at www.msc-sahc.org

Visit also the SAHC blog http://blog.msc-sahc.org and www.linkedin.com/school/sahcmasterscourse/

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Sydney Opera House: special industry tours and networking events | Sydney | 5 June 2023

The Sydney Opera House will celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2023 and we would like to invite you to be part of an extraordinary celebration.

The Opera House is holding a specialist tours and networking events for industry colleagues interested in heritage conservation, accessibility, facilities management and environmental sustainability. The 90 minute tours will be followed by networking and further discussion at the Opera House’s Portside Restaurant with tea, coffee canapes and cakes.

Book your ticket by visiting  https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/industrytours. Tours and networking events include:

• An environmental sustainability tour to learn about how we are continuing to embed sustainability principles on and off the stage and how we are supporting the UN Global Goals. 5 June.

If you have any questions, please email heritage@sydneyoperahouse.com

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The Australian Heritage Festival Event VIC | 18 April – 18 May 2023

The Australian Heritage Festival is Australia’s largest annual community-driven heritage festival. In Victoria the Festival is comprised of events from across the state organised by National Trust properties and Member’s Branches, local historical societies, community museums, local councils, Traditional Owner groups, heritage enthusiasts and other aligned organisations. The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) coordinates the registration of festival events in the state, promoting the program to a wide audience with an interest in culture and heritage. The 2023 Australian Heritage Festival in Victoria will run for four weeks from Tuesday 18th April to Thursday 18th May. 

The 2023 festival will explore the theme Shared Stories. Organisations and individuals are encouraged to register events that tell the stories of who we are, celebrating the rich cultural heritage of Victoria’s First Peoples, tales that tell of place, buildings, natural and cultural landscapes, storied objects, oral histories and cultural traditions.   

Click here for more information.

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The Australian Heritage Festival Event NSW | 10 April – 14 May 2023

The Australian Heritage Festival is Australia’s largest annual community-driven heritage festival. Returning to New South Wales from 10 April – 14 May 2023, we invite you to be part of the celebration of our nation’s natural, cultural, Indigenous, living and built heritage.

Please visit the event program here.

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PUBLICATIONS / NEWSLETTERS

NEW Open-Air Museums in Europe | Dr Jiří Langer | Cambridge Scholars Publishing

This book deals with 636 open-air museums in 31 European countries, and presents various details concerning the evolution of European vernacular architecture and the modern approach to open-air museums reconstructing old ways of living in the countryside. The publication has many illustrations and also contains 2339 black-and-white photos. In addition to scholars and the general reader, the book will also be of interest to open-air museums, as it provides insights into attracting visitors to such institutions.

Please click here for more information.

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SITUATIONS VACANT / WANTED

NEW SITUATION VACANT Principal – Heritage | NBRS | Full-time | Melbourne | Closes 25 June 2023

We are looking for an exceptional leader in the Heritage space to join our growing team. Your responsibilities will include:

• Communicate best practice approach to achieving positive heritage outcomes to clients, consent authorities and the team
• Prepare a range of heritage management documents, including CMPs, Heritage Assessments, Heritage Impact Statements, and Interpretation Strategies.
• Provide advice to clients and sub consultants and facilitate engagement with consent authorities.
• Prepare conservation schedules of work and provide site advice.
• Provide leadership within the team to support effective collaboration and achieve a high level of professionalism.
• Respond to individual project needs independently or collaboratively, as required including effectively managing time and cost programs

Click here for more information and to apply.

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NEW SITUATION VACANT Associate – Heritage | NBRS | Full-time | Sydney | Closes 3 June 2023

We are seeking an Associate to join the NBRS Heritage Studio. This is an opportunity to be involved in a wide range of projects encompassing all aspects of heritage management and conservation.

Based in our Sydney studio and working closely with the Studio Lead and Principal, you will lead programming of assigned projects including negotiation of deliverables and timelines and monitor the project program to ensure deadlines are met and key milestones achieved. You will establish and maintain client relationships, manage and delivery projects using internal systems and tools to ensure up-to-date, clear, and transparent information is available for decision making. You will play an active role in studio leadership and manage a team of professionals to deliver on assigned projects. You will support, mentor and train team members, as required and be actively involved in the development of team members. This is a ‘hands on’ role, and we need a real team player with a positive attitude to take on each new task, no matter how big or small. In this role you are to support the ethos, strategies, and design direction of NBRS.

Click here for more information and to apply.

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SITUATION VACANT Conservation Architect | RBA Architects | Victoria Applications reviewed upon submission

We ar seeking an experienced Conservation Architect (five to seven years post-graduate experience) with a passion for built heritage and contemporary architecture to join our growing team. Working alongside our director and project architects, you’ll lead conservation and adaptive re-use projects of varying scales ensuring excellent outcomes for the heritage assets, broader site, and our clients.

The ideal candidate will have the confidence, tenacity and ability to design, document and deliver projects with exceptional outcomes. A detailed knowledge of current best practice conservation techniques, legislation and standards, and excellent management and interpersonal skills is essential to the role.

Take a look at our website and socials, and submit a CV along with a portfolio to
Roger Beeston, Director — roger@rbaarchitects.com.au

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SITUATION VACANT Graduate Built Heritage Consultant | Biosis | Full-time | Sydney | Applications reviewed upon submission

We have an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed individual who is passionate about built heritage and cultural landscapes to join our team as a Graduate Built Heritage Consultant. 

Principally located in our Sydney office, you will be guided and supported by industry-leading experts including the Principal—Built Heritage and work within a multidisciplinary team of heritage consultants and archaeologists.

Ideally, you will have a Bachelor or Masters degree in architecture, interior architecture or urban design, or a Masters in Heritage Conservation.

Biosis is a workplace that values diversity.

Click here for more information and to apply.

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SITUATION VACANT Senior Heritage Consultant – Built Environment | Artefact Heritage | Full-time | Sydney | Applications reviewed upon submission

Here’s a rare opportunity to join a team of passionate heritage experts who’ve worked on some of Australia’s most iconic buildings. We’re looking for someone with a background in architecture, history, urban design, town planning, building conservation, structural services or similar who’s eager to move into the next phase of their career. 

The team at Artefact have worked on some of Australia’s most iconic buildings including the Sydney Opera House, Central Station, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and other historically significant sites such as the Bella Vista farm complex (c1830) and the Newcastle and Suburban Co-operative Society (c1910).

With a growing pipeline of new projects on the horizon we are seeking a Senior Heritage Consultant to provide technical expertise and services to our clients. The role is mixed and varied with work across built heritage assessment, cultural landscapes analysis, conservation management plans, building condition assessments, adaptive reuse advice, provision of architectural documentation, heritage impact assessments and photographic archival recordings. 

Whilst this is a senior position, you’ll be guided along the way by our management team and technical Principals who are experts in their field and always available to support. We pride ourselves on building a collaborative work environment and ensuring team members have access to professional development opportunities. 

Please find the job description and to apply here.

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SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant | Edwards Heritage Consultants (EHC) | Full-time | Sydney | Applications reviewed upon submission

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and self-motivated Heritage Consultant to join our small, dedicated and respected practice on a full-time basis within the historic and adaptively re-used Windsor fire station in northwest Sydney, undertaking some exciting and challenging projects.

We are seeking someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills and a passion for heritage within the built environment. You’ll have experience in preparing complex heritage management documentation, a demonstrated ability to provide responsible, rational and creative expert heritage advice, and a good understanding of heritage legislation and the NSW heritage system generally.

Reporting to the Director, you’ll work on a varied and exciting project portfolio, including undertaking and managing site inspections and other related fieldwork. Ideally, you will have 2-5 years experience in heritage management and conservation practice, with a background in architecture, planning, archaeology, or other similar and relevant fields.

The role will be supported by a small team of highly experienced heritage experts and is a fantastic position for the right person, with opportunities to develop new skills and professional development. 

Interested in this fantastic career opportunity and want to join our team? We’d love to hear from you! Send us an email and include your resume and a cover letter addressing the key requirements. If you wish to have a confidential discussion about the role or EHC, introduce yourself by email at enquiry@edwardsheritage.com.au. All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Please check the job description here

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SITUATION VACANT Heritage Consultant | Trethowan | Full-time | Cremorne | Applications remain open until the position is successfully filled

Trethowan has an exciting full-time opening for a dynamic and experienced (2 years min) Heritage Consultant.

Working within our multidisciplined studio in Cremorne, the role will be involved in a wide range of projects at various stages of design, planning and works on site.

If this is something you would be interested in and would like to find out more or wish to submit an application (CV and covering letter outlining why you are suitable for the role) please email jobs@trethowan.com.au

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SITUATION VACANT Archaeologist/Heritage Consultant | GML Heritage | Full-time/Part-time | Canberra | Applications remain open until the position is successfully filled

GML Heritage seeks an experienced Archaeologist and heritage professional to join our Canberra consulting team. Expressions of interest from all suitably qualified and experienced candidates are encouraged, including those who require added flexibility – hybrid/remote working options and flexible working hours (e.g., part time, compressed hours etc) are possible. This role will feed your passion for Aboriginal heritage, cultural and historical heritage, and archaeology. Technical proficiency in these areas coupled with your mature communication and project management skills will help you deliver quality outcomes for heritage, clients, and community stakeholders. Experience in Aboriginal community consultation, historical archaeology, and Graphical Information System (GIS) mapping is highly desirable.

Click here for more information and to apply.

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