DAAO and Contemporary Art and Feminism have been working together to lift the visibility of women working in the arts, past and present.

CAF is a multi-faceted project calling on artists, writers, students and thinkers with a passion for art and feminism. Through real and virtual activism, the project aims to reclaim historically overlooked artists and work toward a more vibrant, egalitarian future.

On June 15, the Art Gallery of New South Wales will be hosting a Future Feminist Archive Symposium and How to DAAO workshop, led by Dr Gillian Fuller.

One of the central aims of Future Feminist Archive is finding ways to recover lost archives, to stock-take existing records, and to generate new ideas for curating and archiving.

DAAO is a valuable tool for realising these goals and for building a more collaborative research community. The database holds over 15,000 person records and is continually expanding. The workshop is the perfect introduction to e-research and is open to anyone and everyone. You can help to redress the gender imbalance in web content by sharing accurate and useful information on Australian art and design.

To register for the free seminar please email: joholder@aic.net.au

Here is a photograph of Gill in command at the Wollongong Art Gallery on May 10.

DAAO is hitting the road! Dr Gillian Fuller will be leading a series of site testing and training workshops across the country from May through to July 2015.

Gillian will be running sessions on how the DAAO works, how to get involved and how the database supports new approaches to research. She will also be leading data salons, which are a great way of bringing your research community together.

The research and testing roadshow is all about gathering feedback from the community on our current site developments. In addition to building long-term scholarly relationships, we are enhancing the site’s social features and improving researcher functionality. As we are constantly working towards a more substantial and relevant coverage of Australian art, we need to ensure that we are meeting the needs of the DAAO community.

As funding tightens, user-driven models of preserving our cultural heritage are becoming increasingly important. These sessions are the perfect introduction to e-research and digital humanities. In a rapidly changing academic environment, online visibility is the key to launching a successful career. If you are interested in hosting an event, please contact: daao@unsw.edu.au

Here is a list of preliminary dates. More to come!