CAHAT - Past events
Sir William Dobell Annual Lecture: Karen Quinlan AM
Annual Lecture
Sir William Dobell Annual Lecture5.30pm for a 6pm startPlease note refreshments will be availble following the lectureFree, please RSVP hereKaren Quinlan AM has been the Director of the National Portrait Gallery since December 2018. Karen commenced her curatorial career in 1994 at the National…
Public Lecture: Professor Mike Tooby
Lecture
‘WHO, ME?’ – PEOPLE, ART AND OTHER ENCOUNTERSa public lecture by U.K. curator, museum director and educationist Mike Tooby is an independent curator and researcher based in Cardiff, Wales.Mike is Professor of Art and Design at Bath School of Art and Design, Bath Spa University. Other recent…
The Aboriginal Memorial 30th Anniversary Annual Lecture + Symposium
Symposium
The Aboriginal Memorial was conceived by Djon Mundine, First Nations’ curator, artist and then Art Adviser at Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land in 1987. One of the nation’s most significant conceptual works of art it was created by 43 artists, both male and female, from Ramingining and its surrounds…
Artist Talk: Tom Moore
Artist talk
The ancient craft of glass blowing is fundamental to my art practice. This technically rigorous and inventive work requires patience, endurance and daring. It is also fun: I enjoy using and adapting traditional techniques in the pursuit of surprising new visions. With this as a starting point, my…
Writing lives, revealing lives, Portraiture and personhood 20 years of portraits
Lecture
The National Portrait Gallery and ANU Centre for Art History and Art Theory present a forum on biography and creativity. We invite you to participate in discussions and activities bringing to life portrayals of personhood in writing and portraiture.The forum aims to promote thinking about…
ANU School of Art & Design Sir William Dobell Annual Lecture
Annual Lecture
Mona: The only certainty is changeMona, the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, is the largest private museum in Australia, with a collection ranging from antiquities through Australian modernism to contemporary international art. Its owner is Tasmanian-born David Walsh, who, in sharing his…
ANU School of Art & Design Sir William Dobell Annual Lecture
Annual Lecture
Christian Thompson Coming of Age: In Conversation with Dr Christian Thompson Dr Christian Thompson is a Bidjara contemporary artist whose work explores notions of identity, cultural hybridity, and history; often referring to the relationships between these concepts and the environment. Formally…