Tobias Teutenberg | Tempted to Touch: On the History of Tactile Art Galleries
Seminar
The aim of this presentation is to reconstruct the epistemic and institutional milestones in the history of the tactile art gallery analytically, critically, and in a global perspective. Tactile art galleries are heterotopias within the functional unit of the museum. They suspend the founding…
Colonial Entanglements: Viktor Löwenfeld's Art Education for the Blind and Non-Blind with Dr Tobias Teutenberg
Seminar
In my presentation I take a critical look at the scientific and pedagogical work of Viktor Löwenfeld (1903-1960), one of the most influential art educators of the 20th century. Löwenfeld's career began in Vienna, where he taught clay, wax, and wood modeling at the Israelite Institute for…
Ginevra Addis | Biodiversity and Contemporary Art: Exploring Convergence
Seminar
Since 2016, artists have increasingly focused on sustainability and have begun addressing the issues outlined by the 2030 SDGs. In particular, they have responded to SDG No. 15, "Life on Land," which promotes the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, and SDG No. 14, "Life Below Water," which…
Women of Empire with Lara Nicholls
Seminar
Women of Empire: British-Australian Women Artists and the Transnational Experience, 1885 – 1907 with Lara Nicholls Join in-person or via Zoom. Link here. Meeting ID: 874 2742 3972, Password: 764601 The British art critic John Ruskin was known for both his devaluation and championing of certain…
2024 ANU School of Art & Design Drawing Prize
Gallery
The ANU School of Art & Design Drawing Prize showcases and celebrates the breadth and depth of drawing practice within the ANU School of Art & Design. The Prize is an annual event open to all current students enrolled in one or more courses in Semester 2 at the ANU School of Art &…
FUSE Glass Prize
Gallery
This biennial non-acquisitive prize for Australian and New Zealand glass artists is Australasia’s richest prize for glass. It provides a platform for artists to push themselves and their work to new limits and focuses public attention on the importance of glass as a medium for contemporary…
Flameworking Demonstration with Tom Moore & Emeirely Nucifora-Ryan
Workshop
Please join us for a Glass Flameworking Demonstration with Tom Moore, Winner 2024 FUSE Prize & Emeirely Nucifora-Ryan, Winner David Henshall Emerging Artist Prize followed by a Q&A with the artists. The demonstration will include two unique…