Plant Sensibilia with Friends of Wanniassa Hills
Experience
Join us and the Friends of Wanniassa Hills for a special collaborative event as part of Living City: People, Plants and Place. Experience the Plant Sensibilia Machine, a large-scale, hand-operated textile dyeing device that brings the creative process from the studio to the public…
Painting Itself 绘画本身: In Conversation
Gallery
Join exhibition curator Jonathan Nichols in conversation with artists Ruth Waller and Peter Alwast, and DHG Hassall Writers Fellow Quentin Sprague.The Drill Hall Gallery has partnered with Perth Institute of Contemporary Art to present Painting Itself 绘画本身. Curated by Jonathan Nichols the…
Painting Itself 绘画本身
Gallery
Officially launched by Magda Keaney, Head Curator, International Art at National Gallery of Australia.Curated by Jonathan Nichols the exhibition explores a horizontal culture in painting, where fundamental ideas about its history and vitality – long the influence of European and American…
Art & Design Forum | Dr Suzie Fraser
Art forum
Undertaking art history at the intersection of art and science – challenges and opportunitiesThis presentation explores how and why art/science practices are growing in prominence with an increasing thematic focus on ecology, holistic worldviews, climate and AI in exhibitions and publications since…
Art & Design Forum | Madeline Hewitson
Art forum
Be Strong and Take Action: The Montefiore Testimonial (1842-3) and Anglo-Jewish Imperial IdentitiesThis talk explores The Montefiore Testimonial (1842-3), a monumental silver sculpture to commemorate Sir Moses Montefiore’s role in securing the release of several Ottoman Syrian Jews falsely accused…
Weaving with Weeds at Wanniassa Hills Reserve
Workshop
AboutJoin Lucy Irvine and Friends of Wanniassa Hills in the weaving of a unique piece of land art which will help prevent erosion and create habitat for reptiles and small birds. Learn about the local ecology and be inspired to make your own artistic woven interventions at home. No prior…
Book Launch. ‘The Chosen Race: Troubling Whiteness in Victorian Painting’ (University of California Press) by Keren Hammerschlag
Book launch
SpeakersProf Ari Heinrich (Director of the Gallery at the Australian Centre on China in the World), Dr Maddie Hewitson (University of Birmingham), and Dr Keren Hammerschlag (Director, Centre for Art History and Art Theory, ANU)About the Book From the Realist canvases of the Pre…