Thu, 15 May 2025
3:00PM
Simone Leigh's Maternal Sentinels
Tara McDowell
A presentation on the practices of mothering in the work of American artist Simone Leigh.
Events
Thu, 22 May 2025
6:00PM
Schaeffer Fine Arts Library: Celebrating 25 Years
A reception to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Schaeffer Library, one of Australia's most important fine arts collections.
Thu, 29 May 2025
11:00AM
Authenticity & Preservation Revisited: Marginalized Practices in the Islamic Manuscript Tradition
Hala Auji
Art historian Hala Auji presents her recent research on Qur'an manuscripts from South and Southeast Asia, and the challenges they pose to conventional understandings of sacrality and authenticity in Islamic art studies.
Thu, 5 June 2025
11:00AM
Tending to Memory: Art, Migration, and the Politics of Labor
Panos Aprahamian, Gohar Dashti, and Hala Auji
A roundtable discussion with artists Panos Aprahamian and Gohar Dashti, and art historian Hala Auji, about labour, migration, and identity in the context of care, the environment, and neoliberal society.
Thu, 12 June 2025
1:00PM
In sight, out of mind
Irina Harris
A lecture from psychology professor Irina Harris about the limits of conscious perception.
Wed, 20 August 2025
6:00PM
SAAS Scholar in Residence Lecture
Dipti Khera
A lecture by the 2025 Sydney Asian Art Series Scholar in Residence, Dipti Khera.
Wed, 29 October 2025
6:00PM
Survival as Care in Hong Kong Art
Yeewan Koon
A lecture on practices of care in contemporary Hong Kong art.