Past events

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Thu, 26 March 2026

3:00PM

Who was Luisa Roldán?

Holly Trusted

UK-based curator and scholar Holly Trusted introduces us to the extraordinary but enigmatic 18th century Spanish sculptor Luisa Roldán.

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A photograph of Dread Scott.

Dread Scott and Latoya Aroha Rule

A lecture by the acclaimed US artist and activist Dread Scott, followed by a conversation with Sydney-based scholar, writer and creative practitioner Latoya Aroha Rule.

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A photograph of Kajri Jain next to a photograph of Kirtika Kain

Kajri Jain and Kirtika Kain

Artist and art historian meet in conversation.

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A photograph of Kajri Jain

A lecture by Kajri Jain, the 2026 Sydney Asian Series Scholar in Residence, on the sensory infrastructures of collage in a religious souvenir from Nathdwara, and a work by modernist Bhupen Khakhar.

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An aerial photograph showing, in the distance, Pine Gap Satellite Tracking Station

Thu, 12 March 2026

6:00PM

Vision Machines: Operations

Anna Munster, Olga Boichak, Michael Richardson, Sian Troath, and Joel Spring

The first event in our series on the way technology is changing what it means to see, co-presented with the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. This session answers the question: What is a vision machine, and what does it do?

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Ivan Cerecina

Film scholar Ivan Cerecina traces the history of the word "montage" in its movement between French, English, and Russian contexts, and considers its enduring legacy as a key method of modernity.

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US-based art historian Brianne Cohen will introduce her new book about lens-based art practices across Cambodia, Vietnam, and Singapore, and their commitment to Indigenous land relations and environmental justice.

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Wed, 3 December 2025

11:00AM

The Ends of Vision

A set of two panels exploring historical crises in seeing as a means to explore the longer histories of vision.

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A photograph of the Cité Internationale des Arts

Brenda L Croft, Farnaz Dadfar, Rosie Isaac, and Kate Just

Join us for food and drink to meet and celebrate our 2026 fellows.

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Wed, 19 November 2025

5:00PM

Photography

Yvette Hamilton, Antares Wells, and Jennifer Yang

The second session of Screen Cultures, a new research forum focused on the forms and futures of the screen.

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