Past events

Chairs and clothing stacked together.

Thu, 17 November 2022

12:00PM

Feeling Media: A Seminar with Miryam Sas

Miryam Sas

In this seminar Miryam will introduce attendees to her new book, Feeling Media: Potentiality and the Aftermath of Art.

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A Japanese woman dancing.

Miryam Sas

A lecture on Japanese photographer Tokiwa Toyoko, and the implications of their work for our understanding of photography and gender in 1950s-60s Japan.

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Photo of the outdoor sculpture, jugama.

Thu, 20 October 2022

12:00AM

Art in Place: jugama

Katrina Liberiou

A workshop for University of Sydney students, focused on the artwork ‘jugama’ by Waanyi artist Judy Watson.

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Photograph of a mural featuring a mountain.

Christopher Pinney

This seminar will build on Christopher’s September 29 lecture, “Citizens of Photography: Demotic Visual Practices in South Asia”, to consider his broader Photo Demos project, and the associated pamphlet series.

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A bright, stylised photograph of a couple.

Christopher Pinney

This presentation reports on recent ethnographic field research in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

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Black-and-white artwork of Great-grandmother Barka, an old tree.

Thu, 25 August 2022

6:00PM

Barkindji Ways of Being

Nici Cumpston, Zena Cumpston, and David Doyle

A conversation with artists, curators and collaborators Nici Cumpston, Zena Cumpston and David Doyle about their work with Barkindji Country and knowledge systems.

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A group of people stand with their backs to the camera, facing a mural

Thu, 18 August 2022

12:00AM

Art in Place: Spine

Stephen Gilchrist and Ann Stephen

A workshop for University of Sydney students, focused on D Harding's Spine.

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Artwork using pencils.

A symposium celebrating the past, present and future of Indigenous art writing and research.

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Avatars in the metaverse.

Thu, 4 August 2022

9:00AM

The New Metaverse and Women of Color

Lisa Nakamura

Part of our 2022 series Image Complex, convened by Nick Croggon.

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Mr R Wavehill Jangala with karu (children) at Malyalyimalyalyi/Lipanangku (1st Wave Hill Station), Wave Hill

Wed, 3 August 2022

12:00PM

Gurindji Ways of Being

Stephen Gilchrist, Josephine Crawshaw, Brenda L Croft, Leah Leaman Yinpingali Namitja, and Felicity Meakins

A conversation with artists, activists and scholars about the Gurindji way of being in the world. 

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