Past events

Thu, 2 November 2023
2:00PM
The Early Earle
Jane Garling
A seminar about the little known early work of English artist August Earle (1793-1838)
Tue, 31 October 2023
9:00AM
The Horror Cinema of Ari Aster
A research symposium on the pioneering horror cinema of Ari Aster, including a livestream conversation with the filmmaker himself.

Mon, 30 October 2023
6:00PM
Indigenous Visual Knowledge and Country
Gerald McMaster, Lynette Riley, Jakelin Troy, and Jazz Money
A conversation moderated by Gerald McMaster about Indigenous ways of seeing on and through Country.

Fri, 27 October 2023
5:30PM
Œuvre as Archive: The Temenos experimental film archive
Robert Beavers
A lecture by the filmmaker Robert Beavers about the Temenos archive, one of experimental film's most significant collections of film prints and papers.

Fri, 27 October 2023
2:00PM
Film Masterclass with Robert Beavers and Ute Aurand
Ute Aurand and Robert Beavers
A masterclass with experimental film pioneers Robert Beavers and Ute Aurand about their ideas and processes.

Thu, 19 October 2023
6:30PM
Problematising collector/collection histories: writing a critical biography
Stacey Pierson
A workshop with scholar Stacey Pierson about writing a biography that is critical rather than hagiographic.

Thu, 12 October 2023
6:30PM
The Man Who Loved China: The Extraordinary Life and Collection of Sir Percival David
Stacey Pierson
A lecture about the story behind the finest collection of Chinese ceramics outside China: the Sir Percival David Collection gallery in the British Museum in London.

Tue, 10 October 2023
10:00AM
Talanoa Forum: Moana Rising
A public forum on small island ecologies, climate justice, decolonial museology, diasporic and Pacific alliances.

Fri, 6 October 2023
12:00PM
How to be an art critic
Mariam Arcilla, Neha Kale, and Toni Ross
A workshop on contemporary art writing, designed specifically for University of Sydney students.

Thu, 5 October 2023
2:00PM
Wellness Business–healing or stalking? Pilvi Takala’s The Stroker, 2018
Toni Ross
A seminar on Finnish performance artist Pilvi Takala, and the current cultural and corporate obsession with wellness.