Past programs
Linework: Lines, Lineages and Networks in Indigenous Art
This series explores the rich history of Indigenous linework, from the specific techniques of line-drawing that express Indigenous philosophies of self and community, to the methodologies of storytelling and network building that join Indigenous people to their past, and to other Indigenous communities across Australia and the world.
Sydney Asian Art Series 2020
Each year, the Sydney Asian Art Series gathers leading international voices on critical issues in early, modern and contemporary Asian art.
In 2020 the series embraced a new virtual format, and explored the intersections of art and visual technologies in the context of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Asia.
Convened by Olivier Krischer, and co-presented by the Power Institute, the China Studies Centre, and VisAsia at the Art Gallery of NSW.
Image Complex 2020-21
An online lecture series investigating the visual infrastructures that have shaped the United States, and the practices that have, and continue to, resist them.
Convened by Nick Croggon, and co-presented by the Power Institute and Discipline journal.
Sydney Asian Art Series 2019
The 2019 Sydney Asian Art Series presented four leading international voices on early, modern and contemporary Asian art, addressing the theme Art and urban cultures.
Convened by Olivier Krischer, and co-presented by the Power Institute, the China Studies Centre, and VisAsia at the Art Gallery of NSW.
Sydney Asian Art Series 2018
Each year, the Sydney Asian Art Series gathers leading international voices on critical issues in early, modern and contemporary Asian art.
The 2018 series tracked the theme “Uncertain Objects: Trajectories of Asian Art.”
Convened by Olivier Krischer, and co-presented by the Power Institute, the China Studies Centre and VisAsia at the Art Gallery of NSW