Wed, 5 March 2025
1:00PM
Colour Science
Paul Martin and Madeleine Kelly
A lecture on the psychophysics and physiology of colour science by ophthalmologist Paul Martin, with a response by artist Madeleine Kelly.
Events
Tue, 11 March 2025
2:00PM
A Future for Memory: Care and Healing after 3.11
Fuyubi Nakamura
A lecture by Fuyubi Nakamura on her fourteen years of engagement with people and landscape affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011.
Wed, 12 March 2025
11:00AM
Curating 3.11
Fuyubi Nakamura
A workshop on creative work and ethics of curatorial care in the wake of tragegy.
Sun, 16 March 2025
2:00PM
Dr Adrienne Edwards on Julie Mehretu
Adrienne Edwards
Join curator and scholar Dr Adrienne Edwards for a talk on the work of Julie Mehretu, one of America's most celebrated abstract painters.
Tue, 18 March 2025
6:30PM
In Place (Once More) of Another
Terry O'Connor and Tim Etchells
The 15th Rex Cramphorn Memorial Lecture by Tim Etchells & Terry O'Connor of Forced Entertainment
Thu, 27 March 2025
3:00PM
Turning Sorrow into Meaning
David Corbet
A seminar on themes arising from Dr Corbet's new book, Trauma, Art and Memory in the Postcolony.
Wed, 9 April 2025
5:00PM
Seeing Underwater
Alexandre Cardaillac
A presentation about underwater robotic systems by Alexandre Cardaillac, and the challenges of seeing in extreme environments.
Thu, 10 April 2025
3:00PM
The self-design of contemporary confessional video art
Jaye Early
Art historian and artist Dr Jaye Early addresses themes arising from his new book, Confessional Video Art and Subjectivity: Private Experiences in Public Spaces (2025).
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.
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.