Past events

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Thu, 16 November 2023

6:00PM

The Lens

William Yang, Yvette Hamilton, and Dorcas Tang

A conversation with William Yang, Yvette Hamilton and Dorcas Tang about the history and politics of photography's documentary function. 

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The Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris

Thu, 16 November 2023

4:30PM

Celebrating our 2024 Paris Residency Fellows

Amala Groom, Anthony Bond, Gail Priest, and Blythe Worthy

A gathering to celebrate our 2024 Nicholas and Angela Curtis Cité Internationale des Arts Residency Fellows.

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Fri, 3 November 2023

6:00PM

The Womanifesto Way: Sydney Gathers

Yvonne Low, Marni Williams, Phaptawan Suwannakudt, and Con Gerakaris

A hybrid digital and in-person exhibition and publication project exploring the histories and collective ethos of Womanifesto, at the 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art.

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A sandstone formation at Tamara Beach, Sydney

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.

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Gregory Markopoulous and Robert Beaver standing together in a field.

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.

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A still from a film that is part of The Tenemos archive

Ute Aurand and Robert Beavers

A masterclass with experimental film pioneers Robert Beavers and Ute Aurand about their ideas and processes.

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A group of men including Percival David stand in front of open box marked "Handle with Care".

A workshop with scholar Stacey Pierson about writing a biography that is critical rather than hagiographic.

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Chinese porcelain dish with overglaze enamel decoration.

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.

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A person is blurred on the left. They are staring at a silicone mask stretched across an Ipod case, both are very sheer white in tone. Below there is pearls dangled over silicone bra pads, they are both covered in fake blood with needles poking into the silicone.

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. 

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A photograph showing the open-pit workings of the Utah Copper Company, at Bingham Canyon, Utah.

Peta Clancy, Amanda Williams, Simryn Gill, and Brett Neilson

A panel conversation about how contemporary artists engage with photography’s troubled relationship to land, place and Country.

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