Past events

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.

Thu, 13 October 2022
6:00PM
Photo Demos: A Seminar with Christopher Pinney
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.

Thu, 29 September 2022
6:00PM
Citizens of Photography: Demotic Visual Practices in South Asia
Christopher Pinney
This presentation reports on recent ethnographic field research in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

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.

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.

Sat, 13 August 2022
12:00PM
Disruptions: A Symposium on the State of Indigenous Art Writing and Research
A symposium celebrating the past, present and future of Indigenous art writing and research.

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.

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.

Thu, 19 May 2022
10:00AM
Trans Asia Photography: A Roundtable with Editors Thy Phu, Gu Yi and Deepali Dewan
Thy Phu, Yi Gu, and Deepali Dewan
A conversation with the editorial team behind the journal Trans Asia Photography.

Thu, 12 May 2022
10:00AM
Warring Images: Vietnam Pictorial and the Colours of Socialist Futurity
Thy Phu
This presentation explores the construction of socialist ways of seeing in Vietnam, focusing on the communist illustrated magazine, Vietnam Pictorial, which deployed color images as a means to project visions of socialist futurity, conjuring forth revolutionary renovations at a moment when victory had yet to be assured.