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UNSW Galleries offers a diverse array of public programs and events, engaging audiences in conversation with artists, designers, and thinkers across a range of disciplines.

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2024

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Book Launch: What to Let Go?

Celebrate the launch of the new publication 'What to Let Go?', edited by Cosmin Costinaş and...

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Mapurtiti Nonga (Evil Ass Dreaming): Scientific Extractions, Sex Capital & Farty Spirits from Settler Northern Territory

Tiwi-Warlpiri Sistagirl Elder and Yangamini founder Crystal Love in conversation with fellow...

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Panel: Decolonial Cartographies

Megan Cope, Nikau Hindin, and Rongomai Grbic-Hoskins in conversation with Curatorial Advisor...

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Spotlight Talk: Idas Losin

A spotlight talk with artist Idas Losin for the 24th Biennale of Sydney.

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Spotlight Talk: Udeido Collective

A spotlight talk with artist Dicky Takndare of Udeido Collective for the 24th Biennale of Sydney...

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Opening Party | 24th Biennale of Sydney at UNSW Galleries

Celebrate the opening of the 24th Biennale of Sydney at UNSW Galleries.

2023

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Culture Unbound: Hybrid Selves

A panel discussion featuring emerging artists and designers exploring Asian heritage and...

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Mapping Materiality

Hear from artists and designers working with a diverse range of materials that speak to location...

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Located Identities: Explorations of self and place

Join us for a conversation about identity and sense of place with three emerging artists.

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Moments of Silence: Art & Introspection

A curated walking tour, highlighting three emerging artists who reflect on introspection,...

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Book Launch — Future Souths: Dialogues on Art, Place, and History

Join us to celebrate the launch of the new book Future Souths with readings and responses by...

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DIA Inclusive Design Talk Series: #3 PLACE

Join us for an enlightening evening of design excellence and inclusivity at the Design Institute...

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From Curation to Presentation: Korean Crafts — Guest talk by Hyeyoung Cho

Join us for a talk by Hyeyoung Cho exploring the dynamic Korean craft and design landscape, its...

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Guided Exhibition Tours: Renee So & David Sequeira

Join a guided tour of our current exhibitions by acclaimed artists Renee So and David Sequeira...

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Thinking in time: curating / crafting / exhibition encounters

Join Professor Suzie Attiwill for a talk on curating craft practices, followed by a discussion...

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Exhibition Tour with Renee So and Charlotte Day

Join artist Renee So and exhibition curator Charlotte Day for an intimate walkthrough of ‘...

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In-Conversation: David Sequeira & Rachel Kent

Learn more about the practice of artist and curator David Sequeira in conversation with Bundanon...

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Marlu Workshop: Making Kangaroo Skin Bags

Learn how to make a bag from kangaroo skins with Nicole Monks and Charmaine Green.

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NAIDOC Week Spotlight Tours

Celebrate NAIDOC Week by joining us for a spotlight tour of our current exhibitions showcasing...

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Workshop: Bush Jewellery with Debra Beale

Join Debra Beale as she shares technical knowledge and cultural connections to Country through...

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Boorongur Workshop: Weaving with Sharyn Egan

Learn how to make your own Boorongur or ‘totem’ in this weaving workshop with Nyoongar artist...

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Workshop: Tool-Making with Luke Russell

Learn about traditional tool-making practices in a demonstration and workshop led by proud...

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In-Conversation: James Tylor & Leigh Robb

Learn more about the practice of multi-disciplinary artist James Tylor in conversation with...

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(In)formal Archives: Preserving Queer Histories

Join Nick Henderson and Robert Lake for a conversation on the importance of preserving queer...

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Jamie James: Artist Talk

Learn more about the photographic practice of Jamie James and their documentation of Sydney's...

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The Golden Age of Parties: From Design to Production

Peter Elfes, Victor Li, Tim Gruchy, and Gill Minervini discuss pioneering designs in the golden...

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Behind the Decks: Sydney Club Cultures

DJ Gemma, Lexie Bradfield, Sveta and Kate Monroe explore the role of music in shaping Sydney's...

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Queer Reading Group Sydney: Remembering THE PARTY

A series of reading groups exploring the significance of nightlife and party culture in queer...

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In-Conversation: Blanche Tilden & Jason Smith

Learn more about the work of Melbourne-based jeweller and maker Blanche Tilden in a conversation...

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Queer Today, Gone Tomorrow: Queer History Walking Tours

Uncover the hidden histories of key venues for the parties, nightlife, and club cultures that...

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Radical Sex & The Party Scene

Hear from Barry Charles (aka Troughman), Fiona Kelly McGregor, Lisa Salmon and Kane Race on...

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The ‘Drag Queen’ Scene: Christine Dean & Shane Gilberto Jenek

Hear from artist Christine Dean and drag artist and advocate Shane Gilberto Jenek (aka Courtney...

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In Conversation & Book Launch: Izabela Pluta – Nihilartikel

Join us for a drink and learn more about the expanded photographic practice of Izabela Pluta in...

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Queer Reading Group Sydney: Sydney and THE PARTY

A series of reading groups exploring the significance of nightlife and party culture in queer...

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A New Scene, A New Era: Photographing Queer Communities

Hear from Mazz Image, C.Moore Hardy and Jamie James for a conversation with Angela Bailey on...

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Dyke Decadence: Finissage Party

Celebrate dyke decadence and excellence in Eulogy for the Dyke Bar’s finissage party.

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"THE PARTY" ARC Student Party

UNSW Galleries in collaboration with ARC Creative present a student led performance program and...

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Radiant: Poetry & Open Mic Night

Join us at Eulogy for the Dyke Bar for a poetry, storytelling, and open mic night, hosted by...

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DIY Dykes & Queer Futures

What role have physical spaces such as dyke bars played in the past and how has that changed...

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Perv Dykes: Queer Kinksters in Space

Explore BDSM as a deeply queer embodied experience with Gala Vanting and Mistress Tokyo.

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Dykes on Mics Karaoke

Join us for a night of singing, laughter and good vibes at ‘Dykes On Mics Karaoke’ at 'Eulogy...

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Queerly Divine Cosmos: Astrology & Tarot Readings

Dive deeper into the queerly divine cosmos with tarot /astrology readings from MYSDIX and Micha...

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Cruising at the Dyke Bar

A night set aside for making connections—lovers, friends, kin—in Sydney’s newest dyke bar.

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CAMP Women's Night

'Eulogy for the Dyke Bar' recreates the 1970s ‘CAMP Women’s Night’ to honour Sydney’s histories...

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BlaQ: Dyke Bar Takeover

BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation take over 'Eulogy for the Dyke Bar' creating a safe space that...

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Club Chrome: Dyke Bar Takeover

Australia’s first LGBTQIA+ pole dance collective Club Chrome take-over 'Eulogy for the Dyke Bar...

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Launch: Eulogy for the Dyke Bar

Celebrate Sydney WorldPride at the launch of ‘Eulogy for the Dyke Bar’ by American artist Macon...

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Queer Reading Group Sydney: Going to THE PARTY

A series of reading groups exploring the significance of nightlife and party culture in queer...

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In Conversation: Jessica Loughlin & Grace Cochrane AM

Learn about the practice of Jessica Loughlin in conversation with Caitlin Eyre, JamFactory...

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Moving : Still – A Visual Meditative Sound Experience

Take a reflective journey amongst the ethereal works of Jessica Loughlin with responding...

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Opening PARTY

UNSW Galleries celebrates a landmark exhibition exploring LGBTQI+ nightlife and party culture in...

2022

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Future Makers: A&D Annual Floortalks

Hear from emerging artists and designers from UNSW School of Art & Design in a series of...

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Barangga Yarn: Sharyn Egan & Beau James

Hear from Nyoongar painter, weaver, and sculptor Sharyn Egan yarning with Beau James, Head of...

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Barangga Spearmaking Workshop: Luke Russell

Participate in a fishing spear-making workshop with Gringai Worimi man Luke Russell

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Barangga Yarn: Luke Russell & Matt Poll

Learn about fishing spear-making from Gringai Worimi man Luke Russell yarning with Matt Poll,...

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Barangga Workshop: Building a Digital Practice Workshop

In this workshop, Travis De Vries will guide you through the process of turning your arts...

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Barangga Yarn: Travis De Vries & Dakota Dixon

Join award-winning artist, designer, and creative Travis De Vries for a yarn with creative...

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Exhibition Tour: exploring giant molecules

Join Catherine Woolley for an intimate walkthrough of the exhibition ‘Sandra Selig: exploring...

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Barangga Weaving Workshop: Nicole Monks

Join trans-disciplinary creative Nicole Monks for a collaborative weaving workshop, and learn...

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Barangga Yarn: Leanne Tobin & Nicole Monks

Learn about the practice of Dharug multidisciplinary artist and designer Leanne Tobin in a yarn...

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Barangga: First Nations Design Yarning Series

Celebrating culture and community in First Nations design and making practices across Australia...

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In-Conversation: Contemporary Glass

During the United Nations International Year of Glass, we celebrate some of Australia’s most...

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In-Conversation: Gordon Hookey & Keith Munro

Learn about the practice of renowned Waanyi artist Gordon Hookey in conversation with Keith...

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Performance: Primitive Motion

Join us for a live performance by Primitive Motion, the Brisbane-based duo of Sandra Selig and...

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In-Conversation: Sandra Selig & Hamish Sawyer

Learn about the work of Sandra Selig in a conversation with exhibition curator Hamish Sawyer.

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Eucalyptus Dye Workshop

Learn how to dye fabric with local eucalyptus leaves, twigs, and bark.

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In-Conversation: Liz Williamson

Join Liz Williamson in-conversation discussing local colour, cultural connections, and shared...

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Exhibition Tour & Book Launch: Pliable Planes

Join co-curator Catherine Woolley for an intimate walkthrough of 'Pliable Planes', and celebrate...

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In-Conversation: Bic Tieu & Dr Kevin Murray

Join designer, maker, and researcher Bic Tieu in conversation with independent writer and...

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In-Conversation: Inoka Samarasekara & Dr Katherine Moline

Join jeweller and researcher Inoka Samarasekara in-conversation with Associate Professor...

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Tactile Tours: Pliable Planes

Experience the exhibition in an intimate tactile tour that utilises touch, sound, and audio...

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Panel: Caring Textiles

Hear about circular textiles design from leading industry experts and researchers from Australia...

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Talk: Weaving Eucalypts with Liz Williamson

Join Australian weaver Liz Williamson for a lunchtime talk, as she discusses her collaborative '...

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Hidden in their Leaves: Eucalypts Dye Colours in Australia

Liz Williamson discusses the history of plant dye-making in Australia.

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Panel: What is Curating?

Unpack the practice of curating with José Roca, Talia Linz and James Gatt in this panel...

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Workshop: String Making with Katie West

Learn how to make hand-twisted string from found fabrics with Yindjibarndi artist Katie West.

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Symposium: Starting at Zero

A one-day symposium exploring the vast potentials of textiles as both a material and subject in...

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Exhibition Tour: #117 (Survey)

Join curator James Gatt for an intimate walkthrough of Elizabeth Pulie's first survey exhibition...

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Exhibition Tour with Izabela Pluta

Join artist Izabela Pluta and exhibition curator José Da Silva for an intimate walkthrough of...

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In-Conversation: Waves of Thought — Conceptual to Postconceptual Practice

James Gatt, Elizabeth Pulie and conceptual artist and cultural activist Ian Milliss discuss the...

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In-Conversation: Crisis of the Contemporary

James Gatt and Elizabeth Pulie to discuss the challenges of approaching a definition of art in a...

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In-Conversation: Izabela Pluta & Consuelo Cavaniglia

Learn more about the work of Izabela Pluta in a conversation with artist and curator Consuelo...

2021

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In Conversation: Khadim Ali & Liz Nowell

Learn more about the work of Hazara artist Khadim Ali in a conversation with exhibition curator...

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In Conversation: Sam Smith & Nella Aarne

Learn more about the work of Australian artist Sam Smith in a conversation with curator and...

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Performance Lecture: The archive of we

This exhibition-history-birdwatching tour considers the knotted histories we find in archives...

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Walking Tour: Urban Birdwatching and History

Join artist Fernando do Campo and Dr John Martin for an intimate birdwatching walking tour.

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Exhibition Tour with Kirsten Coelho

Join Adelaide-based ceramicist Kirsten Coelho for an intimate tour of the ‘The Return’.

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In Conversation: Fernando do Campo and Sophie O’Brien

Join Fernando do Campo in conversation with Sophie O'Brien, Head of Curatorial & Learning at...

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Performance: Untitled (Death Song)

In this live performance, musicians activate Megan Cope's sound installation ‘Untitled (Death...

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In Conversation: Melanie Jame Wolf with Miriam Kelly

Melanie Jame Wolf discusses her new work 'Acts of Improbable Genius' 2021 with curator Miriam...

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In Conversation: Sara Morawetz with Miriam Kelly

Sara Morawetz discusses their ongoing project 'All My Anxieties' 2017– with curator Miriam Kelly...

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In Conversation: Gerwyn Davies with Hamish Sawyer

Gerwyn Davies discusses camp as an aesthetic strategy in image-making with curator and writer...

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John Fries Award: Artist Talks

As part of the John Fries Award opening weekend, join curator Miriam Kelly in conversation with...

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Keynote: Art & Design in the Age of Ecocide

Climate activist and creative Suzanne Dhaliwal (UK) presents a keynote address on decolonial art...

2020

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In Conversation: Macon Reed & Jade Muratore

Macon Reed discusses their installation 'Eulogy for the Dyke Bar' which revisits the legacy of...

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Flesh Meet with Daniel Marshall: Archiving Queer Kinship

Daniel Marshall talks about the ways we try to connect to the queer past and build...

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Flesh Meet: DJ Sezzo

Advocating for the importance of QPOC (Queer People of Colour) party spaces, DJ Sezzo reflects...

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Flesh Meet with Paul Byron: Social Media as Queerspace

Digital media scholar Paul Byron talks Tumblr, TikTok and more, discussing how queer digital...

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Flesh Meet: Dr Kerryn Drysdale & Dr Sophie Robinson

Part Two: Exploring the productive role of trans and gender diversity within lesbian and queer...

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Flesh Meet: Dr Kerryn Drysdale & Dr Sophie Robinson

Part One: Traversing the rise, decline and transformation of lesbian and queer spaces

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In Conversation: Dani Marti & José Da Silva

Dani Marti uses the body as a central subject in his work, exploring ideas of vulnerability,...

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In Conversation: Helen Grace & José Da Silva 

Helen Grace reflects on her extensive photographic archive, tracking life at the radical, women-...

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Flesh Meet: Timothy Roberts

Leather historian Timothy Roberts discusses the politics, culture and histories of motor clubs...

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Heart On My Sleeve

'Heart On My Sleeve' is a series of online graphic design and printing workshops. Learn to...

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In Conversation: Frances Barrett & Kelly Doley

Exhibiting artist Frances Barrett discusses her practice with UNSW Galleries Deputy Director,...

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In Conversation: Nikos Pantazopoulos & Madé Spencer-Castle

Reflecting on the public dimension of private experience, exhibiting artist Nikos Pantazopoulos...

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In Conversation: Nick Henderson & Kelly Doley

Nick Henderson, ​Committee Member of the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives (ALGA), will be in...

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In Conversation: Ella Sutherland & Sarah Rodigari

Join artists Ella Sutherland and Sarah Rodigari, discussing the relationship between printed...

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In Conversation: Holly Bates & Tay Haggarty

Holly Bates and Tay Haggarty form the collaborative duo, Parallel Park. Together they will...

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Ngatu Learning Space

A ngatu workshop with members of the Fifita family, in partnership with IVI designs. The Ngatu...

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The Practice of New Media Art

Paul Thomas, Mari Velonaki, Alex Davies, and Sean Cubitt unpack perspective on the practice of...

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In Conversation: Samuel Hodge & Skye Wagner

Sydney-based artists Samuel Hodge and Skye Wagner discuss their two new exhibitions at UNSW...

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Keeping it Live: Conserving Performance at Tate

UK-based conservator Louise Lawson discusses the documentation and conservation of performance...

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Art Month Sydney: Paddington & Woollahra Precinct Night

UNSW Galleries hosts the Art Month Sydney opening party for the Paddington and Woollahra...

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‘Every War is a Defeat’: Khadim Ali In Conversation

Leading artist Khadim Ali discusses his newly commissioned site-specific billboard on the...

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Propaganda Art in the 21st Century

Internationally renowned Dutch artist Jonas Staal examines forms of 'emancipatory propaganda art...

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In Conversation: Sarah Biscarra Dilley, Angela Tiatia & Léuli Eshrāghi

Artists Sarah Biscarra Dilley and Angela Tiatia are joined in conversation by curator Dr Léuli...

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Shivanjani Lal In Conversation

Exhibiting artist Shivanjani Lal and poet Manisha Anjali discuss experiences of diaspora and the...

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Wansolwara Symposium

This one-day symposium draws together diverse perspectives on the Great Ocean as a connector to...

2019

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A&D ANNUAL 19 Symposium

Talks and performances from emerging artists and designers graduating from UNSW Art & Design...

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Launch: Discipline no.5 / Más Allá del Fin no.3

'Discipline, Más allá del fin' represents an effort to map a South–South relationship between...

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Gazing from the Sinosphere: Media Art as Border Crossings

How are cultural borders depicted and disrupted? This program discusses new media works by three...

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Angela Melitopoulos: Cino(so)matic Cartographies

In this lecture, Angela Melitopoulos unfolds her cinematic and cartographic practices.

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Guest Talk: Wonseok Koh

Wonseok Koh discusses past projects and highlights from throughout his curatorial career.

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Talk: Tania Bruguera

Tania Bruguera examines and exposes the nature of political and social power structures.

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Talk: SOME OF IT IS FAMILIAR, SOME OF IT IS STRANGE

UNSW Galleries Director José Da Silva provides an intimate account of Debra Porch’s life and...

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Lecture: Seth Kim-Cohen

In this lecture, Kim-Cohen considers recordings that unlike music, podcasts, or audiobooks, are...

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Curating Grief: In Conversation with Daniel Mudie Cunningham

Daniel Mudie Cunningham and José Da Silva discuss the complex and intimate process of working...

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John Fries Award: Artist Talks

Finalists present a series of talks on their work in ‘There is Fiction in the Spaces Between...

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Talk & Workshop: Knitting Nannas Against Gas

Knitting Nannas discuss the use of knitting for non-violent political activism and facilitate a...

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Macarena Gómez-Barris: Submerged Memories of the Colonial Anthropocene

In the era of the colonial anthropocene, how do we address histories of loss and disappearance...

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Guided Tour: Material Place

Exhibition tours explore key works, themes and ideas, connecting to the history and geography of...

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From Site to Place

This program convenes artists, thinkers and poets for a conversation about land and space within...

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John Fries Award: Artist Talks

John Fries Award finalists present a series of artist talks to celebrate the opening weekend of...

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In Conversation: Nicholas Aloisio-Shearer

Learn more about the work of Nicholas Aloisio-Shearer and the development of his practice in...

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Lei-bombing with Niki Hastings-McFall

New Zealand/Aotearoa artist Niki Hastings-McFall presents an artist talk and a lei-bombing walk...

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Panel: The Aura of Collateral

Join Elliott Bryce Foulkes and Ella Sutherland for a panel presenting recent projects completed...

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Guest Talk: Holger Schulze

Holger Schulze discusses the possibilities and limitations for acoustic scenography in the...

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Guest Lecture: Dr. Jow Jiun Gong

Dr. Jow Jiun Gong discusses ethnographic positions in contemporary curation in Taiwan.

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Lecture: On Critical Design History

Matthew Kiem explores politics and power in contemporary design in this keynote lecture.

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Guest Talk: Pavel Pyś & Sara Cluggish

Minneapolis-based curators Pavel Pyś and Sara Cluggish discuss key projects that have informed...

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Panel: On Women and Abstraction

Gemma Smith invites a range of Australian painters to discuss the influence of female...

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Panel: On Pedagogy and Post-Conceptual Painting

This panel seeks to interrogate the discipline of painting by considering how contemporary...

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Rhythm Sequence: Guided Audio Description Tours

These intimate tours utilise audio description as an access tool for people with low vision.

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In Conversation: Rose Wong with Yu-Chieh Li

Beijing-based visual artist Rose Wong joins Yu-Chieh Li for a discussion on her recent work.

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Guest Talk: Julian Myers-Szupinska

Art historian and editor Julian Myers-Szupinska discusses a range of curatorial, editorial and...

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Exhibition Tour: Order of Events

Elliott Bryce Foulkes and Maria Smit present an intimate tour of their exhibition 'Order of...

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In Conversation: Gemma Smith

Learn more about the work of Gemma Smith in a conversation between the artist and Julie Ewington...

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Choreography—Gallery—Practice

A public showcase of new research at the nexus of dance and the visual arts.

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Discussion: Justice for Juanita

Zanny Begg moderates a discussion around whether justice for Juanita Nielsen is possible today...

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Screening: There Goes Our Neighbourhood

'There Goes Our Neighbourhood' documents the ambition and resilience of Sydney's Waterloo...

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Panel: Keep Sydney Public

Ian Milliss moderates a discussion exploring the argument for maintaining Sydney’s public...

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Panel: Sydney Subcultures and Club-cultures

A panel exploring the significance of Sydney’s club nights from the 1970s to now.

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In Conversation: Oliver Beer

Oliver Beer and Caleb Kelly discuss relationships between sound, space, voice and architecture...

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Screening: The Eviction

'The Eviction' questions the future of Sydney’s public housing through the story of the Millers...

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Shine A Light: Walking Tour with Julie Bates AO

Sex worker rights activist Julie Bates AO leads a tour of Kings Cross and East Sydney.

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Panel & Screening: Learning From The Green Bans

An esteemed panel of speakers discuss the legacy of the Green Bans activism today followed by a...

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Radical Sydney

This program of talks, documentary screenings and performances engage with the histories and...

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Sound Walk with Sonia Leber & David Chesworth

Exhibiting artists Sonia Leber and David Chesworth lead a guided walk starting from UNSW...

2018

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Thinking Through Design: Floor Talks by Design Graduates

In this series of floor talks, Design Honours candidates share their insights into thinking...

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Symposium: Research Meets Practice

Emerging art theorists and artists graduating from UNSW Art & Design lead an evening of...

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In Conversation: Monira Al Qadiri

Artist Monira Al Qadiri speaks about her practice and current work.

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Spring Season: Artist Talks & Performance

Exhibiting artists David Eastwood, James Nguyen, Georgia Saxelby, and Rochelle Haley engage in a...

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Panel: Where To From Here?

Join us for a panel moderated by Esther Anatolitis and exhibiting artists discussing art...

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Earwitness: Jennifer Stoever, M J Grant And Andrew Brooks

An evening of talks with Jennifer Stoever, M J Grant and Andrew Brooks exploring the politics of...

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Guest Talk: Joselina Cruz

Director and curator Joselina Cruz discusses previous curatorial projects and her experience...

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Local Colour: Workshop

Emma Peters and Liz Williamson lead a workshop with local plant dyes.

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Eavesdropping: Susan Schuppli, Sam Kidel & Jasmine Guffond

'Eavesdropping' is a major project exploring the politics of listening and being listened-to

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Local Colour: Artist Talks

Curator Liz Williamson and exhibiting artists present an exhibition tour and artist talks.

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Local Colour: Seminar

This seminar provides a curatorial overview and illustrated talks by Julie Ryder and Dr Julie...

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Australia to Arabia: Feminist Activism in the Arts

This panel explores feminist activism and the agency of Muslim women artists.

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Panel: Art, Identity & The Everyday Business of Changing the World

Can art and curatorial practices bring about world change?