What's On at UWA

In this talk, Carrolup Revisited curator and Berndt Museum Associate Director Vanessa Russ shares insights about curating the exhibition, the artists and stories associated with the artworks.

Join Gregory Rowbotham for a short journey through the history of astronomy and big telescopes and learn how and why astronomers collect different types of light to study our universe. He will also discuss the Square Kilometre Array, the world’s largest telescope soon to be under construction in (...)

Bring your friends to LWAG’s Art Party to celebrate the new academic year. Newcomers as well as regular visitors are invited to explore the gallery and to tour the latest exhibitions, Love, Displaced and Carrolup Revisited: A Journey through the Southwest of Western Australia in a relaxed and (...)

Panel discussion on multiculturalism theory, multiculturalism in Australia vs the rest of the world and discussing how successful multiculturalism is in 21st Century Australia. The conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A. Snacks provided. With the support of: UWA Alumni, the UWA CaLD (...)

Medieval and early modern people were fascinated with the heavens. In an illustrated talk, Andrew Lynch explores the nature of the early cosmos in religious, philosophical and scientific thought, and its influence on literature and the arts, with effects lasting until present day.

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Dr Laetitia Wilson has taught art history courses on topics such as the evaluation of contemporary video practices. She has curated numerous significant exhibitions, including Theatres for the 2015 Perth Festival and Hyperprometheus at PICA for the 2018 SymbioticA Unhallowed Arts Festival. These (...)

Slow down your day by joining us for a different kind of art gallery tour. Much like a mindfulness exercise where you focus on your breathing, in this tour we settle our minds on the artwork on display. Community Partner: Institute for Creative Health with support from the Australian Government (...)

Join Dr Lynne Howarth-Gladston and Professor Paul Gladston in a conversation about re-thinking displays of asian art and artefacts.

The Yellow Box was first developed during the first decade of the twenty-first century by the Hong Kong-based gallerist Chang Tsong-zung (Johnson Chang) as (...)

In celebration of International Women’s Day, we present Art+Feminism, a global movement to improve coverage and representation of women artists. Join us for a day-long program of floor talks, panel discussions, and a Wikipedia hackathon.

Experience the artwork at LWAG in Australian Sign Language. Join us for a free tour in Auslan of the current exhibitions Love, Displaced and Carrolup Revisited guided by a gallery staff member and interpreter from Auslan Stage Left.

Community Partner: Auslan Stage Left

Join us for our quarterly program for visitors living with dementia and their carers or family members. Let’s Meet provides a forum for conversation through the shared viewing and exploration of artworks on display – highlighting themes, artists, and artworks currently exhibited. Community (...)

Learn more about the artworks featured in Carrolup Revisted as Berndt Museum of Anthropology Collection Manager Natalie Hewlett shares details about what it takes to prepare artworks for an exhibition.

Join us for the launch of our 2019 Season 2 program featuring three new exhibitions: Philip Noakes: Sculptural Silver + Nikulinsky Naturally + The Artist and Her Work. For more information, visit www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/exhibitions.

Join artist Philip Noakes and award-winning writer, artist-jeweller and heritage consultant, Dr Dorothy Erickson, author of "A Passion for Silversmithing", as they discuss the ideas, skills and techniques that have resulted in the stunning hollowware, sculptural objects, and jewellery (...)

In the period 1946-1951, without formal artistic training, the children from Carrolup Native Settlement created pictorial representations of their country, depicting from their memory detailed landscapes of flora and fauna. These included kangaroos, possums, and birdlife and animated Noongar people (...)

In this artist talk, Philippa Nikulinsky AM leads us through her exhibition "Nikulinsky Naturally", a survey of her work from the 1970s to the present, sharing insights on her methodology and her exploration of the botanical riches of the Western Australian landscape.

Join visual art educator Erin Knight in a professional development workshop for teachers as she introduces the education kit accompanying the exhibition "Nikulinsky Naturally".

The education kit explores how Philippa Nikulinsky and other artists have used botanical specimens in (...)

The enriching experience of travelling and working in foreign countries or regional environments as part of a clinical elective unit has provided challenges and ongoing rewards to numerous UWA medical students. Over the past 21 years the Alan Charters Prize Seminar has brought their experiences to (...)

Share an afternoon with artist Philippa Nikulinsky, beginning with an exhibition tour of "Nikulinsky Naturally" followed by a high tea hosted at the University Club of Western Australia. For nearly 50 years Nikulinsky has travelled through the state to record, draw and paint its (...)

The celebration of Western Australia’s wildflowers puts a spotlight on the State’s botanical riches and the threat humans now pose to them. Hear from botanists, curators and artists bringing you an array of botanical and environment themed exhibitions and events in 2019.

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