FREE LECTURE: 2010 Salek Minc Lecture

The 2010 Salek Minc Lecture will be presented by Michael Rush, former director of the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Boston. In this lecture he will examine the responsibilities of museums and galleries as the custodians of our cultural heritage, in light of recent controversies around the proposed sale of the Rose Art Museum Collection. Rush’s writings have appeared in The New York Times and Art in America, and he has written three books: New Media in Art, New Media in Late 20th-Century Art and Video Art. He holds a doctorate in theology and psychology from Harvard University.

Salek Minc Arts Lecture Series: Salek Minc, 1905-1983, for whom this lecture is named, was a prominent Perth doctor, collector and supporter of the visual arts and the UWA Art Collection. He was much loved by many friends and students and his enthusiasm for the arts did much to foster their development in Western Australia. The University of Western Australia Art Gallery lecture program began in 1973 but was changed in 1980 to reflect this support and enthusiasm of Salek Minc for the program. Guest speakers have included Robert Juniper, Richard Woldendorp, Dr Anthea Callen, Daniel Thomas, Professor Stephen Bann, Dr Rex Butler and Jan Senbergs in conversation with Hendrik Kolenberg, Helen Brack and Leon Paroissien to name a few.