PUBLIC TALK: 7 Minute Speeches

Dr Darren Jorgensen, writer, researcher and Assist. Prof., Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, UWA, Dr Ric Spencer, artist, writer and curator at Fremantle Arts Centre, Dr Tony Hughes-d'Ath, writer, cultural historian and Assoc. Prof., English and Cultural Studies, UWA, and Thomas Hoareau, prize-winning Western Australian artist, will form a panel of four speakers. Their challenge is to deliver an engaging, informative talk of only seven minutes on a painting of their choice from the current exhibition Recent Past: Australian painting of the 70s and 80s, followed by questions from the audience. Strictly timed, the speeches will challenge the presenters to encapsulate the essence of their ideas in a considered, direct and engaging way.