What's On at UWA

Join us for a discussion between Associate Professor Andrew Rate from the School of Earth and Environment and ceramic artists Andrea Vinkovic and Stephanie Hammill.

The use of clay as both artistic medium and source of scientific enquiry will form the basis of this discussion. Andrew (...)

In this talk, Honor Harger will discuss her curatorial approaches including those in her role as Executive Director ArtScience Museum Singapore. Additionally she will share details of her recent project involving the sounds of the sky, using art to connect her audience to the universe via radio (...)

The School of Life launches in Perth as a Pop-Up on Sunday 14 September at Winthrop Hall with a keynote by Julian Burnside AO QC and music by John Butler.

Julian Burnside AO QC has devoted his life to fairness and justice, as a barrister, Queens Counsel and human rights advocate. He (...)

The School of Music is delighted to welcome I Made Indra Sadguna from the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar as part of the World Musician in Residence Program*. One of the leading Balinese drummers of his generation Indra returns to UWA to undertake Gamelan workshops and masterclasses to (...)

The School of Music is delighted to welcome I Made Indra Sadguna from the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar as part of the World Musician in Residence Program*. One of the leading Balinese drummers of his generation Indra returns to UWA to undertake Gamelan workshops and masterclasses to (...)

Be transported from the everyday every Thursday in our free lunchtime concert series.

FREE 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm. No booking required, just turn up!

The author of numerous books and articles, Stephen Kinnane, a Marda Marda from Mirrowoong country in the East Kimberley has been working as a researcher and writer for over 20 years on community cultural heritage and development projects across the spectrum of Aboriginal history, sustainability (...)

SymbioticA presents the launch of the latest issue of the internationally distributed Australian Magazine Artlink. This issue focuses on the broad topic of Bio-art and features several WA-based artists and researchers.

Bio-art inhabits a realm within the art/science/medicine/technology (...)

Perth's historically informed 'A-Team' perform a variety of works including Mozart's Jupiter Symphony, Handel's Organ Concerto in F major, C.P.E. Bach's String Symphony No. 3 in C major and Boccherini's Quintet Op.39 No.3.

Harpsichord/Organ: Stewart Smith Violin: Paul Wright and Shaun (...)

This October musicians from across Australia and New Zealand will come together for a piano and percussion spectacular featuring Steve Reich’s mesmerising Sextet for marimbas, vibraphones and keyboards.

Players from The University of Western Australia and the Western Australian (...)

Join the staff and students of the School of Music to hear the finalists of the Chamber Music Prize Week.

UWA students will be joined by special guest performers from the WA Young Artists Chamber Music Program (WAYACHAMP).

A fantastic way to start your weekend!

Tic (...)

St George's College will throw open its doors for everyone to visit, explore and discover what life is like in the 'castle'! In conjunction with Open Gardens Australia the day will feature building and garden tours, a variety of musical performances, extensive art exhibition (including works by (...)

The School of Music and MusicaViva are delighted to be welcoming members of the legendary Borodin String Quartet to UWA for a Masterclass with UWA School of Music Students.

Masterclasses are an invaluable experience for our young musicians who are honing their craft, but are also an (...)

A public lecture by Klaus Stierstorfer, Professor of English and Chair, British Studies, University of Münster, Germany and 2014 IAS Short-Stay Visiting Fellow.

The Antipodes are a concept which originated in European Antiquity and then travelled with expanding and changing (...)

Under the Rug is an open-entry art competition aiming to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing on campus. All welcome to attend this official exhibition opening, and view the outstanding artworks on display. Prizes will be awarded and light refreshments will be provided.

Presented as part of the World Musician in Residence Program (made possible by a generous donation from a private donor to the School of Music) we are pleased to welcome Vickneswaran Ramakrishnan (tabla) and Praashekh Borkar (sarod) in a workshop-performance focussing on Hindustani classical music (...)

This year, Carmen Lawrence presents the Callaway Lecture exploring how music gives shape and meaning to our lives and what happens to us when its power is diminished. After training as a research psychologist at The University of Western Australia and lecturing in a number of Australian (...)

The place of the Islamic face veil in public places has again arisen as an issue for debate in Australia. Politicians from all sides have variously called for its banning, called it confronting or appealed to liberal values in defence of freedom of choice. In light of the recent debates it is time (...)

Be transported from the everyday every Thursday in our free lunchtime concert series.

FREE 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm. No booking required, just turn up!

The School of Music offers a number of stimulating and enjoyable broadening units for all undergraduates studying at UWA.

Come and hear part of the wealth of musical talent on campus in this concert featuring our brand new ensembles for Semester 2 - the Ukulele Ensemble & Rumba (...)