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Displaying from Saturday, November 01, 2014
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November 2014
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Sunday 02 |
15:30 - EVENT - Portraits of UWA Concert : Series of musical compositions by College Director of Music, Michael Grebla
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Young UWA composer and St George's College Director of Music, Michael Grebla, presents a series of musical compositions inspired by the landscapes, art, people and wildlife of UWA accompanied by large format photographic prints of the University. The concert will include a variety of works for (...)
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Friday 07 |
Join writer and academic Dr Shevaun Cooley as she presents ‘You must change your life’, a discussion of the intersection of art and poetry, and what happens when those works carry with them the whiff of death. The lecture will include an exploration of mortality and the ephemeral in the Memento (...)
18:00 - BOOK LAUNCH - UWA Publishing BOOK LAUNCH: Isabelle of the Moon and Stars by S.A. Jones : Perth Author S.A. Jones' compelling second novel will be launched by William Yeoman
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Perth Author S.A. Jones' compelling second novel will be launched by William Yeoman at UWA Publishing's new premises, Love House.
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Saturday 08 |
13:00 - SCREENING - Free Human Rights Films : Free awarding-winning films about human rights in China
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At 1:00pm "Transcending Fear, the Story of Gao Zhisheng" will be screened.
Born in a cave with only stars to tell time, Gao Zhisheng overcomes incredible odds to become one of China’s top attorneys. The people call him “the Conscience of China.” But then, in the eyes of (...)
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Thursday 13 |
Be inspired by a discussion about art and music and the power of music to engage with the big questions of life and death. New compositions by School of Music students Mark Holdsworth, Drew Woolley, James Bradbury and Michael Grebla have been commissioned to complement the exhibition Memento Mori.
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Friday 14 |
Join Dr Susanne Meurer as she presents Mimesis and Memory in Wax Works in which she will discuss the recent revival of wax sculpture as an artistic medium and subject of critical study.
FREE event. RSVP required.
http://lwag1411.eventbrite.com/?aff=uwacal
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Thursday 20 |
The Faculty of Arts' annual Media and Communication Showcase of students' creative works is being held at the UWA Somerville Auditorium on Thursday 20 November. Join us for a picnic and screening of short films; doors open at 6pm (BYO picnic; the bar at Somerville will also be open) and the (...)
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Friday 21 |
Join writer and academic Dr Penelope Woods as she presents in relation to the Memento Mori exhibition.The mimetic stakes are particularly high when it comes to playing dead on stage. This talk considers the place and function of death in early English theatre and the relationship between theatrical (...)
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Monday 24 |
A symposium that reflects on the nature of death and the manner of its representation and meanings in visual art and literature since medieval times.
Presenters include Professor Andrew Lynch, Professor Richard Read and Professor Charles Zika.
The symposium is presented by the (...)
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Wednesday 26 |
The Westerly Magazine Issue 59:2 will be launched by Kim Scott at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery. The magazine, produced by the Westerly Centre at UWA, has been publishing lively fiction, poetry and articles over the last 60 years.
This Special WA/Asian Edition celebrates Westerly's (...)
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December 2014
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Thursday 04 |
18:00 - FREE LECTURE - Memento mori and martyrdom in Jesuit poetry, drama, art and music
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Join Professor Yasmin Haskell and Doctoral Candidate Makoto Harris Takao from the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions - campus partner of the exhibition Memento Mori - as they discuss a series of literary, dramatic, artistic and musical works produced in the 17th and 18th (...)
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Friday 05 |
Assistant Professor Danijela Kambaskovic is Research Associate with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (ARC CHE), where she is currently working on a book project concerned with cultural history of love and literary genres (The New Life: Love Written in (...)
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Sunday 07 |
15:00 - CONCERT - A Christmas Miracle : The Centenary of the Christmas Truce - A Celebration
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On Christmas Day in 1914, five months after the outbreak of The Great War, a miracle occurred. All along the Western Front, the British, French and German soldiers laid down their weapons and refused to fight. For a single day, they journeyed into no man's land to share food and stories, exchange (...)
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Monday 08 |
10:00 - COURSE - School of Music & St George's College present the UWA Summer Music Academy
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In partnership with St George’s College, the School of Music is proud to announce a new collaboration in 2014 designed to bring together young musicians for a week of intensive music training and fun!
This residential camp is specifically aimed at young musicians (14-21 years) who have (...)
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Thursday 11 |
19:00 - EVENT - The Winthrop Singers Christmas Carol Service : Under the direction of Nicholas Bannan, join in the carols this Christmas with the Winthrop Singers
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Under the direction of Nicholas Bannan, join in the carols this Christmas with the Winthrop Singers
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Friday 12 |
19:00 - EVENT - The Winthrop Singers Christmas Carol Service : Under the direction of Nicholas Bannan, join in the carols this Christmas with the Winthrop Singers
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Under the direction of Nicholas Bannan, join in the carols this Christmas with the Winthrop Singers
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February 2015
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Friday 06 |
Curated by Fiona Gavino, Yirrkala Drawings presents an exhibition of 1940s and beyond Yolngu stories told through crayon drawings on brown paper, bark paintings, and sculptures from the Berndt Museum Collection.
Presented by the Berndt Museum and Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery as a part of (...)
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Tuesday 10 |
While preparing the Yirrkala drawings for exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales Conservator Sarah Bunn was excited to uncover layers of information in the process.
Material culture not only tells stories about its content, but also of its making and life journey.
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Friday 27 |
Join Berndt Museum Associate Director, Professor Sandy Toussaint, Associate Registrar Kelly Rowe and Archivist Eve Chaloupka as they discuss the preparation of the works in the current exhibition Yirrkala Drawings at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.
An astonishing collection of crayon (...)
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March 2015
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Tuesday 03 |
22:32 - CANCELLED - CANCELLED - EVENT - Lysistrata : UWA French Club presents "Lysistrata"
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