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Arts and Cultural events
 October 2012
Thursday 18
6:30 - EVENT - UN Women UWA Presents: It's A Girl Website | More Information
Come along and join the UWA UN Women group at the UWA Tav to see the powerful and thought-provoking documentary "It's a Girl".

"It's a Girl" brings attention to the gendercide happening every day in China, India and other parts of Southeast Asia. This war against girls is revealed through the stories of the victims, families, global experts and grassroots activists. Shot on location in India and China, "It's a Girl" asks why this is happening and why so little is being done to save girls and women.

Tickets are $10 each, and there will be a raffle on the night with amazing prizes. You could buy your ticket online at http://www.trybooking.com/33621.

13:10 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music Presents: Free Lunchtime Concert: Lachlan Skipworths Website | More Information
Be transported away from the everyday with our exciting line-up of Thursday 1.10pm, free lunchtime concerts. This year's revamped Lunchtime Concert series features the best of our students in solo and small ensemble performance.

18:00 - PERFORMANCE - Winthrop Singers Choral Evensong : Evensong at St George's College Chapel Website | More Information
Introit: arr. Singer Hine Matov

Responses: Smith

Canticles: Stanford in G

Anthem: Whitacre When David Heard

18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - 2012 Salek Minc Lecture : With Occasional Political Overtones: Art and Feminism 1966-1973 Website | More Information
As Curator of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Catherine Morris has organized several exhibitions that explored issues related to feminism and its impact as a social, political, and intellectual construct on the development of visual culture. In this lecture she will focus on her most recent project, 'Materializing Six Years: Lucy R. Lippard and the Emergence of the Conceptual Art Movement'.

This lecture is co-presented by the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery and the Institute of Advanced Studies.
Friday 19
15:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Selling Sickness : Public talk with W/Prof Carmen Lawrence Website | More Information
In this talk W/Prof Carmen Lawrence will share insights into the hype, myths and fears surrounding the highly profitable pharmaceutical industry. How have these industries altered our perception of health and illness as they become more streamlined and attuned to marketing strategy?

After training as a research psychologist at the University of Western Australia and lecturing in a number of Australian universities, Dr Lawrence entered politics in 1986, serving at both State and Federal levels for 21 years. She was at various times W.A Minister for Education and Aboriginal affairs and was the first woman Premier and Treasurer of a State government. She shifted to Federal politics in 1994 when she was elected as the Member for Fremantle and was appointed Minister for Health and Human Services and Minister assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women. She has held various portfolios in Opposition, including Indigenous Affairs, Environment, Industry and Innovation and was elected national President of the Labor Party in 2004. She retired from politics in 2007. She is now Director of the Centre for the Study of Social Change in the School of Psychology at the University of Western Australia and Chair of the Australian Heritage Council.


18:30 - PUBLIC TALK - Craig Silvey and The Amber Amulet : Award-winning WA Author Craig Silvey speaks about his latest book. Website | More Information
Award-winning WA Author Craig Silvey speaks about his latest book The Amber Amulet at UWA Extension on Friday 19th October at 6.30pm. Craig's previous bestselling novel Jasper Jones is on the reading list for Year 12.

Meet twelve-year-old Liam McKenzie, who patrols his suburban neighbourhood as the Masked Avenger – a superhero with powers so potent not even he can fully comprehend their extent. Along with his sidekick, Richie the Power Beagle, he protects the people of Franklin Street from chaos, mayhem, evil and low tyre pressure. But . . . when it comes to Joan, the troubled woman at the end of the street, The Masked Avenger must find a way to combat the most sinister element of all – sadness

Join Craig as he takes us into the world of The Amber Amulet. There will be question time at the end of the session followed by book sales and signing. Ticket price $20.

19:00 - STUDENT EVENT - French Club Jazz Soir�e : The Inaugural UWA French Club Jazz Soirée Website | More Information
Bonjour mesdames et messieurs! The UWA French Club is throwing its inaugural Jazz Soirée and you are invited to enjoy the elegance and romance of this affair. To be held in the stunning Sunken Garden at dusk, you will be serenaded by the Chris Toh Quintet and Guitarstrophe! whilst tasting a selection of French delicacies from La Galette de France, including (but not limited to) a macaron tower, quiches and petit fours. A classy selection of beverages, including Champagne, red and white wine, cider and bee r will also be on offer. While this magical evening will be inspired by French culture, it is completely inclusive and guests need not study or speak french to attend! Ticket price (includes all food and beverages): $20 for French Club members and Alliance Française members and $25 for non-members. We look forward to sharing with you some live music, petit fours and a lovely sociable evening!

Tickets will be available on Oak Lawn from Tuesday 2nd October, 1-2pm.

19:30 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music Presents: Artistry! Four: Culmination Website | More Information
Every year, the outstanding ability and youthful passion of the emerging artists and their mentors combine to celebrate the culmination of a yearlong collaboration. In this special concert, three young artists perform a movement of their chosen concerto onstage with orchestra in the finals of the prestigious VOSE competition. In the interval, vote in the people’s choice award for your favourite performance before immersing in the magnificence of Rachmaninov.

Program includes: Vose Concerto Competition: Sibelius- Violin Concerto, Korngold - Violin Concerto and Elgar - Cello Concerto, Berlioz - Le Carnival Romaine, Rachmaninov - Second Symphony

As part of the School of Music Outreach Program, we are pleased to extend an invitation for you and a guest to join us at this culmination concert. To claim your complimentary tickets email: [email protected]
Saturday 20
9:00 - SYMPOSIUM - Cruthers Collection of Women's Art symposium : This two-day symposium accompanies the exhibition 'LOOK. LOOK AGAIN' at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, UWA Website | More Information
Full registration: $250 Concession: $150

SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR UWA STAFF AND STUDENTS ONLY – REGISTER FOR $30. NUMBERS ARE LIMITED. ENTER DISCOUNT CODE 'CSYMPUWASS' WHEN REGISTERING.
Sunday 21
14:30 - PUBLIC TALK - UWA Historical Society Event : Talk about the Campus landscape history and guided walk More Information
Gillian will speak about the Campus landscape history, then guide a walk to relevant parts of the Campus. Crawley Campus is notable as a place of exceptional cultural heritage significance, rich in the history of landscape development and buildings integrated in an exceptional manner. Gillian Lilleyman is a landscape historian of note and knowledge of this special place is extensive. Gillian is a co-author of 'A Landscape for Learning: A History of the Grounds of The University of Western Australia and a contributor to the forthcoming centennial history of the University.
Thursday 25
13:10 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music Presents: Free Lunchtime Concert: UWA String Orchestra led by Paul Wright Website | More Information
Be transported away from the everyday with our exciting line-up of Thursday 1.10pm, free lunchtime concerts. This year's revamped Lunchtime Concert series features the best of our students in solo and small ensemble performance.

18:00 - PERFORMANCE - Sung Eucharist for the Friends and Alumni of The Winthrop Singers : Sung Eucharist with the Winthrop Singers at St George's College Chapel Website | More Information
Introit: Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord

William Byrd: Mass for Four Voices

Motet: Bruckner Christus factus est

Hymn: My song is love unknown
Wednesday 31
20:30 - EVENT - Picasso's Goldfinch : Written by Tom Jeffcote Directed by Lawrie Cullen-Tait Website | More Information
“…They should put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches In order that they can sing better’’ -Pablo Picasso

Once renowned Australian artist Wilson Stryker has lost his creative spark. Wilson is uninspired and exasperated. A serendipitous meeting with Therese, a journalist hungry for a scoop, precipitates an unexpected meeting of the minds. As their connection intensifies, together they explore the truth that underpins his creativity. Gripping, intimate and tragic, this is an unforgettable tale of transformation.

PICASSO'S GOLDFINCH is a two-hander play performed by Andrew Hale and Tiffany Barton, written by local playwright Tom Jeffcote and directed by the acclaimed Lawrie Cullen-Tait. Tom Jeffcote's previous work TOUGH LOVE received nominations for best actor and director. Tom Jeffcote was a UWA graduate and was enchanted by the English studies he undertook whilst at UWA.

Lawrie Cullen-Tait considers PICASSO'S GOLDFINCH as "a rare gift to any artist and is so beautiful that I don't doubt that it will be staged many times around the world."

Picasso’s Goldfinch has been selected by the Art Gallery of WA for a special CollaborART performance on Picasso’s birthday, 25 October 2012, to coincide with their major exhibition from New York’s Museum of Modern Art - Picasso to Warhol: Fourteen Modern Masters.Tickets for this one-off performance available through Ticketek.com.au or the AGWA ticket desk.

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 November 2012
Thursday 01
13:10 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music Presents: Free Lunchtime Concert: UWA Flute Choir and Wind & Brass Ensembles Website | More Information
Be transported away from the everyday with our exciting line-up of Thursday 1.10pm, free lunchtime concerts. This year's revamped Lunchtime Concert series features the best of our students in solo and small ensemble performance.

17:30 - VISITING SPEAKER - From Convicts to Carrollup: a history of Fremantle Prison art : Guest Lecture - Fremantle Prison Curators More Information
In the late 1970s pioneering art teacher Steve Culley transformed the Fremantle Prison art program from traditional watercolour painting into a course where ‘ideas unfold in the mind and lock into the creator’s hands, as each pursues his own style of art.’ (Shackles prison newsletter, Spring 1984). Jimmy Pike developed his unique style as a pupil of Steve Cully’s whilst serving time at Fremantle Prison. In this evening talk, Fremantle Prison’s curatorial staff will speak about the history of the prison art program at Fremantle and explore the richness and diversity of the Fremantle Prison art collection, which encompasses graffiti, murals, painted furniture, and more traditional works on paper and canvas.

18:00 - PERFORMANCE - Evensong for All Saints' Day : Evensong with the Winthrop Singers at St George's College Chapel Website | More Information
Evensong for All Saints' Day featuring Britten's Hymn to St Cecilia

Introit: Victoria O quam gloriosum

Responses: Smith

Canticles: Noble in b minor

Anthem: Britten Hymn to St Cecilia
Friday 02
10:00 - EXHIBITION - "In my beginning is my end.." : Perth Arena design and Perth Entertainment Centre demise More Information
Rare insights into the demolition of the iconic Perth Entertainment Centre and the intriguing ideas behind the design of new Perth Arena will be revealed at an exhibition at UWA's Australian Urban Design Research Centre for the month of November. As the Perth Arena begins to host its very first events, the exhibition, In My Beginning is My End, presents the first public glimpse of the secrets within its design while exploring the memory of its predecessor, which for 28 years provided Perth audiences with their first concerts, the bands that influenced them and dates that marked their lives. The exhibition including still and moving image photographs, video, animation, drawings and sculptural constructions brings together renowned West Australian artist, UWA lecturer Dr Jon Tarry and Australia’s most inventive and controversial architects, ARM Architecture with joint venture partners Cameron Chisholm & Nicol.

Free entry, weekdays throughout November 10.00am - 5.00pm

16:00 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music presents: Music Ensembles Concert More Information
The School of Music invites you and your guests to join us as we celebrate the musical achievements of students from across UWA, who have chosen to broaden and enrich their degrees with music!

In a concert that will take you on journey from the heady lights of Broadway, to the carnival beats of Brazil and beyond. Under the direction of Lee Stanley and Aaron Hales, the Percussion Ensemble and Show Choir will entertain you in a performance showcasing their semester’s work.

Friday 2 November - 4:00- 5:00pm Callaway Music Auditorium Entry is Free

19:30 - PERFORMANCE - M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang : A sensational story of lust, politics, and betrayal that challenges ideas of gender, culture and sexuality. Website | More Information
This imaginative and at times shocking play is one of the most celebrated of recent American plays, and the first by an Asian-American to win universal acclaim.

Bored with his routine posting in Beijing, and awkward with women, French diplomat Rene Gallimard is easy prey for the subtle, delicate charms of Song Liling, a Chinese opera star who personifies Gallimard’s fantasy vision of submissive, exotic oriental sexuality. She is to him, the ‘perfect woman,’ yet this Chinese butterfly of his passions is ultimately revealed to be far more than she seems. Gallimard begins a twenty-year affair with ‘her,’ during which time he passes along diplomatic secrets, an act which brings on his downfall and imprisonment.

Weaving into the play many parallels with, and ultimately ironic reversals of, Puccini’s opera, Madame Butterfly, Hwang explores the stereotypes that underlie, distort and threaten relations between Eastern and Western culture, and between men and women. It is powerful metaphor for the exploration of deep themes; the perception of Eastern culture by the West, and the persistent romanticism which clouds and inhibits that perception.

The multi-award-winning play is a brilliant theatrical tour de force, which, in its Broadway production, became an immediate critical and popular success.
Monday 05
9:00 - EXHIBITION - Bachelor of Fine Arts and Honours Graduate Exhibition Website | More Information
The 19th annual graduate exhibition is a culmination of three to four years of study in the UWA Bachelor of Fine Arts course. Seventeen graduating students (including Honours students) each present a body of work exploring various contemporary concerns. From video animation to oil paintings, the depth and range of the work exhibited reflects the diversity of ideas the students have engaged with to communicate the complexities of our current existence.

Please note the Cullity Gallery will be open from 9am - 7pm for each day of this exhibition.

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