What's On at UWA

Winthrop Professor Jane Davidson, Callaway and Tunley Chair of the School of Music at UWA, explores the use of music for health, and its impact on the well-being of participants coming to musical performance activities for the first time in later life.

The participants include those (...)

8:00AM - 12:00PM, SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER 2013 UWA Publishing’s Big Book Sale is back for 2013 and bigger than ever!

Come down to the UWAP carpark on Saturday 7 December and grab some pre-Christmas bargains.

ALL BOOKS UNDER $10!

Books for sale include fiction (...)

Join us at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery on Friday 7 February 6pm for the opening of:

Anne Ferran: Shadow Land + The launch of the companion publication - Shadow Land + Ukiyo-e: Japanese Prints of the Floating World This event is free to attend, however please register your (...)

In conjunction with the exhibition of her work, Shadow Land, one of Australia's most acclaimed photo-media artists, Anne Ferran offers a personal look into her multi-faceted artistic practice.

The artist talk is free to attend, however, please REGISTER your attendance via http://ferranta (...)

Internationally acclaimed composer and Professor at MIT’s Media Lab, Tod Machover chats to conductor and radio presenter Prue Ashurst on Wednesday 26 February 6pm at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery as part of the Creative Minds series.

The discussion will provide insight into the (...)

Following the successes of previous Focus Day events for the family, the Berndt Museum is hosting another special focus day celebrating the exhibition Ukiyo-e: Japanese Prints of the Floating World at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery on Saturday 1 March 2014 from 2 - 4pm.

Including floor (...)

first flock is a special event for University of Western Australia first-year students to welcome you to your on-campus art gallery.

This is a complimentary event proudly hosted by the Cultural Precinct and the Cultural Precinct Collective.

This event is free to attend (...)

Perth Upmarket is Perth’s premier quarterly market for original and handcrafted wares. The market brings together over 150 of Perth’s most talented artists, designers, craftsmen and gourmets all under one roof at the University of Western Australia’s Winthrop Hall. Incorporating a dedicated (...)

Since 1995, artist Anne Ferran has been examining and rediscovering Australia’s colonial history, through museum collections, photographic archives and archaeological sites.

Her investigation into Australia’s colonial past, especially its lost histories of incarceration, offers a (...)

Join curator John Stanton on Saturday 29 March at 2pm for a talk on the current exhibition 'Ukiyo-e: Japanese Prints of the Floating World' at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.

This talk will explore the fascinating works on display and their significance to anthropologists Ronald and (...)

Join us for a special free screening of the film Utamaro and his Five Women on Thursday 3rd April 2014 at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition Ukiyo-e: Floating Prints of the Japanese World.

Inspired by the life of Kitagawa Utamaro, and considered by many (...)

Join us for a special talk as curator Gemma Weston offers an exciting sneak preview of 2014's exhibition highlights, discussing a key work from each of the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art exhibitions in detail and shedding light on some of the lesser known works held in the collection.

Winthrop Professor Ted Snell, Director of the UWA Cultural Precinct, invites you to the opening of three new exhibitions: p a n o r a m a + Transcending Borders + Worldwide Backyard at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.

Visit the gallery website for more information on the event and (...)

Join Curator Kelly Rowe and Associate Professor Joanna Elfving-Hwang for an informative discussion that frames the development of the exhibition Transcending Borders.

This conversation and tour will offer a unique look at the cultural context of both the historical and contemporary (...)

Join artist Alice Blanch for a floor talk on Friday 9 May, 1pm at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.

Since graduating in 2012 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours, award-winning photographer Alice Blanch has exhibited widely in Australia and in China. Her moody cloudscapes and enigmatic (...)

The film 'Sisters of Gion' portrays pre-war Japanese society's treatment of women. It is one of director Kenzo Mizoguchi's finest pre-war films. It tells the story of two sisters who work as geishas in a district of Kyoto.

FREE to attend. RSVP: Required. Register via the link.

Acclaimed Western Australian artist Pilar Mata Dupont offers an insight into her personal practice as she investigates ideas of nationalism, identity and the triggers of nostalgia.

Mata Dupont was awarded an Asialink Residency at the National Art Studio, Goyang, South Korea in 2013 where (...)

This symposium is an exploration of how panoramas have been used in historical and contemporary contexts for diverse scientific, artistic and documentary purposes.

Visit the event webpage for more information: http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/events

FREE to attend. RSVP (...)

Join exhibition curator Gemma Weston and arts writer Sheridan Coleman as they discuss how printmaking has been used in diverse ways in the 20th century to create images of our 'home turf' that have been shaped by global influences.

This event is part of the public program of events (...)

Join exhibition curator and director of the UWA Cultural Precinct, Winthrop Professor Ted Snell as he explores the ideas and themes presented as panoramas.

In this talk, Ted discusses his choice of works for the exhibition 'p a n o r a m a' on show at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery (...)