What's On at UWA

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.

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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

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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 (...)

Winthrop Professor Ted Snell, Director of the UWA Cultural Precinct, invites you to the Dr Harold Schenberg Art Centre, UWA for the opening of three new exhibitions - HERE&NOW14, Glitter: Pat Larter vs Lola Ryan and Wildflower Dreaming.

To attend, RSVP via email ([email protected]) or (...)

Join in the conversation with exhibition curator Barbara Bynder as she discusses the exhibition Wildflower Dreaming: Shirley Corunna and the Coolbaroo League 1952-1962.

The exhibition presents a snapshot of Shirley’s personal journey, following a move from her home in Three Springs (...)

The Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery will open late for a very special live performance with renowned clarinettist Ashley Smith and the cream of Western Australia’s young musicians. They will present 20th century works for flute, clarinet, saxophone and piano (Debussy, Jolivet, Poulenc, Satie) (...)

Join exhibition curator Emma Mahanay Bitmead, artist and former academic John Teschendorff and leading writer and curator of Australian contemporary crafts and design, Grace Cochrane AM, as they discuss the nature of contemporary ceramics practice in Western Australia within a national and an (...)

Join writer and academic Anna Haebich, John Curtin Distinguished Professor and Senior Research Fellow in the School of Design and Art, Curtin University as she discusses the Coolbaroo League’s role in creating a sense of community among the Aboriginal groups living in Perth from the late 1940s to (...)

UWA String and Voice Students come together to perform chamber works from the baroque period. Exhibitions on view include Glitter, works by Pat Larter and Lola Ryan; HERE&NOW14, contemporary ceramic art from Western Australian artists.

HERE&NOW14, a conversation between long-term creative collaborative partners Pippin Drysdale and Warrick Palmateer and more recent collaborative partners Sandra Black and Andrew Nicholls.

Prominent practitioners in their own right, these artists have been working in creative (...)

Award winning researcher and writer Stephen Kinnane who co-wrote and produced The Coolbaroo Club (1996), an ABC TV documentary, will introduce the film and take questions following the screening.

This documentary is a portrait of the Coolbaroo Club, an Aboriginal-run dance club which (...)

Join Curator Gemma Weston as she guides us through the stunning works on display from the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art in the exhibition Glitter: Pat Larter vs Lola Ryan.

This event is part of the public program accompanying the exhibition Glitter which is featured at the (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)