What's On at UWA

How has the protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, been achieved in Australia? What legislation - state or Commonwealth - has been developed to protect Indigenous cultural heritage? What is the gap between the ideal and the reality in nation state practice?

Alan Harvey was educated at the University of Cambridge and Australian National University. He has been at UWA since 1984. His laboratory interests are in brain development, neuro-trauma and neuro-therapy, research primarily focussed on the visual system and spinal cord. He is, however, also (...)

The THEN and NOW of art production and development at Warmun and its presentation and appreciation within national and international contexts, from various perspectives, will be explored through shared stories in a panel presentation.

Join Seva Frangos, whose experiences include the (...)

Ethan Blue is Senior Lecturer in History at The University of Western Australia, where he teaches United States history. His research examines the American past across multiple scales, from the minute struggles of individuals' lives to the global contexts of geopolitical social and economic forces (...)

Dr Renee Firman is interested in why male mice emit ultrasonic vocalisations (which have been described to be synonymous to bird songs) when they encounter females. Her talk will explore current evidence that suggests that females use male vocalisations to assess the compatibility and quality of (...)

Join us for the opening of our first exhibition for 2016, Bharti Kher: In Her Own Language, presented as part of the Perth International Arts Festival.

The exhibition will be opened by author, novelist and social commentator Jane Caro in the presence of the artist.

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Discover more about the art of Bharti Kher, whose elegant yet diverse work stems from the pulse of her New Delhi studio, as exhibition curator Margaret Moore takes you on an exclusive tour of Bharti Kher: In Her Own Language at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.

FREE event. Register to (...)

Join an audio described tour of Bharti Kher: In Her Own Language, for visitors who are blind or sight-impaired.

This Audio Described tour is part of the Access Program at LWAG, made possible via a partnership with DADAA's AccessAllArts program. All headsets and supporting material will (...)

Explore the fascinating connections between diverse objects and their cultures of origin, including Aboriginal Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea and Nepal.

In this one-off tour, the curators behind Interwoven will guide you through the exhibition and discuss the (...)

Exclusively for UWA students, Culture Club is our semi-regular art party at LWAG. Get to know your university art gallery and enjoy free refreshments, music and a chance to get a close look at internationally acclaimed artist Bharti Kher’s first Australian exhibition.

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Find out about exchange opportunities to study overseas as part of your UWA degree including semester long and short term programs. Meet international students from UWA partner universities from all over the world and get advice on how an overseas experience can add to your UWA degree.

Complementing the themes in the exhibition Bharti Kher: In Her Own Language, Sana Bharadwaj, PhD Candidate in Linguistics who was herself born in the Indian State of Maharashtra, will reflect on how language, culture and identity interact in the sociolinguistics of the Indian diaspora in Australia.< (...)

"It is not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - Henry David Thoreau

Join us for a unique tour experience at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery's current exhibition.

When you consider that on average, a visitor at an art gallery spends mere seconds (...)

The Berndt Museum, UWA Cultural Precinct and the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery invite you to the opening of the exhibition 'MOWALJARLAI VISION AND VOICE, Legacy of a Bush Professor', curated by Eve Chaloupka.

The exhibition will be be opened by Dr Vanessa Russ, the new Associate Director (...)

The UWA Cultural Precinct and the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery invite you to the opening of

HERE&NOW16/GenYM Curated by Hamida Novakovich.

Presenting nine contemporary artists whose work is tied together by their diverse experiences of growing up Muslim in Australia.
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Respected educationalist Erin Knight will introduce and expand on the themes in this exhibition that offer a firsthand look at being young and Muslim in modern Australia.

This event will include a discussion of practical links for art teachers to the new K-10 Western Australian (...)

Aboriginal director Wayne Barker takes the viewer on a cultural exploration through three regions of the Kimberley, the coast, the rivers and tablelands, and the desert. Key storytellers share histories and messages of identity.

Against a majestic rock gallery of Wandjina images, David (...)

Art and literature are spaces in which both the Muslim minorities and the majority communities engage in exclusion and inclusion at various levels, individually, as communities, and through government funded programs and publications.

Professor Samina Yasmeen, Director of the Centre for (...)

An 'emerging curator' confronts many situations. Join local curators Gemma Weston, Dr Laetitia Wilson, Eve Chaloupka and Erin Coates, whose own experiences reveal some of the diverse challenges and interpretations of the role and responsibilities of a “curator” in the current WA scene.

The WA Medical Students Society (WAMSS) elective photographic exhibition captures the art of medicine and gives insight into medicine in different parts of the developing and developed world.

It highlights the global health issues that we all face ahead of us in the future. Learn the (...)