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Displaying from Friday, June 14, 2019
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June 2019
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Friday 14 |
The enriching experience of travelling and working in foreign countries or regional environments as part of a clinical elective unit has provided challenges and ongoing rewards to numerous UWA medical students. Over the past 21 years the Alan Charters Prize Seminar has brought their experiences to (...)
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July 2019
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Saturday 13 |
Share an afternoon with artist Philippa Nikulinsky, beginning with an exhibition tour of "Nikulinsky Naturally" followed by a high tea hosted at the University Club of Western Australia. For nearly 50 years Nikulinsky has travelled through the state to record, draw and paint its (...)
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Saturday 20 |
The celebration of Western Australia’s wildflowers puts a spotlight on the State’s botanical riches and the threat humans now pose to them. Hear from botanists, curators and artists bringing you an array of botanical and environment themed exhibitions and events in 2019.
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Wednesday 24 |
Join us for a screening of Kew’s Forgotten Queen, a documentary celebrating the work of one of the most prolific botanical artists of the Victorian age – Marianne North. At a time when women barely left their parlour rooms, North defied convention as she travelled alone navigating the world (...)
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Saturday 27 |
11:30 - GUIDED TOUR - Verbal Description & Tactile Tour: For visitors with vision impairment
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Join us for a touch and verbal descriptive tour of the current exhibitions. A trained guide delivers descriptions of the visual elements of artworks exhibited, along with tactile opportunities using mixed media, maquettes and some of the artworks.
Tours are free to attend and open to friends and (...)
Slow down your day by joining us for a different kind of art gallery tour. Much like a mindfulness exercise where you focus on your breathing, in this tour we settle our minds on the artwork.
We begin this session with a close observation of selected artworks from the exhibitions "Sc (...)
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August 2019
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Saturday 10 |
Join us for our quarterly program for visitors living with dementia and their carers or family members.
Let’s Meet provides a forum for conversation through the shared viewing and exploration of artworks on display – highlighting themes, artists, and artworks currently exhibited.
Experience the artwork at LWAG in Australian Sign Language. Join us for a free tour of the current exhibitions in Australian sign language, guided by a gallery staff member and interpreter.
Community Partner: Auslan Stage Left
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Friday 30 |
You're invited to the launch of Season 3 with the opening of two new exhibitions at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.
HERE&NOW19: Material Culture surveys the practice of artists working with fibres and textiles to explore socio-political issues. Curated by Joanna Sulkowski, it (...)
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Saturday 31 |
Join curator Joanna Sulkowski and artists Teelah George and Susan Roux for a talk and tour exploring HERE&NOW19: Material Culture, an exhibition that highlights the practice of artists working with fibre and textiles to express ideas relating to current socio-political issues.
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September 2019
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Saturday 07 |
Join Dr Jan Altmann and Carl Altmann MA for the final talk in the Friends of Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery’s Australian contemporary art history lecture series.
This talk focuses on a range of artists whose works challenge the imagination, including Guy Grey-Smith, Mike Parr and Tony Tuckson, among (...)
Join Cosmopolitan curator Dr Sally Quin for this discussion exploring the exhibition and a look into some of the major themes in Australian art in the 1930s, a time of significant political, economic and social change. The eclectic range of works, featuring pieces in surrealist, abstract and (...)
Visual art educator Erin Knight leads this customised workshop for teachers, introducing the Cosmopolitan education kit and ways of incorporating the exhibition into the classroom.
The education kit explores how artists of the 1930s adapted and adopted new ideas current at that time (...)
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Friday 13 |
Out of the Boxes and into the Desert features extraordinary artworks that have been in storage at the Berndt Museum for 30 years. Join exhibition curator Dr Vanessa Russ as she leads us through the exhibition, sharing insights into the artworks and the history of the Berndt Museum.
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Friday 20 |
Join respected Noongar Elder Dr Noel Nannup OAM as he shares some of the stories about the night sky from an Aboriginal perspective. Together with the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Dr Nannup will illustrate the stories using a Stellarium app that features the night sky.
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October 2019
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Wednesday 02 |
13:30 - WORKSHOP - SPRINGarts: HANDMADE PAPER : Come and learn how to turn paper waste into brand new custom paper!
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This fun school holiday workshop, led by visual artist Deborah Worthy-Collins, will introduce your child to basic paper making skills, while helping out the environment.
AGES: 7 –12
PRICE: $30
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Thursday 03 |
13:30 - WORKSHOP - SPRINGarts: POM-POM PARTY! : Get groovy with yarn and recycled fibres and make your own pom-pom accessories to take home.
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With textile artist Leah Louise, kids will learn how to make their own fabulous fibrous fluff balls using recycled takeaway containers (not a tricky cardboard donut in sight!), and the process can be easily replicated at home, for hours of cheerful holiday entertainment.
AGES: 6–12
PRICE: $20
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Friday 04 |
13:30 - WORKSHOP - SPRINGarts: MINI MOVING PICTURES : Make your own miniature moving-picture show these school holidays!
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Using recycled and craft materials, you will be guided through the process of making your own DIY crankie. A visual-storytelling device often accompanied by narration and music, crankies, or moving panoramas, were a popular form of entertainment in the 19th century. You will explore basic (...)
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Tuesday 08 |
13:30 - WORKSHOP - SPRINGarts: MAKING COMICS : Learn about the inspiring visual medium of comics with multidisciplinary artist Gabby Loo!
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Participants will be guided through the whole process of making a comic, developing the foundational elements of story writing, cartooning and illustration techniques. This school holiday workshop has something to offer for young people of all skill levels.
AGES: 8+
PRICE: $30
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Wednesday 09 |
13:00 - WORKSHOP - SPRINGarts: WEAVING AND WALL HANGINGS : Join textile artist Leah Louise for a crafty afternoon.
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Weaving is a centuries old art form found all over the world, and now you can practice it yourself using cardboard and recycled yarns. Kids will learn to make their own loom, choose colour palettes, and weave their own wall hanging to take home.
AGES: 8–12
PRICE: $30
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