Past Events @ Macquarie University Art Gallery
Building E11A, Macquarie University
North Ryde.
Bennelong’s River To Darug Insights
in August
Shannon Williams hip hop performance
Either Thurs 7 or Fri 8 August
Date to be confirmed, please phone or check website for further details
Historian curator Keith Vincent Smith will present a lunchtime talk
Wednesday 6 August at 1pm
Saturday 9 August at 11am
Saturday morning tea at the gallery
The life story of fashion designer, textile artist Robyn Caughlan
Tuesday 12 August at 1pm Lunchtime talk
Darug artist Leanne Tobin invites us into the life of Granny Lock
Cost: Free. For further information:
Tel: + 6 12 9850 7437
Fax: + 6 12 9850 7565
Email: ArtGallery@mq.edu.au
Open Saturday 9 & 23 August 10am-4pm
Weaving Lives Together at Bawaka
in September
Weaving Workshops
Telling stories through Weaving
with the Bawaka women from North East Arnhem Land
Cost material included: $10 per person
Wednesday 3 September morning workshop 10am - midday
Thursday 4 September morning workshop 10am - midday
Bookings essential:
Tel: + 6 12 9850 7437
Fax: + 6 12 9850 7565
Email: ArtGallery@mq.edu.au
History Week
in September
Indigenous Art: Australia and the World
Presented by: Djon Mundine OAM, the esteemed curator, critic and historian will provide a national picture of Aboriginal art in Australia - both its reception and escalation to international recognition.
All welcome.
When: 9 September 2008 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Where: Art Gallery, E11A, Macquarie University, Macquarie University, North Ryde, 2109, Metropolitan Sydney
Enquiries: 9850 8875,lisa.featherstone@humn.mq.edu.au,
Cost: Free. Parking Fees Apply. Bookings essential.
On the water’s edge
A haven for artistic expression - Berowra Waters and its surrounds
Presented by: Rhonda Davis
On the waters edge traces the history of visual artists that have been inspired by the majestic vistas of the Berowra landscape and its river. Varying accents on the Berowra river and its surrounds emerges to show how regionalism informs visual culture over time. A number of artists will be explored in this illustrated presentation including well-known ones from the last century such as George Collinridge, Lister Lister, J.J.Hilder and Margaret Preston to contemporary artists such as David Lever, Mark Davis and Chris Kenyon living in Berowra today.
10.30am-11.30am
Venue: Berowra District Hall Lions Club
Cnr Berowra Waters Rd and Crowelly Rd
Berowra
When: 13 September 2008 - 10:30am to 11:30am
Where: Berowra District Hall Lions Club, Cnr Berowra Waters Rd and Crowelly Rd , Berowra, 2081, Metropolitan Sydney
Enquiries: 9850 8875,lisa.featherstone@humn.mq.edu.au,
Cost: Free. Bookings essential.