10 events Coming up
28 Apr 2012
The Psychology of Portraiture
A symposium to coincide with the exhibitions Hide and Seek and Inner Worlds: Portraits & Psychology running concurrently at the Dax Centre and the Potter respectively. This halfday symposium will elaborate on themes raised by the exhibitions and ...
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Symposium03 May 2012
Making Culture Count Conference
International guest speakers and leading ocal practitioners will bring together diverse perspectives to explore the burgeoning field of cultural and community indicators. Keynote speakers: Maria Rosario Jackson (Urban Institute in Washington DC)...
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Conference20 Jul 2012
First Generation of Multicultural Australians and International Students: Key driving forces of challenging social categorizations
Various images are attached to "international students", and this label takes on a number of metaphorical meanings. International students are constructed by the media as "victims" or those needed protection and charity. Some teachers see internat...
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Symposium02 Aug 2012
'Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?': Gauguin, the Sensorium, and Spiritual Life
Arguably Gauguin’s most famous painting, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (1897) is generally thought of as a vaguely spiritual ‘testament’ concerning both the life cycle and the attempt to find meaning in even the most rudi...
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Free Public Lecture11 Sep 2012
Stefano de Pieri and Kim Chalmers on Food, Wine & Culture in Mildura
Stefano de Pieri and Kim Chalmers will join us for a conversation about how food and wine have influenced the development of Mildura as an important regional centre, and how their passions for food, wine, and culture intersect in their own lives. ...
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Free Public Lecture14 Oct 2012
Australia vs Korea Dance Battle 2012
Free public event at Federation Square, Melbourne (with live link ups to Northbridge Piazza, Perth and Art Center Nabi, Seoul) On Sunday October 14, join us at Federation Square for the world’s first live link up hip hop battle between Australia ...
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Other25 Oct 2012
The science of conserving Gija art
This lecture will offer a unique insight into the art and science of Indigenous cultural materials conservation and the culture of the Gija people. In March 2011, floods destroyed the Warmun Community and seriously damaged the significant Warmun ...
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Free Public Lecture19 Feb 2013
The Power of Luxury: Art and Culture at the Italian Courts in Machiavelli’s Lifetime
This symposium argues that the real Renaissance took place in the realms of politics, fashion and the refinement of everyday living, rather than in the commissioning of paintings by Botticelli and Bellini. Save the date to hear about the sugar scu...
18 Mar 2013
5:30–7:30PM
Lighting the Wilin
As part of Wilin Week, join us as we light the wilin (fire) and celebrate with performances by the Black Arm Band, SKIN Choir and the Lockhart River Dancers. Wilin Week (18 March 22 March 2013) is an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres ...
19 Mar 2013
19 – 21 Mar 12:00PM–1:00PM
Wilin Sounds in the Cafe Lounge
As part of Wilin Week, enjoy the fresh sounds of country soulman Robert Champion, rockindie sensation Lee Morgan and hit duo Microwave Jenny, from 19 21 March, 12 1pm. Wilin Week (18 March 22 March 2013) is an annual celebration of Aboriginal a...