2021 Bundian Way Arts Exchange | Public Information Session
Other
The ANU School of Art & Design is delighted to announce the continuation of the highly successful Bundian Way Arts Exchange in 2021. Building on the success of the Bundian Way Arts Exchange over the last three years, the ANU SOA&D is pleased to invite members of the ACT community to the…
Student Chamber Music Concert
Performance
Experience ANU School of Music student chamber music performances Forming part of their assessment, students will perform works by Vivaldi, Schubert, Ravel and more. Free entry with pre-registration essential.
Tiwi Strong Women in Concert
Performance
The Tiwi Island Strong Women, some of our greatest song preservers in the country, joined by Genevieve Campbell and the ANU School of Music The Tiwi Strong Women’s group have been sisters and friends all their lives, growing up together with song as their shared identity. Now, as respected…
In search of the real Edmund Barton: our first prime minister
Lecture
Historian Dr David Headon reveals the compelling story of Australia’s first prime minister, Sir Edmund ‘Toby’ Barton. Most of us know that Barton was our first prime minister, that he was an early advocate for the federation of Australian colonies and that he played a key role in drafting the…
Research Seminar: Genevieve Campbell and Tiwi Strong Women
Seminar
Dr Genevieve Campbell from the Sydney Conservatorium and members of the Tiwi Strong Women’s group will present on Tiwi music, culture and its integration into all aspects of life, as well as exploring some of the recent projects that have been undertaken in festival recordings and conferences that…
Pierre Ryckmans: Artist and Art Historian
Seminar
Pierre Ryckmans is best known for the writing on contemporary Chinese politics under the pen name Simon Leys in which he exposed the inhumanity of totalitarianism at a time of Maoist fanaticism. Yet throughout life his deep appreciation of Chinese art and culture nourished and sustained him.…
Research Seminar: Julie Rickwood
Seminar
There’s no music on a dead planet This seminar explores the intersection between popular music and environmental activism. It examines the phenomenon of Green Music Australia, investigating the framing of its political and cultural imperative for climate change activism. I also explore the way…