A Celebratory Appraisal of the Late, Great John Clarke
Book launch
As one of the great satirists of our age, John Clarke has not received the scholarly attention that his cultural contribution assuredly deserves. When just over two years ago, he passed away suddenly whilst bushwalking in the Grampians, the New Zealand-born, adopted Australian left behind a…
GEO: Art of the Collection
Project Space
GEO: Art of the Collection at Geoscience AustraliaA collaboration between Geoscience Australia and the ANU School of Art & Design, the exhibition is a response to Geoscience Australia's vast and marvellous collection of rocks, minerals, crystals and fossils.Pie Bolton, Cassandra Brooker,…
“This is (Not) Crisis”: Chronotope, Crisis Narration, and the Metapragmatics of Historical Time
Seminar
In post-independence Timor-Leste, the spectre of crisis looms large. Since its troubled beginnings, the first new nation of the 21st century has been plagued with successive waves of ruinous violence. Declarations or denials of “crisis!” continue to be commonplace. How do such narrative invocations…
Promised the Moon: Curator in Conversation
Artist talk
Join the curator, Dr Ursula Frederick in the Main Gallery to hear more about the works in the exhibition Promised the Moon and the importance of the artists in communicating and commemorating the ACT’s unique space heritage.Free | All Welcome | Please RSVP This event is part of Moon Week…
Migration and Social-Cultural Change Workshop
Workshop
This workshop is a collaboration between the Australian Studies Institute at ANU, and the Australian Studies Centres at Beijing Foreign Studies University and the University of Cologne. ANU looks forward to hosting delegations from our collaborating partners. If you have any questions about the…
Homo luzonensis: A new species of hominin from the Late Pleistocene of northern Luzon, Philippines
Lecture
Prof. Armand Mijares of the Archaeological Studies Program, University of the Philippines, Diliman led an international team of researchers that discovered the remains of a new species of Homo at Callao Cave, northern Luzon Philippines, which they named Homo luzonensis. In this lecture, Prof.…
Promised the Moon: Lift Off & Panel Discussion
Artist talk
Join us in the ANU School of Art & Design Lecture Theatre for an engaging panel discussion on the significance of Canberra’s unique space heritage, and a how this history has inspired the artists in the exhibition, Promised the Moon.After the panel, drinks and light refreshments will be served…