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SUMMARY:Imperial Purple to Marie Antoninette's Fleas: The Colourful History of Textiles
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, Susan explores the fascinating story of how dyes were discovered\, made\, and used from the earliest times to the end of the 18th century. Susan will look at the social importance of certain colours including red\, blue\, and purple. The use of colour in textiles is a story that travels from Europe to India and the Americas; a tale of exploration\, invention\, war\, the church\, money\, power and sex! \nDates and Locations \nSunday 1 March 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 4 March 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nTuesday 10 March 2026 Canberra (ACT) \nMonday 16 March 2026 Fleurieu (SA) \nMonday 23 March 2026 Margaret River (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/imperial-purple-to-marie-antoninettes-fleas-the-colourful-history-of-textiles/2026-03-01/
CATEGORIES:ACT,QLD,SA,VIC,WA
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kay-Williams-Imperial-W.jpg
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SUMMARY:Johannes Vermeer and the Absent Subject
DESCRIPTION:Johannes Vermeer’s paintings might be considered typical of the ‘Dutch Golden Age’. Yet\, compared with his contemporaries’ works\, Vermeer’s serene interiors seem oddly different. This particular difference has preoccupied scholars since the ‘rediscovery’ of Vermeer in the 19th Century and will be the focus for our enquiry into his work. Is Vermeer’s subject the merry couple enjoying wine and music; the elegant furnishings; or is it the light and shadow which suffuses every detail and creates tonal nuances? The lecture will review the various interpretations of Vermeer’s art and consider the circumstances that may have influenced him in his day. \nDates and Locations \nFriday 27 February 2026 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nMonday 2 March 2026 Hobart (TAS) \nFriday 6 March 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \nMonday 9 March 2026 Northern Rivers (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/johannes-vermeer-and-the-absent-subject-2/2026-03-02/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,TAS,VIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Godetsky-Vermeer-W.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260303T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260303T190000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T000723Z
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SUMMARY:Albrecht Durer: Life\, Ego and Afterlife
DESCRIPTION:In his day\, Albrecht Dürer was a larger-than-life figure. Through the high quality of his woodcutting\, and the facility with which printed culture could be disseminated\, Dürer became an international success. Not a stranger to a mode of self-fashioning that would sit comfortably in today’s social media channels\, Dürer crafted a lasting legacy for his art through his prints\, paintings\, and copious writing. Yet\, the words he wrote – as much as the images he invented – reveal a man in profound search of his identity\, especially at a time when social and religious values were in radical flux. Albert traces the artist’s origins in his goldsmith father’s workshop in Nuremberg\, his ambitious travels in Italy and subsequent patronage by the Habsburgs. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 26 February 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nTuesday 3 March 2026 Launceston (TAS) \nFriday 6 March​ 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \nSaturday 7 March 2026 Gold Coast (QLD) \n​Sunday 15 March 2026 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nSaturday 21 March 2026 Rockhampton (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/albrecht-durer-life-ego-and-afterlife-2/2026-03-03/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS,VIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Godetsky-Self-portrait-W.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260304T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260304T113000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20251119T065631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251122T063640Z
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SUMMARY:Imperial Purple to Marie Antoninette's Fleas: The Colourful History of Textiles
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, Susan explores the fascinating story of how dyes were discovered\, made\, and used from the earliest times to the end of the 18th century. Susan will look at the social importance of certain colours including red\, blue\, and purple. The use of colour in textiles is a story that travels from Europe to India and the Americas; a tale of exploration\, invention\, war\, the church\, money\, power and sex! \nDates and Locations \nSunday 1 March 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 4 March 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nTuesday 10 March 2026 Canberra (ACT) \nMonday 16 March 2026 Fleurieu (SA) \nMonday 23 March 2026 Margaret River (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/imperial-purple-to-marie-antoninettes-fleas-the-colourful-history-of-textiles/2026-03-04/
CATEGORIES:ACT,QLD,SA,VIC,WA
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kay-Williams-Imperial-W.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260304T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260304T190000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20251119T053146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T040410Z
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SUMMARY:The History of Embroidery
DESCRIPTION:This talk takes us from some of the earliest embroidery in this country from the 10th century through the height of English work\, Opus Anglicanum to the embroidered outfits of our Tudor monarchs through to the seventeenth century when new design ideas arrived from India and China\, and new techniques emerged such as raised embroidery\, through to the growth in silk shading with the growth in dye shades\, then to Berlin wool work in the 19th century and the dawn of art embroidery by the likes of William Morris and Walter Crane in the late 19th century. Finally\, we reach the period of embroidery artists in the 20th century including Beryl Dean\, Constance Howard and Diana Springall to the artists of today including Mr X Stitch. This lecture shows how much embroidery has changed and stayed the same over the last thousand years. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 4 March 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nMonday 9 March 2026 Murray River (VIC/NSW) \nSaturday 21 March 2026 Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/history-embroidery/2026-03-04/
CATEGORIES:NSW,VIC,WA
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Dr-Susan-Kay-Williams-Embroidery-W.jpg
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260305T203000
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CREATED:20251119T213613Z
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SUMMARY:Tapestry: The Ultimate Wall Decoration
DESCRIPTION:The history of this glorious textile art form\, revered in the Middle Ages and beyond\, gracing the walls of royal and papal courts\, churches\, and the homes of the gentry across Europe. Susan will give us new insight into how tapestry became a grand visual medium from medieval times\, from the master tapestry-makers of Flanders\, to the Gobelins factory of Paris\, exploring the evolution of tapestry\, and the production of the world’s most famous tapestry sets. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 5 March 2026 Melbourne (VIC) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/tapestry-the-ultimate-wall-decoration/
CATEGORIES:VIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kay-Williams-Tapestry-W.jpg
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260306T113000
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CREATED:20251201T065745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T000723Z
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SUMMARY:Albrecht Durer: Life\, Ego and Afterlife
DESCRIPTION:In his day\, Albrecht Dürer was a larger-than-life figure. Through the high quality of his woodcutting\, and the facility with which printed culture could be disseminated\, Dürer became an international success. Not a stranger to a mode of self-fashioning that would sit comfortably in today’s social media channels\, Dürer crafted a lasting legacy for his art through his prints\, paintings\, and copious writing. Yet\, the words he wrote – as much as the images he invented – reveal a man in profound search of his identity\, especially at a time when social and religious values were in radical flux. Albert traces the artist’s origins in his goldsmith father’s workshop in Nuremberg\, his ambitious travels in Italy and subsequent patronage by the Habsburgs. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 26 February 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nTuesday 3 March 2026 Launceston (TAS) \nFriday 6 March​ 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \nSaturday 7 March 2026 Gold Coast (QLD) \n​Sunday 15 March 2026 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nSaturday 21 March 2026 Rockhampton (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/albrecht-durer-life-ego-and-afterlife-2/2026-03-06/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS,VIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Godetsky-Self-portrait-W.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260306T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260306T133000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20251204T061123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T061457Z
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SUMMARY:Johannes Vermeer and the Absent Subject
DESCRIPTION:Johannes Vermeer’s paintings might be considered typical of the ‘Dutch Golden Age’. Yet\, compared with his contemporaries’ works\, Vermeer’s serene interiors seem oddly different. This particular difference has preoccupied scholars since the ‘rediscovery’ of Vermeer in the 19th Century and will be the focus for our enquiry into his work. Is Vermeer’s subject the merry couple enjoying wine and music; the elegant furnishings; or is it the light and shadow which suffuses every detail and creates tonal nuances? The lecture will review the various interpretations of Vermeer’s art and consider the circumstances that may have influenced him in his day. \nDates and Locations \nFriday 27 February 2026 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nMonday 2 March 2026 Hobart (TAS) \nFriday 6 March 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \nMonday 9 March 2026 Northern Rivers (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/johannes-vermeer-and-the-absent-subject-2/2026-03-06/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,TAS,VIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Godetsky-Vermeer-W.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260307T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260307T103000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20251201T065745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T000723Z
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SUMMARY:Albrecht Durer: Life\, Ego and Afterlife
DESCRIPTION:In his day\, Albrecht Dürer was a larger-than-life figure. Through the high quality of his woodcutting\, and the facility with which printed culture could be disseminated\, Dürer became an international success. Not a stranger to a mode of self-fashioning that would sit comfortably in today’s social media channels\, Dürer crafted a lasting legacy for his art through his prints\, paintings\, and copious writing. Yet\, the words he wrote – as much as the images he invented – reveal a man in profound search of his identity\, especially at a time when social and religious values were in radical flux. Albert traces the artist’s origins in his goldsmith father’s workshop in Nuremberg\, his ambitious travels in Italy and subsequent patronage by the Habsburgs. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 26 February 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nTuesday 3 March 2026 Launceston (TAS) \nFriday 6 March​ 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \nSaturday 7 March 2026 Gold Coast (QLD) \n​Sunday 15 March 2026 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nSaturday 21 March 2026 Rockhampton (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/albrecht-durer-life-ego-and-afterlife-2/2026-03-07/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS,VIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Godetsky-Self-portrait-W.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260309T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260309T193000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20251119T053146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T040410Z
UID:10000369-1773079200-1773084600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The History of Embroidery
DESCRIPTION:This talk takes us from some of the earliest embroidery in this country from the 10th century through the height of English work\, Opus Anglicanum to the embroidered outfits of our Tudor monarchs through to the seventeenth century when new design ideas arrived from India and China\, and new techniques emerged such as raised embroidery\, through to the growth in silk shading with the growth in dye shades\, then to Berlin wool work in the 19th century and the dawn of art embroidery by the likes of William Morris and Walter Crane in the late 19th century. Finally\, we reach the period of embroidery artists in the 20th century including Beryl Dean\, Constance Howard and Diana Springall to the artists of today including Mr X Stitch. This lecture shows how much embroidery has changed and stayed the same over the last thousand years. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 4 March 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nMonday 9 March 2026 Murray River (VIC/NSW) \nSaturday 21 March 2026 Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/history-embroidery/2026-03-09/
CATEGORIES:NSW,VIC,WA
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Dr-Susan-Kay-Williams-Embroidery-W.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260309T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260309T193000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20251204T061123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T061457Z
UID:10000483-1773081000-1773084600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Johannes Vermeer and the Absent Subject
DESCRIPTION:Johannes Vermeer’s paintings might be considered typical of the ‘Dutch Golden Age’. Yet\, compared with his contemporaries’ works\, Vermeer’s serene interiors seem oddly different. This particular difference has preoccupied scholars since the ‘rediscovery’ of Vermeer in the 19th Century and will be the focus for our enquiry into his work. Is Vermeer’s subject the merry couple enjoying wine and music; the elegant furnishings; or is it the light and shadow which suffuses every detail and creates tonal nuances? The lecture will review the various interpretations of Vermeer’s art and consider the circumstances that may have influenced him in his day. \nDates and Locations \nFriday 27 February 2026 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nMonday 2 March 2026 Hobart (TAS) \nFriday 6 March 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \nMonday 9 March 2026 Northern Rivers (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/johannes-vermeer-and-the-absent-subject-2/2026-03-09/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,TAS,VIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Godetsky-Vermeer-W.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260310T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260310T190000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20251119T065631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251122T063640Z
UID:10000303-1773165600-1773169200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Imperial Purple to Marie Antoninette's Fleas: The Colourful History of Textiles
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, Susan explores the fascinating story of how dyes were discovered\, made\, and used from the earliest times to the end of the 18th century. Susan will look at the social importance of certain colours including red\, blue\, and purple. The use of colour in textiles is a story that travels from Europe to India and the Americas; a tale of exploration\, invention\, war\, the church\, money\, power and sex! \nDates and Locations \nSunday 1 March 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 4 March 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nTuesday 10 March 2026 Canberra (ACT) \nMonday 16 March 2026 Fleurieu (SA) \nMonday 23 March 2026 Margaret River (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/imperial-purple-to-marie-antoninettes-fleas-the-colourful-history-of-textiles/2026-03-10/
CATEGORIES:ACT,QLD,SA,VIC,WA
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kay-Williams-Imperial-W.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260313T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260313T190000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20250804T034918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T030916Z
UID:10000070-1773424800-1773428400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Art of Maps: Ancient\, Medieval and Modern
DESCRIPTION:This lecture discusses the development of maps of the world from the earliest civilisations to the most recent digital creations. They show gradual improvement for purposes of shipping\, trade and national sovereignty. This evolution of maps includes more accurate coastlines\, the addition of longitude and latitude and the placement of a consistent North; however\, maps have always shown what their creators desired or hoped for. Most of all Maps ancient\, medieval or modern are frequently pieces of great artistic skill and beauty. \nDate and Location \nFriday 13 March 2026 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nThursday 4 June 2026 Yarra (VIC) \n 
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/art-of-maps/2026-03-13/
CATEGORIES:VIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Williamson-OrteliusWorldMap-R3.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260315T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260315T160000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20251201T065745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T000723Z
UID:10000466-1773586800-1773590400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Albrecht Durer: Life\, Ego and Afterlife
DESCRIPTION:In his day\, Albrecht Dürer was a larger-than-life figure. Through the high quality of his woodcutting\, and the facility with which printed culture could be disseminated\, Dürer became an international success. Not a stranger to a mode of self-fashioning that would sit comfortably in today’s social media channels\, Dürer crafted a lasting legacy for his art through his prints\, paintings\, and copious writing. Yet\, the words he wrote – as much as the images he invented – reveal a man in profound search of his identity\, especially at a time when social and religious values were in radical flux. Albert traces the artist’s origins in his goldsmith father’s workshop in Nuremberg\, his ambitious travels in Italy and subsequent patronage by the Habsburgs. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 26 February 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nTuesday 3 March 2026 Launceston (TAS) \nFriday 6 March​ 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \nSaturday 7 March 2026 Gold Coast (QLD) \n​Sunday 15 March 2026 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nSaturday 21 March 2026 Rockhampton (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/albrecht-durer-life-ego-and-afterlife-2/2026-03-15/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS,VIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Godetsky-Self-portrait-W.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260316T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260316T113000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20251119T065631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251122T063640Z
UID:10000304-1773657000-1773660600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Imperial Purple to Marie Antoninette's Fleas: The Colourful History of Textiles
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, Susan explores the fascinating story of how dyes were discovered\, made\, and used from the earliest times to the end of the 18th century. Susan will look at the social importance of certain colours including red\, blue\, and purple. The use of colour in textiles is a story that travels from Europe to India and the Americas; a tale of exploration\, invention\, war\, the church\, money\, power and sex! \nDates and Locations \nSunday 1 March 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 4 March 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nTuesday 10 March 2026 Canberra (ACT) \nMonday 16 March 2026 Fleurieu (SA) \nMonday 23 March 2026 Margaret River (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/imperial-purple-to-marie-antoninettes-fleas-the-colourful-history-of-textiles/2026-03-16/
CATEGORIES:ACT,QLD,SA,VIC,WA
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kay-Williams-Imperial-W.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260321T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260321T110000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20251201T065745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T000723Z
UID:10000467-1774087200-1774090800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Albrecht Durer: Life\, Ego and Afterlife
DESCRIPTION:In his day\, Albrecht Dürer was a larger-than-life figure. Through the high quality of his woodcutting\, and the facility with which printed culture could be disseminated\, Dürer became an international success. Not a stranger to a mode of self-fashioning that would sit comfortably in today’s social media channels\, Dürer crafted a lasting legacy for his art through his prints\, paintings\, and copious writing. Yet\, the words he wrote – as much as the images he invented – reveal a man in profound search of his identity\, especially at a time when social and religious values were in radical flux. Albert traces the artist’s origins in his goldsmith father’s workshop in Nuremberg\, his ambitious travels in Italy and subsequent patronage by the Habsburgs. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 26 February 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nTuesday 3 March 2026 Launceston (TAS) \nFriday 6 March​ 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \nSaturday 7 March 2026 Gold Coast (QLD) \n​Sunday 15 March 2026 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nSaturday 21 March 2026 Rockhampton (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/albrecht-durer-life-ego-and-afterlife-2/2026-03-21/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS,VIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Godetsky-Self-portrait-W.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260321T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260321T143000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
CREATED:20251119T053146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251129T040410Z
UID:10000370-1774098000-1774103400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The History of Embroidery
DESCRIPTION:This talk takes us from some of the earliest embroidery in this country from the 10th century through the height of English work\, Opus Anglicanum to the embroidered outfits of our Tudor monarchs through to the seventeenth century when new design ideas arrived from India and China\, and new techniques emerged such as raised embroidery\, through to the growth in silk shading with the growth in dye shades\, then to Berlin wool work in the 19th century and the dawn of art embroidery by the likes of William Morris and Walter Crane in the late 19th century. Finally\, we reach the period of embroidery artists in the 20th century including Beryl Dean\, Constance Howard and Diana Springall to the artists of today including Mr X Stitch. This lecture shows how much embroidery has changed and stayed the same over the last thousand years. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 4 March 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nMonday 9 March 2026 Murray River (VIC/NSW) \nSaturday 21 March 2026 Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/history-embroidery/2026-03-21/
CATEGORIES:NSW,VIC,WA
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UID:10000305-1774269000-1774272600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Imperial Purple to Marie Antoninette's Fleas: The Colourful History of Textiles
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, Susan explores the fascinating story of how dyes were discovered\, made\, and used from the earliest times to the end of the 18th century. Susan will look at the social importance of certain colours including red\, blue\, and purple. The use of colour in textiles is a story that travels from Europe to India and the Americas; a tale of exploration\, invention\, war\, the church\, money\, power and sex! \nDates and Locations \nSunday 1 March 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 4 March 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nTuesday 10 March 2026 Canberra (ACT) \nMonday 16 March 2026 Fleurieu (SA) \nMonday 23 March 2026 Margaret River (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/imperial-purple-to-marie-antoninettes-fleas-the-colourful-history-of-textiles/2026-03-23/
CATEGORIES:ACT,QLD,SA,VIC,WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260326T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260326T110000
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SUMMARY:Undercover: Australia’s Camouflage Artists of World War Two
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture we will discover the secret camouflage artists who helped protect Darwin and Northern Australia when under the threat of invasion. Artistic innovation provided low technology solutions. This is a story of crisscrossing boundaries between art and design\, military science\, biology and nature. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 26 March October 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/australian-camouflage-artists/2026-03-26/1/
CATEGORIES:VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260326T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260326T143000
DTSTAMP:20260519T205250
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T214431Z
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SUMMARY:Undercover: Australia’s Camouflage Artists of World War Two
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture we will discover the secret camouflage artists who helped protect Darwin and Northern Australia when under the threat of invasion. Artistic innovation provided low technology solutions. This is a story of crisscrossing boundaries between art and design\, military science\, biology and nature. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 26 March October 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/australian-camouflage-artists/2026-03-26/2/
CATEGORIES:VIC
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