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SUMMARY:The True Story Behind the World's Biggest Art Heist
DESCRIPTION:On 18 March 1990\, the ‘impossible’ happened – thirteen works of art\, valued at a total of $500 million\, were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Museum officials\, police and security experts were completely baffled as to how this had happened. These great masterpieces have never been recovered; a devastating loss to the museum and its public. This talk relates the story of the fascinating police investigation into the missing paintings by Vermeer\, Rembrandt\, Degas and Manet; resulting in knowledge of how\, why and by whom the robbery was committed but leaving the crime officially ‘unsolved’. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 13 October 2025 Hunter (NSW) \nWednesday​ 15 October 2025 Tamworth (NSW) \n​Tuesday 4 November 2025 Scone (NSW) \nThursday 6 November 2025 Paddington\, Sydney (NSW) Lectures at 12:30pm and 6:00pm \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/biggest-art-heist/2025-10-15/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251014T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251014T190000
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SUMMARY:How Constable’s Late Paintings Changed the Face of Modern Art
DESCRIPTION:Would you recognise John Constable R.A.’s ‘late’ oil studies? Constable’s exuberant\, almost abstract\, brush and palette-knife work shocked audiences for a full 50 years before Impressionism. In fact\, the handling is so avant-garde that it is impossible to tell what these paint strokes depict! Constable only sold 20 or so paintings in England during his lifetime\, as their rough and ‘specky’ surfaces horrified audiences. By contrast\, he sold many to forward-looking French art dealers and collectors. Consequently\, his radical ‘late’ works influenced generations of French painters\, making Constable a Forefather of Modern Painting. Sarah Cove’s work reveals a ‘Jackson Pollock of the 1830s’. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 13 October 2025 Hobart (TAS) \nTuesday 14 October 2025 Launceston (TAS) \nMonday 20 October 2025 Northern Rivers (NSW) \nWednesday 22 & Thursday 23 October Brisbane (QLD)  \nFriday 24 October 2025 Brisbane River (QLD) \nSaturday 1 November 2025 Rockhampton (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/constables-paintings/2025-10-14/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,TAS
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251013T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
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SUMMARY:The True Story Behind the World's Biggest Art Heist
DESCRIPTION:On 18 March 1990\, the ‘impossible’ happened – thirteen works of art\, valued at a total of $500 million\, were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Museum officials\, police and security experts were completely baffled as to how this had happened. These great masterpieces have never been recovered; a devastating loss to the museum and its public. This talk relates the story of the fascinating police investigation into the missing paintings by Vermeer\, Rembrandt\, Degas and Manet; resulting in knowledge of how\, why and by whom the robbery was committed but leaving the crime officially ‘unsolved’. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 13 October 2025 Hunter (NSW) \nWednesday​ 15 October 2025 Tamworth (NSW) \n​Tuesday 4 November 2025 Scone (NSW) \nThursday 6 November 2025 Paddington\, Sydney (NSW) Lectures at 12:30pm and 6:00pm \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/biggest-art-heist/2025-10-13/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251013T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251013T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250715T003312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T024734Z
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SUMMARY:How Constable’s Late Paintings Changed the Face of Modern Art
DESCRIPTION:Would you recognise John Constable R.A.’s ‘late’ oil studies? Constable’s exuberant\, almost abstract\, brush and palette-knife work shocked audiences for a full 50 years before Impressionism. In fact\, the handling is so avant-garde that it is impossible to tell what these paint strokes depict! Constable only sold 20 or so paintings in England during his lifetime\, as their rough and ‘specky’ surfaces horrified audiences. By contrast\, he sold many to forward-looking French art dealers and collectors. Consequently\, his radical ‘late’ works influenced generations of French painters\, making Constable a Forefather of Modern Painting. Sarah Cove’s work reveals a ‘Jackson Pollock of the 1830s’. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 13 October 2025 Hobart (TAS) \nTuesday 14 October 2025 Launceston (TAS) \nMonday 20 October 2025 Northern Rivers (NSW) \nWednesday 22 & Thursday 23 October Brisbane (QLD)  \nFriday 24 October 2025 Brisbane River (QLD) \nSaturday 1 November 2025 Rockhampton (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/constables-paintings/2025-10-13/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,TAS
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251012T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251012T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250717T082749Z
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SUMMARY:The Knights Crusaders
DESCRIPTION:The Orders of knights who helped keep the Kingdom of Jerusalem safe for Christians settled and prospered on islands in the Mediterranean such as Rhodes. Learn of the exploits of the Hospitallers and Templars\, their legacies and the notorious Assassins.  \nDates and Locations \nSunday 12 October 2025 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 15 October 2025 Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 23 October 2025 Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT) \nSaturday 1 November 2025 Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/knights-crusaders/2025-10-12/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,QLD,VIC,WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251010T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251010T190000
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SUMMARY:Land of the Monkey God– The Art an Architecture of Sri Lanka
DESCRIPTION:Shrines\, stupas\, cave temples\, colonial grandeur and modernist architecture – a look at the history of this beautiful island through its intriguing art and culture. For much of Sri Lanka’s past\, Buddhist and Hindu have lived alongside each other peaceably and much of the nation’s culture is evidence of this spirit of tolerance and generosity. This talk examines the fascinating story of Sri Lankan art and the original minds\, talents and spirits that created this unique visual world. \nDates and Locations \nFriday 10 October 2025 Mudgee (NSW) \nMonday 27 October 2025 Coffs Harbour (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/art-architecture-sri-lanka/2025-10-10/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251010T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251010T183000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250715T000353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T021551Z
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SUMMARY:A Day in the Life of a Picture Restorer
DESCRIPTION:We discuss the nature of oil painting materials\, and common problems associated with the ageing and deterioration of\, and damage to\, easel paintings. These can be on canvas\, panel\, board or paper in a range of mediums: oil\, acrylic\, egg tempera\, or mixed media. Problems can involve natural deterioration and neglect\, accidental damage\, vandalism and even war! Modern approaches to conservation and restoration will be illustrated with slides ranging from early Italian religious paintings via rapid oil sketches on paper to 20th century British paintings and modern abstract works. Hints and advice on the care of paintings is given liberally throughout! \nDates and Locations \nThursday 9 October 2025 Yarra (VIC). Lectures at 10am and 1:30pm \nFriday 10 October 2025 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nSaturday 18 October 2025 Gold Coast (QLD) \nFriday 24 October 2025 Brisbane River (QLD) \nWednesday 29 October 2025 Toowoomba (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/picture-restorer/2025-10-10/
CATEGORIES:QLD,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251009T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251009T110000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250715T000353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T021551Z
UID:10000142-1760004000-1760007600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:A Day in the Life of a Picture Restorer
DESCRIPTION:We discuss the nature of oil painting materials\, and common problems associated with the ageing and deterioration of\, and damage to\, easel paintings. These can be on canvas\, panel\, board or paper in a range of mediums: oil\, acrylic\, egg tempera\, or mixed media. Problems can involve natural deterioration and neglect\, accidental damage\, vandalism and even war! Modern approaches to conservation and restoration will be illustrated with slides ranging from early Italian religious paintings via rapid oil sketches on paper to 20th century British paintings and modern abstract works. Hints and advice on the care of paintings is given liberally throughout! \nDates and Locations \nThursday 9 October 2025 Yarra (VIC). Lectures at 10am and 1:30pm \nFriday 10 October 2025 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nSaturday 18 October 2025 Gold Coast (QLD) \nFriday 24 October 2025 Brisbane River (QLD) \nWednesday 29 October 2025 Toowoomba (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/picture-restorer/2025-10-09/
CATEGORIES:QLD,VIC
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251010
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250717T063227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T023900Z
UID:10000064-1759968000-1760054399@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Mysteries of the Ancients: Bloodthirsty Gods\, Sacred Places and Mystical Signs 
DESCRIPTION:Since the dawn of civilisation\, mankind has tried to understand and control the unseen powers of the sky\, the earth\, the seas and life itself. Ancient peoples left clues to their belief systems in all corners of the world in symbols\, inscriptions\, monuments and artefacts from the Aztec Calendar Stone and the Spear of Destiny to magic circles and Navaho sand paintings. Human hearts\, blood and children’s tears were all necessary to quench the hunger of the bloodthirsty gods of Mexico. If their needs were not satisfied the consequences for the nation would be catastrophic. Colossal pyramids are scattered across Mesoamerica but are they the same as those built by ancient Egyptians? \nDates and Locations \nThursday 9 October 2025 Chatswood (NSW). Lectures at 10.30am and 6.00pm \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/mysteries-of-ancients/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251008T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251008T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250717T062508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T045203Z
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SUMMARY:The Fall of Constantinople
DESCRIPTION:Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire after 1\,400 years of Christian rule and was eventually renamed Istanbul: find out why and how it happened. \nA presentation by international expert Eileen Goulding. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 8 October 2025 Chatswood (NSW) 10:30am and 6:00pm \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-fall-of-constantinople/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251004T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251004T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250710T090408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T034200Z
UID:10000039-1759590000-1759593600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Diego and Frida: The Revolutionary Couple
DESCRIPTION:Diego Rivera was a giant figure of the Mexican mural movement\, while Frida Kahlo was best known for her self-portraits. We will explore some of Diego’s murals and ideas on democratic art in Mexico City and Detroit. In the work of Frida Kahlo\, we will discover why she has become an icon of feminism and self-discovery. Recently\, she became the most valued painter in Latin America after her self-portrait ‘Diego and I’ was sold for $34 million at a major auction house in New York. \nDates and Locations \nSaturday 4 October 2025 Perth (WA) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/diego-and-frida-the-revolutionary-couple/
CATEGORIES:WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251004T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251004T143000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250710T093058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T045845Z
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SUMMARY:The Urge to Buy and the Art of Advertising
DESCRIPTION:The relationship of Art to Advertising had an early start. Sir John Everett Millais’s painting of Bubbles (1885) was sold for £2\,200 to help sell bars of soap. In this lecture we will trace how the advertising industry became so successful and in particular\, why advertising in the UK is often thought of as Art. \nDates and Locations \nSaturday 4 October 2025 Perth (WA) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-urge-to-buy-and-the-art-of-advertising/
CATEGORIES:WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251001T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251001T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250710T085355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T015236Z
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SUMMARY:I Got the Dust Bowl Blues: Texas and Oklahoma Photography\, Art and Music
DESCRIPTION:The Wall Street crash in 1929 led to a questioning of the success of the American dream. President Roosevelt stepped in with the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and the New Deal. The government initiative meant employment for over eight million largely unskilled Americans and importantly 5\,300 artists. Murals\, painting\, photography\, graphic design all flourished. In this lecture we will explore some of the key artists at this era. Jackson Pollock will be evaluated along with the social realism of Dorothea Lange and Ben Shahn. The soundtrack of the era is provided by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rogers.  \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 17 September 2025 Geelong (VIC) \nMonday 22 September 2025 Murray River (NSW / VIC) \nThursday 25 September 2025 Molonglo Plains (ACT / NSW) \nWednesday 1 October 2025 Adelaide (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/got-the-dust-bowl-blues/2025-10-01/2/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,SA,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251001T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251001T113000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250710T085355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T015236Z
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SUMMARY:I Got the Dust Bowl Blues: Texas and Oklahoma Photography\, Art and Music
DESCRIPTION:The Wall Street crash in 1929 led to a questioning of the success of the American dream. President Roosevelt stepped in with the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and the New Deal. The government initiative meant employment for over eight million largely unskilled Americans and importantly 5\,300 artists. Murals\, painting\, photography\, graphic design all flourished. In this lecture we will explore some of the key artists at this era. Jackson Pollock will be evaluated along with the social realism of Dorothea Lange and Ben Shahn. The soundtrack of the era is provided by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rogers.  \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 17 September 2025 Geelong (VIC) \nMonday 22 September 2025 Murray River (NSW / VIC) \nThursday 25 September 2025 Molonglo Plains (ACT / NSW) \nWednesday 1 October 2025 Adelaide (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/got-the-dust-bowl-blues/2025-10-01/1/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,SA,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250929T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250929T113000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250710T092515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T040619Z
UID:10000126-1759141800-1759145400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Mistress of Menace and the Master of Suspense
DESCRIPTION:Daphne Du Maurier and Alfred Hitchcock had much in common. Du Maurier is sometimes described as a romantic novelist\, but this is completely misleading. Like Hitchcock\, she dealt with themes of loneliness\, gender\, fear\, suspense and gothic imagery. They both built compelling and complex emotional landscapes for their characters. Although they never met\, the pair produced three cultural landmarks of the 20th century: Jamaica Inn\, Rebecca and The Birds`. In this lecture John will explore Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963)\, looking closely at some essential scenes in the film comparing the masterful techniques used on the page and on screen. \nDates and Locations \nSunday 14 September 2025 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 17 September 2025 Geelong (VIC) \nTuesday 23 September 2025 Canberra (ACT) \nMonday 29 September 2025 Fleurieu (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-mistress-of-menace/2025-09-29/
CATEGORIES:ACT,QLD,SA,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250927T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250927T110000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250713T083326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T040923Z
UID:10000130-1758967200-1758970800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Oh No Dear\, That's Not Funny – Cartoonists on Cartooning 
DESCRIPTION:Multi talented British cartoonist\, and former UK Strip Cartoonist of the Year\, Harry Venning escorts his audience through the peaks and pitfalls of his profession\, supported by visual and verbal contributions from such luminaries as Matt Groening\, Dr.Seuss\, Charles M. Schulz and Gary Larson. Entertaining and Informative in equal measure\, the topics covered include rejection\, procrastination\, deadlines\, artificial intelligence\, professional envy\, censorship\, and the cartoon community’s response to the Charlie Hebdo murders of 2015. Harry delights his audience with a hands-on demonstration of his cartooning skills. Some may recall his weekly cartoon strip -“Clare In The Community” which ran in the Guardian for 25 years. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 15 September 2025 Northern Rivers (NSW) \nWednesday 17 and Thursday 18 September 2025 Brisbane (QLD) \nSaturday 27 September 2025 Rockhampton (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/cartoonists-on-cartooning/2025-09-27/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250926T094500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250926T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250708T013849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T015809Z
UID:10000023-1758879900-1758898800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Looking for Georgia: My travels across New Mexico in the Footsteps of Georgia O’Keeffe
DESCRIPTION:Legendary American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) lived in and painted the New Mexico desert over 5 decades\, calling it “my backyard”. In September 2017\, Lydia Bauman\, herself a landscape painter\, travelled in her footsteps to find the iconic landscape motifs O’Keeffe made her own. The art historian in her wanted to deepen her understanding of the famous artist\, the artists in her wanted to challenge her own landscape painting practice. This is an account of her journey\, her insights\, her adventures\, and her own resulting body of over 80 paintings inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe country\, shown at a major solo exhibition in London’s Mall Galleries in 2019. \nDates and Locations \nFriday 26 September 2025 Paddington (NSW) 12:30pm and 6:00pm \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/georgia-okeeffe/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250925T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250925T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250708T021822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T033027Z
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SUMMARY:Painting the Modern Garden - From Monet to Matisse
DESCRIPTION:Monet\, perhaps the most important painter of gardens\, once said he owed his painting “to flowers”. But so many other artists not only created gardens but made them the subject of their work – such as Pissarro\, Sargent\, Tissot\, Kandinsky\, Klee\, Van Gogh\, Klimt and Matisse. The modern garden\, transformed by 19th century innovations such as hybridisation\, glasshouses and foreign exploration\, was part of a great social change to which artists responded from the 1860s onwards. This talk traces the appearance of the garden as a modern phenomenon and the development of new art movements adopting it as their subject. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday​ 3 September 2025 Tamworth (NSW) \nThursday 4 September 2025 Armidale (NSW) \nTuesday 9 September 2025 Bowral (NSW) \nThursday 11 September 2025 Shoalhaven (NSW) \nWednesday 17 September 2025\, Orange (NSW) \nMonday 22 September 2025 Narrabri (NSW) \nTuesday 23 September 2025 Scone (NSW) \nThursday 25 September 2025 Sydney (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/painting-the-modern-garden/2025-09-25/2/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250925T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250925T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250710T085355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T015236Z
UID:10000133-1758808800-1758812400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:I Got the Dust Bowl Blues: Texas and Oklahoma Photography\, Art and Music
DESCRIPTION:The Wall Street crash in 1929 led to a questioning of the success of the American dream. President Roosevelt stepped in with the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and the New Deal. The government initiative meant employment for over eight million largely unskilled Americans and importantly 5\,300 artists. Murals\, painting\, photography\, graphic design all flourished. In this lecture we will explore some of the key artists at this era. Jackson Pollock will be evaluated along with the social realism of Dorothea Lange and Ben Shahn. The soundtrack of the era is provided by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rogers.  \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 17 September 2025 Geelong (VIC) \nMonday 22 September 2025 Murray River (NSW / VIC) \nThursday 25 September 2025 Molonglo Plains (ACT / NSW) \nWednesday 1 October 2025 Adelaide (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/got-the-dust-bowl-blues/2025-09-25/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,SA,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250925T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250925T133000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250708T021822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T033027Z
UID:10000111-1758803400-1758807000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Painting the Modern Garden - From Monet to Matisse
DESCRIPTION:Monet\, perhaps the most important painter of gardens\, once said he owed his painting “to flowers”. But so many other artists not only created gardens but made them the subject of their work – such as Pissarro\, Sargent\, Tissot\, Kandinsky\, Klee\, Van Gogh\, Klimt and Matisse. The modern garden\, transformed by 19th century innovations such as hybridisation\, glasshouses and foreign exploration\, was part of a great social change to which artists responded from the 1860s onwards. This talk traces the appearance of the garden as a modern phenomenon and the development of new art movements adopting it as their subject. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday​ 3 September 2025 Tamworth (NSW) \nThursday 4 September 2025 Armidale (NSW) \nTuesday 9 September 2025 Bowral (NSW) \nThursday 11 September 2025 Shoalhaven (NSW) \nWednesday 17 September 2025\, Orange (NSW) \nMonday 22 September 2025 Narrabri (NSW) \nTuesday 23 September 2025 Scone (NSW) \nThursday 25 September 2025 Sydney (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/painting-the-modern-garden/2025-09-25/1/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250924T174500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250924T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250713T082227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T033827Z
UID:10000119-1758735900-1758740400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Art of the Cartoon
DESCRIPTION:Harry Venning has been a professional cartoonist for thirty years\, during which time he has provided cartoons for several high-profile UK publications (The Guardian\, Radio Times) as well as for countless more obscure titles (British Journal Of Wound Care). In this lecture\, Harry will be tracing the history of his profession with examples from early practitioners like Cruickshank and Hogarth\, to more contemporary artists such as Giles and Schulz\, bringing events right up to date with cartoons produced fresh on the page that day! Yes\, Harry will be drawing live. Prepare to hear some tricks of his trade\, learn where to put eyebrows for maximum effect and discover exactly what the Eskimo brothers said in The Funniest Joke Ever (possibly). \nDates and Locations \nMonday 8 September 2025 Hobart (TAS) \nSaturday 13 September 2025 Gold Coast (QLD) \nFriday 19 September​ 2025 Brisbane River (QLD) \n​Sunday 21 September 2025 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nWednesday 24 September 2025 Toowoomba (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-art-of-the-cartoon/2025-09-24/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Venning-Cartoon-R4.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250923T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250923T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250708T021822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T033027Z
UID:10000110-1758652200-1758655800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Painting the Modern Garden - From Monet to Matisse
DESCRIPTION:Monet\, perhaps the most important painter of gardens\, once said he owed his painting “to flowers”. But so many other artists not only created gardens but made them the subject of their work – such as Pissarro\, Sargent\, Tissot\, Kandinsky\, Klee\, Van Gogh\, Klimt and Matisse. The modern garden\, transformed by 19th century innovations such as hybridisation\, glasshouses and foreign exploration\, was part of a great social change to which artists responded from the 1860s onwards. This talk traces the appearance of the garden as a modern phenomenon and the development of new art movements adopting it as their subject. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday​ 3 September 2025 Tamworth (NSW) \nThursday 4 September 2025 Armidale (NSW) \nTuesday 9 September 2025 Bowral (NSW) \nThursday 11 September 2025 Shoalhaven (NSW) \nWednesday 17 September 2025\, Orange (NSW) \nMonday 22 September 2025 Narrabri (NSW) \nTuesday 23 September 2025 Scone (NSW) \nThursday 25 September 2025 Sydney (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/painting-the-modern-garden/2025-09-23/
CATEGORIES:NSW
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bauman-Painting-the-Modern-Garden-R5.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250923T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250923T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250710T092515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T040619Z
UID:10000125-1758650400-1758654000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Mistress of Menace and the Master of Suspense
DESCRIPTION:Daphne Du Maurier and Alfred Hitchcock had much in common. Du Maurier is sometimes described as a romantic novelist\, but this is completely misleading. Like Hitchcock\, she dealt with themes of loneliness\, gender\, fear\, suspense and gothic imagery. They both built compelling and complex emotional landscapes for their characters. Although they never met\, the pair produced three cultural landmarks of the 20th century: Jamaica Inn\, Rebecca and The Birds`. In this lecture John will explore Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963)\, looking closely at some essential scenes in the film comparing the masterful techniques used on the page and on screen. \nDates and Locations \nSunday 14 September 2025 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 17 September 2025 Geelong (VIC) \nTuesday 23 September 2025 Canberra (ACT) \nMonday 29 September 2025 Fleurieu (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-mistress-of-menace/2025-09-23/
CATEGORIES:ACT,QLD,SA,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250922T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250922T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250710T085355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T015236Z
UID:10000132-1758564000-1758569400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:I Got the Dust Bowl Blues: Texas and Oklahoma Photography\, Art and Music
DESCRIPTION:The Wall Street crash in 1929 led to a questioning of the success of the American dream. President Roosevelt stepped in with the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and the New Deal. The government initiative meant employment for over eight million largely unskilled Americans and importantly 5\,300 artists. Murals\, painting\, photography\, graphic design all flourished. In this lecture we will explore some of the key artists at this era. Jackson Pollock will be evaluated along with the social realism of Dorothea Lange and Ben Shahn. The soundtrack of the era is provided by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rogers.  \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 17 September 2025 Geelong (VIC) \nMonday 22 September 2025 Murray River (NSW / VIC) \nThursday 25 September 2025 Molonglo Plains (ACT / NSW) \nWednesday 1 October 2025 Adelaide (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/got-the-dust-bowl-blues/2025-09-22/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,SA,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250922T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250922T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250708T021822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T033027Z
UID:10000109-1758564000-1758569400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Painting the Modern Garden - From Monet to Matisse
DESCRIPTION:Monet\, perhaps the most important painter of gardens\, once said he owed his painting “to flowers”. But so many other artists not only created gardens but made them the subject of their work – such as Pissarro\, Sargent\, Tissot\, Kandinsky\, Klee\, Van Gogh\, Klimt and Matisse. The modern garden\, transformed by 19th century innovations such as hybridisation\, glasshouses and foreign exploration\, was part of a great social change to which artists responded from the 1860s onwards. This talk traces the appearance of the garden as a modern phenomenon and the development of new art movements adopting it as their subject. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday​ 3 September 2025 Tamworth (NSW) \nThursday 4 September 2025 Armidale (NSW) \nTuesday 9 September 2025 Bowral (NSW) \nThursday 11 September 2025 Shoalhaven (NSW) \nWednesday 17 September 2025\, Orange (NSW) \nMonday 22 September 2025 Narrabri (NSW) \nTuesday 23 September 2025 Scone (NSW) \nThursday 25 September 2025 Sydney (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/painting-the-modern-garden/2025-09-22/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250921T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250921T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250713T082227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T033827Z
UID:10000118-1758466800-1758470400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Art of the Cartoon
DESCRIPTION:Harry Venning has been a professional cartoonist for thirty years\, during which time he has provided cartoons for several high-profile UK publications (The Guardian\, Radio Times) as well as for countless more obscure titles (British Journal Of Wound Care). In this lecture\, Harry will be tracing the history of his profession with examples from early practitioners like Cruickshank and Hogarth\, to more contemporary artists such as Giles and Schulz\, bringing events right up to date with cartoons produced fresh on the page that day! Yes\, Harry will be drawing live. Prepare to hear some tricks of his trade\, learn where to put eyebrows for maximum effect and discover exactly what the Eskimo brothers said in The Funniest Joke Ever (possibly). \nDates and Locations \nMonday 8 September 2025 Hobart (TAS) \nSaturday 13 September 2025 Gold Coast (QLD) \nFriday 19 September​ 2025 Brisbane River (QLD) \n​Sunday 21 September 2025 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nWednesday 24 September 2025 Toowoomba (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-art-of-the-cartoon/2025-09-21/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Venning-Cartoon-R4.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250921T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250921T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250710T093811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T050635Z
UID:10000043-1758450600-1758463200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Who Done It? Alfred Hitchcock
DESCRIPTION:British film director Alfred Hitchcock is often referred to as the ‘master of darkness’. He made over fifty feature films where we often see innocent people were caught up in circumstances beyond their control. His catholic upbringing and uneasy relationship with femininity will be discussed in his early work of the Silent era. London based dramas\, Blackmail (1929) and Dial M for Murder (1954) will be closely analysed. Dial M for Murder shows Hitchcock at his obsessive best with his blonde idee fixe\, Grace Kelly\, under Hitchcock’s powerful male gaze. \nDates and Locations \nSunday 21 September 2024 Murray River (NSW / VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/who-done-it-alfred-hitchcock/
CATEGORIES:NSW,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250920T154500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250920T170000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250713T090502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T033348Z
UID:10000114-1758383100-1758387600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Secret Life of Cartoons
DESCRIPTION:This talk draws back the veil on the dark arts of cartoon drawing and throws light on the multitude of visual techniques\, tricks\, hacks\, symbols\, strategies and short cuts employed by cartoonists to raise a smile or tell a story.  Learn the international language of cartoons\, with advice on the best use of grawlixes\, plewds\, squeens and waftatrons.  Find out what happens in the “missing frame”.  Discover what an Italian would do with a fumetti\, a German with a Zeichengeschichte and an Icelander with a strimlateiknimynd.  There will be laughs! There will be learning! There will be LIVE DRAWING! \nDates and Locations \nTuesday 9 September 2025 Launceston (TAS) \nSaturday 20 September 2025 Noosa (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-secret-life-of-cartoons/2025-09-20/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/HVenning-Drawing.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250919T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250919T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250708T015650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T020022Z
UID:10000025-1758290400-1758294000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Celebrating 200 Years at the National Gallery
DESCRIPTION:2024 marks the bicentenary of Britain’s much-loved national treasure – The National Gallery. Home to one of the greatest collections of European art\, it is also a repository of headline grabbing stories surrounding acquisitions\, controversial conservations\, thefts\, film appearances\, acts of vandalism and scandals… \nDates and Locations \nFriday 19 September 2025 Blue Mountains (NSW) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/celebrating-200-years-at-the-national-gallery/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250919T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250919T113000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171007
CREATED:20250713T082227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T033827Z
UID:10000117-1758277800-1758281400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Art of the Cartoon
DESCRIPTION:Harry Venning has been a professional cartoonist for thirty years\, during which time he has provided cartoons for several high-profile UK publications (The Guardian\, Radio Times) as well as for countless more obscure titles (British Journal Of Wound Care). In this lecture\, Harry will be tracing the history of his profession with examples from early practitioners like Cruickshank and Hogarth\, to more contemporary artists such as Giles and Schulz\, bringing events right up to date with cartoons produced fresh on the page that day! Yes\, Harry will be drawing live. Prepare to hear some tricks of his trade\, learn where to put eyebrows for maximum effect and discover exactly what the Eskimo brothers said in The Funniest Joke Ever (possibly). \nDates and Locations \nMonday 8 September 2025 Hobart (TAS) \nSaturday 13 September 2025 Gold Coast (QLD) \nFriday 19 September​ 2025 Brisbane River (QLD) \n​Sunday 21 September 2025 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nWednesday 24 September 2025 Toowoomba (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-art-of-the-cartoon/2025-09-19/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Venning-Cartoon-R4.jpg
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