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SUMMARY:Dogs In Art
DESCRIPTION:Steven Miller has published widely on art and his popular ‘Dogs in Australian Art’ is now into its third expanded edition. From colonial works through to contemporary installations\, in this lecture he will show how dogs have truly been ‘the best friend’ to artists\, not only as subjects\, but also as companions and champions. As the artist Norman Lindsay confided to the poet Hugh MacRae\, ‘one can lose most human beings with less disturbance than a dog’. \nDates and Locations \nSaturday 18 April Rockhampton (QLD) \nMonday 27 April Coffs Coast (NSW) \nFriday 5 June 2026 Blue Mountains (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/dogs-in-art/2026-06-05/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260612T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260612T183000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251210T023643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T222214Z
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SUMMARY:The Development Of The Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
DESCRIPTION:The pivotal role of leading art critic and historian Allan McCulloch in establishing the Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre is examined in this lecture. The Gallery moved to its current location at Civic Reserve in 1990 and now boasts a significant collection of over 1\,900 artworks\, including paintings\, drawings \, prints and sculptures\, with a focus on Australian art and the cultural heritage of the Mornington Peninsula. \nDates and Locations \nFriday 12 June 2026 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/mornington-peninsula-regional-gallery/
CATEGORIES:VIC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260614
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251030T030351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T030351Z
UID:10000231-1781308800-1781395199@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Journey To The Titanic: A Deep Dive
DESCRIPTION:“I collaborated with Academy Award-winning director James Cameron on a 3D Imax film that recounts our expedition to revisit the wreckage of the Titanic. I’ll recall the exhilaration and the initial apprehension of descending nearly 14\,000 feet beneath the ocean’s surface in submersible crafts. This talk features behind-the-scenes stories along with segments of my work on this amazing documentary which revealed Titanic’s eternal beauty.” Pieter de Vries\, one of the leading documentary cinematographers in the world \nDates and Locations \nSaturday 13 June 2026 Gold Coast (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/journey-to-the-titanic-a-deep-dive/
CATEGORIES:QLD
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260614
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251020T002431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T003429Z
UID:10000676-1781343000-1781346600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:On The Wild Side: Filming Creatures Great and Small
DESCRIPTION:Pieter will share his techniques for capturing extraordinary images for Sir David Attenborough and National Geographic from playful macaque monkeys to majestic cassowaries in Australia. From playful Macaque monkeys in China to majestic Cassowaries in Northern Australia\, the lecture will be illustrated with segments from Pieter’s nature documentaries. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 1 April 2026 Chatswood (NSW) \nSaturday 13 June 2026 Gold Coast (QLD) \nThursday 18 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD) \nSaturday 20 June 2026 Rockhampton \nSunday 21 June 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 24 June 2026 Toowoomba (QLD) \nFriday 26 June​ 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \n​Sunday 28 June 2026 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nThursday 5 November 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nFriday 6 November 2026 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nWednesday 11 November 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nWednesday​ 18 November 2026 Tamworth (NSW) \nThursday 19 November 2026 Armidale (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/on-the-wild-side-filming-creatures-great-and-small/2026-06-13/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260614T040000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260614T040000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251017T083459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T220144Z
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SUMMARY:The Space Shuttle: A Butterfly on a Rocket
DESCRIPTION:This presentation traces NASA’s Space Shuttle program from its ambitious start to its final missions. Through Pieter’s 12-week film shoot at Cape Canaveral and\nMission Control in Houston\, this documentary offers exclusive footage from unprecedented access to the Space Shuttle\, Endeavour—a privilege never\nbefore granted. Pieter will share behind-the-scenes stories and delve into the missions and the individuals who made the Space Shuttle program a defining chapter in space exploration. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 13 April 2026 Newcastle (NSW) \nFriday 17 April 2026 Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT) \nMonday 15 June 2026 Northern Rivers (NSW) \nWednesday 17 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD)  \nThursday 18 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD)  \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-space-shuttle-a-butterfly-on-a-rocket/2026-06-14/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,QLD
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260615T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260615T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251208T225529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T222517Z
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SUMMARY:Clarice Beckett
DESCRIPTION:Clarice Beckett is famed as much for her misty evocations of Melbourne as she is known for her tragically short life. Cold-shouldered by much of the art establishment due to her ties to the controversial art-theorist Max Meldrum\, she nonetheless held twelve solo exhibitions between 1923 and 1933. Equally tragically\, much of her output was stored after her death in a rickety shed\, of which at least two-thirds rotted due to the weather before being re-discovered in 1971. Andrew Gaynor has been researching Beckett since the early 2000s and has walked Beckett’s routes identifying exact locations for many of her paintings\, particularly around the artist’s home suburb of Beaumaris. \nDate and Location \nMonday 15 June 2026 Murray River (NSW/VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/clarice-beckett/
CATEGORIES:NSW,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260615T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260615T193000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251017T083459Z
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SUMMARY:The Space Shuttle: A Butterfly on a Rocket
DESCRIPTION:This presentation traces NASA’s Space Shuttle program from its ambitious start to its final missions. Through Pieter’s 12-week film shoot at Cape Canaveral and\nMission Control in Houston\, this documentary offers exclusive footage from unprecedented access to the Space Shuttle\, Endeavour—a privilege never\nbefore granted. Pieter will share behind-the-scenes stories and delve into the missions and the individuals who made the Space Shuttle program a defining chapter in space exploration. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 13 April 2026 Newcastle (NSW) \nFriday 17 April 2026 Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT) \nMonday 15 June 2026 Northern Rivers (NSW) \nWednesday 17 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD)  \nThursday 18 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD)  \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-space-shuttle-a-butterfly-on-a-rocket/2026-06-15/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,QLD
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260615T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260615T193000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251209T113234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T080939Z
UID:10000664-1781548200-1781551800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Picture This! Australian New Wave Films of the 1970
DESCRIPTION:Film production took off in Australia in the 1970s\, a period that came to be known as the Australian New Wave. Meet Australia’s greatest living playwright and discover some of the stars in award-winning movies made during this exciting period of cinematic renaissance. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 16 April 2026 Armidale (NSW) \nMonday 15 June 2026 Newcastle (NSW) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/australian-new-wave-films/2026-06-15/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260615T233000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260616T000000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251212T024324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T083158Z
UID:10000711-1781566200-1781568000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Dogs In Australian Art
DESCRIPTION:The story of Australian art is incomplete without its wonderful canine stars. Learn their names and the stories heralded by artists since early colonial times. The deep connections Indigenous Australians have with the dingo\, illustrated in cave paintings\, on barks and ceremonial objects\, is where it all began. Australians love their dogs – with nearly 3.5 million dogs registered\, we are said to have one of the highest rates of dog ownership in the world. This talk will conclude with some of our local talented artists own work – all featuring our legendary best friends. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 15 June Narrabri (NSW) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/dogs-australian-art/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260616T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260616T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251210T023227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T024441Z
UID:10000591-1781632800-1781636400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Art Work and Handwritten Journals Of The First Fleeters
DESCRIPTION:Of the approximately 1\,400 people on the First Fleet of 1787–88\, the handwritten journals of only 11 have survived. These provide eyewitness accounts of the voyage to Sydney and the first years here. They record the interaction with the Aboriginal people. Written by men of different ranks\, each journal offers a unique perspective. Most were discovered only in the 20th century\, and one was only acquired by the State Library of NSW as late as 1995. In 2009\, the collection held in the Mitchell Library was included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Program. \nDates and Locations \nTuesday 16 June 2026 Canberra (ACT) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/first-fleeters/
CATEGORIES:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260617T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260617T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251209T063437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T032721Z
UID:10000561-1781692200-1781695800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Fashion and Art
DESCRIPTION:For centuries\, artists have engaged with an influenced fashion. So too have art forms such as painting\, sculpture\, printmaking and photography. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 17 June 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/fashion-and-art/
CATEGORIES:VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260617T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260617T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251211T070716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T070716Z
UID:10000655-1781719200-1781722800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:An Intimate History of the Art Gallery of NSW
DESCRIPTION:Since its founding as an Academy of Art in 1871\, the Art Gallery of New South Wales has evolved into a leading international art museum. Steven Miller’s publication The Exhibitionists is the first comprehensive history ever published of this much-loved institution. In his lecture on the subject he will delve into the intrigues and the passionate debates\, the great talents and the big personalities that have made the Gallery what it is today. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday​ 17 June 2026 Tamworth (NSW) \nThursday 18 June 2026 Armidale (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/an-intimate-history-of-the-art-gallery-of-nsw/2026-06-17/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260617T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260617T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251211T210715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T032559Z
UID:10000674-1781719200-1781722800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Cafe Society
DESCRIPTION:This lecture examines style icons in the inter-war years and the early 1950s: Grace Kelly\, Fiana Vreeland\, the Duchess of Windsor and others. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 17 June 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 18 June 2026 Melbourne (VIC) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/cafe-society/2026-06-17/
CATEGORIES:VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260617T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260617T193000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251212T005450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T052811Z
UID:10000706-1781721000-1781724600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Florence Broadhurst: The Enigmatic Design Legend 
DESCRIPTION:With her designs gracing the walls of hip nightclubs\, homewares\, travel goods and fashion\, Florence Broadhurst has become a global phenomenon. Her vibrant wallpaper designs had all but been forgotten until her original silk printing screens were discovered by design company Signature Prints\, languishing in a dusty warehouse. During her life she was the queen of reinvention\, hiding her humble beginnings and passing herself off as a French couturier and an English aristocrat. She returned home to Australia to revolutionise the design industry of Sydney in the 60s and 70s\, only to have it all come to a terrible end. Join Claudia Chan Shaw for a look at Florence Broadhurst’s fascinating life and the design legacy she left behind. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 17 June 2026 Orange (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/florence-broadhurst-the-enigmatic-design-legend/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260617T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260617T203000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251017T083459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T220144Z
UID:10000187-1781724600-1781728200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Space Shuttle: A Butterfly on a Rocket
DESCRIPTION:This presentation traces NASA’s Space Shuttle program from its ambitious start to its final missions. Through Pieter’s 12-week film shoot at Cape Canaveral and\nMission Control in Houston\, this documentary offers exclusive footage from unprecedented access to the Space Shuttle\, Endeavour—a privilege never\nbefore granted. Pieter will share behind-the-scenes stories and delve into the missions and the individuals who made the Space Shuttle program a defining chapter in space exploration. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 13 April 2026 Newcastle (NSW) \nFriday 17 April 2026 Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT) \nMonday 15 June 2026 Northern Rivers (NSW) \nWednesday 17 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD)  \nThursday 18 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD)  \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-space-shuttle-a-butterfly-on-a-rocket/2026-06-17/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,QLD
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T110000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251017T083459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T220144Z
UID:10000188-1781776800-1781780400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Space Shuttle: A Butterfly on a Rocket
DESCRIPTION:This presentation traces NASA’s Space Shuttle program from its ambitious start to its final missions. Through Pieter’s 12-week film shoot at Cape Canaveral and\nMission Control in Houston\, this documentary offers exclusive footage from unprecedented access to the Space Shuttle\, Endeavour—a privilege never\nbefore granted. Pieter will share behind-the-scenes stories and delve into the missions and the individuals who made the Space Shuttle program a defining chapter in space exploration. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 13 April 2026 Newcastle (NSW) \nFriday 17 April 2026 Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT) \nMonday 15 June 2026 Northern Rivers (NSW) \nWednesday 17 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD)  \nThursday 18 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD)  \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-space-shuttle-a-butterfly-on-a-rocket/2026-06-18/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,QLD
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260619
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251020T002431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T003429Z
UID:10000677-1781784000-1781787600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:On The Wild Side: Filming Creatures Great and Small
DESCRIPTION:Pieter will share his techniques for capturing extraordinary images for Sir David Attenborough and National Geographic from playful macaque monkeys to majestic cassowaries in Australia. From playful Macaque monkeys in China to majestic Cassowaries in Northern Australia\, the lecture will be illustrated with segments from Pieter’s nature documentaries. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 1 April 2026 Chatswood (NSW) \nSaturday 13 June 2026 Gold Coast (QLD) \nThursday 18 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD) \nSaturday 20 June 2026 Rockhampton \nSunday 21 June 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 24 June 2026 Toowoomba (QLD) \nFriday 26 June​ 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \n​Sunday 28 June 2026 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nThursday 5 November 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nFriday 6 November 2026 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nWednesday 11 November 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nWednesday​ 18 November 2026 Tamworth (NSW) \nThursday 19 November 2026 Armidale (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/on-the-wild-side-filming-creatures-great-and-small/2026-06-18/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T133000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251210T014835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T014018Z
UID:10000582-1781785800-1781789400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Postal Arm: An Eccentric Return to Correspondence Courses and Drawing
DESCRIPTION:This lecture asks a simple question: did we\, as artists and educators\, replace a good network (postal) with a bad one (internet)? The lecture proceeds through a historical overview of correspondence instruction\, Mail Art practices\, and a comparative analysis of two very different educational experiments — Black Mountain College and the Barnes Foundation; and includes a contemporary experiment in postal drawing. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 18 June 2026 Sydney (NSW) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/correspondence-courses-and-drawing/2026-06-18/1/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251209T110741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T021650Z
UID:10000573-1781791200-1781794800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Nightingales And Roses: The Art of Iran
DESCRIPTION:This lecture will focus on the cultural legacies of the Safavid and Qajar dynasties and discuss the extent to which they have informed contemporary art in Iran and the Persian diaspora. Using remarkable case studies\, we will review how Iranian art has made distinctive contributions to global art histories\, including architecture\, textiles\, painting\, photography and literature. We will also discuss the “Women\, Life\, Freedom!” movement as a social phenomenon through creative arts. The art of Iran is complex\, vast and diverse\, so this is designed to provide a compelling introduction for a lifetime of exploration. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 18 June 2026 Molonglo Plains (ACT) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/nightingales-and-roses/
CATEGORIES:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251210T014835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T014018Z
UID:10000583-1781805600-1781809200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Postal Arm: An Eccentric Return to Correspondence Courses and Drawing
DESCRIPTION:This lecture asks a simple question: did we\, as artists and educators\, replace a good network (postal) with a bad one (internet)? The lecture proceeds through a historical overview of correspondence instruction\, Mail Art practices\, and a comparative analysis of two very different educational experiments — Black Mountain College and the Barnes Foundation; and includes a contemporary experiment in postal drawing. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 18 June 2026 Sydney (NSW) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/correspondence-courses-and-drawing/2026-06-18/2/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251211T070716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T070716Z
UID:10000656-1781805600-1781809200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:An Intimate History of the Art Gallery of NSW
DESCRIPTION:Since its founding as an Academy of Art in 1871\, the Art Gallery of New South Wales has evolved into a leading international art museum. Steven Miller’s publication The Exhibitionists is the first comprehensive history ever published of this much-loved institution. In his lecture on the subject he will delve into the intrigues and the passionate debates\, the great talents and the big personalities that have made the Gallery what it is today. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday​ 17 June 2026 Tamworth (NSW) \nThursday 18 June 2026 Armidale (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/an-intimate-history-of-the-art-gallery-of-nsw/2026-06-18/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260618T203000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251211T210715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T032559Z
UID:10000675-1781811000-1781814600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Cafe Society
DESCRIPTION:This lecture examines style icons in the inter-war years and the early 1950s: Grace Kelly\, Fiana Vreeland\, the Duchess of Windsor and others. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 17 June 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 18 June 2026 Melbourne (VIC) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/cafe-society/2026-06-18/
CATEGORIES:VIC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251020T002431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T003429Z
UID:10000704-1781949600-1781953200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:On The Wild Side: Filming Creatures Great and Small
DESCRIPTION:Pieter will share his techniques for capturing extraordinary images for Sir David Attenborough and National Geographic from playful macaque monkeys to majestic cassowaries in Australia. From playful Macaque monkeys in China to majestic Cassowaries in Northern Australia\, the lecture will be illustrated with segments from Pieter’s nature documentaries. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 1 April 2026 Chatswood (NSW) \nSaturday 13 June 2026 Gold Coast (QLD) \nThursday 18 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD) \nSaturday 20 June 2026 Rockhampton \nSunday 21 June 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 24 June 2026 Toowoomba (QLD) \nFriday 26 June​ 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \n​Sunday 28 June 2026 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nThursday 5 November 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nFriday 6 November 2026 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nWednesday 11 November 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nWednesday​ 18 November 2026 Tamworth (NSW) \nThursday 19 November 2026 Armidale (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/on-the-wild-side-filming-creatures-great-and-small/2026-06-20/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,VIC
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251020T002431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T003429Z
UID:10000678-1782050400-1782054000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:On The Wild Side: Filming Creatures Great and Small
DESCRIPTION:Pieter will share his techniques for capturing extraordinary images for Sir David Attenborough and National Geographic from playful macaque monkeys to majestic cassowaries in Australia. From playful Macaque monkeys in China to majestic Cassowaries in Northern Australia\, the lecture will be illustrated with segments from Pieter’s nature documentaries. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 1 April 2026 Chatswood (NSW) \nSaturday 13 June 2026 Gold Coast (QLD) \nThursday 18 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD) \nSaturday 20 June 2026 Rockhampton \nSunday 21 June 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 24 June 2026 Toowoomba (QLD) \nFriday 26 June​ 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \n​Sunday 28 June 2026 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nThursday 5 November 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nFriday 6 November 2026 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nWednesday 11 November 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nWednesday​ 18 November 2026 Tamworth (NSW) \nThursday 19 November 2026 Armidale (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/on-the-wild-side-filming-creatures-great-and-small/2026-06-21/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260622T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260622T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251210T015851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T032416Z
UID:10000585-1782151200-1782154800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Reigning Men: Fashion In Menswear 1715 To Present
DESCRIPTION:Peter McNeil will walk you through the largest exhibition of men’s fashion yet assembled\, curated by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2015 (then travelling to St Louis Museum of Art 2016; Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences\, Sydney 2018). Men didn’t ‘fade to grey’ over 300 years\, but frequently burst forth in vibrant colour\, striking cuts and even body modification. Chart the rise of wool versus silk for the rich. See the dramatic appearance of French Revolutionary dress. Discov-er military corsets and calf-plumpers for men. Learn how the new fashion for cigarette smoking led to new clothes. See male pleasure in dressing\, across time and place. Learn how much of the collection was created lovingly by a Swiss collector over 30 years. Expect to be surprised! \nDates and Locations \nMonday 22 June 2026 Coffs Coast (NSW) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/fashion-in-menswear/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260622T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260622T193000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251119T055304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T000905Z
UID:10000250-1782151200-1782156600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Peggy Guggenheim: A Life of Collecting
DESCRIPTION:Describing herself by writing\, “I am a museum”\, Peggy Guggenheim’s life took a clear path\, from setting up a commercial gallery in London\, going on a single-minded shopping trip to Paris in the late 1930’s even as the German tanks were rolling in to the suburbs\, to escape (with her selection of European artists) to New York and the subsequent establishment of her museum (and Arts centre)\, and finally the purchase of the eccentric ‘unfinished palazzo’ in Venice\, her collection remains one of the most iconic assemblages of Twentieth century art in the world. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 22 June 2026 Hobart (TAS) \nTuesday 23 June 2026 Launceston (TAS) \nSunday 5 July 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 8 July 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 16 July 2026 Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT) \nMonday 20 July 2026 Fleurieu (SA) \nSaturday 25 July 2026 Perth (WA) \nMonday 27 July 2026 Margaret River (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/peggy-guggenheim-a-life-of-collecting/2026-06-22/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC,WA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260623T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260623T180000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251208T031421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T034415Z
UID:10000521-1782234000-1782237600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Arts 1900 – 1920: Tornado of Change
DESCRIPTION:As 1900 dawned\, England was celebrating Edward Elgar’s ‘Enigma Variation’ and Jospeh Conrad released ‘Lord Jim’. 1902 saw the opening of New York’s ‘Flatiron building’. Colour photographs appear in France in 1908\, just prior to Picasso’s ‘Girls with a Mandolin in 1910. By 1920 Alban Berg was finalising his opera ‘Wozzec’. The Bauhaus School has opened in Weimar\, Jazz was booming in New Orleans and W.B. Yeats had released ‘The Second Coming’. A veritable tornado of change. \nDates and Location \nTuesday 23 June Bowral (NSW) \nClick on location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/arts1900-1920-tornado-of-change/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260623T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260623T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251119T055304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T000905Z
UID:10000696-1782237600-1782241200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Peggy Guggenheim: A Life of Collecting
DESCRIPTION:Describing herself by writing\, “I am a museum”\, Peggy Guggenheim’s life took a clear path\, from setting up a commercial gallery in London\, going on a single-minded shopping trip to Paris in the late 1930’s even as the German tanks were rolling in to the suburbs\, to escape (with her selection of European artists) to New York and the subsequent establishment of her museum (and Arts centre)\, and finally the purchase of the eccentric ‘unfinished palazzo’ in Venice\, her collection remains one of the most iconic assemblages of Twentieth century art in the world. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 22 June 2026 Hobart (TAS) \nTuesday 23 June 2026 Launceston (TAS) \nSunday 5 July 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 8 July 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 16 July 2026 Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT) \nMonday 20 July 2026 Fleurieu (SA) \nSaturday 25 July 2026 Perth (WA) \nMonday 27 July 2026 Margaret River (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/peggy-guggenheim-a-life-of-collecting/2026-06-23/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC,WA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260625
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251020T002431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T003429Z
UID:10000679-1782324000-1782327600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:On The Wild Side: Filming Creatures Great and Small
DESCRIPTION:Pieter will share his techniques for capturing extraordinary images for Sir David Attenborough and National Geographic from playful macaque monkeys to majestic cassowaries in Australia. From playful Macaque monkeys in China to majestic Cassowaries in Northern Australia\, the lecture will be illustrated with segments from Pieter’s nature documentaries. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 1 April 2026 Chatswood (NSW) \nSaturday 13 June 2026 Gold Coast (QLD) \nThursday 18 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD) \nSaturday 20 June 2026 Rockhampton \nSunday 21 June 2026 Cairns (QLD) \nWednesday 24 June 2026 Toowoomba (QLD) \nFriday 26 June​ 2026 Brisbane River (QLD) \n​Sunday 28 June 2026 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nThursday 5 November 2026 Yarra (VIC) \nFriday 6 November 2026 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nWednesday 11 November 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nWednesday​ 18 November 2026 Tamworth (NSW) \nThursday 19 November 2026 Armidale (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/on-the-wild-side-filming-creatures-great-and-small/2026-06-24/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260625T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260625T123000
DTSTAMP:20260501T233530
CREATED:20251212T060640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T061852Z
UID:10000719-1782379800-1782390600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Special Interest Event With Claudia Chan Shaw
DESCRIPTION:Two lectures with Claudia Chan Shaw: \n1. BEYOND THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS – CHANEL\nFashion is what’s in vogue\, the latest trend\, the up to the minute. Fashion is ever changing. Yet 100 years on\, the designs and ideas created by Coco Chanel are just as relevant today. We have Chanel to thank for popularising the Little Black Dress\, championing pants for women and creating the first designer branded fragrance. Join Claudia Chan Shaw to discover Chanel’s influence and the legacy of the Little Black Dress\, showing that\, as Chanel once said\, “Fashion fades\, only style remains.” \n2. MATERIAL GIRL – BAUBLES\, BANGLES\, AND BLING\nA bauble\, a bead\, a charm\, a trinket – the need for adornment has existed since pre-historic times. Jewellery can be a token of love\, the realm of royalty or a cherished legacy. Join Claudia Chan Shaw for an engaging discussion exploring the world of jewels from a Roman Empire charm bracelet to the\nwedding ring\, the designs of Cartier\, Bakelite\, costume jewellery and beyond. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 25 June 2026 Adelaide (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/special-interest-event-with-claudia-chan-shaw/
CATEGORIES:SA
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