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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260227T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260227T183000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035133
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-2/2026-02-27/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,TAS,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260227T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260227T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035133
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T053610Z
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SUMMARY:Great Railway Stations – Evoking the Spirit of Romance and Adventure
DESCRIPTION:If you think of St Pancras International or New York’s Grand Central\, you imagine long romantic journeys. You know they are special places promising excitement and adventure. But there are dozens of other glorious stations in the UK and overseas. This lecture explores some of the most evocative and splendid stations in the world. We look not only at the magnificence of station architecture and engineering but also examine numerous artworks within railway stations and the many depictions of stations in art – like Monet’s Gare St Lazare or William Powell Frith’s Paddington. An excursion which is lavish\, colourful and fun. \nDates and Locations \nFriday 27 February 2026 Blue Mountains (NSW) \nMonday 9 March 2026 Narrabri (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/great-railway-stations-evoking-the-spirit-of-romance-and-adventure/2026-02-27/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260226T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260226T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035133
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-2/2026-02-26/5/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260226T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260226T143000
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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-2/2026-02-26/3/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS,VIC
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260226T150000
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SUMMARY:Embroidery\, Tapestry and Colour - Special Interest Day
DESCRIPTION:Follow the history of embroidery from early goldwork to 17th and 18th century techniques up to 21st century innovations. The making and development of the art form of tapestry over seven centuries will be explored. Finally\, be enthralled by contributions to colour theory from Aristotle to Goethe and from Newton to Albers. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 26 February 2026 Chatswood (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/embroidery-tapestry-and-colour-special-interest-day/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260226T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260226T170000
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CREATED:20251201T065745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T000723Z
UID:10000409-1772092800-1772125200@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-2/2026-02-26/1/
CATEGORIES:QLD,TAS,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260225T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260225T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035133
CREATED:20251122T074919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T112522Z
UID:10000579-1772042400-1772046000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Igniting the Rainbow: The Dramatic Developments in Colour in Textiles in the 19th Century
DESCRIPTION:This vibrant lecture reveals the pace of change\, beginning with the last great developments in natural colours at the end of the 18th century. We visit the chief dye scientist of the Gobelins factory in Paris\, Michel Chevreul\, and explore the impact of the great international exhibitions where new developments were proudly displayed. The discovery of coal tar colours resulted in hundreds of new colours and shades by the end of the 19th century. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 25 February 2026 Chatswood (NSW) \nThursday 12 March 2026 Molonglo Plains (ACT\, NSW) \nWednesday 18 March 2026 Adelaide (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/igniting-the-rainbow/2026-02-25/2/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,SA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260225T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260225T113000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035133
CREATED:20251122T074919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T112522Z
UID:10000578-1772015400-1772019000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Igniting the Rainbow: The Dramatic Developments in Colour in Textiles in the 19th Century
DESCRIPTION:This vibrant lecture reveals the pace of change\, beginning with the last great developments in natural colours at the end of the 18th century. We visit the chief dye scientist of the Gobelins factory in Paris\, Michel Chevreul\, and explore the impact of the great international exhibitions where new developments were proudly displayed. The discovery of coal tar colours resulted in hundreds of new colours and shades by the end of the 19th century. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 25 February 2026 Chatswood (NSW) \nThursday 12 March 2026 Molonglo Plains (ACT\, NSW) \nWednesday 18 March 2026 Adelaide (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/igniting-the-rainbow/2026-02-25/1/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,SA
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kay-Williams-Igniting-the-Rainbow-W2.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260222T143000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260222T153000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251210T025814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T214157Z
UID:10000599-1771770600-1771774200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:We Are All Creative: Thinking\, Making And Sharing Through Art
DESCRIPTION:Gill will draw upon her 30 years of experience of working with art and creativity with all kinds of people\, from early learning through to people with dementia. Her talk covers:\n• thinking creatively and thinking for creativity\n• tapping into your own creativity\n• how the process of creating art engages both the body and the mind and supports our wellbeing and much more! \nDates and Locations \nSunday 22 February 2026 Coffs Coast (NSW) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/we-are-all-creative/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260221T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260221T153000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251210T020405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T062143Z
UID:10000586-1771682400-1771687800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Self Portraits
DESCRIPTION:This lecture traces the difficult birth of self-portraiture in Western art from minor characters in paintings of classical and Biblical stories to direct self-portraits in mirrors that also gaze out at unknown viewers – an ambiguity whose meaning changes across centuries. \nEmeritus Professor Richard Read is a Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. He wrote the first book on the British art critic Adrian Stokes and has published extensively on the relationship between literature and the visual arts and complex images in global contexts. \nDates and Locations \nSaturday 21 February 2026 Perth (WA) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/self-portraits/
CATEGORIES:WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260219T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260219T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251210T024011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T074754Z
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SUMMARY:The Many Faces Of Margaret Olley: Artist\, Sitter and Patron
DESCRIPTION:We’ll explore the art and legacy of one of Australia’s most significant still-life and interior painters\, Margaret Olley (7923- 2011). Known for her vibrant\, colourful works\, she held over ninety solo exhibitions in her lifetime\, and was a significant philanthropist to art galleries across Australia. Her Paddington studio­ home has been re-created as the Margaret Olley Art Centre at the Tweed Regional Gallery in Murwillumbah. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 19 February 2026 Armidale (NSW) \nThursday 16 April 2026 Melbourne (VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/faces-of-margaret-olley/2026-02-19/2/
CATEGORIES:NSW,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260219T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260219T183000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251210T022731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T035545Z
UID:10000590-1771522200-1771525800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Technical Insights Into The Australian Impressionism Movement
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Impressionist movement was spearheaded by a band of Melbourne artists including Tom Roberts\, Frederick McCubbin and Arthur Streeton. Through the field of technical art history\, we can combine scientific and archival research to explore the context and method of the creation of these paintings to better define the artistic intention of the individual artist. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 19 February 2026 Melbourne (VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/australian-impressionism-movement/
CATEGORIES:VIC
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artsnational.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Varcoe-Cocks-Aus-Impressionism-W.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260219T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260219T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251209T063852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T035407Z
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SUMMARY:Florence On Foot: Walking the Renaissance City in Time of Plague
DESCRIPTION:With pestilence approaching in August 1630\, Florence’s health officials commissioned a society of aristocratic lay brothers to search the city’s streets and alleys for signs of disease. This lecture is a journey like no other! \nDates and Locations \nThursday 19 February 2026 Molonglo Plains (ACT) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/florence-on-foot/
CATEGORIES:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260219T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260219T170000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251210T024011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T074754Z
UID:10000660-1771488000-1771520400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Many Faces Of Margaret Olley: Artist\, Sitter and Patron
DESCRIPTION:We’ll explore the art and legacy of one of Australia’s most significant still-life and interior painters\, Margaret Olley (7923- 2011). Known for her vibrant\, colourful works\, she held over ninety solo exhibitions in her lifetime\, and was a significant philanthropist to art galleries across Australia. Her Paddington studio­ home has been re-created as the Margaret Olley Art Centre at the Tweed Regional Gallery in Murwillumbah. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 19 February 2026 Armidale (NSW) \nThursday 16 April 2026 Melbourne (VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/faces-of-margaret-olley/2026-02-19/1/
CATEGORIES:NSW,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260217T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260217T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20260210T002518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T002518Z
UID:10000742-1771353000-1771356600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Battle Lines: Australian Artists At War
DESCRIPTION:For more than a century\, as Australians have served in wars\, artists have been there with them\, not with guns in hand\, but with brushes and pencils. Australians have seen themselves at war\, thanks to our artists. In this lecture\, as well as learning about the history of Australian war art\, we find out what it is like to be an artist at war\, how the experience has changed their art\, and how it has changed them as human beings. And we learn that what these artists have experienced\, and what they have caught with paints and pencils\, helps all of us to better understand ourselves\, and to see more clearly the impact – and the cost – of war. \nScott Bevan is an award-winning journalist and author known for his meticulous research and storytelling. He has reported for news and current affairs television\, worked as a radio broadcaster\, feature writer\, and arts reviewer. Bevan’s work reflects his diverse career and his passion for storytelling\, which is evident in his work on “Battle Lines: Australian Artists at War.” His book is a testament to his commitment to uncovering the stories behind the art and the impact of war on artists and society. \nDate and Location\nTuesday 17 February 2026\, Scone (NSW) 
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/battle-lines-australian-artists-at-war/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260217T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260217T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251209T095810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T034230Z
UID:10000568-1771351200-1771354800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:I Will Lift Mine Eyes
DESCRIPTION:In ‘I Will Lift Mine Eyes’\, John traces the spread of Christianity from the Mediterranean to Britain. He covers Augustine’s mission\, early Saxon churches\, the Norman transition\, and the peak of cathedral building in England and Wales. He discusses architectural breakthroughs\, construction challenges (including tower collapses\, fires\, and lightning)\, and how church and royal power influenced the design of these significant medieval structures \nDates and Locations \nTuesday 17 February 2026 Hunter (NSW) \nClick the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/lift-mine-eyes/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260216T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260216T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251210T030605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T030010Z
UID:10000601-1771266600-1771270200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Women And War
DESCRIPTION:Just three women worked as Official War Artists during World War Two – Nora Heysen\, Stella Bowen and Sybil Craig. They each made a significant body of work\, bringing a fresh vision to the official expression of Australia at War. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 16 February 2026 Murray River (NSW/VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/women-and-war/
CATEGORIES:NSW,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260216T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260216T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251208T231545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T033430Z
UID:10000537-1771266600-1771270200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Cutting Rythms\, Shaping Stories: How Film Editing Works
DESCRIPTION:Few aspects of creative filmmaking are as shrouded in mystery as the work of the film editor. What do they do? How does it work? Film editors will usually say their art is intuitive – magic\, instinctive\, inexpressible. But this lecture explodes the myth that good editing is invisible\, and reveals what goes on in the edit suite to save movies\, tell stories and make thousands of bits of footage into coherent and compelling films. Drawing on her first-hand experience as an editor and her many years as a professional dancer\, Karen Pearlman puts forward the idea that editing is a form of choreography. She shows how editors shape movement – movement of story\, movement of emotion\, and movement of image and sound\, into moving experiences for an audience. Clips from Pearlman’s Australian Screen Editors Guild award winning films\, and quotes from her internationally distributed book on film editing\, ‘Cutting Rhythms’\, are woven into this talk. \nDates and Locations \nTuesday 10 February 2026 Bowral (NSW) \nMonday 16 February Newcastle (NSW) \nMonday 23 November Hobart (TAS) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/cutting-rythms-filmmaking/2026-02-16/
CATEGORIES:NSW,TAS
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260212T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260212T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251210T024412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T034526Z
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SUMMARY:The V&A Photography Collection: The World's First
DESCRIPTION:Join John Swainston for a captivating exploration of the V&A’s pioneering role in photography. Founded when the medium was just eleven years old\, the V&A today holds the world’s oldest and one of its most comprehensive photography collections. Discover how artistic\, technical\, and social changes have shaped this remarkable archive over 175 years\, as Swainston – an expert with over forty years’ experience – brings its images\, stories\, and innovators vividly to life. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 12 February 2026 Shoalhaven (NSW) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/vanda-photography/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260210T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260210T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251208T230052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T082103Z
UID:10000532-1770746400-1770750000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Conservation Of The Australian Copy Of The Magna Carta
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will discuss the highlights and complexities of the nearly 10-year project to analyse and conserve the 1297 inspeximus issue of the Magna Carta in the collection of the Parliament of Australia. It will explore the Magna Carta’s journey to Australia during Robert Menzies’ government\, the innovative production of the 1961 anoxic display case by the CSIRO\, and its removal from this case in 2016. Libby will outline the new insights into the Magna Carta that analysis of the materials has provided and discuss the science behind its display in the Members’ Hall of Parliament House. \nDate and Location \nTuesday 10 February 2026 Canberra (ACT) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/australian-magna-carta/
CATEGORIES:ACT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260210T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260210T180000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251208T231545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T033430Z
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SUMMARY:Cutting Rythms\, Shaping Stories: How Film Editing Works
DESCRIPTION:Few aspects of creative filmmaking are as shrouded in mystery as the work of the film editor. What do they do? How does it work? Film editors will usually say their art is intuitive – magic\, instinctive\, inexpressible. But this lecture explodes the myth that good editing is invisible\, and reveals what goes on in the edit suite to save movies\, tell stories and make thousands of bits of footage into coherent and compelling films. Drawing on her first-hand experience as an editor and her many years as a professional dancer\, Karen Pearlman puts forward the idea that editing is a form of choreography. She shows how editors shape movement – movement of story\, movement of emotion\, and movement of image and sound\, into moving experiences for an audience. Clips from Pearlman’s Australian Screen Editors Guild award winning films\, and quotes from her internationally distributed book on film editing\, ‘Cutting Rhythms’\, are woven into this talk. \nDates and Locations \nTuesday 10 February 2026 Bowral (NSW) \nMonday 16 February Newcastle (NSW) \nMonday 23 November Hobart (TAS) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/cutting-rythms-filmmaking/2026-02-10/
CATEGORIES:NSW,TAS
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260204T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260204T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251209T095329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T021206Z
UID:10000567-1770228000-1770231600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Grant Fetherson: Design For Life
DESCRIPTION:This is the story of the great furniture designer who was born in Geelong. He is famous for his furniture designs\, especially the ‘Contour Chair R160’ chair and his chairs became icons of the atomic age. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 4 February 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/grant-featherston/
CATEGORIES:VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260204T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260204T103000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251209T105553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T021220Z
UID:10000571-1770201000-1770201000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Mirka And Georges: A Culinary Affair
DESCRIPTION:The extraordinary story of Mirka and Georges Mora\, with their classic French recipes\, photographs and studio images. Kendrah Morgan is Senior Curator at Heide Museum of Modern Art\, Melbourne. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 4 February 2026 Geelong (VIC) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/mirka-and-georges/
CATEGORIES:VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260130T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260130T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251205T060500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T082813Z
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SUMMARY:Auguste Escoffler – Chef\, Author and Restaurateur
DESCRIPTION:Auguste Escoffler revolutionised French Cuisine\, gettng rid of heavy sauces\, simplifying and codifying recipes. In this lecture Susannah will talk about his recipes (many named for famous people of the day)\, his innovations\, his relationship with César Ritz\, his role on the Titanic\, his hatred of afternoon teas\, and discover how this French trailblazer altered dining habits for ever. \nDates and Locations \nFriday 30 January 2026 Blue Mountains (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/auguste-escoffler/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251212T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251212T170000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20251212T055959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T055959Z
UID:10000718-1765526400-1765558800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Well Heeled: Shoes Through Time
DESCRIPTION:No matter how many pairs you have\, there’s always room for another pair of shoes. Throughout history shoes have been seen as symbols of power or status in society. High heels were worn by aristocrats and nobility. Thongs started out in Ancient Egypt and made their way to Bondi. Sometimes we suffer for the love of our shoes. They don’t call them “killer heels” for nothing. Join Claudia Chan Shaw for an intriguing look at our fascination with shoes and the stories behind them – from flats and stilettos\, to trainers\, Crocs and the catwalk. Just think of Cinderella or the Wizard of Oz – it’s all about the shoes in the end. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 24 June 2026 Adelaide (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/well-heeled-shoes-through-time/
CATEGORIES:SA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251117T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251117T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20250804T040731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T034041Z
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SUMMARY:Reading the Landscape
DESCRIPTION:This lecture celebrates the wealth of literature\, sculpture and art whose wellspring is in the country. The Australian landscape has inspired great thinkers\, authors\, poets\, sculptors and their work embodies the country. Trisha links many of our well loved as well as our not so well known creative thinkers to the landscape\, properties\, homes or gardens that inspired them. Trisha’s illustrated lecture looks at a number of artists and sculptors whose work embodies the landscape that nurtured the talent. \nDate and Location: \nMonday 17 November 2025\, Albury Wodonga (NSW/VIC)
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/reading-the-landscape/
CATEGORIES:NSW,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251113T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251113T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20250804T034204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T033459Z
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SUMMARY:Goddess of the Sky: The Art of Everest and the Himalayas
DESCRIPTION:This lecture examines the development of the British Great Trigonometrical Survey of India and the art of both the early efforts to ascend Mt. Everest as well as the art of modern climbing on the world’s highest mountain. \nJohn Williamson has been a lecturer for 18 years\, a teacher for 36 years and a tour guide. He has studied and taught about the Antarctic. \nDate and Location \nThursday 13 November 2025 Armidale (NSW)
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-himalayas/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251112T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251112T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20250811T023514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T033313Z
UID:10000101-1762970400-1762974000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The 10 Great Houses of the Arts and Craft Movement
DESCRIPTION:The Arts and Crafts movement began in Britain in the mid 19th Century through the philosophies of William Morris and John Ruskin. The lecture begins with Morris’s own house\, Red House in Kent\, designed by Philip Webb\, and continues to examine some of the world’s most beautiful architectural masterpieces. \nDavid Cole is a practising architect who has designed projects throughout Australia\, Japan\, Thailand\, China\, United Arab Emirates and New Zealand. David has had a long-term interest in the architecture of the English Arts and Crafts movement. \nDate and Location \nWednesday 12 November 2025\, Geelong (VIC)
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/houses-of-the-arts-and-craft-movement/
CATEGORIES:VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251107T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251107T183000
DTSTAMP:20260502T035134
CREATED:20250804T054711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T033132Z
UID:10000072-1762536600-1762540200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Glory is Fleeting: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Fine Art of Propaganda
DESCRIPTION:Napoleon Bonaparte\, the brilliant military general and nemesis of the Duke of Wellington\, knew image was crucial to his power. Accomplished artists of the day were told exactly how to portray him and to depict defeats as resounding victories. This lecture will dig beneath the counter propaganda so skillfully established by the English. \nDates and Locations \nFriday 7 November 2025\, Mornington Peninsula (VIC)
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/napoleon-bonaparte-propaganda/
CATEGORIES:VIC
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