Upcoming events
One year into Trump 2.0
Panel discussion
Join us in this discussion to unpack the wild ride of Trump’s second term and what’s next on the political rollercoaster.One year into Donald Trump’s second presidency, The Australian National University will host a timely panel examining what Trump 2.0 means for American democracy and the…
Art & Design Forum | Dr Suzie Fraser
Art forum
Photographing Biblical Modernity: Frank Scholten in British Mandate PalestineThis presentation explores how and why art/science practices are growing in prominence with an increasing thematic focus on ecology, holistic worldviews, climate and AI in exhibitions and publications since 2010. This…
Tribal Visuality and the Politics of Indigenous Art: 'Mary Sully: Native Modern' Revisited - Allan Martin Lecture
Lecture
In 2024, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art launched a reclamation of the artistic career of Mary Sully, a reclusive, previously unacknowledged Dakota artist active between the late 1920s and mid-1940s. The processes of conservation, curation, and exhibition revealed new dimensions of the work,…
History, Country, and Community: A Celebration of Ann McGrath
Symposium
We are delighted to invite you to History, Country, and Community: A Celebration of Ann McGrath — a free public symposium honouring the scholarship of Professor Ann McGrath, a foundational figure in Australian history whose work on First Nations histories, cross-cultural encounters, and the…
The Stained Man: A Crime, a Scandal, and the Making of a Nation, by Patrick Mullins
Book launch
The Stained Man: A Crime, a Scandal, and the Making of a Nation (Scribe, 2026) tells the story of Richard 'Dick' Meagher, the Sydney solicitor who incited a campaign to free a man he knew was guilty of attempted murder and subsequently lost it all, including his reputation and ability to…
Mark McKenna: In Conversation
Activity
Join Professor Maria Nugent and Emeritus Professor Mark McKenna to talk about Mark's new book: The Shortest History of Australia (Black Inc., 2025). (Please note that this event will replace Mark McKenna's School of History seminar, originally scheduled for 6 May.) In The…
Painting Itself 绘画本身
Gallery
The Drill Hall Gallery and the ANU School of Art & Design Gallery has partnered with Perth Institute of Contemporary Art to present Painting Itself 绘画本身. Curated by Jonathan Nichols the exhibition explores a horizontal culture in painting, where fundamental ideas about…