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How art connects Canberra and Chiang Mai
An exhibition with an eclectic mix of prints, drawings and sculptures is currently showing at the School of Art Main Gallery. You might not be able to decipher a theme for these artworks. But what unites them is that the artists have all taken part in an informal exchange program that has been…
Australians on-trend with books since 19th century
A world-leading library database moving to ANU offers researchers unique insights into Australian cultural history through reading habits. Regional Australia has historically been depicted as isolated - from urban Australia and from the world. But the reading habits of those living in…
Erin Helyard joins School of Music
The School of Music announced this week that conductor and harpsichordist Dr Erin Helyard will join its staff as a Lecturer in Music from July 2014. Dr Helyard is at the forefront of a new generation of young musicians who combine the latest musicological and historical enquiry with a…
Helen Ennis appointed Dobell Art History Chair
Professor Helen Ennis from the ANU School of Art has been appointed to the Sir William Dobell Chair of Art History in recognition of her work and excellence as an art scholar, writer and curator. Professor Helen Ennis Professor Ennis is only the third person appointed to the prestigious…
Drawing takes the spotlight
The sometimes understated art of drawing will be celebrated at a unique event at ANU next week. For the Love of Drawing, a symposium being held on Friday 11 April celebrates the Contemporary Australian Drawing: 20 Years of the Dobell Prize for Drawing exhibition, showing at the Drill Hall…
Watch The Great Debate - Australian Women's History Forum
A finale event for Women’s History Month, The Great Debate 2014 was held at the Albert Hall, Canberra on 26 March. Before a crowded auditorium, a distinguished line up of debaters addressed the proposition that ‘Australia doesn’t need Women’s History Month’. Debaters for the affirmative were…
Sex Lives of Australians wins ACT Book of the Year
ANU historian Frank Bongiorno has taken out the top honour at this year’s ACT Book of the Year awards. Associate Professor Bongiorno from the School of History said that it was a “lovely surprise” for his book The Sex Lives of Australians: A History to be recognised among a distinguished…