Upcoming events
Melita Dahl | Deadpan artefacts: creative experiments with facial expression recognition in photographic portraiture
Gallery
Over the past three decades, photography has evolved from its traditional role as an indexical imprint of the world into a fluid, computational space shaped by digital transformation. Within this context, the photographic portrait both as a historical art form and a site for computer vision offers…
Material Causality: A Practice-Led Inquiry into the Aleatory Operations of Concrete | Ren Gregorčič
Gallery
Concrete is among the most widely used materials on Earth, second only to water in global consumption. It forms footpaths, bridges, building foundations, dam walls, and the hydrological networks that span a continuum from everyday surfaces to continental-scale infrastructure. Operating across…
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…
ANU School of Music Staff Lunchtime Concert
Concert
Join ANU School of Music staff for a relaxed lunchtime concert featuring cello faculty member Rachel Johnston, with a program including Schumann’s Fantasiestücke and Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata.
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…
What is Enlightenment in Australia? Towards a New Account of its History and Uses
Lecture/seminar
This paper presents the outlines of a new collaborative project on Enlightenment in Australia. The project has two strands, one grounded in contemporary history, the other in the Enlightenment era itself. The contemporary strand examines how the concept of Enlightenment is understood in today’s…
Painting Itself 绘画本身
Gallery
Officially launched by Magda Keaney, Head Curator, International Art at National Gallery of Australia.Curated by Jonathan Nichols the exhibition explores a horizontal culture in painting, where fundamental ideas about its history and vitality – long the influence of European and American…