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Debra Porch: Art should make life more interesting than art

The work of Debra Porch (1954–2017) explores the potency of memory and its ability to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Exhibition
Material Place: Reconsidering Australian Landscapes

'Material Place' gathers artists who, whether in local ochres or on Google Earth, are thinking through the materiality of the Australian landscape and its representation.
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2019 UNSW Art & Design Open Day
PRE - 1990 ALUMNI EVENT
Alexander Mackie Reunion

A reunion event to reconnect with our pre-1990 graduates

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"There seems to be a public misconception that political activists and protesters are young, unwashed and unemployed. Not true." This Saturday, meet the nannas using knitting as a form of non-violent political activism. The Sydney Knitting Nannas...

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‘In the era of the colonial Anthropocene how do we address histories of loss and disappearance?’ Next Tuesday at UNSW Galleries Chilean scholar Macarena Gómez-Barris (Pratt Institute) presents a lecture exploring cultural memory, presence and planetary...

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UNSW Art & Design Elder in Residence, Vic Chapman is now a Member of the Order of Australia - a major testament of his lifelong commitment to education and visual art. Uncle Vic spoke to ABC RN about those who inspired, mentored and supported him....

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A look back at Paddington in 1962. Did you know UNSW Art & Design was previously known as the Alexander Mackie College? Before social media and smart phones, students utilised our courtyard for crafting sessions. If you studied here before 1990, we...

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To celebrate NAIDOC Week we take a look back at our interview with Dr. Fabri Blacklock, a UNSW Art & Design academic who is passionate about improving equity in education for Aboriginal people.

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Meet Betty Chimney and Raylene Walatinna mother/ daughter duo who have a collaborative art practice based in the Iwantja Arts Indulkana Community, South Australia. Their work ‘Nganampa Ngura (Our Country)’ received a Highly Commended in the 2019 John Fries...

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“Because land is sacred and must be looked after, the relation between people and land becomes the template for society and social relations. Therefore, all meaning comes from land.” – Kombu-merri and Waka Waka philosopher Mary Graham. Attend a NAIDOC week...

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“More than ever, we feel the human need to assemble, to come together, to exchange, for individual voices to be heard, that are coming from different perspectives.” UNSW Art & Design alumna Angelica Mesiti’s acclaimed ASSEMBLY exhibition for the Venice...

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Meet Clare Armitage, Art & Design alumna who had the “phenomenal opportunity” to travel from her Northern Territory home to visit this year’s prestigious Venice Biennale. “No matter what your particular interest in cultural production may be, you will...

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“When I found out it was to do with halal certification, I felt it was something I had to do.” Meet Abdul Abdullah, a seventh-generation Australian Muslim and Art & Design alumnus, who was asked by Cadbury to create a campaign to promote inclusion and...

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Debra Porch: Art should make life more interesting than art

Material Place: Reconsidering Australian Landscapes

Attend our International award-winning UNSW India Open Days in August

2019 UNSW Art & Design Open Day

Alexander Mackie Reunion

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Multidisciplinary artist and UNSW alumna thriving in the City of Angels

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A&D at the Venice Biennale 2019

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From the Top End to the Doge’s Palace, A&D alumna shares her experience of the Venice Biennale

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UNSW alumnus helps craft Cadbury’s response to bigotry

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UNSW Galleries offers perspectives on Australian landscapes

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UNSW Galleries playing on video games and 3D programming

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Under the Celestial Pancake: student’s shimmering Vivid installation

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Graphic design could be holding back action on climate change – here's how

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UNSW graduate Tony Costa wins Archibald Prize

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Debra Porch: Art should make life more interesting than art

Material Place: Reconsidering Australian Landscapes

John Fries Award

2019 UNSW Art & Design Open Day

Alexander Mackie Reunion

Talk & Workshop: Knitting Nannas Against Gas

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