26 February Propaganda Art in the 21st Century Join UNSW Art & Design Research Forum and UNSW Galleries for a lecture by internationally renowned Dutch artist, Jonas Staal. events
27 February ‘Every War is a Defeat’: Khadim Ali in conversation A conversation with leading artist Khadim Ali on his newly commissioned site-specific billboard on the exterior of UNSW Galleries, 'Every War is a Defeat' (2019). events
6 March ART MONTH SYDNEY OPENING NIGHT: PADDINGTON & WOOLLAHRA PRECINCT NIGHT AFTER PARTY Grab a map and explore the local galleries before kicking onto the Art Month opening party at UNSW Art & Design. events
26 March Skye Wagner & Samuel Hodge in conversation Learn more about two new exhibitions by Sydney artists Skye Wagner and Samuel Hodge in a conversation between the artists and independent curator Abigail Moncrieff. events
4 April Ngatu Learning Space Members of the Fifita family, in partnership with IVI designs, offer an open and interactive learning space where participants can gather to learn from each other through the creation of smaller works on bark cloth. events
From Site to Place Presented in conjunction with the UNSW Galleries exhibition ‘Material Place: Reconsidering Australian Landscapes’, this program convenes artists, thinkers and poets for a conversation about land and space within the intertwined contexts of neoliberalism, settler colonialism and environmental degradation. 22 Jun
Opening Weekend Artist Talks: 2019 John Fries Award Join exhibiting artists for a series of talks on their work in ‘There is Fiction in the Spaces Between’, moderated by John Fries Award Curator Miriam Kelly. 22 Jun
Guided Tour: Material Place Tours of ‘Material Place’ will explore key works, themes and ideas from the exhibition whilst connecting to the history and geography of the Galleries site itself. 9 Jul
Macarena Gómez-Barris In the era of the colonial anthropocene how do we address histories of loss and disappearance in relation to resurgence? 16 Jul
Talk & Workshop: Knitting Nannas Against Gas Join the Sydney Knitting Nannas for a discussion on the use of knitting as a tool for non-violent political activism and take part in a banner making workshop. 20 Jul
Closing Weekend Artist Talks: 2019 John Fries Award Join 2019 John Fries Award finalists on the closing weekend of the exhibition for a series of talks on their work in ‘There is Fiction in the Spaces Between’. 27 Jul
Curating Grief: In-conversation with Daniel Mudie Cunningham Daniel Mudie Cunningham and José Da Silva, UNSW Galleries Director, discuss the complex and intimate process of working with an artist’s estate. 3 Aug
Research Forum: Seth Kim-Cohen UNSW Galleries, UNSW Art & Design Research Forum and Liquid Architecture present a lecture by Seth Kim-Cohen (Art Institute of Chicago). 8 Aug
Talk: SOME OF IT IS FAMILIAR, SOME OF IT IS STRANGE UNSW Galleries Director José Da Silva provides an intimate account of Debra Porch’s life and work, along with her enduring interests in literature, walking and the potential of art to transform the everyday into the extraordinary. 22 Aug
Talk: Tania Bruguera In this special public event hear acclaimed artist Tania Bruguera discuss recent projects and initiatives that examine and expose the nature of political and social power structures. 23 Aug
Gazing from the Sinosphere: Media Art as Border Crossings How are cultural borders depicted and disrupted? This program discusses new media works by three East Asian artists... 1 Nov
A&D ANNUAL 19 Symposium Talks and performances from emerging artists and designers graduating from UNSW Art & Design. 7 Dec
Wansolwara Symposium This one-day symposium draws together diverse perspectives on the Great Ocean as a connector to culture, ancestral traditions and the movement of people. 18 Jan
Shivanjani Lal in conversation A conversation between the artist Shivanjani Lal and poet Manisha Anjali. 23 Jan
Sarah Biscarra Dilley, Angela Tiatia and Léuli Eshrāghi in conversation Artists Sarah Biscarra Dilley and Angela Tiatia are joined in conversation by curator Dr Léuli Eshrāghi to share international perspectives on urgent issues of our time, particularly as they effect Indigenous peoples across the Great Ocean and its shores. This conversation will explore moving image works by Biscarra Dilley and Tiatia in the context of Eshrāghi's curation of O le ūa na fua mai Manuʻa, engaging with ceremonial-political roles of artist and curator adjacent to Western knowledge structures. 15 Feb
