Tag Archive for Australian Photography

Discussion | Micky Allan, Ponch Hawkes and Ruth Maddison on feminist politics and art photography | MGA

Community: Ruth Maddison's Vehicle Builders Union Ball, Collingwood Town Hall, Melbourne 1979, from the series Let’s dance. 27.0 x 18.0 cm Photo: Ruth Maddison

Given the vitality of both feminist politics and art photography during the 1970s, it is not surprising that they entered into a lively exchange that extended into the 1980s. Monash Gallery of Art is hosting a discussion around the work and ideas of three of leading photographers, Micky Allan, Ponch Hawkes and Ruth Maddison. Date: 3pm, 23rd November Venue: Monash Gallery of Art, 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill Victoria 3150. Website: http://www.mga.org.au/event/index/view/event/372 Free event. Bookings preferred please email: mga@monash.vic.gov.au

Talks | Robert Rooney at CCP

Robert Rooney Children, Hawthorn East 1 1958, courtesy the artist, Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney. Image via http://www.ccp.org.au/news.php?id=200

Robert Rooney: A Night of Talks As part of the 
Centre for Contemporary Photography’s new exhibition Robert Rooney: The Box Brownie Years 1956-58 CCP is holding a night of talks. Artist Philip Brophy, writer and curator David Homewood and Martyn Jolly, Head of Photography and Media Arts, ANU School of Art, will speak on and around the work of Robert Rooney. Children and adolescents are often seen as ragged kid-flaneurs, re-mapping familiar urban or suburban spaces. Using a diverse range of historical Australian sources, Martin Jolly will explore these secret, under…

Bill Henson in conversation with Natalie King at Monash Gallery of Art

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Bill Henson in conversation with Natalie King at Monash Gallery of Art Bill Henson held his first solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in 1975, at the age of 19. Since that time he has become one of Australia’s most celebrated artists. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear Henson discuss his experiences as a young photographer with curator and writer Natalie King. Proceeds from this event will assist the MGA Foundation acquire two rare photographs by iconic Australian photographer Carol Jerrems for MGA’s nationally significant collection of Australian…