Public Programs archive

A Day of Conversations For Down The Barrel: Indigenous Resistance exhibition Saturday Aug 12, 1-3pm Keynote by Lorna Munro and discussion with Elaine Syron, Rebekah Raymond and Jeff McMullen. Surrounded by the political and historical legacies and materials presented in Down the Barrel: Indigenous Resistance, speakers will discuss the past, present and future of Indigenous […]

DISCUSSION :: Materiality and practice For all matter has a past exhibition Saturday August 5, 1:30pm-3pm all matter has a past focuses on the three artist’s interest in the idea of transference and exchange and how this is manifested in the materials they engage with. From metaphoric extension to formal exploration, this artist talk engages […]

Discussion :: The Politics of Portraiture Wednesday July 19, 6pm-8pm Verge Gallery Speakers: Claire Monneraye (Curator, Australian Centre for Photography), Chris Jones (Assistant Collections Manager, University of Sydney Museums), Maddie Cox (University of Sydney Museums), and Cherine Fahd (Exhibiting Artist and Academic). In the setting of historical, contemporary and political portraits as presented in Portraits […]

Discussion :: Reframing the Collection Saturday July 15, 1pm-3pm Verge Gallery Speakers: Matt Poll (Curator Indigenous Heritage and Repatriation Project, Macleay Museum, Sydney University Museums), Taloi Havini (Artist), and Fernando do Campo (Artist and Writer). How can we use art collections in a contemporary context? Can this inclusion of the archive or the collection in to […]

PICTURE PERFECT :: How to document like a pro Thursday June 15, 5-7pm Verge Gallery AFTER SCHOOL ED is a series of professional development workshops for ACCESS and ARC members, arts students and friends. This year Verge Gallery will be partnering with Kudos Gallery to host this four part series of hands-on creative information sessions. […]

Double Vision Jessica Ekomane (DE), Silje Nes (NOR), Jasmine Guffond Saturday June 10, from 1PM Free / all ages Jessica Ekomane (DE) Creates situations where sound acts as a transformative element for the space and the audience. This informs her musical compositions which seek a cathartic effect alternating between noise and melody, and playing with […]

APPLY YOURSELF :: How to apply for grants/ prizes/ exhibitions Thursday May 25, 5pm-7pm Verge Gallery FREE for ACCESS and ARC members, and $10 for general public Book via Eventbrite HERE Key presenters: Brianna Munting (NAVA) Georgia Hobbs (First Draft, Darren Knight Gallery) Kelly Doley (Barbara Cleveland, prev Arts NSW) Siân McIntyre (Verge Gallery) What […]

Monograph x Verge Saturday April 22, 10:30am – 4pm Verge Gallery READING LIST HERE ::  Join Monograph, a Melbourne-based reading circle, for a day of art-loving bookish goodness. **Places for the Monograph session (12:30-2:30) are strictly limited! RSVP to vergeassistant@usu.edu.au to secure your spot!** In a range of sessions we encourage artists, students, writers, curators […]

Panel Discussion :: A Third Space : Transience and Identity in The Transnational Verge Gallery April 20, 5:30pm – 7:30pm Speakers :: Mikala Tai, Adam Porter, Nicole Barakat Join local artists, researchers and the exhibiting artists for a discussion about cross-cultural perspectives, experiences and identities, within and beyond Australia. Re-interpretations of identity within transnational communities […]

Slide Night: The Archive as Constellation Thursday March 16, 6pm-8pm Verge Gallery Slide Night: The Archive as Constellation presents a series of short talks by specialists working across the fields of art, archaeology, history and natural sciences. Each presenter will discuss a sequence of images that focus in on some of the rare, unusual or […]