Talks & lectures

Art Talk

Aidan Hartshorn on SJ Norman

Portrait of a man standing in front of artwork in an Art Gallery
At the Gallery
Thu 5 May 2022, 12.30pm
Wheelchair Accessible
No performances scheduled

Join National Gallery staff every Thursday as they share works of art that carry value in their lives and inspire new ways of thinking about the world we live in.

On 5 May, Aidan Hartshorn, Walgalu and Wiradjuri peoples, Wesfarmers Assistant Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, discusses SJ Norman’s, Wiradjuri people, Bone Library on display in the 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial Ceremony.

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Exhibition

4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony

Past Exhibition

March 26, 2022—July 31, 2022

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