Special Event

Judy Watson & Helen Johnson In Conversation

Reconciliation Week

Two women sit on a timber bench, within a gallery space, surrounded by paintings and work of art suspended from the ceiling and walls

Artists Helen Johnson and Judy Watson, Waanyi people in Judy Watson & Helen Johnson: the red thread of history, loose ends at the National Gallery.

At the Gallery Live Stream
Thu 2 Jun 2022, 6–7pm AEST
Wheelchair Accessible Auslan Interpretation Open Captioning
No performances scheduled

Join us in the James Fairfax Theatre or online to hear how artists Judy Watson, Waanyi people, and Helen Johnson have forged a dialogue on the roles of women in contemporary and colonial Australia for Reconciliation Week.

National Gallery Members can join us on site for an after-hours viewing of the exhibition from 5.15pm, prior to the event at 6pm (no extra booking required).

For their current exhibition Judy Watson & Helen Johnson: the red thread of history, loose ends, Watson and Johnson have each developed new works that explore complex and varied perspectives on colonisation, with an emphasis on the experience of women.

Hosted by the National Gallery’s Head of First Nations Engagement, Cara Kirkwood, Mandandanji and Mithaka peoples, the artists will be joined in conversation with Curator Elspeth Pitt.

Judy Watson & Helen Johnson: the red thread of history, loose ends is a Know My Name project and part of The Balnaves Contemporary Series.

This accessible live stream event will be presented here with closed captions and Auslan interpretation and on Facebook. Register your interest for live stream updates.

Check the starting time in your state:

ACT, NSW, VIC, TAS, QLD: 6pm

SA, NT: 5.30pm

WA: 4pm

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