2012

Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series
Wednesdays, 5–26 September 2012

Photograph of white building exterior with blue sky

Listen

Speakers

Photograph of white building exterior with blue sky

dKO Architecture

Photograph of memorial at night with small lights in distance

bureau^proberts

Photograph of white domestic house exterior with grass in foreground

Owen Vokes Peters

Photograph of domestic wooden interior with mountains in background

Room 11 Allens Rivulet 2, Room 11, photo by Ben Hosking

Related

The Building

The iconic National Gallery of Australia building is a bold combination of the sculptural and the functional.

National Gallery Institutional Archives

The entrance to the national gallery with some sculptures visible

The National Gallery Institutional Archives give a fascinating insight into our nation’s art history.

About Us

photograph of exterior detail of the National Gallery building

The National Gallery is Australia’s leading national visual arts institution dedicated to collecting, sharing and celebrating art.

About Us

Art Talks /  Video

Art Talk with Adriane Boag
Margel Hinder’s 'Revolving construction'

Image of work of art with accompanying text 'Adriane Boag on Margel Hinder's Revolving construction'

Published 09 September 2021

Adriane Boag, Programs Convenor, Access & Inclusion, discusses Margel Hinder’s 'Revolving construction'.

Audio Tour
8 mins
Essay

Concrete Ambitions
The evolution of the design and building of the National Gallery

A man standing in the architectural glass window of the National Gallery looking out

Philip Goad explores the evolution of the design and building of the National Gallery.

Read Time: 49 minutes
Exhibition

Love and Desire
Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate

Past Exhibition
a young woman in a bejewelled dress floats face up in a stream surrounded by greenery and flowers

14 Dec 2018 – 28 Apr 2019

Re-visiting the Age of Angkor Symposium /  Video

Exchanges and Partnerships: the National Gallery of Australia and the National Museum of Cambodia

Video still of artwork shown during presentation

Published 11 October 2016

Audio Tour Closed Captions
28 mins
Friday Art Talks /  Audio

What is it About Paint? With Adriane Boag

Vertical portrait of smiling woman

Published 14 June 2024

A talk focused on pigment, colour and light, texture, technique and the ways artists use paint to reflect on contemporary issues and ideas.

Audio Tour
46 mins
Friday Art Talks /  Audio

Nam Le on Sidney Nolan’s Quilting the armour

Photograph of a man with sun hitting his face

Published 02 August 2024

Hear a conversation focused on the intersection of poetry and art.

Audio Tour
38 mins

Related

National Gallery On Demand

It's a portrait image of Urs Fischer from in front and below, so he's looking at his phone. Not yet melted enough to have any dripping wax bits

An On demand video and audio collection of art talks, lectures and artist interviews.

Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Kate Symons from Studio Ilk

Photograph of an outdoor deck attached to a house.

Published Aug 2024

Studio Ilk is a small, ambitious practice working on a broad range of project typologies.

72 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Hannah Tribe – Tribe Studio
2015 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

Photograph of white building exterior with palm tree

Published 2015

This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

67 minutes
Friday Art Talks /  Audio

Lucina Ward on Wangechi Mutu’s The seated IV

A close-up photo of Wangechi Mutu's The Seated IV

Published 27 October 2023

Hear Lucina Ward, Senior Curator, International Art, discuss Wangechi Mutu’s The seated IV.

23 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Melissa Bright – MAKE Architecture
2015 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

Photograph of house with interior lights and tree

Published 2015

This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

63 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Liam Proberts – bureau^proberts
2012 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

Photograph of memorial at night with small lights in distance

Published 2012

This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

75 minutes
Friday Art Talks /  Audio

Anne O’Hehir and Shaune Lakin on Photography

Published 15 November 2023

Hear Curators Shaune Lakin and Anne O'Hehir concider how artists represent the human form to address themes of identity, sexuality, and community.

45 minutes
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Shaun Carter – Carter Williamson Architects
2018 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

Interior shot of kitchen with black wood cabinets and wooden ceiling

Published 2018

This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

67 minutes
Friday Art Talks /  Audio

Owning the room – Bodies and power in feminist art practice

Drawing of a person on a white background looking up at a shape

Published 25 November 2023

This talk focuses on the international web of art crime, and the National Gallery’s commitment to ethical collection management.

Audio Tour
31 mins
Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

Qianyi Lim from Sibling Architecture
2023 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

Photograph of grey, round textured building with a tree in the foreground

Published Aug 2024

Qianyi Lim is an award-winning registered architect with over fifteen years of experience working in practices across Australia, China and Denmark.

71 minutes