Research Creation Showcase 2022
About the Event
Presented by the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney University in association with Casula Powerhouse.
Exhibitions, performances, music, artist talks, workshops, film screenings and more!
The Research Creation Showcase 2022 is a free and immersive full day/up late festival experience aimed at connecting the community with Western Sydney University’s most dynamic creative makers and thinkers. It’s an all day, into the night happening of creative thinking, making, knowing and fun.
Headlining this year’s event is 2022 Archibald Prize winner Blak Douglas. A graduate of Western Sydney University’s Design program, Blak Douglas will talk about his creative practice and his journey as one of Australia’s most important artists. He’ll also participate in interactive activities across the day.
Blak Douglas’ talk will be followed by a series of free artist-led workshops. The afternoon session includes short talks by Western Sydney University creative thinkers and makers, and a panel on art, voice and activism led by award-winning filmmaker Dr Wendy Chandler, featuring Blak Douglas and Timorese film producer Lurdes Pires. The discussion will form the basis for the launch of Dr Chandler’s collaborative online documentary and associated photographic exhibition Mobile Stories, an innovative multimedia project that documents the stories of young social change makers in Timor-Leste and Western Sydney. The night kicks into party mode with music performances and the launch of an important new film about one of Australia’s most important jazz musicians, Roger Frampton, written and directed by his daughter Emily Rytmeister.
So come along and meet, talk, learn, dance and mingle with your students, colleagues, industry partners and local community.
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Keynote - Artist talk: Blak Douglas in Conversation with Dr Alison Gill moderated by Professor Susan Page
| Blak Douglas (aka Adam Hill) was born in Blacktown to a Caucasian Australian Mother and a Dhungatti Aboriginal Father. Schooled in Penrith NSW, Blak studied Graphic Design at UWS Nepean, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. Later in visual arts, he emerged into Aboriginal art through Boomalli Artists (Leichhardt). Blak has staged numerous solo exhibitions, participated in group shows, and is a four-time finalist of the Archibald Prize which he won in 2022 with his portrait titled ‘Moby Dickens.’ His politically charged art is held in collections such as the Art Gallery of NSW, National Gallery of Australia, National Museum of Australia, National Maritime Museum, Taipei Museum and The AAMU of Utrecht. |
Dr Alison Gill leads the Design program at Western Sydney University which has developed a reputation for community-engaged and social design projects belonging to Western Sydney. Adam and Alison first met each other as ‘student’ and ‘teacher’ in the early days of their design education. In this session, they look forward to chatting about Adam’s creative paths, beginning with identifying as an Indigenous artist from Western Sydney with connections to mob in Dunghatti country in Northern NSW, to Adam’s present successes with his political art and prestigious commissions, and future creative directions. |  |
Presented by the School of Humanities and Communication Arts,
Western Sydney University in conjunction with Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
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