Join Assistant Curator Emma Jameson to look at the influence of classical mythology and the imagined past on Frederic Leighton’s illustrations for George Eliot’s novel Romola.
Join Dr Peter Gilderdale, Acting HOD of Communication Design at AUT, for an illustrated overview of 19th century illustration, with a particular focus on the contextual, conceptual and craft-related issues that shaped illustration’s complicated relationship with art.
English artist David Hockney, using his experiences from a trip to Beirut in 1966, started a series of simple etchings to illustrate the homoerotic poems by the Alexandria born, Greek poet, CP Cavafy. Join artist, printmaker and art educator Steve Lovett for his response to this now iconic body of work by Hockney.
Join Assistant Curator Emma Jameson for a tour of her new exhibition An Overture to the Text which provides an in-depth investigation into a series of illustrations, analysing their visual features and what these communicate.
Professor of Film Studies and former Head of the Italian Department at the University of Auckland, Laurence Simmons gives an illustrated talk in the exhibition on the popular spectacles, street festivals and drama that were an integral part of Florentine life during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
AUT Universty Senior Lecturer Miriam Harris places the illustrations of the great 19th century French political commentator, Honoré Daumier in context with the work of other caricaturists.
New Zealand sculptor, carver, illustrator and tā moko artist Rangi Kipa (Taranaki, Te Atiawa Nui Tonu, Ngāti Maniapoto) will demonstrate the art of Māori tattoo or tā moko.
Freelance writer and curator Francis McWhannell presents an illustrated talk on artworks with religious themes produced during the Italian Renaissance and Baroque periods, taking cues from the exhibition The Corsini Collection: A Window on Renaissance Florence.
Join Dr Erin Griffey, Associate Professor, Art History at the University of Auckland, for an illustrated overview of key female nudes from Renaissance and Baroque art, which are then compared with contemporary nudes in the exhibition by artists such as Sarah Lucas and Cindy Sherman.
President of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Robyn Williams gives an illustrated talk on how to research your family history – where to start, how to collect information, verify what you find and importantly, how to record the rich oral histories from your living ancestors.
Auckland Festival of Photography presents an illustrated talk by Alejandro Chaskielberg, an independent photographer, videographer and teacher who has established a worldwide reputation for his innovative vision and sensibility that crosses the boundaries between document and art.
Join Dr Xuelin Zhou (Senior Lecturer, School of Film, Television and Media Studies, University of Auckland) for an illustrated lecture on the representation of women in Chinese film.
Painting conservator, Genevieve Silvester gives an illustrated talk on a special Frances Hodgkins painting restoration project that she undertook as part of her recent internship at Auckland Art Gallery.
In this spellbinding romp and interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s other, darker wonderland, Dunedin author and illustrator David Elliot leads us through the world of the Snark – and the 'true' story and tragic aftermath of the expedition that discovered the Snark and the Jabberwocky.
The moving tribute and 2009 television documentary Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak was directed by Spike Jonze and Lance Bangs, and combines photos, illustrations and interviews to give an intimate glimpse into the beloved children’s author.
New Zealand sculptor, carver, illustrator and tā moko artist Rangi Kipa (Taranaki, Te Atiawa Nui Tonu, Ngāti Maniapoto) will demonstrate the art of Māori tattoo or tā moko.
Join Dr Xuelin Zhou (Senior Lecturer, School of Film, Television and Media Studies, University of Auckland) for an illustrated lecture on the representation of women in Chinese film.
Dr Genaro Vilanova Miranda Oliveira from the Latin American Studies Program at The University of Auckland presents an illustrated talk on the art and politics of Brazil during the 1960s.
Join Simon Devitt for an illustrated talk on his practice as a photographer of architecture, people and place. He will discuss why he believes the other senses are so important in how we view and engage with the idea of place.
Former Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney and Lecturer in Art Theory, AUT, Ben Curnow gives an illustrate lecture on the untold story of his grandmother’s contribution to the development of modernism in Auckland.
Auckland Festival of Photography presents an illustrated talk by Malaysian born, London based freelance photographer Steven V-L Lee who began his began his photographic career as a documentary and travel photographer in the late 1990s.
Join Dr Mary Barker for an illustrated talk on the painting The Execution of Savonarola and Two Companions at Piazza della Signoria attributed to a Florentine painter in the style of Francesco Rosselli.
Painting conservator, Genevieve Silvester gives an illustrated talk on a special Frances Hodgkins painting restoration project that she undertook as part of her internship at Auckland Art Gallery in 2015.
Auckland Festival of Photography presents an illustrated talk by Ingetje Tadros (Western Australia). Ingetje discusses her award-winning ongoing and important work, This Is My Country which documents the complexities of race and culture of Australia’s indigenous people.
Join Phyllis Mossman, from the School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, for an illustrated insight into Raphael and his relationship to two popes, Julius II (whose portrait cartoon is in The Corsini Collection) and Leo X.
On the final day of The Story of Rama, Dr Vijay Kumar Mathur and Mr Kamlesh Kumar Sharma from the National Museum, New Delhi present an illustrated talk on the fundamentals of Indian art and Ramayana in Indian miniature paintings.
Join Assistant Curator Emma Jameson for an illustrated talk about how the artists Odilon Redon, Rembrandt, William Blake, Henry Fuseli, Francisco Goya and Eugène Delacroix reacted against social upheaval to express inner worlds immersed in the shadow of reason.
Join Dr Natalie Bell for an illustrated overview that includes key portraits from the Renaissance, as well comparative material from The Corsini Collectionand gain a fascinating insight into the role of women during this period.
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