MY COLLECTION

Presented by the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

There are many works in the UWA Art Collection and the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art that reference themes of war, service and the ANZAC story. As part of the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery's ongoing MY COLLECTION project, throughout 2015 three esteemed members of the University community have been invited to write about a selected work that for them evokes the ANZAC spirit. 

During the month of August, as part of the Australians and War program, the featured work is George Coates, Disabled Soldier. The commentary for this work has been written by Professor Kim Beazley, Australia's Ambassador to the United States and former Minister for Defence.

• When: 11 July - 19 September 2015, 11am - 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday
  
• Event type: Exhibition
• Venue: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
  
• Attend: FREE.
  
• Enquiries: Gallery Reception on 6488 3707 or [email protected]
  

Image: George Coates, Disabled Soldier (detail), c 1918, brush and ink on paper on card, 31.5 x 30.0 cm, The University of Western Australia Art Collection, Gift of Mrs M W Moody in memory of Thomas and Henry Ingram Moody, 1949.

24SEVEN

Presented by the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

The Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery has commissioned four artists to produce video work on the broad theme of the centenary of Gallipoli and ANZAC. The works will be shown on the 24SEVEN screen at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery during 2015.

The first stage of the project concentrates on close consultation with the commissioned artists on their respective subject. The featured artists during August for the WINTERarts Australians and Way program are Andrew and David Wood.

• When: 11 July - 19 September 2015, artwork viewable all hours, 24/7
  
• Event type: Exhibition
• Venue: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
  
• Attend: FREE.
  
• Enquiries: Gallery Reception on 6488 3707 or [email protected]
  

Image: 24SEVEN featuring Abdul Abdullah’s artwork GOD IS WITH US

Geology and War

Presented by the Edward de Courcy Clarke Earth Science Museum and the UWA Cultural Precinct

The exhibition will feature artefacts used as weapons that contain geological components or derived from minerals or rocks.  Of particular note are artefacts from the First World War from the Museum Curator’s personal collection, along with items on loan from other museums, UWA Schools and individuals.

An original sound loop created by Kingsley Reeve (Sound Design and Production, National Institute for Dramatic Art) will compliment the exhibition.

• When: 6 - 29 August 2015, various times.
  
• Event type: Exhibition
• Presenter: Edward de Courcy Clarke Earth Science Museum
  
• Venue: EdCC Earth Science Museum
  
• Attend: FREE. No bookings required.
  
• Enquiries: Museum Curator - 6488 2681
  

Image: Lt McGlinn, 44th Battalion, later Australian Flying Corp and souvenir embossed World War One British and German 25 pounder shells. Photo: John Reeve (Curator, UWA) 

MUD, BLOOD AND GAS: Visions of hell on the Western Front

Presented by the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery

Annette Thas, photographer, filmmaker, mixed media and sculpture/installation artist, has exhibited extensively in Europe and Australia. She studied sculpture at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Lyon, drawing at the Saint-Lucas School of Arts Ghent, and Fine Arts Photography & Filmmaking at UWA. Her ‘Wave 1’ won the People’s Choice Award at Sculpture by the Sea 2014.

Drawing on images and stories encountered while growing up in the Flanders, Thas’ iconic photographs of period gas masks symbolize the horrors experienced in the alien and deformed landscape of the Western Front in WWI. These banner size images will be hung on venues across campus.

• When: 6 - 30 August 2015, all hours
• Event type: Outdoor photographic banner exhibitions
• Venue: Various locations across Crawley campus, The University of Western Australia
• Attend: FREE. Open public spaces.
• Enquiries: (08) 6488 3707 or [email protected]

Image: Gas masks. Photographs by Annette Thas.

Morning Alleluias: A Concert for Hiroshima

Presented by the UWA School of Music

Marking the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, a combined Wind Orchestra from the UWA School of Music and the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts will present works such as Nelson’s haunting Morning Alleluias in a free concert opening the UWAnzac Centenary Commemorations.

• When: Thursday 6 August 2015, 7:30pm
• Event Type: Free Concert
• Presenters: UWA School of Music
• Venue: Winthrop Hall, UWA
• Attend: FREE | Register to attend

Photo by Matthew Galligan.

Swing That War Away:
A dinner to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II

Presented by the University Club and the UWA Cultural Precinct

On 15 August 1945, World War II came to an end when Emperor Hirohito announced to the Japanese people the official surrender of the Japanese military. Australians and War will celebrate this anniversary with a special dinner in the University Club featuring the music of the Swing era performed by The Oz Big Band. Dedicated to recreating the authenticity and high energy of big bands from the 1930s-1950s, The Oz Big Band is popular in jazz and swing scenes around Australia. Guests are encouraged to dress in period costume for a three course meal and night of dancing.

• When: Saturday 15 August 2015, 7pm - midnight
  
• Event type: Dinner Dance With Live Music
  
• Venue: University Club
  
• Bookings: $99.00 - More Info and bookings
• Enquiries: 6488 8700

Trench Poetry

Presented by Well-Versed, The Winthrop Singers and the UWA Cultural Precinct

Well-Versed is a collective of experienced performers offering readings of poetry. They have been working together for three years, sharing their passion for poetry by devising and presenting more than twenty specially prepared programs covering the full gamut of subjects, learned to light-hearted, classical and modern, on which verse has been written.

For Australians and War series, they have selected a program of works by Australian and Allied service personnel on the subject of warfare in the trenches and on the Western Front, during the Great War. The readings will be supplemented by choral music performed by The Winthrop Singers.

• When: Sunday 16 August 2015, 3pm - 4:30pm
  
• Event type: Poetry readings with Music
  
• Venue: St George's College Dining Hall
  
• Attend: Gold coin donation. All Welcome.
  
• Enquiries: Well-Versed. Pat Stroud. 0408 908 928

War and Emotions

One-Day Symposium

War and Emotions is the intellectual hub of the Australians and War program. This symposium will explore current research into emotions relating to war, various aspects of World War I and the ANZAC legend, and the experience of Australian soldiers returning from war.

The symposium includes a round table discussion on ‘What the Great War has meant for Australia – then and now’, chaired by Professor Jenny Gregory (UWA). Other participants include Professor Louise D’Arcens (Wollongong University), Dr Megan Cassidy-Welch (Monash), and Professors Mark Edele, Jane Lydon, Andrew Lynch and Bob White (UWA).

The symposium is co-presented by the Centre for the History of Emotions, the Centre for WA History, the History Discipline Group, the UWA Cultural Precinct, the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, and the Institute of Advanced Studies.

• When: Monday 17 August 2015, 10am - 6pm
  
• Event type: Symposium
  
• Venue: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
  
• Attend: FREE to attend. Registrations essential. 
• Enquiries: Nicola Holman, + 61-8-6488 4731 [email protected]

Image: John Singer Sargent, Gassed (detail), c.1919. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Hell Sounds, Birdsongs and Zeppelins: Emotions, Memory and the Soundscape of Great War

2015 Fred Alexander Fellowship Lecture

Professor Joy Damousi is Professor of History and ARC Laureate Fellow at the University of Melbourne. She has published on various aspects of grief, trauma and loss during the two world wars.

In this lecture Professor Damousi considers the ways in which the sounds of the battlefield and home front defined the memory of the war and elicited a range of emotional responses. The relentless sounds pierced the emotions and were associated with distinctive memories of grief, loss, trauma and fear. An analysis of the experience of sound enables a broader, uncharted understanding of the emotional experience of civilians and combatants.

Presented by the Institute of Advanced Studies in conjunction with the War and Emotions Symposium.

• When: Monday 17 August 2015, 6 - 7:15pm
  
• Event type: Lecture
  
• Venue: Webb Lecture Theatre, UWA
  
• Attend: FREE to attend. Registrations essential. 
• Enquiries: Pam Bond - [email protected]

ANZAC: Chamber - Quartet for the End of Time

Presented by the UWA School of Music

Composed while he was prisoner of war and premiered by his fellow prisoners at a Nazi prisoner of war camp in 1941, Messiaen’s magnificent and moving Quartet for the End of Time will be performed by celebrated artists from the UWA School of Music in this special Anzac Centenary commemorative concert.

The program will also feature UWA’s Piñata Percussion who will perform Peaux by Xenakis and Varese’s Ionisation for thirteen percussionists.

• When: Friday 21 August 2015, 7:30pm
  
• Event Type: Concert
• Presenters: UWA School of Music
  
• Venue: Callaway Music Auditorium, UWA
• Attend: $25/$20 Concession (Senior, Students, Friend of UWA School of Music) - Book Now
  

Photo by Matthew Galligan. 

ANZAC Legends and Myths Revisited

Presented by The University of Western Australia Historical Society

The University of Western Australia Historical Society was founded to research and promote the history of the Campus and the academics, graduates and students who have been part of the University family since its inception.

Nicholas Hasluck and Ronald Bodycoat have researched and prepared material relevant to the World War I Anzac experiences of University personnel and of the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915. The Forum will include them and other presenters as well in a round- table discussion with the audience to challenge local myths and explore and reveal the true impact of war.

• When: Sunday 23 August 2015, 3pm - 4:30pm
  
• Event type: Public Forum
  
• Venue: St George's College Dining Hall
  
• Attend: Gold coin donation. All welcome. No registrations required.
  
• Enquiries: The UWA Historical Society  Ron Bodycoat - 0418 917 757

UWAugust Evensong

Presented by The Winthrop Singers

Since 2007, the Winthrop Singers have been a prominent feature on the UWA cultural landscape. Formed by Dr Nicholas Bannan of the School of Music, they are choir in residence at St George’s College Chapel, performing Evensong every Thursday.

The Choir’s milestones include: singing from Winthrop Tower at dawn on the first day of spring, public workshops with The Song Company, concerts at New Norcia sponsored by the Spanish Embassy, the debut recording of Philip Gearing’s Prop Patria Mori, touring to China, and participating in Verdi’s Requiem for Western Australian Symphony Orchestra.

For UWAugust: Australians and War, the Winthrop Singers will present a specially Anzac-themed Evensong.

• When: Thursday 27 August 2015, 6 - 7pm
  
• Event type: Concert
  
• Venue: St George's College Chapel, UWA
  
• Attend: FREE. No bookings required. 
  
• Enquiries: 08 9449 5555

Artistry! Commemorate: Britten’s War Requiem

Presented by UWA School of Music

In this special free event recognising the 100th Anniversary ANZAC commemorations, the School of Music, in collaboration with the UWA Choral Society and Churchlands Senior High School, present Britten’s epic War Requiem, featuring internationally-renowned soloists Sara Macliver and Andrew Foote.

Rarely performed, the War Requiem, which features the poetry of soldier Wilfred Owen, employs multiple musical forces: a 100 piece orchestra, a second chamber orchestra, over 125 adult voices, a children’s choir, and three solo voices that alternate and interact with each other throughout the piece in a polyphony of sound. This is a concert not to be missed!

• When: Saturday 29 August 2015, 7:30pm
  
• Event type: Concert
  
• Venue: Winthrop Hall, UWA
  
• Attend: FREE. Register Online