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Philippines Australia Studies Centre

Visits - 2007

February 2007

  • Dr Natalia L Morales, University of Philippines, is Visiting Fellow to the Centre for Dialogue, La Trobe University.
  • Dr Kathleen Weekley, University of Wollongong, is Honorary Visiting Research Fellow to the Philippines Australia Studies Centre for a year.

Melbourne to Manila

January 2007
Trevor Hogan visited Ateneo de Manila University.

November, 2006 to January, 2007
As part of the Arts Links program between La Trobe University and Ateneo de Manila University, Dr Neil Fettling, Head, Visual Arts, Mildura Campus, La Trobe University was invited as First Artist-in-Residence at Ateneo Fine Arts Gallery, Ateneo de Manila University. The residency involved making art work reflecting observations and experiences of Manila. In addition to this, he was invited to develop a course and lecture in a subject titled, Art In context within the Bachelor of Arts Management course at Ateneo. During the residency he held an exhibition, titled “Noosperes” at the Ateneo Art Gallery in January.

16-23 June
“Palimpsest: Mapping, imagining and moving antipodean landscapes”: a week of public and academic events including a research colloquium, public lectures and art exhibition at Ateneo de Manila University, Manila by a delegation from La Trobe University which consisted of five postgraduate students from Sociology and Anthropology, and English programs, two Social Science and two Visual Arts academics. In addition we invited two academics from Monash University and one from the University of WA. Public lectures were given by Professor Peter Beilharz and Mr Vince Alessi respectively, and seminar papers given by all members of the delegation at the research colloquium.

August
International Relations workshop, Centre for Dialogue.

Manila to Melbourne, Bendigo and Mildura

November 1 to 25: Works of 2007 Ateneo Contemporary Philippine Art

2007 Ateneo Contemporary Philippine Art Award winnersWorks of 2007 Ateneo Contemporary Philippine Art Award winners M.M. Yu, Lyle Buencamino and Wawi Navarroza were exhibited at the View Street Gallery. On November 15 Ramon E.S. Lerma, Director and Chief Curator of the Ateneo Art Gallery, presented at the Symposium on Contemporary Art in the Philippines.

Other presenters include Gina Fairley who has worked as an arts manager in America, Asia and Australia, including the position of Exhibition Coordinator for the 2004 Biennale of Sydney, and Lyle Buencamino, one of the recipients of the 2007 Ateneo Art Award who talked about his art practice and his paintings on show in the gallery. As part of this award, Mr Buencamino will also spend three weeks visiting the Mildura, Bendigo, and Bundoora campuses.

 

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