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ArtsNational Cairns presentation: PULL UP A CHAIR: ARCHITECT DESIGNED FURNITURE FROM THE BAUHAUS TO FRANK GEHRY Presented by Deborah Jenner

Stratford Library Meeting Room 411 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford, Queensland, Australia

Furniture has often been designed as a miniature of a building’s forms and ornaments. It naturally makes use of the available materials and techniques of its time. Breuer’s chair was adapted from a bicycle frame and Magistretti made use of wire racking. Then, mid-20th century popularized prefabrication and moulded materials. Eames exploited plastics for his single-shell...

$25

Stratford Library Meeting Room

Vikings in the Library – Megan Formanek

Stratford Library Meeting Room 411 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford, Queensland, Australia

Dive into the thrilling world of the Viking Age with Megan Formanek's "Serve the Worthy", the highly anticipated third instalment in the Viking Trading Lands Series.   Join us for an immersive experience that brings history to life! Get up close with the author as she delves into her captivating narrative, blending history with rich...

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Stratford Library Meeting Room

ArtsNational presents PARADISE LOST AND RESTORED – 400 YEARS OF GARDEN DESIGN IN OXFORDSHIRE by Timothy Walker

Stratford Library Meeting Room 411 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford, Queensland, Australia

Over 400 years, successive Horti Praefecti (head gardeners) changed the features of the Oxford Botanic Garden, reflecting the art of gardening, and occasionally the science of botany. How is this displayed in garden design at the beginning of the 21st century?   From 1988 to 2014 Timothy Walker was the Director of the University of...

$25

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ArtsNational Presentation – “Culture and Kitsch” with Lynne Gibson

Stratford Library Meeting Room 411 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford, Queensland, Australia

What has happened to art?   Tracy Emin reveals her crumpled sheets, Damien Hirst pickles fish and directs pop videos, Jeff Koons stars in pornographic photographs and designs giant floral puppies. Surely Raphael, Rembrandt and Reynolds would be turning in their graves! Is high-brow culture ‘dumbing down’ or is art becoming gloriously democratic, embracing consumerism,...

$25

Stratford Library

ArtsNational Cairns presents Daniel Evans “CABBAGES, CARROTS AND LAMB: SPANISH STILL LIFE FROM 1600-1812”

Stratford Library Meeting Room 411 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford, Queensland, Australia

A presentation by ArtsNational Cairns (formerly ADFAS Cairns).   Still Life painting is incredible. It found many of its origins in Spain. The symbolism and meaning is rich whilst easy to comprehend, and sometimes it’s a little bit over the top.   The lecture will cover a cabbage that has been painted with such astonishing...

$25

ArtsNational Cairns Lecture – “Streams of Fire and Tongues of Flame – A Short History of the Art of Glass” with Geoffrey Edwards

Stratford Library Meeting Room 411 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford, Queensland, Australia

ArtsNational Cairns Lecture - "Streams of Fire and Tongues of Flame - A Short History of the Art of Glass" with Geoffrey Edwards   In this illustrated talk the ancient and remarkable history of glass as an art form is traced with reference to works in major public collections including the National Gallery of Victoria...

ArtsNational Cairns Lecture – “How we got Ikea! Scandinavian Design 1880-1960” with Anne Anderson

Stratford Library Meeting Room 411 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford, Queensland, Australia

ArtsNational Cairns Lecture - "How we got Ikea! Scandinavian Design 1880-1960" with Anne Anderson   This is the story of how Norway, Sweden and Denmark looked to the British Arts and Crafts movement for design reform and influenced how Scandinavian design came of age in the 1950s. Scandinavian modern offered an ideal lifestyle for the...

ArtsNational Cairns Lecture – “Seeing Music, Hearing Art” with David Banney

Stratford Library Meeting Room 411 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford, Queensland, Australia

ArtsNational Cairns Lecture - "Seeing Music, Hearing Art" with David Banney Leonardo and Palestrina, Picasso and Stravinsky, Debussy and Matisse – art and music are never provided in a vacuum, and the histories of art and music have run similar courses, with music always a little way behind.   This talk traces the major historical...

ArtsNational Cairns Lecture – Les Parisiennes – How the Women of Paris Lived Loved and Died in the 1940s

Stratford Library Meeting Room 411 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford, Queensland, Australia

ArtsNational Cairns Lecture - Les Parisiennes - How the Women of Paris Lived Loved and Died in the 1940s - Presented by AnneSebba   A presentation by ArtsNational Cairns (formerly ADFAS Cairns).   Les Parisiennes is a story about women’s lives during the Nazi occupation including British and American women caught in Paris, as well...

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