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Sydney University GLAM Society

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Address: The University of Sydney 2000 Sydney, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Something to look forward to!

24.01.2022 For those looking for a Saturday night quiz...

23.01.2022 A list of recommended readings for those wanting to hear and support First Nations voices and art: (Usyd's own lecturer!) Gilchrist, Stephen, (ed.) Crossing Cultures: the Owen and Wagner collection of contemporary Aboriginal Australian art at the Hood Museum of Art. Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, NH, USA. Moffatt, Tracey, ed, In Dreams: Mervyn Bishop, thirty years of photography, 1960-1990 Paddington, N.S.W., Australian Centre for Photography, 1991.... Croft, Brenda. Boomalli: From Little Things Big Things Grow. Painting the Land Story. Taylor, Luke,ed. Canberra: National Museum of Australia, 1999, pp. 95-118. Bennett, Gordon, The Manifest Toe, The Art of Gordon Bennett, McLean, Ian and Bennett, Gordon eds., Sydney: Craftsman House, 1996, pp. 20-52. Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative, Sayin' something: Aboriginal art in New South Wales, 10 years of land rights in New South Wales, Chippendale, NSW: NSW Aboriginal Land Council and Boomali Aboriginal Artists Co-operative, 1993. Mawurndjul, John, ‘I’m a Chemist Man, Myself’, Crossing Country: the Alchemy of Western Arnhem Land, Perkins. Hetti, ed., Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2004, pp.134.139 These are all accessible to usyd students through the library website. #blacklivesmatter #firstnations #aboriginalland

23.01.2022 To celebrate today's #MuseumWeek theme of #togetherMW we wanted to share this delightful video bringing #together early Australian music collections from the 18...50s and the historic Vaucluse House. Enjoy finding out more about the Collard & Collard piano made in England in the mid 1860s and the fascinating find inside the piano from piano technician Ron Overs. Immerse yourself in this soundscape of a distant age and discover more here: https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au//music-making-historic- #DiscoverSLM #MuseumWeek2020 #museumfromhome

23.01.2022 The front doors may be closed for a little while longer, but somebody’s home. Quite a few somebodies, actually. Though many of us from the Art Gallery of NSW ar...e working remotely, a small but stalwart team has been inside the building cleaning, keeping systems running, checking on the art, hanging a major new exhibition, taking photographs, orchestrating a performance or two, and generally ensuring that this big house with its many art-rooms will be ready and sparkling when our doors open. So, to mark this strange moment in the Gallery’s history, #TogetherInArt sent a crack photojournalistic team out on assignment (thank you Jenni Carter and Faith Chisholm) to create a portrait of some of the people who are keeping the Gallery ticking even while it’s closed and to ask them about their favourite place in the building and their favourite collection artwork.

23.01.2022 Not Your Average Survey Undergraduate representatives in the History Department are seeking your support to complete a survey designed with future historians in... mind. They’re trying to get responses from Usyd students on what this unusual time has meant for you, personally and professionally. To this end, they have designed their survey with open-ended questions, rather than targeted ones designed to extract a particular kind of response. You can write as little or as much as you like. We hope you can find a few minutes to complete this survey so that your student reps can help to build a resource for future scholars. Here’s the link: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/J0vKCzvkyVC9nDmnigwxIy Thank you!

22.01.2022 Exciting developments at Chau Chak!

20.01.2022 An interesting read

18.01.2022 Career and study advice from Master of Museum and Heritage Studies student Rachel Hart...

12.01.2022 Another way to support First Nations people, art and culture is through enrolment in indigenous history and art history units at the University of Sydney. Please enrol in these units and encourage the university to offer more! With the recent unit cuts, show your support by creating more demand! Currently, the university only offers one indigenous art history unit (ARHT3636: Contemporary Indigenous Art- TBC in 2020), which is run by the amazing Stephen Gilchrist. ... http://rp-www.arts.usyd.edu.au//unde/units_of_study.shtml

09.01.2022 For 17 years, Gene Sherman has owned a striking Saddam Hussein portrait by the late Indigenous artist Gordon Bennett. Despite Australia's art auction market bot...toming, she has decided now is the time to sell it and nine other paintings, with expectations of raising at least $420,000 from the sales. See more

08.01.2022 Congratulations Ngarralja Tommy May!

08.01.2022 Vale Christo (1935-2020), whose bold and contemplative installation works played a major role in the Australian Postmodern art landscape. Many of Christo and Jean-Claude's (his co-creator and wife) works have been preserved thanks to John Kaldor and his collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. With the opening of the gallery, what better time to (safely) view some of their recently re-displayed works? Please remember to adhere to the government and gallery's social distancing rules when visiting.

05.01.2022 Happy International Tea Day! As it's also National Archaeology Week we're sharing this porcelain cup found during the 1980s on the site of First Government Hou...se, where the Museum of Sydney now stands. The item was unearthed from a drain built during Governor Ralph Darling’s extensions to Government House in 1827-1828. Made by Spode in England in the early 1800s, the ceramic was originally hand-painted over glaze in the Doll’s House pattern. It’s possible the item once formed part of a larger tea service owned by Governor Darling when he and his family occupied Government House from 1825 to 1831. First Government House Archaeology Collection, Museum of Sydney. Photo Jamie North for Sydney Living Museums. #DiscoverSLM #NAW2020

05.01.2022 Something for art-lovers to look forward to!

05.01.2022 The Sydney University GLAM Society stands in solidarity with #blacklivesmatter and all Australian First Nations people. One way to show support is through the promotion and funding of Indigenous- owned galleries and art centres, such as Marku Arts Centre or Warlukurlangu Artists. Here are some links to some of Australia's First Nations art centres and organisations:... https://www.boomalli.com.au/ Boomalli Aboriginal Art Gallery https://warlu.com/ https://iaca.com.au/ https://maruku.com.au/ http://ankaaa.org.au/ #alwayswas #alwayswillbe #aboriginalland

05.01.2022 Some great acquisitions by Sydney Living Museums!

04.01.2022 How do you prepare your house for winter? In the 19th century, special preparations were made for winter in the home. As the only source of warmth, the fireplac...e became the focus of a room. Furniture was moved closer, and fenders and fire tools were brought out of storage. And specially designed objects such as pole screens and face screens were utilised by the ladies of the house shielding the face from direct heat to prevent unwanted flushing. Here we see our curator Mel Flyte in the Vaucluse House drawing room, demonstrating how some of these changes for winter would have been made. Discover more winter related stories at slm.is/discover #DiscoverSLM #SLMhome #winterathome

04.01.2022 SPOTTED: Our wonderful treasurer Thomas at the AGNSW participating in the new competition #ArtDate for #TogetherInArt

01.01.2022 In commemoration of National Sorry Day, the GLAM Society acknowledges the important work institutions like the National Archives of Australia play in highlighting all of Australian history. The preservation of Stolen Generation history and stories is a vital responsibility for our public institutions!