Gionni Di Gravio, Archivist and Chair - Coal River Working Party Cultural Collections at The University of Newcastle, will reveal more about the exhibition Treasures of Newcastle from the Macquarie era.
$10 members, $15 non-members
payable at the door
RSVP required on 4974 5123

Scholarship on Newcastle and the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, has the potential to illuminate national and transnational themes in historical and contemporary research, as well as to deepen the city’s and the region’s understanding of itself.

This symposium brings together, for the first time, members of the present generation of humanities and social sciences researchers focusing on Newcastle and the Hunter. This event is part of a broader project to collect past and present scholarship on the city and the region. It showcases the breadth and depth of studies being undertaken; it introduces this work to the community; and it is occasion to discuss how future studies of the city and the region might proceed.

Papers
Mark Dunn - Aboriginal Guides in the Hunter Valley
Dr Lisa Ford and Dr David Roberts - Newcastle and the Transformation of Penal Practice in the Colony of New South Wales
Dr David Murray - Words for the Heat of Deeds: Creative non fiction and the writing of cultural history
Helen English - Music, Power and Public Space: a Case Study in Newcastle, NSW
Gaye Sheather - Local Sites and Sounds: A History of live mainstream music in licenced venues in Newcastle, NSW, during Australia’s Oz Rock Era (1970s and 80s)
Dr Keri Glastonbury - Rough and Tumblr: Blogging Newcastle

Panel Discussion
Presenters:
Dr Julie McIntrye - University of Newcastle
Professor Erik Eklund - Monash University
Dr Nancy Cushing - University of Newcastle
Gionni Di Gravio - University of Newcastle

Following short presentations from the panel, members of the audience will be invited to probe a series of issues in discussion with the panel. There is abundant unexplored historical source material on Newcastle and the Hunter. Who would the audience for the histories that could be written from these sources? Whose history is it? Who is writing it? Who should be writing it? Should Newcastle and the Hunter be researched as a unique place or as a case study for broader themes?

Free. Registration is required.
10.00am registration. Call 4974 5100.

Join our Gallery guides for a free tour of current exhibitions.

ARTCART is the Gallery's popular hands-on art activities program for young people and is a great way to get kids making art.
Please arrive at the Gallery before 12:00 noon to ensure you have time to finish your art activities.
Free
Sponsored by BMT Quantity Surveyors Newcastle, The Caledonia Foundation, Sydney, Mega Pacific, Newcastle and S&S Creativity unlimited.

To celebrate the close of Collection companions and Treasures of Newcastle from the Macquarie era, visit the Art Gallery after hours to enjoy musical performances, guided tours and a range of other programs for visitors of all ages.
Free

Visit the Art Gallery exhibitions before enjoying coffee and a treat to the backdrop of acoustic string and wind instrumentals playing in the Gallery cafe.
Free

Join our Gallery guides for a free tour of current exhibitions.

ARTCART is the Gallery's popular hands-on art activities program for young people and is a great way to get kids making art.
Please arrive at the Gallery before 12:00 noon to ensure you have time to finish your art activities.
Free
Sponsored by BMT Quantity Surveyors Newcastle, The Caledonia Foundation, Sydney, Mega Pacific, Newcastle and S&S Creativity unlimited.

Join our Gallery guides for a free tour of current exhibitions.

ARTCART is the Gallery's popular hands-on art activities program for young people and is a great way to get kids making art.
Please arrive at the Gallery before 12:00 noon to ensure you have time to finish your art activities.
Free
Sponsored by BMT Quantity Surveyors Newcastle, The Caledonia Foundation, Sydney, Mega Pacific, Newcastle and S&S Creativity unlimited.

ARTCART is the Gallery's popular hands-on art activities program for young people and is a great way to get kids making art.
Please arrive at the Gallery before 12:00 noon to ensure you have time to finish your art activities.
Free
Sponsored by BMT Quantity Surveyors Newcastle, The Caledonia Foundation, Sydney, Mega Pacific, Newcastle and S&S Creativity unlimited.

Join our Gallery guides for a free tour of current exhibitions.

Join our Gallery guides for a free tour of current exhibitions.

ARTCART is the Gallery's popular hands-on art activities program for young people and is a great way to get kids making art.
Please arrive at the Gallery before 12:00 noon to ensure you have time to finish your art activities.
Free
Sponsored by BMT Quantity Surveyors Newcastle, The Caledonia Foundation, Sydney, Mega Pacific, Newcastle and S&S Creativity unlimited.

ARTCART is the Gallery's popular hands-on art activities program for young people and is a great way to get kids making art.
Please arrive at the Gallery before 12:00 noon to ensure you have time to finish your art activities.
Free
Sponsored by BMT Quantity Surveyors Newcastle, The Caledonia Foundation, Sydney, Mega Pacific, Newcastle and S&S Creativity unlimited.

Join our Gallery guides for a free tour of current exhibitions.

Join our Gallery guides for a free tour of current exhibitions.

ARTCART is the Gallery's popular hands-on art activities program for young people and is a great way to get kids making art.
Please arrive at the Gallery before 12:00 noon to ensure you have time to finish your art activities.
Free
Sponsored by BMT Quantity Surveyors Newcastle, The Caledonia Foundation, Sydney, Mega Pacific, Newcastle and S&S Creativity unlimited.

ARTCART is the Gallery's popular hands-on art activities program for young people and is a great way to get kids making art.
Please arrive at the Gallery before 12:00 noon to ensure you have time to finish your art activities.
Free
Sponsored by BMT Quantity Surveyors Newcastle, The Caledonia Foundation, Sydney, Mega Pacific, Newcastle and S&S Creativity unlimited.

Join our Gallery guides for a free tour of current exhibitions.