Events

COFA Talks: Why Art Matters

In the panel discussion Why Art Matters, three distinguished art lovers talk about why art is important to them.
Peter Fay is a passionate collector of Australian art. He taught English for many years and has curated several significant exhibitions for Monash University, Campbelltown Art Centre and Sydney University. Fay is currently working on an exhibition that will be a visual response to Patrick White’s The Tree of Man. He has also written on the work of Charles Callins and has published many catalogue essays.
David Marr writes about politics, law and the arts for the Sydney Morning Herald. Over the years he has presented Radio National’s Arts Today and ABC TV’s Media Watch. His books include a biography of Patrick White and last year an account of the Bill Henson panic.
In 2008, Dr Gene Sherman became Executive Director of Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation after 21 years as Director of Sherman Galleries. She has a specialised knowledge of art, literary theory and French and English literature. Sherman is currently on the Board of the National Portrait Gallery, the Commissioner’s Council for the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, the Art & Australia Advisory Board and the Australia-Israel Cultural Exchange.


When:    Tue, 15 Sep, '09
Where:   College of Fine Arts, cnr Oxford Street and Greens Road, lecture theatre: EGO2, 6:00 pm

FREE

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To listen to the past COFA Talks please visit UNSW TV:
Semester One Talks: http://tv.unsw.edu.au/collection/cofa-talks-sem-1-2009
Semester Two Talks: http://tv.unsw.edu.au/collection/cofa-talks-sem-2-2009