The poetry of drawing celebrity events
Wednesday night talks on themes in the exhibition
Image: Dante Gabriel Rossetti Study of Jane Morris for ‘Mnemosyne’ 1876 (detail) © Private collection c/o Christie’s Images Ltd 2010
Wednesdays 13 July – 3 August 2011, 6.30pm
Free
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Related exhibition: The poetry of drawing: Pre-Raphaelite designs, studies and watercolours
Brook Emery, acclaimed Australian poet
A poetry reading and talk on light, nature, beauty, politics, pleasure, representation and mystery
Wednesday 13 July 2011 6:30pm – 7pm
Diana Moore, floral designer
A floral demonstration and exploration of the symbolism of flowers
John Brett Gentian 1862 (detail), watercolour on paper. The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead, Wirral
Wednesday 20 July 2011 6:30pm – 7pm
Dr James Doig, researcher of Gothic fiction
The art of 19th century Australian Gothic stories
Wednesday 27 July 2011 6:30pm – 7pm
Veronica Milsom, actor, writer and comedian
Social satire with an artistic flavour
Wednesday 3 August 2011 6:30pm – 7pm
