This month at Art After Hours enjoy celebrity talks by Lee Lin Chin and Remo Giuffré as well as an Islamic music performance by Kim Cunio and Heather Lee. There are also special events celebrating NAIDOC week and weaving workshops every Wednesday night throughout the month. The Gallery's beautiful exhibition Silk Ikats of Central Asia opens on 2 July.
SPECIAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE 6.30pm
1 July - Gerard Willems, pianist, in association with Intensely Dutch.
22 July - Kim Cunio and Heather Lee, perform Islamic music from Central Asia to the Middle East alongside traditional music from Armenia in association with Silk Ikats of Central Asia. CELEBRITY TALKS 6.30pm
8 July - Bruce Pascoe, Australian writer, editor and anthologist in association withThe Dreamers and NAIDOC week.
15 July - Remo Giuffré, founder of REMO General Store and pioneer of social media in association with Double Take: Anne Landa Award 2009.
29 July - Lee Lin Chin, weekend presenter of World News Australia SBS TV in association with Silk Ikats of Central Asia. EXHIBITION TALKS 5.30pm
1 July - James Tsai, doctoral candidate, in association with Intensely Dutch.
8 July - Julie Gough, artist, in association with The Dreamers.
8 July - George Alexander, Coordinator Contemporary Programs, in assocation with Double Take: Anne Landa Award 2009.
15 July - Jonathan Jones, Curator Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, in association with The Dreamers.
22 July - Samorn Sanixay, silk expert, in association with Silk Ikats of Central Asia.
22 July - Emily McDaniel, multimedia artist and Gallery Indigenous educator, in association with The Dreamers.
29 July - Christopher Hodges, artist director of Utopia Art Sydney, in association with The Dreamers.
29 July - Christina Sumner, principal curator design, history & society, Powerhouse Museum, in association with Silk Ikats of Central Asia. WINTER WEAVING WORKSHOPS 7.30pm - 8.30pm
8, 15, 22, 29 July - Free demonstration/workshops in the Yiribana Gallery, with Indigenous artists Aaron Broad and Tracey Henry. FREE MUSIC IN THE ARTBAR
8 July - Microwave Jenny, Indigenous folk/jazz duet, in association with The Dreamers and NAIDOC week. FREE FILM PROGRAM 7.15pm EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW IN JULY
Intensely Dutch - until 23 August 2009
Sydney Long: Pan - until 30 August
The Dreamers - until 6 December 2009
Contemporary Collection - until 2 October 2009
Silk Ikats of Central Asia - opens 2 July
et al. maintenance of social solidarity - until 13 September 2009
Nicholas Mangan - until 13 September 2009 Weekly program information at www.artafterhours.com.au
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