Art historian Ekaterina Heath traces the history of an 18th century sabre, examining its movement across Russian, steppe, and Qing imperial contexts, as part of a broader history at Kalmyk visual culture.

Powerful Ideas: New Research in Art History at the University of Sydney  is convened by Mary Roberts and presented by the discipline of Art History at the University of Sydney, with support from the Power Institute. Thursday 26 March 2026, 03:00PM - 04:30PM. Schaeffer Library Seminar Room 210, Mills Building (A26) Free. This research seminar series is also accessible via Zoom. Join via Zoom Luisa Roldán, The Virgin and Child with S. Diego of Alcalá. Painted terracotta on gilt

Powerful Ideas: New Research in Art History at the University of Sydney  is convened by Mary Roberts and presented by the discipline of Art History at the University of Sydney, with support from the Power Institute. Thursday 12 March 2026, 03:00PM - 04:30PM. Schaeffer Library Seminar Room 210, Mills Building (A26) Free. This research seminar series is also accessible via Zoom. Join via Zoom Sergei Eisenstein, Беседа [Conversation] (1944). Black graphite, coloured pencil on pa

Powerful Ideas: New Research in Art History at the University of Sydney  is convened by Mary Roberts and presented by the discipline of Art History at the University of Sydney, with support from the Power Institute. Thursday 5 March 2026, 03:00PM - 04:30PM. Schaeffer Library Seminar Room 210, Mills Building (A26) Free. This research seminar series is also accessible via Zoom. Join via Zoom US-based art historian Brianne Cohen will introduce her new book about lens-based art p

Powerful Ideas: New Research in Art History at the University of Sydney  is convened by Mary Roberts and Nicholas Croggon presented by the discipline of Art History at the University of Sydney, with support from the Power Institute. Select Thursdays (see programme below) • 03:00PM - 04:30PM. Schaeffer Library Seminar Room 210, Mills Building (A26) Free. This research seminar series is also accessible via Zoom Join via Zoom Contact: Nicholas Croggon, nicholas.croggon@sydney.ed

Part of   Powerful Ideas: New Research in Art History at the University of Sydney  convened by Mary Roberts and Nicholas Croggon, presented by the discipline of Art History at the University of Sydney, with support from the Power Institute. Thursday 6 November, 2025 03:00PM - 04:30PM. Schaeffer Library Seminar Room 210, Mills Building (A26) Free. This research seminar series is also accessible via Zoom   Join via Zoom A presentation on the crisis of vision in early modern Eur

Art History X SCA is a series of conversations between Art History and Sydney College of the Arts students that aims not only to foster connections between the two disciplines but also to forge new pathways for collaboration and crossover. Ryan Ouyang (he/him) is an artist and a third-year student at the Sydney College of the Arts working across sculpture, ceramics and all the other mediums he enjoys. He has recently returned from a semester exchange at Massachusetts College

Life After Uni is a series of conversations between current Art History and Sydney College of the Arts undergraduate students and alumni working in the GLAM sector. The series aims to share industry insights, advice, and wisdom for those navigating a career in the arts. Beatrice Waller is an artist and arts worker focused on creating community and opportunities for disadvantaged artists, particularly in regional NSW. She has a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), majoring in sc

A presentation on artistic and literary representations of plantations across Australia, Vanuatu and Fiji, and the archipelagic logic of power that undergirds them.