PUBLIC PROGRAM
SUNDAYS at 3pm on Observatory Hill

 

Throughout the 20th century and to the present day, artists commissioned by the Australian War Memorial have played an important role in documenting Australia’s involvement in war zones. The art produced is a direct legacy and document of these conflicts but also serves as a poignant reminder of the human dimension and consequences of war.

 

WITNESS TO WAR, official art & photography 1999-2003

an Australian War Memorial Travelling exhibition

Wendy Sharpe, Lewis Miller, Rick Amor, Peter Churcher,

David Dare Parker, Stephen Dupont

exhibition closing this Sunday 13 August

 

“a powerful album of strength, suffering and survival”, Richard Jinman, sydney magazine,  August 2006

 

“I found our (our soldiers) were fantastic. I saw tons of little acts of kindness. 

Of course, it was a peacekeeping operation, a humanitarian exercise.  But they went above and beyond

what they needed to do to help these people who had gone through hell.”

Wendy Sharpe, official war artist East Timor, 1999, reflects on her experience, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June 2006

 

“Much of this work has a great sense of immediacy and a haunting feeling.

..one is obliged to reflect on what happens when contemporary artists are otherwise faced with situations never encountered.”

John McDonald, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 July 2006

 

 

  The DiVERSE POETS 13 August, 3pm

present Poetry and Conflict

a response to the exhibition performed  by one of Sydney’s leading poet groups with

  Paula McKay, Marcelle Freiman, Sheryl Persson

Margaret Bradstock, Louise Wakeling and Robert Kennedy

DiVerse turn visual art into poetry for the final day of the Witness to War exhibition.

A giveaway booklet produced by the group, accompanies this session.

 

WITNESS to WAR: official art & photography 1999-2003

Public viewing: 01 July – 13 August 2006

 

S.H. ERVIN GALLERY               National Trust of Australia (NSW)

Location:                                                               Watson Road, Observatory Hill, The Rocks, Sydney

Gallery Hours:                                                      Tuesday–Sunday 11am-5pm. 

Admission fees:                                                  $6/$4 National Trust members, seniors & concessions.

General information:                                          02 9258 0173       www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au

Education officer:                                               02 9258 0122       group bookings & school tours welcome

Media information:                                             02 9258 0150       selected images available for media use

*Public Program Sundays at 3pm                  Sunday Talks are free with exhibition admission

*further guest speakers to be announced