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Veranstaltungen

Veranstaltungskalender / Calendar of Events  

Partnering with German and Australian arts organisations, galleries and museums, the Australian Embassy Berlin’s exhibition program has been showcasing (over 40) group and solo exhibitions with works by contemporary Australian artists since its launch in 2010.

We are committed to putting Australia’s diverse art and culture into the spotlight, with a focus on sharing and promoting the stories and unique knowledge of Australia’s First Nations artists.

Please also see the Australian Embassy's Facebook page and Instagram account for upcoming events.

 

Discussion and After Work Event 'Climate Change Through a Feminist Lens', 23 January 2025

Join us for an inspiring evening with acclaimed photographer and #EverydayClimateCrisis petition organiser, Hilary Wardhaugh on 23 January 2025, 5.30 pm at the Australian Embassy in Berlin.

Hear about Hilary’s efforts of collecting 1,247 impressive photos from women and non-binary people all over Australia capturing their personal experiences of climate change for the #EverydayClimateCrisis visual petition. Discuss with us and our guests how climate change disproportionately affects women and how their voices can be made visible – in politics, through art and in our everyday lives.

After the panel, we invite you to explore the exhibition, network and enjoy Australian snacks and drinks.

Please send an email with your first and last name to [email protected] until 20 January 2025 to register for the event.

 

Exhibition: 'Through Our Eyes: Climate Change in Focus'

December 2024 – June 2025

Led by Australian photographer Hilary Wardhaugh, the #EverydayClimateCrisis Visual Petition called on Australian women and non-binary people to submit images and personal statements showing the state of the environment and their experience of climate change. The 1,247 crowd-sourced photos were tabled in the Australian Parliament in July 2022, a protest that will be permanently recorded in the Parliament’s official record, Hansard. These photos tell stories of change, loss, adaptation and resilience and explore the diverse ways in which climate change touches the lives and landscapes of Australia. Many were captured on a smartphone, in the moment, and are a deeply personal, deeply local message from the women of Australia to the world.

We invite you to witness a curated selection of these powerful visual narratives in the exhibition 'Through Our Eyes: Climate Change in Focus' at the Australian Embassy Berlin  and learn more about what Australia is doing to fight climate change and achieve a more sustainable future at home and abroad.

The exhibition has been realised with thanks to Hilary Wardhaugh. It is displayed in the foyer of the Australian Embassy Berlin and open to visitors Mo-Fri from 09.30 to 16.30. If you are interested in visiting the exhibition, please let us know by registering at [email protected].

 

Exhibition: 'And Then Life Was Beautiful'

February – November 2024

The Australian Embassy is delighted to show an early career survey of digital illustrations by Dylan Mooney, a proud First Nations / Yuwi, Torres Strait, and South Sea Islander man living and working on Quandamooka Country near Brisbane, Australia.

Dylan Mooney is among artists who are rethinking digital technologies and artistic practices to consider contemporary issues around identity, desire and representation. Interested in the ways in which we can reframe the conversation around some of the voices that have been left out, the artist has made an important body of work that embodies a shift in representation of queer love among people of colour.

Influenced by history, culture and family, Mooney responds to community stories, current affairs and social media. Armed with a rich cultural upbringing, Mooney now translates the knowledge and stories passed down to him, through art. Legally blind, the digital medium’s backlit display allows the artist to produce a high-impact illustrative style with bright, saturated colour that reflects his experiences with keen political energy and insight. This blending of digital technology and social commentary is a uniting of the artist’s sense of optimism – pride within the works exude with profoundness and substance.

The exhibition 'And Then Life Was Beautiful' has been realised with thanks to Dylan Mooney and N.Smith Gallery, Sydney
 

Take a look at an overview of our past events below:

Future Thinking. Living with Country.

23 November 2023 – 27January 2024

Alongside the lab talk series 'Future Thinking. Living with Country' organised in partnership with AEDES, the University of Sydney and the Australian Embassy Berlin, students from the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning lead by Professor Deborah Barnstone came to Berlin to present their semester work. They have designed suggestions for a Centre for Repatriation of Indigenous Art and Cultural Objects building adapting what they learned from Indigenous approaches to country and Australian and German programmes on sustainable designs.

 

LONGITUDE / LATITUDE / SOLITUDE

10 February – September 2023

The Australian Embassy showcased an extraordinary series of aerial photographs offering a unique look at the landscape while traversing the Australian skies.

Flying solo over remote parts of the Australian landscape with his single engine Cessna 182, Andrew Vukosav has photographed the immense variety, beauty and surprising strangeness of Australia seen from the air. Every photograph is remarkable in its elaborate detail and beautiful patterns of vegetation, rock formations, flowing water and animal tracks.

“Australia’s nature is unique and it’s powerful. It has a stunning and moving presence – something few people can capture as well as Andrew Vukosav”, said former Australian Ambassador to Germany Philip Green. “In the context of climate change and the increased impact on our landscapes, Andrew’s work provides a unique perspective on the beauty of Australian nature that we have to protect. I am delighted to welcome the artist and his works into our Embassy exhibition series.”

Andrew Vukosav is one of Australia’s leading lifestyle and fashion photographers. His second major solo exhibition Longitude/Latitude/Solitude has been exhibited at various galleries in Australia as well as in Paris and Madrid.

“I do this for many reasons: Love, passion, adventure, freedom… But when I really think about it, the main reason for this project is to raise awareness about the fragility of our beautiful country and the importance of sustainability so that the treasure we have can endure for future generations.” – Andrew Vukosav

 

An Aboriginal Culinary Journey

December 2022 – 30 January 2023

The Australian Embassy Berlin is pleased to present the exhibition ‘An Aboriginal Journey’, a unique partnership between the National Museum of Australia, Indigenous artists and Australian company Breville.

The exhibition An Aboriginal Culinary Journey celebrates the world’s oldest living culture, taking visitors on a journey that combines ancestral Australian art and food culture with the best of?contemporary?design.

This ground-breaking exhibition curated by Margo Ngawa Neale, features objects used for food gathering and preparation such as grinding stones, cutting tools (flints), coolamons, firesticks, and baskets associated with Indigenous food culture, alongside Breville kitchen objects, painted by Western desert artists from Kiwirrkurra: Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri (Pintupi), Yalti Napangati (Pintupi), and Nikua (Yukultji) Napangati (Pintupi) and Sydney-based artist Lucy Simpson (Yuwaalaraay).

The exhibition celebrates the continuum of Indigenous cultural practice, innovation, and design. An Aboriginal Culinary Journey' is a unique partnership between the National Museum of Australia, Indigenous artists and Australian company Breville. All profits from the sales of the collection will be donated by Breville to create opportunities for Indigenous Australians.  Overseen by Meriam/Wuthathi Intellectual Property lawyer, Dr Terri Janke, it sets the benchmark for creative collaboration undertaken with Indigenous communities the Australian business sector and Australian government.