the launch

A live-streamed panel discussion featuring a conversa­tion between university leaders and artists from Canberra and Ulster opened the event on 24 March 2022.

launch speakers

  • Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon, University of Canberra
  • Chancellor Dr Colin Davidson, Ulster University
  • Chancellor Professor Tom Calma, AO, University of Canberra
  • Distinguished Professor Jen Webb, University of Canberra
  • Dr Paul Collis, University of Canberra
  • Dr Louise Wallace, Ulster University
  • Dr Sandra Johnston, Ulster University
  • Moderator: Cara Kirkwood, National Gallery of Australia

selected highlights

A Reading of Selected Poems by Kathleen McCracken

A reading of selected works exploring issues relating to First Nations experiences in Canada, in particular, violence perpetrated against indigenous women and the complexities of being an artistic ally to indigenous rights.

Ulster University

Revelation, Reckoning, and Recovery

Continuing the critical conversations around child sexual abuse in Australia in the wake of the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (RCICSA, 2013-17).

University of Canberra

Paul Moore in Conversation with Ara Devine

Paul Moore talks with filmmaker Ara Devine about the subjects within and the process behind the making of his award-winning short film ‘TURF’ – exploring the experience of life on the border in Ireland and the brief encounter between one man who lives there and a displaced Syrian refugee.

Watch TURF – A Short Film by Ara Devine.

Ulster University

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UC acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where the Bruce campus is situated.

We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region.

We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.