Collection: Art + Culture

If you love contemporary art and are thinking about starting a collection but aren’t sure where to begin, this course introduces you to the art world, exploring the different motivations people have for collecting art, whether for investment, aesthetic satisfaction or simply fascination. Learn from experts and gain the confidence to navigate the gallery system.

Do you want to take a deeper dive into the complex and exciting world of the Australian Art industry? In this short course you’ll discover a creative industry that is a rich and layered entity, bridging public and commercial galleries, auction houses and corporate collections. 

Dr Christine Dean presents an illuminating lecture outlining the idealisation of
hermaphrodite bodies in Ancient Greece to the Queer activism of the Post-Stonewall era, introducing the work of a diverse selection of transgender artists throughout history.