Insiders/Outsiders Conference: Antipodean Connections: Day Two

Nationwide arts festival celebrating refugees from Nazi Europe and their contribution to British cultureMarch 2020 marked the official end of the festival, but also the beginning of a longer-term commitment to celebrating the impact of this remarkable generation of émigrés under the Insiders/Outsiders umbrella

Insiders Outsiders

An online conference focussing on the experiences of the refugees from Nazism deported to Australia as ‘enemy aliens’ by the British in 1940

Insiders/Outsiders is delighted to be collaborating with Dr.Seumas Spark of Monash University, Melbourne in hosting an online conference focussing on the experiences of the refugees from Nazism who were deported to Australia as ‘enemy aliens’ by the British Government in 1940. It will feature talks by leading experts in the field from Australia, the UK and the USA on the notorious HMT Dunera, the creative life of the Australian internment camps and the longer-term contribution of the former refugees/internees to Australian – and also British – cultural life.<h3>PROGRAMME</h3><h2>Saturday 2 October</h2>9am UK time/6pm Australian time: Monica Bohm-Duchen: introduction + housekeeping9.10am/6.10pm: Ian Henghes (visual communications specialist, son of Heinz Henghes): The Quality of Creation: The Life and Work of Sculptor Heinz Henghes 9.30am/6.30pm: Jane England (Director England &amp; Co Gallery, London): Klaus Friedeberger: Journey Round the World9.50am/6.50pm: Dr Seumas Spark (Monash University): Mystery Men: The Dunera Artists Kurt Winkler and Hans Rothe10.10am/7.10pm: BREAK 10.25am/7.25pm: Roger Butler AM (Emeritus Curator, National Gallery of Australia): Printmaking by European Émigré Artists in Australia10.45am/7.45pm: Helen Ennis (Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and Emeritus Professor, ANU School of Art &amp; Design): Fractured: The Photography of Margaret Michaelis11.05am/8.05pm: BREAK 11.20am/8.20pm: Dr. Sheridan Palmer (School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne): Ursula Hoff: A Passage to Australia11.40am/8.40pm: Rebecca Hawcroft (University of Canberra): The Contribution of European Émigrés to Post-War Australian Architecture12.00pm/9pm: BREAK12.15-1pm/9.15-10pm: Concluding panel discussion + Q&amp;ACaption: This image was produced at Hay in January 1941 by Dunera internee Emil Wittenberg (later Emil Witten), born in Vienna in 1910. An architect and stage designer, he died in Melbourne in 1966.<h3>Since we’re aware that some people have been having trouble paying for the Insiders/Outsiders: Antipodean Connections conference via Eventbrite, we’ve decided to remove the booking fee from the Eventbrite page.</h3><h3>In view of this, we’d urge you to make a donation of £5 for each day of the conference by clicking <a href="https://insidersoutsidersfestival.org/support-us/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. </h3><h3>Thank you, and apologies for any inconvenience caused…</h3>

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