Australian Embassy and Permanent Mission to the United Nations

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine

Address: Mattiellistrasse 2-4, 1040 Vienna; Telephone: +43 1 - 506 740 - Fax: +43 1 - 504 1178

Calendar of Australian Events

The calendar does not claim to be exhaustive. If you know of any forthcoming 'Australian' event, we would appreciate if you could send us an email or write to us.

Download - Embassy Newsletter - May 2013 Edition

Kunst-stoff-art

24 May at 19:00 - Opening of exhibition
Exhibition running from 25 May to 9 June 2013

Australian/German Yvonne Kendall will be exhibition with Austrian artist Ina Loitzl at teh "im basement" in Vienna 16th disctrict gallery. For further information, please refer to www.basement-wien.at

Venue: im basement, Grundsteingasse 8/34-35, 2. Hof, 1160 Vienna;Ph: +43(0)1 923 07 22
E-mail: info@basement-wien.at
www.basement-wien.at

Brook Andrew at the Künstlerhaus Wien

Exhibition running until 9 June.

Australian Aboriginal contemporary artist Brook Andrew, described as one of the most dynamic and important Aboriginal contemporary artists working today, is participating in a group exhibition at the Künstlerhaus. Brook is exhibiting the “Jumping Castle War Memorial”. He is an interdisciplinary artist working in photography, neon, screen print, mixed media, public art and installation. For further information, please refer to www.brookandrew.com and www.k-haus.at

Künstlerhaus, Karlsplatz 5, 1010 Vienna, Ph: +43 1 587 96 63, E-mail: office@k-haus.at

Exhibition - Sally Duncan

10 May at 19:30 Opening of Exhibiton “Happy Birthday Mother Earth“; Free entry.
11 and 12 May from 08:30 to 18:00 (and 16:00 on Sunday)- “Ein bunter Blumenstrauß - ‚pour notre Dame‘!“

Australian artist Sally Duncan will be displaying sculptures, reliefs, drawings and works on glass at an exhibition at the Therapy Zentrum Gersthof in
May. For further information, please refer to http://atelier-sallyduncan.com/news/ and www.tzg.at

Venue: Therapy Zentrum Gersthof, Klostergasse 31-33, 1180 Vienna

Registration for the 11 and 12 May event: Ms Alice Moldovan; Ph: +43 699 1141 3128; E-mail:
alice.r.moldovan@gmail.com (fee EUR 140)

Studying and Researching in Australia

15 May at 18:00

Yvonne Gleser from the Institut Ranke-Heinemann, in co-operation with the Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research (OeAD), will be giving a presentation on studying and researching in Australia and New Zealand on 15 May. For further information, please refer to www.ranke-heinemann.at and www.oead.at

Ebendorferstraße 7, 1010 Vienna, Ph: 01 53408-0; E-mail: info@oead.at

Anthony Lister - „Escape the Golden Cage“

16 to 31 May

Hailed as one of Australia’s best contemporary artists, painter and street artist Anthony Lister will be exhibiting at the “Escape the Golden Cage” group exhibition in Vienna from 16 to 31 May. For an interview with Anthony Lister, please refer to page 5 and 6 of the newsletter, as well as www.escape-goldencage.com and www.anthonylister.com

Please note venue: Palais Kinsky, Freyung 4, 1010 Vienna.

Belvoir St Theatre - The Wild Duck

18 to 21 May at 20:30

The Belvoir Theatre Company from Sydney will be performing an adaption of Henrik Ibsen’s play “The Wild Duck” at the 2013 Wiener Festwochen festival. Sydney-based director Simon Stone’s reinterpretation of the story resulted in a touching modern play characterised by pointed language and sarcastic dialogues. For further information, please refer to an interview with Ralph Myers, Artistic Director of the Belvoir Theatre on pages 3 and 4 of the newsletter, and to www.festwochen.at and www.belvoir.com.au

Venue: Hall G, Museumsquartier, Vienna

Australian Street Artist Ben Frost - Street Art Show

31 May at 19:00 - Opening of exhibition

Australian artist Ben Frost is known for his kaleidoscopic Pop Art, mash-up paintings that take inspiration from areas as diverse as graffiti, collage, photorealism and sign-writing. He currently lives in Sydney and operates Stupidkrap Studios, a multi-displinary art collective of ten established and emerging artists in Annandale.

Hilger BROT Kunsthalle & Hilger NEXT, Absberggasse 27, 1100 Vienna; Ph: +43/1/512 53 15, E-Mail: office@hilger.at

Franswa Sharl at the Austrian queer film festival

3 and 10 June at 18:00

Award winning Australian Hannah Hillard‘s short film will premiere at the Filmcasino in Vienna as part of the queer film festival. About the film: twelve-year-old Greg is just as ambitious as his father. During a family holiday on the Fijian Islands the two have different ideas about which one of his many talents Greg should concentrate on. When Greg’s creative pursuits fail to amuse his father, Greg sets out to win him back. Greg’s story is based on real events. “That’s what was striking to me about the story,” Hilliard said. “The stereotypical 12-year-old boy who’s very effeminate, he usually becomes a victim. But
I didn’t want it to be: He’s gay; he’s a victim. I really didn’t want it to be a gay film. It was a father-son film.” Instead it is a funny film, as Greg gets deep under his father’s skin with phony phone calls, his anti-competitive streak, his dancing and singing, his crossdressing. (Stewart Okenshorn, The Aspen Times)
For further information, please refer to www.identities.at and www.filmcasino.at

Venue: Filmcasino Wien, Margaretenstraße 78, 1050 Vienna, Ph: 01 - 58139 0010

Lecture Series on Australia

The University of Vienna, in cooperation with the Austrian-Australian Society, will be holding a lecture series entitled “Australien: 18. bis 21. Jahrhundert - Geschichte und Gesellschaft“ at the University of Vienna from March to June 2013. All lectures will be held in German language. Registration is not required.

3 May - 09.45 am to 11.15 am
Entwicklung der Frauenrechte in Australien by Birgitta Bader-Zaar (University of Vienna)

17 May - 09.45 am to 11.15 am
»Stolen Generation«: Die australische Assimilationspolitik im 20. Jahrhundert by Gabriele Weichart (University of Vienna)

24 May - 09.45 am to 11.15 am
Australien als Hegemonialmacht im Pazifik by Hermann Mückler (University of Vienna)

07 June - 09.45 am to 11.15 am
Imaginierte Identitäten: Australisches Kino im Fokus by Margarete Maria Grandner (University of Vienna)

14 June - 09.45 am to 11.15 am
Medizinische Versorgung im Outback – The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) by Rafaela Liendl (University of Vienna)

21 June - 09.45 am to 11.15 am
Australiens Beziehungen zu Asien: Herausforderungen und Chancen by Hermann Mückler (University of Vienna)

Venue:
University of Vienna
Main Building
1st Floor (Stiege 8/Hörsaal 41)
Universitätsring 1
1010 Vienna

Lorelei Dowling in Concert

26 June at 17:00

Australian bassoonist and contrabassoonist Lorelei Dowling will be performing a solo piece "Holz" for bassoon by Enno Poppe at the Klangforum Street festival on 26 June. Lorelei is one of the world’s most renowned contemporary specialists. She has produced radio programmes in New York and Sydney about Klangforum Wien and contemporary bassoon playing. For further information, please refer to www.klangforum.at

Venue:
Klangforum Wien
Diehlgasse 51
1050 Wien
Ph: +43 1 52167-0
E-mail: info@klangforum.at
www.klangforum.at