Category: Online Event

From wherever you are- we invite you to explore the streets of Sydney in the early 20th century through a virtual tour.This exhibition showcases photographs commissioned by Sydney Municipal Council from 1900 to 1920.The City Building Surveyor's Department used photography to document the city's profound transformation in the first 2 decades of the 20th century. These photographs inadvertently capture the largely working class neighbourhoods and people being displaced by commercial and government redevelopment.The City Building Surveyor's Condemnation and Demolition Books is a key photographic collection held in the City Archives comprising almost 5000 photographs and associated glass plate negatives.To explore the City of Sydney's Archives and History resources go to archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.auCurator Laila Ellmoos

On this new digital content platform- we will share with you the passion and joy of Baroque music whenever you want and wherever you are.Brandenburg One is the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's inventive new digital stage. With hours of music available and new performances every fortnight- immerse yourself in the world of period performance with extensive program notes- educational videos- podcast episodes- interviews- archival concert recordings and more! As an expanding digital library of all things Baroque- Brandenburg One is free to the general public for you to enjoy and share while the concert halls are closed- and long after they reopen.Visit our website for more!

The racialised narrative surrounding Covid-19 has sparked a surge in racial abuse targeting People of Colour.Whether it's a new poll finding almost one third of Australians blame the Chinese community for the pandemic. Or a study by the Migrant Worker Justice Initiative revealing a quarter of Australia's international students faced racial abuse during the pandemic. Or an Asian Australian Alliance survey collecting more than 500 stories from People of Colour of coronavirus-related racial abuse within a few months.People of Colour are experiencing a surge of racially motivated attacks. That's why we're launching regular bystander intervention workshops to empower allies to effectively and safely intervene when they see racial abuse.These free three hour interactive online workshops will cover:The types of racial abuse People of Colour are facing in this momentThe positive impact of bystander interventionEvidence-based bystander intervention methodology to safely interrupt racial abuseAnd space to practically roleplay scenarios in a safe environmentParticipants will leave with the tools- strategies and confidence to safely support someone experiencing discrimination.These workshops are free and open to anyone (although we particularly encourage people who identify as allies to attend) so please share with your family- friends & networks. Special thanks to the City of Sydney whose generous support has made these workshops possible.

Many among us find talking about dying and death difficult and confronting. This can leave us feeling isolated- in distress- and unable to support loved ones who are at the end of life or grieving. Dying2Learn is an online course that aims to enable Australians to be more comfortable talking about death and dying and more prepared to engage with issues arising at the end of life. The free course runs from 5 October to 2 November 2020 and is open to everyone in the community.Dying2Learn is designed to enable participants to learn supportively and contribute to discussions.It is run by the CareSearch Project based at Flinders University with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health.Save a spot and find out more.

Out Of This World presented by Environmental Film Festival Australia (EFFA) is a thought-provoking online program running from Thursday 29 October - Sunday 8 November 2020 with films being screened on demand that will engage audiences in connective- participative and surprising ways. EFFA is taking a close look at the interactions between science- technology- philosophy and art- and aims to facilitate conversations that make the familiar unfamiliar - or strangely familiar and familiarly strange.Out Of This World will provide a social space to develop ideas- imagine the future- and rethink our relationship with ecology- science- fiction- science fiction- film- and more broadly- the Earth.This series of events kicks off with a keynote address from Dr Lewis Dartnall and the screening of Poissonsexe (Fishlove) by Olivier Babinet on Thursday 29 October at 7pm.Followed by seven feature films including the Australian premiere of Echoes of the Invisible screened on-demand and covering topics like the meat of the future- eight men and women sealed in an airtight terrarium in the Arizona desert- an adventurous quest that illustrates the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child and many more!There are also panel discussions- masterclasses- a cooking workshop- mini-lectures and free kids activities.For more information and to buy tickets please visit www.effa.org.au

Our online music school for children is the culmination of several years of intensive research- expert consultation- and curriculum and staff development. With our flagship online music school- children from all over the world can now benefit from our music education expertise.

What would you do if a newborn baby was placed in your hands and they say take it or leave it!One sleepy Saturday morning- 30-year-old builder Erik receives shocking news: his ex-girlfriend Moonika- whom he hasn't seen for half a year- has just given birth to a girl. Moonika is not ready for motherhood- and if Erik does not want her- the girl will be sent for adoption. Take it or leave it!'Take It or Leave It' is the story of Erik's long- complicated and sometimes comical journey of becoming a father. A story in the course of which an ordinary Estonian man becomes a hero of everyday life- Superman- who is ready to confront fatherhood tooth and nail and the film asks us what makes a father a father?The film is presented in Estonian with English subtitles- and runs for 102 minutes.For the safety of our community- our Covid-19 safety plan requires visitors to register their attendance prior to arrival via TryBooking. Under the current restrictions- we cannot accept walk-ins for this event and the number of attendees is limited to 20 persons. Please book tickets in advance via the TryBooking link. If you have any cold or flu symptoms- please get tested immediately and isolate yourself until you receive a negative result.

The Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) Australia is presenting a new photo exhibition Light Shadow: Koo Bohnchang as part of the Head On Photo Festival this year.Featuring 39 photography works- Light Shadow captures the moment of encounter between baekja (-white porcelain) and -dal hang-ari (moon jar) of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)- a camera and an artist.South Korea's leading photographer- Koo Bohnchang embarked on a journey in search of Korean baekja scattered all over the world in different museums. For more than 30 years- he has been a pioneer and leader of modern Korean photography.Baekja was the defining nature of the craft during the Joseon Dynasty. Royal and noble families preferred pure white surfaces and humble shapes compared to extravagant patterns and decorations. In particular- dal hang-ari which is considered to best represent the essence of Joseon white porcelain- is regarded as one of the greatest embodiment of Korean beauty and spirit through its pure white hue and round formations.IMPORTANT NOTICE*There will be no opening event for the exhibition due to COVID-19. Be sure to check out the visitor's information related to COVID-19 before visiting the gallery at www.koreanculture.org.au-visitors-info.

96 year old Holocaust survivor Lotte Weiss survived Auschwitz- but was the only one of her family to survive. As a young girl she lost everything but managed to go on to live a meaningful life. She has devoted many years as a volunteer at the Sydney Jewish Museum- telling her story to thousands of student and adult visitors.In this online talk- Lotte's sons- Gary and Johnny- will tell us more about her miraculous and heartbreaking story of survival.We will also screen a short film made by Sarita Gold- which profiles Lotte and her daughter in-law and artist Thea Weiss. Thea has produced multimedia artworks inspired by Lotte's story. The short film has won a number of awards and has been selected as a finalist for the Moscow Jewish Film Festival and as a semi-finalist for the Rhodes Film Festival. Yad Vashem has also requested it for their collection to accompany Thea's work- presented to them a few years ago.