Mark Cherny is an ophthalmologist who contributes to a diverse range of community activities.

He has longstanding interests in photography and art. Mark will share his perspectives on the intersection of the scientific and artistic worlds, giving insights into the magic of visual physiology, his work in restoration of vision and his own artistic passion of stereoscopic photography.

Cost: $35 including refreshments.

Artist Cameron Robbins will discuss his distinctive art practice and its relationship to light and nature. Robbins’ artistic practice interacts with the environmental elements and forces - wind, oceans, magnetic fields and light - in the creation of his works. Robbins speaks about the movements of the planets, moon and sun and using various works from over the years will illustrate how observing the heavens gives us our sense of perspective.

Cost: $35 including refreshments.

There has been an explosion of private art museums throughout the world, ranging from the large institutional to the small intimate house museum. Join JAHM’s Charles Justin as he takes you on a journey of his recent visits to private museums in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USA. This illustrated lecture will examine the different categories of private museums and their uniquely distinctive architecture and methods of presentation.

Cost: $35 including refreshments.

Lighting is a distinctive design challenge. The creative flow between idea, artistic concept, architectural integration, budget and functionality is a delicate dance between designer and patron. The ’39 Steps’ at JAHM, a site specific artwork by Ilan El, has delighted JAHM visitors since its inception.

Please join us in an illuminating JAHM Session, where lighting artist and designer Ilan El and patron Charles Justin explore the processes and wonders of contemporary light art installations.

Cost $35 including refreshments.

Skadi Heckmueller, author of Private – A Guide to Personal Art Collections in Australia and New Zealand, will provide an insider’s look on the most interesting private collections in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from her new book PRIVATE ACCESS, launched in September 2019. Many of these collections have only opened their doors recently and have not as yet caught the attention of the wider public.

Cost: $35 including refreshments.

Electrolight is a multi-award winning, international lighting design studio, responsible for many iconic projects including CityLink Sound Tube, Melbourne Theatre Company and AAMI Park Stadium. As sculptors of light and curators of the visual realm, Electrolight will provide an insight into the fundamentals of light and how illumination can be used to impact our perceptions of the built environment.

Cost: $35 including refreshments.

There has been an explosion of private art museums throughout the world, ranging from the large institutional to the small intimate house museum. Join JAHM’s Charles Justin as he takes you on a journey of his recent visits to private museums in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USA. This illustrated lecture will examine the different categories of private museums and their uniquely distinctive architecture and methods of presentation.

Due to popular demand, this lecture will be repeated on 21 May, 4 June, 13 August and 10 November 2019.

Exhibiting artists Taree Mackenzie and Cameron Robbins will discuss their distinctive art practices and the role that light plays in their creation.

Taree Mackenzie utilizes video and installation to explore the perceptual effects of colour, light and space by incorporating light and abstract forms.

Cameron Robbins’ artistic practice interacts with the elements and forces in nature- wind, oceans, magnetic fields and light, in the creation of his works.

Cost: $35 including refreshments.

KTA has designed several museums and spaces for art practice and exhibition. Each has attempted to use architecture and landscape as the blueprint for forming place that not only invites congregation for the purpose of museum going or art appreciation but also extends the museum beyond the walls of its official domain, weaving it into the everyday experience and enjoyment of place. Kerstin will talk through completed projects MUMA and VCA as well as projects currently in development including the JHC and Riversdale Arthur Boyd Gallery for Bundanon Trust in NSW.

Cost: $35 including refreshments.