Art Gallery opens exciting new exhibition and welcomes back visitors
The Macquarie University Art Gallery was buzzing on Wednesday 9 March with the opening of Luminosity, an exhibition presenting the work of leading Australian artist, Salvatore Zofrea.
This was the first opening event the Gallery has held since 2020. It was officially opened by veteran Australian TV ad radio journalist, Caroline Jones and was attended by a number of notable guests, including former Premier of NSW, Gladys Berejiklian. Salvatore has painted Gladys’ portrait several times for the Archibald Prize, with one such portrait included in the exhibition.
Luminosity is open for public viewing between 10am and 5pm, Monday to Friday and will be on display until 25 May and all staff are warmly invited to come and view the exhibition during this time.
The Art Gallery is excited to welcome staff back to the space, and has a number of exciting upcoming events including a guided tour of the gallery and a number of ‘In Conversation’ events with Salvatore Zofrea. Visit the Art Gallery events webpage for more details, and email Rhonda Davis directly to book your place at one of these events.
Pictured above (left to right): Paul Delprat, Professor Mariella Herberstein (Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic), Andrea de Felip (Italian Consul General in NSW), Rhonda Davis (Senior Curator, Art Gallery), Salvatore Zofrea, Caroline Jones, Kon Gouriotis (Editor of Artist Profile Magazine), Gladys Berejiklian (former Premier of NSW), various members of Salvatore’s family.
Innovative Learning Analytics tool launched
MyLearn was launched to the University community on 10 March. Over 100 staff and students attended the launch to learn more about this innovative learning analytics tool that will support students and their study behaviours. MyLearn is the first of its kind in Australia and students are already loving it with the tool being accesse by more than 7000 students since it went live. Head to the MyLearn website to find out more!
Pictured above (left to right): Cathy Rytmeister (Learning Analytics Manager), Shamim Joarder (Senior Learning Analytics Adviser), Professor Dominique Parrish (Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching))
Macquarie to support urban planning and innovation at Sydney Science Park
Under a new partnership, Macquarie University and developer Celestino will collaborate on sustainable urban planning, technological innovation and a range of research projects for the new Sydney Science Park being developed in the Western Sydney Parkland City. The partnership will support opportunities to broaden research outcomes and build smarter greener cities fit for the future, drawing upon the expertise from collaborative research hub Smart Green Cities.
Pictured above: Left to right (standing) – Professor Grant Hose (Associate Dean, Innovation, Faculty of Science and Engineering), Jude Adikari (Senior Development Manager, Celestino) and Distinguished Professor Michelle Leishman (Smart Green Cities Director) and Duncan Challen (General Manager – Business Development, Celestino). Seated – Matthew Scard (CEO, Celestino) and Distinguished Professor Lesley Hughes (Interim Executive Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering).
Loud and Proud at MUSAC
To coincide with the International Day of Transgender Visibility on Thursday 31 March, the MUSAC Health Club held a ‘Loud and Proud’ Zumba event, organised by Group Fitness Coordinator, Julia Powl, and Clinical Workforce Officer at MUH, Alicia Speer.
The class was booked to capacity and was originally scheduled as a 90-minute event, but due to the great energy and dedication our team of five teaching instructors (Anna Biddiscombe, Phillip Chan, Neda Buckland, Jeison Ceullar Rodriguez and Cara Everson) kept the event running without stopping for a full two hours! Follow MUSAC on Facebook for details of more events coming up during Pride Month in June.
Zumba activation a strong spectator sport
The threat of bad weather perhaps kept a few people away at last week’s free Zumba session in the Central Courtyard. While the participator numbers were down, the spectators around the courtyard were high and the Campus Life team are hoping for more people to jump on board at the next campus activation event on Monday 2 May. Stay tuned for more details in the 26 April edition of This Week.
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