Last year, art historian Urszula Szulakowska passed away. A key figure in the Meanjin/Brisbane art scene of the 1980s, she was an influential teacher, critic, curator, and mentor. Beloved local arts magazine Eyeline was named after her very own eyeliner.
Back then, Meanjin/Brisbane was a different place, still under the thumb of police-state premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It was culturally isolated, with little of the arts infrastructure we now take for granted. Along with two other key British-born, Brisbane-based academics—Graham Coulter-Smith and Nicholas Zurbrugg—Szulakowska was a catalyst for change.
Join friends Michele Helmrich, Jeanelle Hurst, Luke Roberts, and Nancy Underhill as they discuss Szulakowska’s influence and impact on the scene.
https://events.humanitix.com/panel-discussion-urszula-szulakowska
https://www.ima.org.au/ima-events/urszula-szulakowska-and-the-brisbane-art-scene-in-the-1980s/
