Salon Series: Dr Gene Sherman AM in conversation with Dolla Merrillees
Thursday 23 February 2023 at 5:45pm for a 6:30pm start. In Club Only.
The Women’s Club presents the Salon Series; a consolidated program of events presenting topics and speakers from the arts and culture, media, justice and democracy, politics and science. The format is sit-down cabaret style and a light supper is provided.
A tap-and-go bar is available to purchase beverages. Single and group tickets will be available for purchase.
Register below.
***About Dr Gene Sherman AM***
Dr Gene Sherman AM is a leading Australian cultural figure and philanthropist. She is Founder, Executive and Artistic Director of the Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas (SCCI), established in 2017 as a cultural-exchange platform on fashion and architecture. For 21 years (1986-2007), Dr Sherman was Director and Proprietor of Sherman Galleries, a commercial gallery with a focus on artists from Australia, the Asia Pacific and Middle East. From 2008-2017, Dr Sherman was Chair and Executive Director of the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, presenting 37 projects by significant visual practitioners across art, architecture, fashion, film and design from the Asia Pacific, Australia and Middle East.
Dr Sherman is currently Chair of the Israel Museum Australian Ambassadors Circle (IMAAC), a member of the University of Melbourne AsiaLink Advisory Council, a Member of the Tate International Council (2015-present) and Adjunct Professor, UNSW Art and Design. Between 2009-2019 she served on the Tate Asia-Pacific Acquisitions Committee, co-Chairing this Asia-wide high-focus group between 2015-2019.
Dr Sherman’s awards include an Honorary Doctorate of Design from the University of Technology, Sydney (2017), Honorary Doctorate letters honoris from University of Sydney (2008) and a Doctor of the University honoris causa from the University of New South Wales for services to the fields of art, design and education (2020). The French Government has honoured Dr Sherman with two prestigious awards in its Legion of Honour awards system: the Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2016), and the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2003). She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2010 in recognition of her cultural philanthropy and support of emerging and established artists.
***About Dolla Merrillees***
Dolla Merrillees is a writer, curator, cultural producer and public speaker. She frequently presents at museum and academic conferences and is author of The Woodcutter’s Wife: A Stepmother’s Tale (Halstead Press, 2007). She brings a wealth of national and international experience to her work having had senior roles in large scale festivals, museums, cultural spaces as well as the tertiary sector. Merrillees is currently the Director Western Sydney Creative, Western Sydney University and was previously the Director and CEO of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney and the Associate Director, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation. Merrillees is a global emissary for the Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas working with leading fashion designers, cultural practitioners, and architects. She is a board member of the Sydney Review of Books and FORM Dance Projects. Merrillees is listed in Who’s Who of Australian Women and in 2018 she was awarded an Australian Design Honour by the Australian Design Centre.
Cost:
Non-Member $60 each
Salon Series Subscription (five sessions) - $275
Note: Building is secure from 6pm and we encourage guests to arrive before 6pm and settle in.