16-18 September, 2022

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MAIN PROGRAM: Why humans make art

September 17, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am

$5.00

Every human society makes pictures, sings songs and tells stories, but why do we do it? Is there an evolutionary imperative to make art? Noongar musicologist Clint Bracknell, evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks and poet Annamaria Weldon talk with festival director Jane McCredie about the meanings and uses of art and what scientists and artists can learn from each other.

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Date:
September 17, 2022
Time:
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Cost:
$5.00
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Venue

State Library of WA
Perth Cultural Centre
Perth, WA 6000 Australia
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(08) 9427 3111
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