Sat 28 Nov · 11am
HOTA Gallery · Surfers Paradise
finalists talking through their photographs on opening day
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Join us on the opening day of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award exhibition for a panel discussion with exhibiting finalists.
HOTA Ideas is a forum for leading artists, thinkers and cultural practitioners to share perspectives through public lectures and in-conversation style talks.
Hosted by Director of UNSW Galleries and 2026 Award panellist, José Da Silva.
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When is HOTA Ideas: Photographic Practices in Focus?
Sat 28 Nov 2026, 11am.
Where is it?
HOTA Gallery, Surfers Paradise, QLD.
How much is it?
It is free.
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