Speakers: Selena Griffith, Rod Bamford, David Trubridge. Date: 28 July 2009

Speakers: Brian Parkes, Alan Saunders and Liz Williamson. Date: 11 August 2009

Speakers: John Von Sturmer. "Intervention" performance by The Ladies of Bigotbri Concerned Women's Association

Speakers: Glenn Barkley, Mary Knights and Doris McIlwain. Date: 15 September 2009.

John Kaldor and Anthony Bond in conversation on the Kaldor gift to the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the development of Kaldor Art Projects. Date: October 6, 2006

Not all art is about pretty objects in galleries. In the panel discussion, Why Stuff Doesn't Matter, three artists, well known for their subversive interventions, explore a parallel universe in which art speaks up and acts out. Date: Aug 24, 2010

Warren Fahey, Felicity Fenner and Andrew Frost discuss the 17th Biennale of Sydney: The BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age. Date: Aug 17, 2010

How much should government interfere with what artists make and do? Do we need to be protected from artists? Or should artists protect us? Date: Aug 3, 2010

It is possible to argue that, in 1973, when the Sydney Opera House opened, Australia changed forever. Three speakers will discuss how the visual presence of the Opera House has influenced how Australians see ourselves. Date: Aug 10, 2010

In Who tells the stories that make our art history? Catherine De Lorenzo and Joanna Mendelssohn discuss how art history is not only formed by books but also by art exhibitions. Date: July 27, 2010

A joint VADEA/COFA special forum. Date: November 2009

In May 2009, the Federal Government awarded COFA $48 million, through the Education Investment Fund (EIF), for the $58 million Gateway@COFA redevelopment. Date: October 13, 2009

There is a well established connection between contemporary art, art schools and music; think the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and even Sydney's own Mental as Anything. Date: 5 May 2009

While the making of Aboriginal art predates modern definitions of art, in recent years Aboriginal artists have adapted their visual culture to suit the contemporary art market. In this they have been spectacularly successful. Date: May 12, 2009

Mayen Beckmann, a distinguished German curator and grand daughter of Max Beckmann, will talk on the importance of Gittoes' work in this tradition. Date: March 31, 2009

Why do particular artists receive so much media coverage, and others none at all? In the revealing panel discussion, The Arts and the Media, experienced arts media professionals, expose the secrets of their trade. Date: April 21, 2009

The Creative Well: Inspiration and Arts Funding is a panel discussion presented in conjunction with issue 23 of the Griffith Review, 'Essentially Creative'. Date: March 24, 2009

Why does art matter? In this dynamic panel discussion, three distinguished COFA alumni weigh in on this perennial question and explain Why Art Matters to them. Date: March 17, 2009

Tess Allas, Lydia Miller and Djon Mundine, three Indigenous experts from the arts industry, address the question, Why is Aboriginal art so important to modern Australia? Date: Tues, Oct 5, 2010, 6pm

If art is designed to be a part of the fabric of a place, quite minor or temporary changes can alter the experience of public space and make outdoor zones more social and more enticing. Date: Sept 28, 2010

In COFAfutres, Ian Howard will discuss COFA's redevelopment plans, where we go from here and what's in store for the future.

Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada will explore the complex strands and diverse approaches being taken by contemporary Japanese designers. Date: Sept 14, 2010

In the lecture, Art in Miniature: Book Art and the Turkish Tradition, Australian miniature artist Elizabeth Ashburn joins two experts from Turkey: Dr. Sulieman Berk and Dr. Münevver Üçer. Date: Sept 21, 2010