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The Metropolitan Museum: Special Exhibit: Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from Australia. This installation features fourteen bold and colorful paintings created by contemporary Aboriginal Australian artists. Drawn from a private collection in the US, the installation provides an introduction to Aboriginal painting, which has become Australia’s most celebrated contemporary art movement and has attained prominence within the international art world.

Come and network with the American Australian Association at the first Monthly Reception of the year. Thursday, April 8, 2010 6.30pm to 9pm Australian Consulate General New York 150 East 42nd Street, 34th Floor Please join us to: Network and mingle with new and familiar faces from the American Australian Community Sample Australian wines and beer including Coopers and James Boag Premium Lager Snack hors d’oeuvres including pies and sausage rolls Win a great door prize ...

On Thursday, March 4th, 2010, over 50 people gathered in the private room at Le Cirque for Restaurant Trends. The evening included a discussion and Q&A with Australian Executive Chefs Craig Hopson, from Le Cirque and Shaun Hergatt, from SHO Shaun Hergatt Restaurant. The discussion moderator is Divya Gugnani from ‘Behind the Burner’.

Forty-eight artists, including twenty-two Australians have been invited to exhibit responses to IMAGING THE APPLE.

This March 10th FM World Charities, a not-for-profit “rock & roll” charity dedicated to fostering primary health care initiatives throughout the world, is staging a major music event at New York’s Webster Hall, a staple in the music community. "FM Down Under", hosted by comedian Chuck Nice (star of VH1's "Best Week Ever"), will feature Australian rockers The Kin, with support from fellow aussie newcomers Tamarama (Universal/Motown). Opening the event will be New York’s own beatlesque song

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 From 6.30pm to 9pm The Sunburnt Calf 226 West 79th Street Closest Broadway New York Heathe St Clair, the man who brought you the The Sunburnt Cow and Bondi Road is pleased to invite American Australian Association members to preview his new Upper West Side restaurant and bar - The Sunburnt Calf. Join us for a night of free food and drinks and lots of fun. Members FREE Non-members $10 $10 can be paid at the door. All bookings are ...

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN DAME EDNA ALL ABOUT ME written by Christopher Durang, Barry Humphries and Michael Feinstein directed by Casey Nicholaw One megastar... One gigastar... and a 12 piece orchestra. It all adds up to a dame fein Broadway show. Special discount offer for the American Australian Association $69.50 Select Orchestra & Mezzanine Seats (Regularly $121.50) $49.50 Select Mezzanine Seats In one corner there's the internationally acclaimed MICHAEL ...

Award of Fellowships to top American Scholars The American Australian Association announces the award of Fellowships to some of America's brightest minds. The Fellows are pursuing studies in a range of fields from key medical research to astrophysics at top Australian institutions such as University of New South Wales and James Cook University. The Fellowships elicited keen interest from a highly competitive pool of researchers from top US universities. The Education ...

Jill Lester, President and CEO, The Hunger Project addressed an audience of corporate business leaders on February 18th on the issue Global Hunger and a Role for Business Leaders. The lunch was sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The Hunger Project (THP) is a global non-profit organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. THP operates on three continents - Africa, South Asia and Latin America and seeks to end hunger and poverty by empowering people to lead ...

Forty-eight artists have been invited to exhibit responses to IMAGING THE APPLE. IMAGING THE APPLE is a development of a successful show that toured the Eastern states of Australia in 2004 – 2005. The original exhibition was organized by artist/curator John R. Neeson who is co-curating the New York version with Elizabeth Gower also a Melbourne based artist/curator.

More than 140 industry leaders have signed up so far for next month’s New Zealand-Australia Investment Forum. NZTE’s Director of Investment New Zealand, Graham Matthews, said the numbers registering reflected the quality line-up of speakers and the efforts NZTE staff were making to alert contacts to the event. “A lot of the delegates are from New Zealand companies, of course, which shows there is plenty of interest in the topics being covered. There are also New ...

The American Australian Association Ltd Sydney (AAA) is pleased to announce the appointment of the Hon. John Olsen AO as Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chairman of the Association. Mr. Olsen replaces the Association’s founding CEO, who will be leaving to pursue other interests. "The Association is delighted to welcome John as its next CEO. His broad diplomatic, political and professional experience in both the United States and Australia will be invaluable in continuing to build ...

ANZAC Day falls on Sunday April 25th 2010. There will be commemoration services and events associated with ANZAC Day being held across the United States over the weekend. If you have an event that you would like listed on this page, please email Jenelle Cleary. New York City Co-hosted by the New Zealand and Australian Consulate Generals ANZAC Day Commemorative Dawn Service 6.00am Sunday, 25th April 2010 East Coast Memorial Battery Park New York The Service will be held rain ...

On February 9, 2010, a free webinar was offered by the American Australian Association and the Queensland Government for those considering entering the U.S. market. The expert speakers for this event were Amy Frey who is the President of ATC International and Alan Kindred a partner with Blecher & Collins, Attorneys at Law. The webinar discussed the folowing in relation to entering into the US market - Legal Aspects HR/Trademarks Logistics & Distribution You can download the ...

You're Invited: EMU Australia's New York Fashion Week Debut Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 12.30pm to 1.30pm EMU Australia is based in Geelong, Victoria and will be showing at New York Fashion Week for the first time. EMU Australia are the only authentic, Australian brand in the sheepskin division. They are looking for Australian's to support the brand at their show. All the details are below on the invite and please RSVP to  ...

Restaurant Trends An evening with Australian Executive Chefs - Craig Hopson from Le Cirque and Shaun Hergatt from SHO Shaun Hergatt Restaurant. Thursday, March 4, 2010 6pm to 9.00pm Discussion and Q&A starts at 6.30pm Le Cirque Stella Room - 2nd Floor One Beacon Court, 151 East 58th Street New York The evening will feature a discussion about restaurant trends and New York City’s fine dining experiences from an Australian perspective.  ...

Celebrate Australia Day in Boston was the fourth annual Australian food and wine dinner hosted by the American Australian Association, New England. The event took place in the grand Wharf Room at the Boston Harbor Hotel, affording glittering views of the Boston waterfront. Fox 25 Boston covered the event - Boston Harbor Hotel Chef Daniel Bruce created a special Australian menu showcasing ingredients inluding Australian beef and lamb provided by Meat & Livestock Australia and ...

Dear All, Due to the forecast snow storm tomorrow the AWNY Committee has decided to cancel the scheduled AWNY Coffee Morning. We will plan to have our guest presenter speak at another Coffee Morning in the future. We hope that you can join us for another event in February - Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 February Event Tour of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. More>> Friday, February 26th, 2010 February Event Ice Skating at Prospect Park, Brooklyn. ...

Denise Green: Wonder and Evanescence Join the American Australian Association for a private viewing hosted by Denise Green AM. Tuesday, March 2, 2010 6pm to 8pm Champagne and wine will be provided. Sundaram Tagore Gallery 547 West 27th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues) www.sundaramtagore.com ‘I am particularly proud of my Australian heritage. In my case much of my inspiration has emanated from that environment.’ For her first ...

Dear All, The AWNY Newsletter has been published on the American Australian Association website. Please click here to view. Here is a list of some of the events coming up - Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 Restaurant Week Lunch SHO Restaurant 1.45PM. More>> Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 AWNY Coffee Morning Guest speaker is Deane Brosnan, Director of Marketing for Women’s Project. ...