Learning in Depth with a U3A Mini Series
Several times throughout the year U3A brings in a guest lecturer to run a mini series. An example of a recent lecture series is below.
Usually, on a Monday, over a period of three or four weeks the lectures run for 90 minutes. It is a casual and friendly format with a question time at the end. Class size is limited to 35 so early registration is recommended. You must be a current U3A member to attend and there is a small registration fee.
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The Peter Dornauf Lecture Series - August 2026
GRAND OVERVIEW OF THE VISUAL ARTS
The best artists often provide reflections upon the world, the times, places and life itself.
This series of three lectures will explore the lives, torments and art works of some of the most noteworthy practitioners, internationally, nationally and locally.
Details of the August Series:
Mondays 10th, 17th and 24th August
10.30 – 12.00
The Union Church, Queen Street, Cambridge
Cost : $30 dollars for the total of three lectures.
Lecture Two
FAMOUS NEW ZEALAND ARTISTS. Hodges, Heaphy, van der Velden, Perkins, Hodgkins, Angus, Woollaston, McCahon, Walters, Clairmont, Harris, Killeen, Frizzell, Hammond, Robinson, Cotton.
Lecture Three
'FAMOUS’ WAIKATO ARTISTS. Fear, Davey, Lewer, Paul, Shepheard, Shirley, Ballinger, Braunias, Curtis, Elliott, Graham, King, Philips, Judd, Scott, Watson, Dornauf.
Peter Dornauf - Lecturer
Peter Dornauf (MA, Dip Tchg) has taught in secondary schools, Wintec and Waikato University collectively for over 25 years. He is a well known Waikato artist, art critic and a writer of poetry, fiction and non-fiction and general academic. Peter presents lectures on art and architecture, philosophy and literature. His talks always draw on his broad knowledge of the classics and history, legends and literature. Peter is able to make the most complex ideas accessible and his lectures are always stimulating and thought provoking.