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FROM THE ART GALLERY SOCIETY OF NSW

Beat the queues and book for major exhibitions online. Online bookings are a great alternative. Visit www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/home click on BUY TICKETS and choose the member option to receive your exclusive Art Gallery Society of NSW membership discount.

For full benefits go to www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/member or call
(02) 9225 1878. We look forward to seeing you!

ARCHIBALD, WYNNE, AND SULMAN PRIZES

Tell your friends when they become a new member of the Art Gallery Society of NSW they'll receive one free ticket to the Archibald, Wynne, and Sulman prizes exhibition!

The Archibald Prize is one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious art awards. JF Archibald's primary aims were to foster portraiture, support artists and perpetuate the memory of great Australians. Since its inception in 1921 the prize has been awarded to some of Australia's most important artists, including George Lambert, William Dobell and Brett Whiteley.

The Wynne Prize is awarded to the best landscape painting of Australian scenery in oils or watercolours or for the best example of figure sculpture, by an Australian artist.

The Sir John Sulman Prize is awarded for the best subject painting or genre painting or mural project by an Australian artist.

7 MARCH - 24 MAY 2009
LOWER LEVEL 1 | ART GALLERY OF NSW
MEMBER $7 | ADULT $10
BOOKED SCHOOL GROUPS $5

Visit the Archibald Prize website

Image by Jaycy Castañeda courtesy of http://www.sxc.hu

THE JEWEL IN ART, THE JEWEL AS ART

Exciting new short course now available! Join Patricia Anderson for this fascinating short series on the history of jewellery. Patricia is an arts writer, literary critic and gemmologist, whose books include Contemporary Jewellery in Australia, Elwyn Lynn’s Art World, and Robert Hughes: The Australian Years.

THURSDAYS FROM 23 APRIL - 4 JUNE 2009
CENTENARY AUDITORIUM | 10.30AM - 11.30AM
LOWER LEVEL 1 ART GALLERY OF NSW
FULL SUBSCRIPTION 5 SESSIONS
MEMBER $110 | NON-MEMBER $160

or CALL (02) 9225 1878

PETER SCULTHORPE 80TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT

Resonate is proud to share a celebration with Australia’s most eminent composer, Peter Sculthorpe, in his 80th birthday year. Peter is known the world over for his extraordinary music, often evoking the beauty and majesty of the Australian landscape. In this concert the renowned Australia Ensemble will play a programme of his works including the String Quartet No. 17 and Dreamworks, along with Small Town – a tribute to the town of Thirroul and its counterparts around the country. As a special treat Peter Sculthorpe himself will read extracts from D.H Lawrence’s novel on Australian life Kangaroo, written while Lawrence and his wife Frieda lived in Thirroul.

SUNDAY 22 MARCH
OLD COURTS | 7PM DOORS OPEN
GROUND LEVEL 1 ART GALLERY OF NSW
MEMBER $65 | NON-MEMBER $75

OR CALL (02) 9225 1878

Resonate is proudly supported by

SKILLS AND MEDIUMS CHARCOAL

Expand your drawing experience the classical way by studying the figure using pencil and charcoal.

Artist Brenda Tye encourages students to explore various art forms, completing an artwork at each month’s workshop. Includes a light lunch, all materials provided. Bring an apron.

FRIDAY 27 MARCH
MEMBER'S LOUNGE | 10.30AM - 3.30PM
LOWER LEVEL 3 ART GALLERY OF NSW
MEMBER $75 | NON-MEMBER $85

OR CALL (02) 9225 1878

ARCHITECTS OF THE FRENCH ENLIGHTENMENT

This mind blowing lecture explores the foundations of French Enlightenment philosophy. René Descartes attempted to find a place for faith and freedom in a mechanical, scientific world. He proposed that the body is a machine which can be studied according to the principles of physics. The soul, however, is unitary and free. The existence of the soul is summed up in Descartes’ famous saying: ‘Cogito ergo sum’ – ‘I am thinking therefore I exist’.

In the age of Newton, Descartes’ philosophy was promoted by Fontenelle, the first of the Philosophes – a witty, cynical, sceptical man who had a total disregard for the human condition. Ticket price includes lecture notes, coffee during intermissions and a glass of wine after each lecture.

SATURDAY 21 MARCH
DOMAIN THEATRE | 11AM OR 2PM
LOWER LEVEL 3 ART GALLERY OF NSW
MEMBER $34 | NON-MEMBER $44

OR CALL (02) 9225 1878

The Enlightenment is part of The Learning Curve proudly sponsored by

Gift of Harris Schrank courtesy of the New York Public Library

CALLOT AND BELLANGE: PRINTMAKERS AT THE COURT OF LORRAINE

Jacques Callot (1592-1635), was one of the great artists of seventeenth century Europe and the one most responsible for turning the technique of etching into an artform. Born and raised in Lorraine, he travelled to Italy as a young man to be trained under the great masters of the time (1).

Jacques Bellange (c. 1575 - 1616) was an artist and printmaker from Lorraine, now in France, whose etchings and some drawings are his only securely identified works today. They are among the most striking Mannerist old master prints. His known artistic activity dates only from 1602 to 1616 and he is now familiar chiefly for his etchings and drawings, all his decorative works and most of his paintings having perished (2).

Peter Raissis takes you on a journey through the Court of Lorraine through the artwork of Jacques Callot and Jacques Bellange. Peter is the curator of European prints, drawings, and watercolours at the Art Gallery of NSW.

WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH
DOMAIN THEATRE | 6PM - 7PM
LOWER LEVEL 3 ART GALLERY OF NSW
MEMBER $25 | NON-MEMBERS $35

OR CALL (02) 9225 1878

This lecture is part of Decoding the Baroque II lecture series, proudly sponsored by

(1) www.arts.gov.au/cgp/artworldpages/artworld0204.html
(2) www.oil-paintings.com.au/reproduction/artist_BELLANGE,_Jacques.html

Members Lounge

HELP US WELCOME YOU TO THE MEMBERS' LOUNGE

The Members' Lounge is a valued benefit available for Members of the Art Gallery Society of NSW. During exciting times such as the Archibald, Wynne, and Sulman Prizesexhibition the Members' Lounge enjoys a large number of visitors. Please help us make your experience enjoyable by showing your Members' Card to our lovely reception staff.

Our staff are eager to make your visit as smooth and comfortable during our busy times; to avoid possible dissapointment if you are planning to bring guests you may wish to call in advance to enquire on capacity, and take advantage of our quieter times.

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES PLEASE CALL (02) 9225 1878

Elegy Hopscotch Films

WIN! A DOUBLE PREVIEW PASS TO SEE ELEGY

Directed by Isabel Coixet (My Life Without Me) and based on Pulitzer Prize winning author Philip Roth's novel The Dying Animal, Elegy features incredible performances from Academy Award winners Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz, alongside Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard and Dennis Hopper. Filled with humanistic warmth, wry wit and erotic intensity, on the one hand Elegy is a passionate, indelible love story between a celebrated New York college professor and a young Cuban-born woman. The film has a real interest in adult ideas rarely seen in today's cinema, while remaining a powerful and moving dramatic work.

To WIN 1 of 50 double preview passes to see the absorbing new film Elegy click here (Preview passes valid FRIDAY 6 - SUNDAY 8 APRIL 2009).

Check newspapers and website for preview screening session times.
In cinemas THURSDAY APRIL 9. www.elegythemovie.com

Entries close at midday on Wednesday 25 March. Winners only will be notified by email. Passes to be collected from the members lounge AGNSW by Friday 3 April. Terms and Conditions are on the pass.

Image credits from top: Art Gallery Members' Desk by LE AGS Marketing. Peter Sculthorpe image by Paul Rovere SMH November 01 2007. Gemstone by Jaycy Castaneda. Descartes image by Ren Descartes (1596-1650)
De homine figuris : et latinitate donatus a Florentio Schuyl. Lugduni Batavorum : Ex Officin Hackiana, 1664 courtesy of University of Sydney. Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635) The Re-embarking of the Troops, from The Life of Ferdinando I de’Medici Engraving, begun 1614. Gift of Harris Schrank courtesy of the New York Public Library. Elegy image courtesy of Hopscotch Films.

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