Wednesday 22 May 2013
EXHIBITIONS
Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013
until 2 Jun 2013
Australia’s most extraordinary art event, the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes is an annual exhibition eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike.
Brenda L Croft
until 8 Sep 2013
Brenda L Croft’s works present a realistic portrayal of contemporary Aboriginal life – a positive image from an insider’s viewpoint.
Dadang Christanto
They give evidence
until 21 Jul 2013
A reprise of the confronting and moving, larger-than-life sculptures of human suffering by Dadang Christanto.
Lloyd Rees
paintings, drawings and prints
until 7 Jul 2013
Works from the Gallery’s collection by one of Australia’s most admired artists and one of the pre-eminent landscape artists of his age.
Soul of simplicity
seven centuries of Korean ceramics
until 21 Apr 2014
Discover the clarity of forms, understated elegance of decoration and subtlety of colour in these exquisite objects from the world’s most outstanding collections of Korean ceramics.
The space between us
Anne Landa Award for video and new media arts 2013
until 28 Jul 2013
Features seven emerging artists connected by their interest in the artist as performer and or as creator/director of performances, and the viewer’s role as an active participant.
Tony Albert
Projecting our future
until 7 Jul 2013
Tony Albert reworks kitsch objects that naively depict Australian Aboriginal people with new painted and graphic elements to create complex installations.
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10am
Gallery opens
Open every day, except Christmas & Good FridayTimes vary. See Opening hours
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11am
Tour
Aboriginal art guided tour
A guided introduction to the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander collectionDuration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
Tour
Collection highlights tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Gallery's collectionDuration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
12pm
Tour
Asian art guided tour
A guided introduction to art from China, Korea, Japan, the Himalayas, India and Southeast AsiaDuration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
Tour
Contemporary art guided tour
Contemporary art highlights in the Gallery, including Anne Landa AwardIn association with The space between us.
Duration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
Art After Hours Tour
Guided tour: focus on the Archibald
Highlights from the Archibald Prize 2013In association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
Duration 1 hour
Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry -
12.25pm
Performance
The Opportune Spectator
Performance by Alicia FrankovichIn association with The space between us.
Duration 15 minutes
Entrance court
Free -
1pm
Art After Hours Tour
Guided tour: focus on the Archibald
Highlights from the Archibald Prize 2013In association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
Duration 1 hour
Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry -
1.30pm
Tour
Guided tour: focus on the Wynne and Sulman
Highlights from the Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013In association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
Duration 1 hour
Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry -
2pm
Art After Hours Film
Film program in recess
Screenings end 28 April, resume 3 July 2013 -
Tour
Australian collection guided tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Australian collectionDuration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
3pm
Art After Hours Tour
Guided tour: focus on the Archibald
Highlights from the Archibald Prize 2013In association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
Duration 1 hour
Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry -
5.15pm
Art After Hours Music
Artbar: Archibald Prize 2013
Jack CartyThe critically acclaimed Break your own heart has been dubbed Jack Carty’s most ambitious, eloquent, moving and accomplished release to date. It reached number 8 on the iTunes Australia singer-songwriter chart and number 15 on the Australian Independent Records chart. We can only wait and see what further heights his upcoming release The predictable crisis of modern life will take him to when he returns to Australia. Jack will join us fresh from touring overseas, which included performing at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
In association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
Duration 1 hour
Cafe
Free -
5.30pm
Art After Hours Exhibition talk
Artist talks: Brenda L Croft
Brenda L CroftBrenda L Croft is a Gurindji/Malngin/Mudpurra artist, curator and academic and a founding member of the Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative. She has held many solo shows and been represented in numerous major national and international exhibitions. Croft’s works are often biographical and explore her experience of growing up in the suburbs of Perth with an Aboriginal father and non-Aboriginal mother. Tonight Brenda will reflect on her art-making practice and discuss the importance of working closely with her family, friends and Indigenous community members to create her images.
In association with Brenda L Croft.
Duration 30 minutes
Yiribana Gallery
Free -
Art After Hours Exhibition talk
Short talk: portraiture and landscape
WC Piguenit, The flood in the Darling 1890 (1895)Talk by Emma Robertson, Art After Hours and photography programs
View artworkIn association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
Duration 30 minutes
Information desk
Free -
6pm
Art After Hours Workshop
Face to face
Drawing workshopsIn association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
Duration 2 hours
Grand Courts
Free -
6.30pm
Art After Hours Celebrity talk
Archibald Prize 2013 celebrity event
The Hon Nicola Roxon MPThe Hon Nicola Roxon MP became Australia’s first female Attorney-General in December 2011 and the Minister for Emergency Management in 2012. She resigned from these positions in February 2013. As part of the Federal Labor Government, Nicola served as Australia’s Health Minister for four years. She has received national and international awards for her accomplishments in tobacco control and joins us to discuss her distinguished political career. Nicola’s talk is titled Australian controversies – in politics, as in art.
This talk will be Auslan interpreted
In association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
Duration 30 minutes
Entrance court
Free -
7.15pm
Art After Hours Film
Film program in recess
Screenings end 28 April, resume 3 July 2013 -
Art After Hours Auslan Tour
Auslan-interpreted tour: Archibald Prize 2013
For deaf and hearing-impaired visitorsIn association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
Duration 45 minutes
Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry -
Tour
Contemporary art guided tour
Contemporary art highlights in the Gallery, including Anne Landa AwardIn association with The space between us.
Duration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
Art After Hours Tour
Guided tour: focus on the Archibald
Highlights from the Archibald Prize 2013In association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
Duration 1 hour
Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry -
7.30pm
Art After Hours Music
Artbar: Archibald Prize 2013
Jack CartyThe critically acclaimed Break your own heart has been dubbed Jack Carty’s most ambitious, eloquent, moving and accomplished release to date. It reached number 8 on the iTunes Australia singer-songwriter chart and number 15 on the Australian Independent Records chart. We can only wait and see what further heights his upcoming release The predictable crisis of modern life will take him to when he returns to Australia. Jack will join us fresh from touring overseas, which included performing at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
In association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
Duration 1 hour
Cafe
Free -
9pm
Gallery closes (Art After Hours)
Wednesday 9pm(Thursday to Tuesday 5pm)
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