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Sunday 19 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 fashion of Helmut Newton and Bettina Rheims

until 19 May 2013

LAST DAY

Over 50 works by two iconic fashion photographers, from the Gallery’s photography collection.

The nude
erotic, sensual and sacred

Fri–Sun only until 1 Sep 2013

Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills

Special hours

A diverse range of Whiteley works, including rarely exhibited studies, tender paintings, tactile sculptures and frank expressions of the most intimate moments between lovers.

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.

  • 10am

    Gallery opens

    Open every day, except Christmas & Good Friday

    Times vary. See Opening hours

  • 11am

    Tour

    Aboriginal art guided tour

    A guided introduction to the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander collection

    Duration 1 hour
    Information desk
    Free

  • Tour

    Collection highlights tour

    An introduction to selected highlights from the Gallery's collection

    Duration 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 Asia

    Duration 1 hour
    Information desk
    Free

  • Tour

    Contemporary art guided tour

    An introduction to contemporary art highlights in the Gallery

    Duration 1 hour
    Information desk
    Free

  • 1.15pm

    Tour    Contempo

    High tea and a tour

    Anne Landa Award

    This is your chance to experience the brilliance of new media art. Established in 2002 in honour of a former trustee of the Art Gallery of NSW, the Anne Landa Award was the first biennial exhibition in Australia for moving image and new media work, with an acquisitive prize of $25,000, and has maintained its significance ever since.

    Duration 3 hours
    Information desk
    Charges apply

  • 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 collection

    Duration 1 hour
    Information desk
    Free

  • Performance

    Sydney Poetry 2013

    Jordie Albiston and David Musgrave for SWF

    Numbers are strictly limited for this umbrella Sydney Writers Festival event.
    Bookings essential. To book, email sydneypoetry-2@angela.stretch.com

    David Musgrave talks to Jordie Albiston about her new book, The book of Ethel. Compact and precise micro-portraits in verse, the poems in this book are about Albiston’s maternal great-grandmother, who was born in 1872 in St Just, Cornwall, and emigrated to Australia at the age of 15.

    Jordie Albiston lives in Melbourne and has published six poetry collections. Two of her books – Botany Bay document (retitled Dreaming transportation) and The hanging of Jean Lee – were recently adapted for music-theatre and were included in seasons at the Sydney Opera House. Albiston’s first collection, Nervous arcs (1995), won the Mary Gilmore Award. Her fourth collection, The fall (2003), was shortlisted for Premier’s Prizes in Victoria, NSW and Queensland, while The sonnet according to 'm’ (2009) was awarded the NSW Premier’s Prize.

    David Musgrave has published five poetry collections, the most recent being Concrete Tuesday (2011) and a novel, Glissando (2010). Publisher at Puncher & Wattmann, which he founded in 2005, he currently lectures in creative writing at the University of Newcastle.

    Duration 2 hours
    Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
    Free

  • 3pm

    Art After Hours    Tour

    Guided tour: focus on the Archibald

    Highlights from the Archibald Prize 2013

    In association with Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2013.
    Duration 1 hour
    Major exhibition gallery
    Free with exhibition entry

  • 5pm

    Gallery closes

    Normal hours: 10am–5pm, Wednesdays till 9pm

    See Opening hours

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