Auslan-interpreted talk: Focus on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander galleries
For deaf and hearing-impaired visitors
Sunday 26 May 2013, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Archibald Prize 2013 celebrity events
Interviews, talks and a special performance
Image: David Williamson
Wednesdays 6.30pm
27 March - 8 May, 22 - 29 May 2013
Location: Entrance court
Free
Artbar: Archibald Prize 2013
Celebrating Australian music with some of our best local singers and songwriters
Image: Buffalo Tales
Wednesdays 5.15pm & 7.30pm
27 March - 8 May, 22 & 29 May 2013
Location: Cafe
Free
Artist talks: Brenda L Croft
Artists including Brenda L Croft discuss the exhibition
Image: Brenda L Croft Strange fruit 1994 (detail), cibachrome photograph, 168.7 × 117.8cm frame; 152 × 101cm sight, © Brenda L Croft. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney.
Wednesdays 5.30pm
8 May & 22 - 29 May 2013
Location: Yiribana Gallery
Free
Face to face
Drawing workshops
Wednesdays 6pm
27 March - 8 May & 22, 29 May 2013
Duration 2 hours
Location: Grand Courts
Free
Short talks: portraiture and landscape
A different work in the Gallery's collection each week
Wednesdays 5.30pm
24 April - 29 May 2013
Location: Information desk
Free
Wednesday 5 June 2013
5.15pm & 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Cafe
Free
Bill Henson celebrity talk
A forum with the artist
Image: Bill Henson. Photograph by Louise Hearman.
Wednesday 5 June 2013, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Pythagoras, Praxiteles, Anthemius...
Performance by Lauren Brincat
Image: Lauren Brincat High Horse 2012 (production still) documentation of an action single-channel high-definition video 16:9, colour, sound, 26 seconds; looped © the artist
Wednesday 12 June 2013, 1pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Front of the Gallery
Free
'Tree of Knowledge'
Performance by Christian Thompson
Image: Christian Thompson Desert Melon 2012, c-type print on Fuji pearl metalic paper, 100 × 100 cm, edition of 10 © the artist
Wednesday 12 June 2013, 7pm
Duration 40 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Blood and Fire
Performance by Lauren Brincat
Image: Lauren Brincat Blood and Fire 2012, tambourine © the artist
Wednesday 19 June 2013, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Wednesday 19 June 2013, 5.30pm
Duration 45 minutes
Location: Grand Courts
Free
Wednesdays 5.15pm & 7.30pm
12 - 26 June 2013
Location: Cafe
Free
Celebrity talks: The space between us
Explore the key themes in the Anne Landa Award 2013
Image: Robyn Davidson
Wednesdays 6.30pm
12 June, 26 June 2013
Location: Entrance court
Free
Exhibition talks: Bill Henson
Explore Henson’s evolving photographic practice
Image: Bill Henson, from the series Paris Opera Project 1990/91, type C photograph, approx 123.5 × 124.5 cm, Rudy Komon Memorial Fund 1993 © Bill Henson
Wednesdays 5.30pm
5 - 26 June 2013
Location: Photography gallery
Free
Auslan-interpreted talk: The space between us
For deaf and hearing-impaired visitors
Sunday 30 June 2013, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Gallery Kids Sunday performances 2013
Free, fun performances for children and adults
Second & last Sunday of every month
Except December
Last Sundays are Auslan interpreted
2.30pm
Location: Entrance court
Free
Exhibition talks: The space between us
Artists and specialists discuss artworks and ideas in the exhibition
Image: James Newitt Say it like you want it 2012 (detail), production still, image courtesy and © the artist
Wednesdays 5.30pm
12 June - 3 July 2013
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free
Tour de Farce
with Open Stage Productions
Image: Ugo Rondinone if there were anywhere but desert. wednesday 2000 (detail), 52.5 × 212 × 92 cm © the artist
Wednesdays 7.30pm
12 June - 3 July 2013
Duration 45 minutes
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
InterACTive art 2013
School holiday performance
Mon-Fri 1-5 July 2013 1.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Information desk
Free
Free viewing for members
See the Sydney Moderns exhibition
Image: Grace Cossington Smith The Lacquer Room 1936 (detail) © the artist’s estate
Friday 5 July 2013, 2–5pm
Sunday 7 July 2013, 5.15–8pm
Duration 3 hours
Free
Artist talk: Wanyubi Marika
Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2013
Image: Wandjuk Marika Djan’kawu story c1963 (detail), natural pigments on bark, 161 × 51 cm, gift of Keith and Renée Free in memory of Tony Tuckson 1974 © Wandjuk Marika, licensed by Viscopy, Australia
Wednesday 10 July 2013, 5.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Yiribana Gallery
Free
Celebrity talk: Brenda L Croft and guests
Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2013
Image: Brenda L Croft by Nancy Mithlo
Wednesday 10 July 2013, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
The art of drawing 2013
School holiday performance
Mon-Fri 8-12 July 2013 1.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Information desk
Free
Forum: Sydney moderns
Art, culture and life in the new city
Image: Margaret Preston Circular Quay 1925 (detail)
Saturday 20 July 2013, 2pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
The Opportune Spectator
Performance by Alicia Frankovich
Image: Alicia Frankovich The Opportune Spectator 2012, performance duration variable © the artist
Thursday 16 May - Friday 26 July 2013
12.25pm daily (except weekends)
Duration 15 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Auslan-interpreted talk: Soul of simplicity
For deaf and hearing-impaired visitors
Sunday 28 July 2013, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Auslan-interpreted talk: Sydney moderns
For deaf and hearing-impaired visitors
Saturday 31 August 2013, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Etcetera Duo 2013
School holiday performance
Mon-Fri, 11.30 am
23 September - 4 October 2013
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Auslan-interpreted talk: Sculpture in the Asian galleries
For deaf and hearing-impaired visitors
Sunday 24 November 2013, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Sunday concert series 2013
Free performances by students and staff of the Australian Institute of Music
Second and last Sundays of the month, 12.30pm
Location: Grand Courts
Free
Sydney Poetry 2013
Poetry readings at the Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
Image: Brett Whiteley I have swallowed a monstrous dose of poison (detail) © Wendy Whiteley
Fourth Sunday of the month, 2pm
except Jan, Sep and Dec
Special event 19 May 2013
Location: Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
Free
Aboriginal art guided tour
A guided introduction to the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander collection
Daily 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Asian art guided tour
A guided introduction to art from China, Korea, Japan, the Himalayas, India and Southeast Asia
2–27 January 2013: Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays 12pm
From 28 January 2013: daily 12pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Australian collection guided tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Australian collection
Image: Margaret Preston Implement blue 1927 Gift of the artist 1960 © Margaret Rose Preston Estate
Daily 2pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Tuesdays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Collection highlights tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Gallery's collection
Daily 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Contemporary art guided tour
Contemporary art highlights in the Gallery, including Anne Landa Award
Daily 12pm, Wed 7.15pm
Includes The space between us: Anne Landa Award, 16 May - 28 July 2013
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Japanese language guided tour
日本語による美術鑑賞ツアー
Fridays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Korean language guided tour
무료 한국어 아트 투어
Fridays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Thursdays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
