EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
NOVEMBER 2009 - APRIL 2010 IMPORTANT Education entrance temporarily closed in 2010 due to construction of the new John Kaldor Family Collection Space. Education groups are to enter through the Gallery's main entrance. 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects2 October 2009 – 14 February 2010 Featuring archive letters, photographs and artists notes, examples of works that stayed in Australia and film records of events, including the popular Jeff Koons' Puppy 1995.
Free • Kaldor Public Art Projects Explorer including a timeline and case studies of all 19 projects 19th Kaldor Public Art Project: Tatzu Nishi Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi encloses Gilbert Bayes' equestrian sculptures outside the Gallery within domestic interiors. Discussion tour
Exploring Kaldor: How are artworks transformed from ideas to finished artworks? Investigate key projects in the exhibition and their archive material; discuss the role of John Kaldor in the Australian and international art scene.
Years 7–12 • 1 hour • $165 per group of 15 or less Garden and cosmos: the royal paintings of Jodhpur29 October 2009 – 26 January 2010 From the 17th to the 19th centuries, three generations of rulers from India’s Jodhpur kingdom each left their own stamp ona unique tradition of royal court painting. Ranging from miniatures to monumental artworks the paintings depict life at the palaces for the maharajas and their families, Hindu narratives and the origin of the cosmos.
$5 per student for booked school groups • British Museum education resource Art workshop
Dance to India: Experience storytelling through dance enhanced by a touch of Bollywood with Jita Singh.
Years 7–12 • 1 hour • 3, 10, 17 & 24 November • $300 per group of 15 or less (includes exhibition entry Dobell Drawing Prize6 November 2009 – 31 January 2010 This important drawing prize was established in 1993 to encourage excellence in drawing and honour a great Australian artist. Sponsored by the Sir William Dobell Foundation. Discussion tour
Drawing attention: Investigate the Dobell Prize by interpreting and experimenting with drawing materials and techniques.
1 hour • $167 per group of 15 or less • VAPDs and pencils essential, other drawing materials supplied Rupert Bunny: artist in Paris21 November 2009 – 21 February 2010 Includes paintings and monoprints by Rupert Bunny, one of the most successful expatriate artists of his generation. A superb colourist with a strong interest in rhythmic composition, Bunny combined the real and the imagined in his works.
$5 per student for booked school groups • Rupert Bunny education kit (available soon) • extensive public programs over summer Hymn to beauty: the art of Utamaro13 February – 2 May 2010 Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?–1806) became famous in his own lifetime as a master of ukiyo-e woodblock prints that revolutionised the depiction of women (bijin). This exhibition from the Museum of Asian Art Berlin also shows themes central to Utamaro’s oeuvre, including ill-fated lovers and mothers doting on their young sons.
$5 per student for booked school groups • education notes (available 2010) Study mornings
Girl crazy: Utamaro portrayed women from all walks of life, depicting personality through the rich variations of hairstyles, clothing and gestures. Investigate how he represents a sense of identity and how this differs from other portraits at the Gallery.
Years 7–10 • Wednesday 28 April • 10.30–11.30am • $8 per student (includes exhibition entry)
Years 9–12 • Tuesday 9 March • 10.30–11.30am • $8 per student (includes exhibition entry) Japanese artist workshops
Extend the exhibition experience through traditional Japanese arts, tutored by Japanese artists.
Creative calligraphy: Learn the rhythms of writing with brush and ink.
Spirit of the brush: Paint from nature with traditional brush and ink techniques.
Taking tea: Experience the customs and aesthetics of a Japanese tea ceremony in the Gallery’s tea room (Thursdays only).
1 hour • $300 per group of 15 or less (includes an introduction to the exhibition and entry) ARTEXPRESS18 February – 9 May 2010 The annual exhibition of outstanding 2009 HSC student works. See the Inside ARTEXPRESS website. ARTEXPRESS is a joint project of the NSW Department of Education and Training and the Office of the Board of Studies NSW in association with AGNSW Study mornings
Making the cut: Presentations by three exhibiting students with a behind-the-scenes peek at the selection and exhibition process.
Years 10–12 • 3, 4, 12, 17, 23, 31 March • 10.30–11.30am • $3 per student Teachers day
Praxis: student, teacher, artist and gallery: Presentations by exhibiting students, teachers and contemporary artists.
Friday 5 March • 9.30am–3.30pm • $85, AGS members $77, tertiary students $42.50 (includes morning tea, lunch and resources)
• See Teachers day for full program and booking form (available from term 1)
Wilderness: Balnaves contemporary painting
5 March – 23 May 2010 This exhibition considers how nature and landscape continue to preoccupy contemporary painters. This is not nature based on observation however, but a realm of vivid imaginary landscapes, creatures both natural and unnatural, and humans who seem to emerge like wood sprites from the forest. The ‘wild’ here is found in the mind of the artists. Discussion tour
The power of painting: Consider the role of painting in contemporary practice; discuss key issues in the exhibition
Years 7–12 • 1 hour • $165 per group of 15 or less Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes27 March – 30 May 2010 The Archibald Prize is Australia’s most popular art event: lively debate and controversy are assured.
$5 per student for booked school groups • see The Archibald Prize website for education kit and exhibition update Study mornings
An eye on the prize: Investigate the current and previous Archibald exhibitions and the often-controversial history of the prize.
Years 7–9: 21 & 29 April, 4 & 14 May • Years 10–12: 30 March • 10.30–11.30am • $8 per student (includes exhibition entry) Collection discussion tour
Reading the portrait: A tour of the Gallery’s permanent collection.
Years 7–10 • 1 hour • $165 per group of 15 or less (exhibition entry not included) • See also Visual Arts For teachersFocus Fest 09: making it personal
The Gallery’s annual Secondary Visual Arts Teachers Conference
Friday 4 & Saturday 5 December • $153 ($85/day), AGS members $138 ($76.50/day), tertiary students $77 ($38.50/day)
(includes morning tea, lunch, resources and entry to Garden and cosmos: the royal paintings of Jodhpur and Rupert Bunny: artist in Paris) • see Focus Fest for full program and booking form Teachers preview: Paths to abstraction and Alfred Stieglitz: the Lake George years
A special evening delving into the foundations of 20th-century modernism and photography through two landmark exhibitions due in June 2010. Curators Terence Maloon and Judy Annear will give insight into their respective exhibitions of significant early abstract artists and a landmark photographer.
Monday 22 March 2010 • 5.15–7:30pm • $20 (includes refreshments, resources and after-hours viewing of ARTEXPRESS) • see Exhibition previews for full program and booking form BookingsBookings and pre-payment essential for all programs. See Bookings and your visit. | 
