EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS
MAY - OCTOBER 08
Taisho chic: Japanese modernity, nostalgia and deco22 May - 3 August This exhibition explores the simultaneous clash and embrace of modernity and tradition on the arts and design of Japan in the Greater Taisho period (1900-30). About 70 paintings, woodblock prints, kimonos and decorative arts showcase the changing role of women and lifestyle in this transitional period.
Organised by the Honolulu Academy of Arts. This exhibition has been made possible by support from the Hawaiian State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
$5 per student for booked school groups • education kit available: online at www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/ed/resources/ed_kits Art adventure tour
Take a chic peek: journey through the exhibition and encounter the collision of modern design and customs past.
Tuesdays - Fridays • with the children's guides • free with $5 exhibition entry Artist workshops
• Taking tea: seated on a traditional tatami floor, experience being a guest at a Japanese tea ceremony
Or
• Original origami: learn the Japanese craft of folding paper and make a range of handheld objects.
Tuesdays - Fridays • years 3-6 only • one hour (includes half-hour Adventures in Asia tour with the children's guides)
• $187.50 per group of 15 or less Teachers enrichment day
A day of making: spend the day in the Gallery's temporary exhibitions and permanent collection and brush up on your art appreciation and artmaking skills through a range of practical hands-on workshops to develop ideas for the K-6 classroom.
Friday 6 June • 9.30am-3.30pm • $77, $70 for AGS members and tertiary students • includes morning tea, lunch, educational materials and exhibition entry into Taisho chic and Harold Cazneaux Biennale of Sydney 2008: Revolutions: forms that turn18 June - 7 September Australia's largest contemporary visual arts event showcases some of the most innovative and challenging contemporary art from Australia and around the world. This year's exhibition brings together historical and contemporary artworks, artists, thinkers, filmmakers and writers to investigate the concept of 'revolution' and the impulse to revolt in both art and life.
Exhibition guidebook free with booking • Revolutionary Student Newspaper hardcopy and online • teachers kit available online only at www.biennaleofsydney.com.au and AGNSW website. Teachers preview - CANCELLED
Pry open Revolutions: forms that turn with a curatorial overview by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, artistic director of the 2008 Biennale of Sydney; the artist's experience with exhibiting artist Raquel Ormella; and an outline of education strategies, programs and resources.
Tuesday 24 June • 5.15-7.30pm • $15 (includes refreshments, exhibition viewing, audience interactive exploration and resources)
Full program & booking www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/ed/712/prof_dev/previews Operation Art teachers visual arts workshopAn opportunity to explore the possibilities of teaching and learning in the visual arts through the Operation Art exhibition and the Gallery's collections. Includes hands-on practical workshops, syllabus links, guided tours and education resources for the K-6 classroom. A collaborative program with the NSW Department of Education & Training and the Nelson Meers Foundation.
Thursday 25 September • 10am-3.30pm • $140 • includes morning tea, lunch and educational materials
Bookings are essential and must be made with Fiona Steel, executive officer, Operation Art • tel (02) 9550 9083, fax (02) 9550 9407, email: fiona.steel@det.nsw.edu.au The lost Buddhas: Chinese Buddhist sculpture from Qingzhou29 August - 23 November The discovery in 1996 of a cache of hundreds of stone Buddhist sculptures dating from as early as the 6th century is considered one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th century in China, on a par with the First Emperor's terracotta soldiers. This exhibition will display 35 of these most extraordinary sculptures.
$5 per student for booked school groups Teachers holiday workshop
Building Buddha: tour the exhibition with Gallery educators. Discuss Buddhism, symbolism and the works of art and experiment with clay and sculpture techniques to develop ideas for the classroom.
Friday 10 October • 2-4.30pm • $35, $30 for AGS members and tertiary students • includes afternoon tea & educational materials Monet and the Impressionists11 October 2008 - 26 January 2009 This superb exhibition from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, which has one of the world's finest collections of Impressionist paintings, presents 60 paintings, including 30 by the master of impressionism, Claude Monet. Accompanied by works by Cézanne, Manet, Degas, Pissarro, Renoir and Sisley, the selection will highlight the breadth of Monet's interests, his influences and the influence he exerted on his contemporaries from the 1860s until the summit of his fame in the 1900s. The Gallery is the exhibition's only Australian venue.
$5 per student for booked school groups • education kit available: hardcopy free with bookings; extended format online at www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/ed/resources/ed_kits • children's trail available Important excursion information
The Gallery strongly encourages all K-12 education groups to consider visiting this exhibition in Term 4 between 13 October and 11 November 2008 to minimise any excursion disruption and to maximise excursion outcomes.
Further information
Art adventure tour
Monet, Monet, Monet: encounter a world of colour, light and texture. Discover Monet and his fellow impressionists, their influences and the people and the places they painted en plein-air.
Tuesdays - Fridays • with the children's guides • free with $5 exhibition entry Studio session
Viewing the gardens through Monet's eyes: connect the art of Monet and the impressionists with the Royal Botanic Gardens' living collection of flowers and plants as featured in Monet's garden at Giverny. This practical workshop, held in the Botanic Gardens adjacent to the Gallery, will provide inspiration and practical experiences for students to produce their own plein-air artwork in the style of Monet and the impressionists. A partnership program between the Art Gallery of NSW and the Botanic Gardens Trust.
Note: this studio session time does not incorporate viewing the exhibition. Please allow time either before or after this session to do so.
Years 5-6 • $450 per group of 30 or less (includes exhibition entry) • Tuesdays & Thursdays • 10.30am-12.30pm or 12.30-2.30pm Da Vinci Project
• Starting with art: mastering Monet: a workshop tour for students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities which includes discussion, artmaking, role-play and the use of sensory materials. Pre- and post-visit activities are provided.
1 hour • 8 students or less • free with $5 per student exhibition entry
• HOT art: Monet and his world: a workshop tour with a practical focus on drawing and painting for gifted and talented students focusing on the influence of Japanese art and historical perspectives on Monet's work. Pre- and post-visit activities are provided.
Years 5 & 6 • 1.5 hours • $187.50 per group of 15 or less Teachers preview
Director Edmund Capon and curator Terence Maloon will present insights into this landmark exhibition's genesis, the history of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts' Impressionist collection, key works and artists in the exhibition, and Monet's essential role as catalyst and leader of the impressionist movement.
Tuesday 16 September • 5.15pm-7:30pm • $15 (includes refreshments, cross-curricular resources and exhibition entry ticket)
Full program & booking form available online at www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/ed/prof_dev/tp Teachers enrichment day
Monet and the gardens: start the day with a guided tour of the exhibition with curator Terence Maloon, review the educational material and programs, enjoy lunch and then stroll to the Botanic Gardens for practical plein-air art workshops with Gallery educators and specialist staff. A collaborative event with the Botanic Gardens Trust.
Thursday 23 October • 9.30am-3.30pm • $77, $70 for AGS members and tertiary students • includes morning tea, lunch and educational materials Teachers holiday workshop
Monet and the impressionists: Tour through the exhibition with our Gallery educators and develop practical ideas for the K-6 classroom.
Friday 16 January 09 • 2-4.30pm • $35, $30 for AGS members & tertiary students • includes afternoon tea and educational material What's newGallery refurbishment June 08 - December 09: updates on access to exhibitions, collections, programs & excursions procedures
Education entrance: trial period extended to 9 April 09
Further information: www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/ed/book | 
