Education
Education resource
Online education kit available
Visiting the exhibition
Exhibition entry $7 per student in booked school groups.
Bookings required for all group visits, including self-guided visits, Art Adventure Tours, art forum, study mornings, programs on request and access programs.
Art Adventure Tours for Years K–6
Let’s face it
Years 3–6
Tuesdays–Fridays
10am, 11am, 12 noon, 1pm
1 hour
Max 75 students per hour
Free with $7 exhibition entry
Portraits in the collection
Years K–6
Tuesdays–Fridays
10am, 11am, 12 noon, 1pm
1 hour
Max 75 students per hour
Free (does not involve entry to the exhibition)
Art forum for Years 5-6
24 May 2013, 10am–12 noon
Q & A for students, with art experts
Free (does not involve entry to the exhibition)
Study mornings for Years 7–12
Years 7–9: 28 March, 10 April 2013
Years 10–12: 4 and 5 April 2013
An eye on the prize
Investigate the current and previous Archibald exhibitions and the often controversial history of the prize
$10 per student (includes $7 exhibition entry)
Programs on request for Years 7-12
Choose one of the following options for your students (max 15 per group) with our Gallery educators, focusing on portraits in the collection only:
- Portraits in the collection discussion tour (1 hour) $165 per group
- Portraits in the collection art workshop (2 hours) $225 per group
- Portraits in the collection masterclass (3 hours + 1 hour break) $375 per group
A visit to the exhibition before or after these programs needs to be booked as a self-guided visit.
Access programs
Art Adventure Tours for Years K–6 mentioned above are also available free with a registered Auslan interpreter for deaf students. Three weeks notice is required.
For Years K–12 students with disability
Starting with art: It’s all about the face
Thursday and Fridays
10.30am, 11.30am
1 hour
Max 8 students per group
Free with $7 exhibition entry
More information
Crowds visit the Art Gallery of NSW to view the 1944 Archibald Prize, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 January 1945