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Georgia O'Keeffe: art and life
With Dr Cody Hartley from the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Image: Georgia O’Keeffe © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Thursday 29 June 2017, 10.30am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
The modern style: O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith
Curators from the US and Australia discuss three modern masters
Image: Grace Cossington Smith The Lacquer Room (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
Saturday 1 July 2017, 2pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Free viewing for members
O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith: making modernism
Image: Margaret Preston Wheelflower c1929 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Margaret Rose Preston Estate, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Sunday 2 July 2017, 5.15pm
Monday 3 July 2017, 10am
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free
An evening with Georgia O’Keeffe BOOKED OUT
Art, food, fashion and the life of an icon
Image: Georgia O’Keeffe © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Wednesday 5 July 2017, 6pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Function space
Charges apply
Georgia O’Keeffe: abstraction and the natural world
With Dr Carolyn Kastner from the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Image: Georgia O’Keeffe Ram’s Head, Blue Morning Glory 1938 (detail), Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, gift of The Burnett Foundation © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Thursday 6 July 2017, 10.30am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Family workshop: Tea for two BOOKED OUT
School holiday activity for children aged 5-8
Image: Margaret Preston Thea Proctor’s tea party 1924 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Margaret Rose Preston Estate, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Friday 7 July 2017, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Teenage drawing workshop: Taking tea
For ages 12 to 16
Image: Grace Cossington Smith Things on an iron tray on the floor c1928 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
Wednesday 12 July 2017, 10.30am
Duration 2 hours
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Family workshop: Magic mobiles
School holiday activity for children aged 5-8
Image: Margaret Preston Still life 1925 (detail), National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased 1980 © Margaret Rose Preston Estate, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Friday 14 July 2017, 10.30am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Drop in and make: Light, colour and form
Free artmaking activity for families
Image: Georgia O’Keeffe Petunia No. 2 1924 (detail), Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, gift of the Burnett Foundation and Gerald and Kathleen Peters 1996 © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Daily 11am – 4pm
Monday 10 – Friday 14 July 2017
Sunday 16 July 2017
Duration 5 hours
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Art and dementia: O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith
For people living with dementia and their carers
Image: Margaret Preston NSW and West Australian banksia 1929 (detail), Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, purchased 1972 © Margaret Rose Preston Estate, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Wednesday 19 July 2017, 10.30am
Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Audio-description tour: O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith
For blind or vision-impaired visitors
Wednesday 19 July 2017, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Celebrity talks: Making modernism in Sydney
What was modernism and how did it transform this city?
Image: Margaret Preston Sydney Bridge c1932 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Margaret Rose Preston Estate, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Wednesdays 6.30pm
19, 26 July 2017
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Live music: Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts
Traditional New Orleans style jazz
Image: Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts
Wednesdays 7.30pm
19, 26 July 2017
Duration 1 hour
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Teacher salon: Archibald and O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith
Professional learning for primary and secondary teachers
Image: Lucy Culliton Finished packing (detail), Archibald Prize 2017 finalist
Wednesday 2 August 2017, 5pm
Duration 2 hours
Free, bookings required
Japanese-language guided tour: O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith
日本語ガイドツアー：オキーフ、プレストン、コッシントンスミス
Image: Grace Cossington Smith The bridge in building 1929 (detail), National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, gift of Ellen Waugh 2005 © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
Wednesday 16 August 2017, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Exhibition talks: O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith
Short talks by experts
Image: Margaret Preston Australian rock lily 1933 (detail), Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museum, Victoria Buda Collection © Margaret Rose Preston Estate, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Wednesdays 5.30pm
16-30 August 2017
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Wednesdays 7pm
16-30 August 2017
Duration 45 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Wednesdays 8pm
16-30 August 2017
Duration 1 hour
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Coffee tour: O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith BOOKED OUT
For members and guests
Image: Margaret Preston Implement blue 1927 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Margaret Rose Preston Estate, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Tuesday 18 July, Thursday 24 August & 14 September 2017, 10am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Dynamic drawing workshop BOOKED OUT
With Annie Herron
Image: Grace Cossington Smith Bulli pier, south coast 1931 (detail), private collection © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
Friday 25 August, Saturday 16 September 2017, 10.30am
Duration 5 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Crochet workshop: Flourishing flowers BOOKED OUT
With Margaret Daszkiewicz
Saturday 8 July, 23 September 2017, 1pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Walking tours: Celebrating Margaret Preston BOOKED OUT
Visit the Royal Botanic Garden with experts
Image: Margaret Preston Western Australian gum blossom 1928 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Margaret Rose Preston Estate, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturdays 11am
29 July, 26 August, 30 September 2017
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Charges apply
Cantonese-language guided tour: O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith
粵語導覽：歐姬芙, 普雷斯頓, 克星頓.史密斯
Image: Grace Cossington Smith The bridge in building 1929 (detail), National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, gift of Ellen Waugh 2005 © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
Saturdays 2pm
1 July – 30 September 2017
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Mandarin-language guided tour: O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith
普通話導覽：歐姬芙、普雷斯頓、克星頓.史密斯
Image: Grace Cossington Smith The bridge in building 1929 (detail), National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, gift of Ellen Waugh 2005 © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
Saturdays 2pm
8 July – 30 September 2017
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Introductory talk: O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith
A short overview of the exhibition
Image: Grace Cossington Smith Landscape at Pentecost c1932 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
Wednesdays 10.30am
Saturdays 2.30pm
1 July – 2 October 2017 (except 26 July)
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Guided tour: O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith
An introduction to highlights in the exhibition
Image: Grace Cossington Smith Landscape at Pentecost 1929, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australian Government Grant 1981 © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
Wednesdays 12pm, 7.15pm
Saturdays 12pm
5 July – 30 September 2017
Sunday 1 October 2017, 12pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free with exhibition entry