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Free viewing for members
See Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris
Friday 11 November 2011, 1–5pm
Sunday 13 November 2011, 5.15–8pm
Duration 4 hours
Free
Saturday 26 November 2011, 10.15am
Duration 6 hours
Location: Art Gallery Society (members lounge)
Charges apply
Saturday 3 December 2011, 8.00pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Entrance court
Charges apply
Cubism workshop
Still life, cubist-style
Wednesdays 30 November, 7 & 14 December 2011, 5–7pm
Location: Late 19th c Australian art
Free
Wednesday 14 December 2011, 6.00pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Songs from Spain and France
with My Sauce Good
Saturday 7 January 2012, 4.30pm
Duration 40 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Flamenco guitar - Festival First Night
in the members lounge
Saturday 7 January 2012, 5.30–7.30pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Art Gallery Society (members lounge)
Free
ArtBar: Carlos Mora Trio
Musical performance
Saturday 7 January 2012, 6.30pm & 8.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Cafe
Free
Make your own collage
Free drop-in workshop
Saturday 7 January 2012, 3–10pm
Duration 7 hours
Location: Function space
Free
Saturday 7 January 2012, 9.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Entrance court
Free
Cubism school holiday workshops
Sessions for ages 3–13
Image: Children and gallery educators in front of Pablo Picasso Nude in a rocking chair 1956 © Pablo Picasso/Succession Pablo Picasso. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
10–12 & 17–19 January 2012 (Tue, Wed, Thu)
Times as indicated
Location: Information desk
Charges apply
Spanish music, dance and guitar
Various musicians and dancers perform for kids and adults
Image: My Sauce Good
Monday to Friday, 9-27 January 2012
1.30pm
Location: Entrance court
Free
Picasso y su tiempo
A lecture in Spanish on Picasso and his time
Image: Pablo Picasso by Gjon Mili/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
Wednesday 1 February 2012, 5.30pm
Duration 45 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free, bookings required
Coffee lectures: Picasso and the art of the 20th century
With Terence Maloon
Fridays 6 January - 10 February 2012, 10am
(except 27 January)
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Picasso lectures (delete)
Lecture series
Fridays, 6 January - 10 February 2012, 1pm
(except 27 January)
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Picasso’s path high tea and tour
(SOLD OUT)
Image features Henri Hayden The guitarist 1919 © Henri Hayden/ADAGP, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Sunday 19 February 2012, 1.15pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Information desk
Charges apply
Saturday lectures: Picasso
For Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris
Image: Pablo Picasso by Gjon Mili/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
Saturdays, 4, 11 & 25 February 2012, 2pm
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Auslan-interpreted program: Picasso
for the deaf
Sundays, 1.30pm
27 November 2011,
29 January, 26 February 2012
Location: Information desk
Free
Antony Penrose in conversation
Memories of Picasso
Image: Picasso and Antony Penrose, Farley Farm House, England 1950 by Lee Miller © Lee Miller Archives, England 2012. All rights reserved
Wednesday 29 February 2012, 4.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Short talks: perspectives on Picasso
In the Gallery’s modern European gallery
Image: Deborah Kelly. Photo by Daniel Shipp.
Wednesdays 5.30pm
16–30 November 2011
4 January – 29 February 2012
Location: Modern gallery
Free
Wednesday lecture: Picasso
Picasso and Dora Maar: love and war 1935–45
Image: Pablo Picasso by Gjon Mili/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
Wednesday 29 February 2012, 7.15pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Touch and audio-description tour: Picasso’s path
for people who are blind or vision-impaired
Thursdays 1 December 2011,
5 January, 2 February, 1 March 2012, 11am;
Saturday 3 December 2011, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Picasso at large: 100 years of pre-eminence
A symposium for Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris
Image: Pablo Picasso by Gjon Mili/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images (detail)
Saturday 3 March 2012, 9.30am–4.30pm
Duration 7 hours
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Community access workshop
The art of collage: inspired by Picasso
Image: Pablo Picasso Nude in a rocking chair 1956 (detail) © Pablo Picasso/Succession Pablo Picasso. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Thursdays 17 November, 15 December 2011,
19 January, 16 February, 15 March 2012, 11am;
Friday 2 December 2011, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Modern gallery
Free
Wendy Sharpe on Picasso
An artist’s perspective
Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Modern gallery
Free
Picasso celebrity events
For Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris
Image: John Bell
Wednesdays 6.30pm
16 November 2011 – 21 March 2012
(except 21 & 28 December, 22 February)
Location: Entrance court
Free
Music in the ArtBar
Enjoy music inspired by Picasso’s native Spain and his adopted home of Paris.
Image: David Holberton
Wednesdays 5.15 & 7.30pm
16 November 2011 – 21 March 2012
(except 21 & 28 December)
Location: Cafe
Free
Seniors tour: Picasso’s path
Finding connections and influences in the Gallery’s collection
Henri Hayden The guitarist 1919 © Henri Hayden/ADAGP. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
21, 22 & 23 March 2012, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Inspired by Picasso drawing workshop
For Seniors Week
Max Beckmann Mother and daughter 1946 Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation Purchase 1987 © Max Beckmann/Bild-Kunst. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
21, 22 & 23 March 2012, 1pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Modern gallery
Free
Saturday 7 January, 17 & 24 March 2012, 3pm
Monday to Friday 9–27 January 2012, 11.30am
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Information desk
Free
Interactive storytelling: modern art
with Open Stage Productions
Saturday 7 January, 17 & 24 March 2012, 4pm
Duration 40 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon
Introducing ‘Francis Bacon: five decades’
Francis Bacon Study for self-portrait 1976 © Francis Bacon/DACS. Licensed by Viscopy
Weekly from Saturday 17 March 2012, 5.00pm until Saturday 24 March 2012
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Pablo Picasso: the legacy of a genius
A film by Michael Blackwood
Image of Picasso: Gjon Mili/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
Saturday 17 March 2012, 3.30pm
Saturday 24 March 2012, 4.30pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
The art of flamenco dance
with the Diana Reyes Flamenco company
Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 5.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
The Eddie Bronson Trio
ArtBar musical performance
Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 6pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Cafe
Free
Picasso till midnight tour of the collection: Picasso’s path
Artists and artworks linked to Picasso in the Gallery’s collection
Image features Henri Hayden The guitarist 1919 © Henri Hayden/ADAGP, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 5pm & 7pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Introducing Picasso
An introduction to the exhibition
Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 6pm, 7pm & 8pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Monsieur Camembert
Musical performance
Saturday 7 January, 17 & 24 March 2012, 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Entrance court
Free
Flamenco guitar
in the members lounge
Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 7pm–9.30pm
Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Art Gallery Society (members lounge)
Free
Flamenco
A film by Carlos Saura
Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 9pm
Duration 1 hour, 38 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
ArtBar: Picasso till midnight
Two great musical trios
Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 6pm, 8.30pm & 10pm
Location: Cafe
Free
Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 8.30pm & 10pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Cafe
Free
Guided tours of the collection: Picasso's path
Artists and artworks linked to Picasso in the Gallery’s collection
Image features Henri Hayden The guitarist 1919 © Henri Hayden/ADAGP, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Daily 2pm
Wednesdays 7.15pm (except 21 Dec – 25 Jan)
+ Festival First Night: 7 January 2012, 6pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
Picasso goes to the movies
Ground-breaking films from a century of cinema
Image: Bicycle thieves, dir: Vittorio De Sica, 1949, Italy
Wednesdays 2pm & 7.15pm, Sundays 2pm
9 November – 18 December 2011,
4 January – 25 March 2012
Special Saturday screenings:
19 November 2011, 2pm
3 December 2011, 2pm
7 January 2012, 5.30pm & 9.30pm
21 January 2012, 2pm
Location: Domain Theatre
Free