Corporate membership viewing evenings are offered in conjunction with the major exhibitions at the Gallery. They provide you with the opportunity to entertain your guests at the Gallery when it is not open to the general public.

As a corporate member you can select one corporate viewing evening for each of the following exhibitions and invite 30 or 50 guests, depending on your membership package.

RSVP essential at least one week in advance.

RSVP
RSVP online
Tel (02) 9225 1656
Fax (02) 9225 1644
Email corporate@artgallerysociety.org.au

ARCHIBALD WYNNE AND SULMAN PRIZES 08
8 March – 18 May

Australia's most popular art event, the Archibald Prize, first awarded in 1921, is one of this country's oldest and most prestigious art awards. Combined with the Wynne and Sulman Prizes, lively debate and controversy is assured. Since its inception the prize has been awarded to some of Australia's most important artists, including George Lambert, William Dobell and Brett Whiteley. The Wynne Prize is awarded to the best landscape painting of Australian scenery in oils or watercolours or for the best example of figure sculpture, by an Australian artist. The Sulman Prize is awarded for the best subject painting or genre painting or mural project by an Australian artist.

Corporate viewing evenings:
•  Friday 4 April 2008 (6.00pm – 8.00pm)
•  Monday 21 April 2008 (7.00pm – 9.00pm)
•  Thursday 1 May 2008 (6.30pm – 8.30pm)
•  Tuesday 6 May 2008 (6.00pm – 8.00pm)
•  Monday 12 May 2008 (7.00pm – 9.00pm)

John Beard Janet Laurence (detail), oil & wax on linen. 250 x 250cm. Winner 2007 Archibald Prize

TAISHO CHIC
Japanese modernity, nostalgia and deco
22 May – 3 August

Japan in the Taisho period (1912-25) was a heady mix of Western modernism and Japanese traditionalism. The modern girl (moga) – sporting pumps, short dress, and bobbed hair – represented cultural and sexual liberation, and was a popular subject for artists. So too were the suave modern boys (mobo), the cafes they frequented, and the urban scenes of the poor working class.

16th BIENNALE OF SYDNEY
Revolutions - Forms That Turn
18 June – 7 September

The Biennale of Sydney is an opportunity for art lovers and their guests to experience one of the most exciting contemporary visual arts events in 2008. Under the artistic direction of internationally renowned curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, the 16th Biennale of Sydney will showcase ideas that explore and shape contemporary life.

Corporate viewing evenings:
•  Thursday 26 June 2008 (7.00pm – 9.00pm)
•  Tuesday 22 July 2008 (6.00pm – 8.00pm)

Woman Japan, Showa period, 1930, Two-panel screen, ink and color on silk

THE LOST BUDDHAS
Chinese Buddhist sculpture from Qingzhou
29 August – 23 November

The discovery of 400 stone Buddhist sculptures buried in a pit on the site of the long-destroyed Longxing (Dragon Rise) Temple in Qingzhou, Shandong province in 1996, has been considered one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th century in China. More than 30 of the best preserved and most exquisite sculptures will be on display at the Gallery in 2008.

THE DOBELL PRIZE FOR DRAWING
22 August – 9 November

The Dobell Prize is the most respected award for drawing in Australia. Beginning in 1993, it has always been the subject of discussion and debate about the nature of drawing. The open-minded approach to drawing has ensured that the greatest variety of works is submitted each year.

Corporate viewing evenings:
• Tuesday 9 September 2008 (7.00pm – 9.00pm)
• Thursday 18 September 2008 (6.00pm – 8.00pm)

Figure of Bodhissatva Eastern Wei (534-550) height 36cm, width 35cm, thickness 20cm

MONET AND THE IMPRESSIONISTS
11 October – 26 January 09

For the major summer show of 2008, the Gallery presents an extraordinary collection of Impressionist paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Paintings by Claude Monet grouped with the works of other significant artists connected to Monet suggest the range of his experience, his influences, and the impact of his art, from his beginnings in the 1860s to the years after 1900. The artists include greats such as Renoir, Sisley, Pissarro, Degas and Cézanne.

Corporate viewing evenings:
• Monday 3 November 2008 (7.00pm – 9.00pm)
• Monday 10 November 2008 (6.00pm – 8.00pm)
• Tuesday 2 December 2008 (7.00pm – 9.00pm)
• Thursday 22 January 2009 (6.30pm – 8.30pm)

Claude Monet Waterlilies (detail), oil on canvas, 89.5 x 100.3cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Gift if Edward Jackson Holmes, photograph © MFA, Boston

These dates are current as of February 2008

Dates are subject to change – members will be notified 6 weeks in advance of final dates.