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Open until 10pm Wednesdays
A jam-packed night with artist Marikit Santiago leading a workshop and a DJ spinning Filipino folk and experimental music. Catch one of the most talked about electronic acts of 2017 – Various Asses – a film from cult director Seijun Suzuki, or a panel talk on design thinking.
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The art that made me
Melbourne-based artist Laith McGregor discusses works in the collection that have inspired, influenced or simply delighted him.
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Young Archie winners
See the winners in each age category, chosen from more than 2000 budding young artists aged 5 to 18 who entered our portrait competition.
The Big Anxiety 2017
We’re hosting a series of events as part of Australia’s largest mental health festival, from talks on performance anxiety to mindfulness sessions.
Apply for a scholarship
Applications are now open for a range of grants and scholarships administered by the Gallery for current art students.
Sydney Modern Project
Learn more about the project to transform the Gallery with new and expanded spaces for art, performance, film, study and cultural programs.
Michael Brand on Instagram
You can follow Gallery director Michael Brand on Instagram, where he posts photos of art and life in Sydney and further afield.
Art prizes database
Find out more about the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes – including entry information – and explore the finalists and winners year by year.
Inside ARTEXPRESS
Explore artists and works back to 2005 in the annual exhibition of outstanding student artworks, developed for the HSC examination in Visual Arts in NSW.
Come dine with us
CHISWICK at the Gallery is the perfect spot for lunch, a quick bite, a drink at the bar, or dinner on a Wednesday. Dining packages available.
Art Sets and Art Tours
Try a different way of interacting with the Gallery with one of two innovative digital tools – Art Sets and Art Tours.
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Admired by Tom Roberts and Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh called George John Pinwell a poet who saw the sublime in the most ordinary, commonplace things, and Tom Roberts wrote admiringly of his work 'A seat in St James's Park', now in the Gallery's collection and on display in the 'Victorian watercolours' exhibition.
Brett Whiteley Studio
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See the Travelling Art Scholarship winner
Sally Anderson has won the 2017 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship. Three paintings from her winning body of work are on display at the Studio alongside works by other finalists. Catch this exhibition before it closes on 19 November.
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Help acquire this work
We’ve an opportunity to add Rainy day by Charles Conder to the Gallery’s collection, and your contribution will make all the difference.