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Open until 10pm Wednesdays
This week, finalists from the Archibald Prize 2019 discuss creating their portraits, or catch a rare, free screening of Interview, the acclaimed film by the late director Mrinal Sen.
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The art that made me: Tom Polo
Artist Tom Polo discusses works in the collection that have inspired, influenced or simply delighted him.
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Sydney Film Festival 2019
We’re hosting several screenings, including retrospectives of the films of Australian women directors and Agnès Varda plus a silent horror classic.
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.
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.
Artist interviews
Download transcripts of interviews with artists and other art world figures, as part of the Balnaves Foundation Australian Sculpture Archive Project.
Artist archives
Explore a selection from the archives of eight sculptors from more than 220 artists archives held by the Gallery.
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Changing face of the Archibald
It used to be that the Archibald Prize seemed to be predominantly a picture gallery of white men in suits, and sometimes their wives and daughters, but the prize - like the country it reflects - has been slowly changing.
Brett Whiteley Studio
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Sydney’s best-kept secret
The Brett Whiteley Studio at 2 Raper Street, Surry Hills was the workplace and home of one of Australia’s most celebrated artists. It’s open to the public Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10am-4pm, and to booked education groups on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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