Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2018
Exhibition on now - buy tickets online
John Russell: Australia's French impressionist
Coming soon - opens 21 July
Spacemakers and roomshakers: installations from the collection
Exhibition on now - free admission
Playback: Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2018
Exhibition on now - free admission
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We continue to celebrate the Gallery’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art collection, with our second week of Faboriginal: the game show. Emily McDaniel delves deeper into the artwork currently on display in the Yiribana Gallery, and Microwave Jenny woo us with their silky harmonies.
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16th c portraits from the collection
Explore a selection of 16th-century portraits from the Gallery collection, currently on display with Henry VR.
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Archibald celebrity podcast tour
Celebrity guests Russell Crowe, Ben Quilty, Rove McManus, Yumi Stynes and Rachel Perkins, with Julian Morrow, take you through the 2018 Archibald.
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.
NAIDOC Week 2018
Join us at the Gallery for this celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, with a host of events for all ages.
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.
School holidays
Join us this July for a range of activities for kids of all ages, including free films and drop-in workshops for the whole family.
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Animals in the Archibald
With two dogs, one cat and one bird among the 2018 Archibald Prize finalists, it is worth talking about the role of pets, and animals in general, in the prize.
Brett Whiteley Studio
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Pathways to figuration
The Studio at 2 Raper Street, Surry Hills was the workplace and home of artist Brett Whiteley. An exhibition of rarely seen works from his formative years charts his journey to figuration through abstraction and shows how his early mastery of line, tone and edge informed his life-long pursuit to represent the human figure through art.
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We’ve an opportunity to add Rainy day by Charles Conder to the Gallery’s collection, and your contribution will make all the difference.