Join us as Art After Hours goes Wild West with some good old-fashioned American fun!
Perfect your American twang with accent coach to the stars Paige Walker. Join in as Paige teaches interviewer Richard Glover the art of the 'y’all’. Then pull on your cowboy boots for a night of boot scootin’ and live country tunes with The Green Mohair Suits. Drink and eat in our pop-up bar in the entrance court or in our all-American diner. Throw on a cowboy hat and capture your evening in our themed photo booth. Prizes to be won for the best dressed in the west.
A special 2 for 1 offer will be available for America: painting a nation exhibition tickets purchased at the Gallery from 5pm on the night.
29 January 2014
-
5.30pm
Art After Hours Tour
Guided tours: America
An introduction to the exhibitionDuration 1 hour. Major exhibition gallery. Free with exhibition entry.
-
6pm
Member Lecture / symposium Course
Art appreciation lecture series 2014
Truth and beauty: the Pre-Raphaelite movementDuration 1 hour. Domain Theatre. Charges apply.
-
6.30pm
Celebrity events: America
Paige Walker in conversation with Richard GloverDuration 30 minutes. Entrance court. Free.
-
7.15pm
Art After Hours Performance
America’s painted word
Spoken word and live beatsDuration 30 minutes. Major exhibition gallery. Free with exhibition entry.
-
Art After Hours Music
Live music with The Green Mohair Suits
Join in and boot scoot in the GalleryDuration 2 hours, 15 minutes. Entrance court. Free.
-
Film
Epic America film series
To kill a mockingbirdDuration 2 hours, 9 minutes. Domain Theatre. Free.
-
7.30pm
Art After Hours Member Contempo
How the West was won
Drop in to our photo boothDuration 2 hours. Function space. Free.
-
10pm
Gallery closes (Art After Hours)
Some parts of the Gallery have different hours
Exhibitions
America
painting a nation
8 Nov 2013 – 9 Feb 2014
Illuminate
16 Nov 2013 – 16 Mar 2014
Joy before the object
28 Sep 2013 – 2 Feb 2014
Soul of simplicity
seven centuries of Korean ceramics
8 Feb 2013 – 21 Apr 2014
Still life
27 Jul 2013 – 23 Mar 2014
Yirrkala drawings
12 Dec 2013 – 23 Feb 2014
On Wednesdays the Gallery stays open late for Art After Hours
Displays until 10pm
Cafe until 9.30pm
Restaurant until 9pm
Gallery Shop until 8.45pm
Members lounge until 8.30pm
Library and archive until 6.30pm
Courtesy bus runs every 15 mins from 7pm until closing from the Gallery to various locations in the city close to public transport