In conversation: Isobel Parker Philip and Amrita Hepi
Following Amrita Hepi's performance
Image: Amrita Hepi. Photo by Nikki To.
Wednesday 24 April 2019, 7.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
ReCollection: Arthur Streeton
Hear from historian and Createability intern Naomi Malone
Image: Arthur Streeton Fire’s on 1891 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales
Thursday 25 April 2019, 12pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Drop in and make: Heavenly treasures
Free artmaking activity for families
Sunday 21 April 2019, 11am-3.30pm
Monday-Friday 22–26 April 2019, 11am–3.30pm
Duration 4 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Free viewing for members
The essential Duchamp
Image: Marcel Duchamp Bicycle wheel 1964 (replica of 1913 original) Philadelphia Museum of Art, gift of Galleria Schwarz d’Arte, Milan, 1964-175-1 © Association Marcel Duchamp/ADAGP. Copyright Agency, 2019
Sunday 28 April 2019, 9am
Duration 8 hours
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free
Auslan tour: The National 2019
For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing
Image: Rushdi Anwar, Irhal (expel), hope and the sorrow of displacement (detail), 2013, School of Art Gallery, RMIT University, courtesy and © the artist
Photo: Keelan O’Hehir
Sunday 28 April 2019, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
ReCollection: Leon Kossoff
Hear from artist Joe Frost
Image: Leon Kossoff From Cephalus and Aurora by Poussin no.3 1981 (detail) © Leon Kossoff
Thursday 2 May 2019, 12pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Drop in and draw: May 2019
Free artmaking activity for all ages
Thursday 4 May 2019, 11am
Duration 2 hours
Location: Lower level 2
Free
Film series: Neon gods
In association with the exhibition ’Heaven and earth in Chinese art: treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei’
Image: Still from Yi Yi
Various Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays
20 February - 5 May 2019
See listing for details
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Access workshop: Art as a visual language
Free artist-led experience for adults with specific needs
Tuesday 7 May 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Celebrity talk: Artists and their alter egos
With Liam Benson, Shahmen Suku and Emma Maye Gibson, moderated by Yumi Stynes
Image: Yumi Stynes
Wednesday 8 May 2019, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Live music: Lachy Hamilton
Image: Lachy Hamilton
Wednesday 1 & 8 May 2019, 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Entrance court
Free
ReCollection: Giambattista Tiepolo
Hear from assistant curator Anne Gerard-Austin
Image: Giambattista Tiepolo, Saint Roch 1730-1735 (detail) Art Gallery of New South Wales, Gift of J S Heron 1912
Thursday 9 May 2019, 12pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Auslan tour: Archibald Prize 2019
For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing
Wednesday 15 May 2019, 7.15pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Drop in and make: Ready, steady, go
Free artmaking activity for families
Sundays 5, 19 May 2019
11am-3.30pm
Duration 4 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Celebrity talks: Archibald Prize 2019
Hear from the prize winner and finalists
Image: Yvette Coppersmith
Wednesday 15 & 22 May, 2019, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Sydney Asian Art Series 2019 film screening: Interview
A tribute to Mrinal Sen
Wednesday 22 May 2019, 7.15pm
Duration 1 hour, 40 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings recommended
Live music: The Morrisons
A unique blend of bluegrass, country, gospel and folk
Image: The Morrisons
Wednesday 15 & 22 May 2019, 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Entrance court
Free
FOMArt: May 2019
Presented by the Youth Collective
Saturday 25 May 2019, 1- 4pm
Duration 3 hours
Free
Auslan tour: understanding Duchamp
For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing
Image: Marcel Duchamp Bottlerack 1961 (replica of 1914 original) Philadelphia Museum of Art, gift of Jacqueline, Paul, and Peter Matisse in memory of their mother, Alexina Duchamp,1998-4-23. © Association Marcel Duchamp/ADAGP. Copyright Agency, 2018
Sunday 26 May 2019, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Audio-description tour: Jeffrey Smart
For visitors who are blind or have low vision
Image: Jeffrey Smart Truck and trailer approaching a city 1973 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Estate of Jeffrey Smart
Wednesday 2 May 2019, 1pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Film screening: Sister Wendy's Grand Tour BOOKED OUT
Members-only viewing
Image: Sister Wendy Beckett during her visit to the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham in 2004. Photo: John James/Mirrorpix
Saturday 13 April 2019, 1pm
Friday 31 May 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings required
Drop in and draw: June 2019
Free artmaking activity for all ages
Saturday 1 June 219, 11am
Duration 2 hours
Location: 19th c Australian art
Free
Performance: 'The Tender'
By artist Amrita Hepi for The National 2019
Image: Amrita Hepi, The Tender (performance documentation) (detail), 2018–19, courtesy and © the artist
Sunday 31 March 2019, 3pm
Wednesday 24 April 2019, 6pm
Saturday 1 June 2019, 3pm
Duration 1 hour, 15 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Access workshop: Portraits in silhouette
Free artist-led experience for adults with specific needs
Thursday 12 June 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Wednesday's 29 May and 5 & 12 June, 2019, 6.30-7pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Wednesdays 29 May, 5 & 12 June 2019, 7.30-8.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Entrance court
Free
Drop in and make: Geometric constructions
Free artmaking activity for families
Sundays 2, 16 June 2019
11am-3.30pm
Duration 4 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Art and dementia: Jeffrey Smart
Discussion and artmaking for people living with dementia and their care partners
Image: Jeffrey Smart Playground at Mondragone 1998 (detail). Art Gallery of New South Wales © Estate of Jeffrey Smart
Thursday 20 June 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
FOMArt: June 2019
Presented by the Youth Collective
Saturday 29 June 2019, 1- 4pm
Duration 3 hours
Free
Drop in and draw: July 2019
Free artmaking activity for all ages
Saturday 6 July 2019, 11am
Duration 2 hours
Location: Lower Asian gallery
Free
Contemporary art express tour: The National 2019
A half-hour introduction to the exhibition
Wednesdays 6pm
3 April – 17 July 2019
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Contemporary art guided tour: The National 2019
A one-hour introduction to the exhibition
Daily 1pm
29 March - 21 July 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Contemporary art guided tour
A one-hour introduction to contemporary art highlights in the Gallery
Image: Michael Parekowhai The English Channel 2015 (detail) © Michael Parekowhai
Daily 1pm
includes The National 2019 (29 March – 21 July)
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
FOMArt: July 2019
Presented by the Youth Collective
Saturday 27 July 2019, 1- 4pm
Duration 3 hours
Free
FOMArt: August 2019
Presented by the Youth Collective
Saturday 31 August 2019, 1- 4pm
Duration 3 hours
Free
FOMArt: September 2019
Presented by the Youth Collective
Saturday 28 September 2019, 1- 4pm
Duration 3 hours
Free
Sydney Asian Art Series 2019
Art and urban culture
Image: Isfahan, Chehel Sotun (Forty Pillar) Palace, detail of the mural in the audience hall, Feasting reception hosted by Shah Abbas the Great, mid-17th century. Photo © Sussan Babaie
Various dates and times
28 March – 26 October 2019
See listing for details
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Free, bookings recommended
FOMArt: October 2019
Presented by the Youth Collective
Saturday 26 October 2019, 1- 4pm
Duration 3 hours
Free
Poetry Sydney 2019
Poetry readings at the Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
Image: Brett Whiteley Studio
First Sunday of the month, 2pm
March-November 2018
Duration 1 hour
Location: Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
Free
Classical Sundays at the Studio 2019
Music recitals at the Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
Image: Brett Whiteley Shankar 1966, gift of Mrs Graham Ducker 1971 © Wendy Whiteley
Third Sunday of the month, 2pm
March-November 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
Free
Aboriginal art guided tour
An introduction to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection
Image: Cornelia Tipuamantumirri Winga (Tidal movement, waves) 2012 © Cornelia Tipuamantumirri
Daily 10.30am
Until 21 December 2018
Resumes 4 February 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Asian art guided tour
An introduction to Asian art highlights in the Gallery
Image: Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III and Hiroshige Andō/Utagawa Garden in snow (Yuki no niwa) 1854 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales
Daily 12pm
Resumes 1 June 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Australian collection guided tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Australian collection
Image: Margaret Preston Implement blue 1927 © Margaret Rose Preston Estate
Daily 2pm
Until 21 December 2018. Resumes 4 February 2019
Daily 1pm
5 January - 3 February 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Tuesdays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays
Last 2018 tour: 11 December. First 2019 tour: 5 February
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Collection highlights tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Gallery's collection
Daily 11am
Until 21 December 2018. Resumes 5 January 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Contemporary art express tour
A half-hour introduction to contemporary art highlights in the Gallery
Image: Michael Parekowhai The English Channel 2015 (detail) © Michael Parekowhai
Wednesdays 6pm
includes The National 2019 (3 April – 17 July)
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Sunday 5 May 2019, 11am
Duration 2 hours
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free, bookings required
Fridays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays
Last 2018 tour: 14 December. First 2019 tour: 1 February
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Korean-language guided tour
한국어 안내 투어
Fridays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays
Last 2018 tour: 14 December. First 2019 tour: 1 February
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Thursdays, Saturdays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December, public holidays
First 2019 tour: 2 February
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Mystery tour
A guided tour of a featured theme, artist or exhibition
Saturdays, Sundays 3pm
Until 16 December 2018
Resumes 9 February 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Welcome wander
A short talk featuring a theme, artist or exhibition
Image: Welcome wander discussing Stephen Bush’s I am still what I meant to be 2009, Art Gallery of New South Wales © Stephen Bush. Licensed by Copyright Agency
Weekdays 3pm
Duration 10 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free