Drop in and make: A European Christmas
Free artmaking activity for families
Sundays 2, 16 December 2018, 11am-3.30pm
Sunday 9 December 2018, 10am-3pm
Wednesday 12 December 2018, 4.30-6.30pm
Location: Entrance court
Free
Art and dementia: Tony Tuckson
Discussion and artmaking for people living with dementia and their care partners
Thursday 20 December, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Lightbox flowers
Free activity for all ages during Gallery opening hours
Image: Bundi School Vasant ragini c1770 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales
Daily during Gallery opening hours
from 19 December 2017
Location: Lower Asian gallery
Free
Wednesday 9 January 2019, 7.45pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Entrance court
Free
Children's access workshop: Colour, pattern, rhythm and shape
Free artmaking activity for children with specific needs and their families and carers
Wednesday 16 January 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Wednesday 16 January 2019, 7.45pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Entrance court
Free
Art and Dementia: Judy Watson
Discussion and artmaking for people living with dementia and their care partners
Thursday 17 January 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Wednesday 23 January 2019, 7.45pm
Duration 45 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Drop in and make: Colour, pattern, rhythm and shape
Free artmaking activity for families
Mondays-Fridays 7-25 January 2019
11am-3.30pm
Duration 4 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Auslan tour: Tuckson the abstract sublime
For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing
Sunday 27 January 2019, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings recommended
Dance workshops: Modern art movements
Image: Brett Boardman
Wednesdays 9, 16, 23 & 30 Jan 2019, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Wednesday 30 January 2019, 7.45pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Entrance court
Free
Lunar New Year lion dance
Traditional Chinese lion dancing and drumming
Saturday 2 February 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Entrance court
Free
Oceanic Art Society Forum: free Sunday events
Image: Kapriman people, Blackwater River, Papua New Guinea Gable mask from ceremonial house façade mid-1900s (detail) © Kapriman people, under the endorsement of the Pacific Islands Museums Association’s (PIMA) Code of Ethics
Sunday 3 Feb 2019, 11am – 3pm
Free
Access workshop: Heaven and earth in Chinese art
Free artist-led experience for adults with specific needs
Wednesday 6 February 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Traditional Chinese tea ceremony
With live Chinese music
Saturday 9 February 2019, 11am-1pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Entrance court
Free
Focus talks: Noŋgirrŋa Marawili: from my heart and mind
Learn more about one of Australia’s most significant painters
Image: Noŋgirrŋa Marawili Baratjala 2018 (detail), natural pigments and synthetic polymer paint on paper, 61.0 × 41.0 cm, Wendy Barron Bequest Fund 2018, 107.2018
Saturdays 2, 9 February 2019, 2pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Modern gallery
Free
Drop in and make: Paper pigs
Free artmaking activity for families
Image: Cao Dianxiang (China 1921-) Pigs c1990 (detail)ink and colour on paper © The Artist
Sundays 3, 10 February 2019
11am-3.30pm
Duration 4 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Film Screening: The Winter Palace and the Hermitage in 1917
Members only viewing
Saturday 19 January & Sunday 10 February 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings required
Meet Caishen, God of prosperity
Lunar New Year celebration
Saturday 2 February 2019, 11am-1pm
Sunday 10 February 2019, 11am-1pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Entrance court
Free
Traditional Chinese calligraphy workshop
Learn from master calligraphers
Sunday 10 February 2019, 1pm-3pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Function space
Free
7 November - 16 December 2018
9 January - 10 February 2019
See listing for details
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings recommended
Access workshop: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
Free artist-led experience for adults with specific needs
Tuesday 4 December 2018, 11am
Thursday 14 February 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Yuṯa Baman’puy Dhäwu: a new old story
A lecture by Ishmael Marika and Joseph Brady from The Mulka Project
Image: Mundukul, father of the artist Noŋgirriŋa Marawili, at Gaṉdiwuy July 1935. Image from The Mulka Project archives and courtesy of The Thomson Family.
Saturday 16 February 2019, 2pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Art and dementia: Chinese bible
Discussion and artmaking for people living with dementia and their care partners
Thursday 21 February 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Auslan tour: Artexpress 2019
For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing
Sunday 24 February 2019, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings recommended
Drop in and make: Dynamic drawing
Free artmaking activity for families
Sundays 3, 17 March and 7 April 2019
11am-3.30pm
Duration 4 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Lecture series: Art from Milingimbi
Hear from the exhibition curator and experts
Image: Binyinyuwuy Rain in the trees c1959 (detail) © Binyinyuwuy Estate. Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency, Sydney
Tuesdays 1pm
22 November - 6 December 2016
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
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
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
Until 21 December 2018
Resumes 4 February 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 guided tour
An introduction to contemporary art highlights in the Gallery
Image: Richard Serra Plate pole prop 1969, 1983 (detail) © Richard Serra. ARS / Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Daily 1pm, Wednesdays 7.15pm
Until 21 December 2018
Resumes 4 February 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
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 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December, public holidays
Last 2018 tour: 13 December. First 2019 tour: 7 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