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Biennale archive stories
Mami Kataoka, Charles Green and Terry Smith discuss the Biennale of Sydney
Image: Terry Smith
Saturday 26 August 2017, 2pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings required
Biennale archive stories BOOKED OUT
Mami Kataoka, Judy Annear, Anthony Bond and Penelope Seidler discuss the Biennale of Sydney
Image: Penelope Seidler AM. Photo: Levon Baird
Wednesday 13 December 2017, 6pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free, bookings required
Artist talks: 21st Biennale of Sydney
Meet the artists and hear about their work
Marlene Gilson Melbourne Cup 2016, synthetic polymer on linen, 76×100cm. Courtesy the artist. Collection of National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Photograph: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Wednesday 14 March 2018, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Contemporary galleries
Friday 16 March 2018, 6.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Teacher intensive: 21st Biennale of Sydney
Professional learning for secondary teachers
Image: Samson Young We Are The World As Performed by the Federation of Trade Union Choir 2017 (detail), video, 5:27 mins. Courtesy the artist; Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong; Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne; and Team Gallery, New York. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong, 2017. Photo: Simon Vogel
Saturday 24 March 2018, 9.30am
Duration 5 hours, 30 minutes
Charges apply
Young Members walking tour: Redfern and Darlington BOOKED OUT
Discover the Biennale of Sydney at Carriageworks
Saturday 24 March 2018, 1pm
Duration 2 hours
Charges apply
Biennale archive stories
A weekend of talks by former Biennale of Sydney artistic directors
Image: Dr Lynne Cooke © 2014 Art Gallery of Washington
Saturday 24 March 2018, 2pm
Sunday 25 March 2018, 10am
Duration 3 hours
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Tours for tots: Letters and numbers
Fun artmaking tours for children aged 3-5
Tuesday 27, Thursday 29 March 2018
Register by 10.15am for 10.30am start
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Charges apply
Luciano Fabro: 21st Biennale of Sydney
Every order is contemporaneous of every other order
Image: Eugenio Viola
Saturday 7 April 2018, 3pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free, bookings recommended
Sunday 8 April 2018, 3pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free, bookings required
Youth Week access tour: 21st Biennale of Sydney
For young people with disability or specific needs
Saturday 21 April 2018, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Auslan tour: 21st Biennale of Sydney
For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing
Image: Samson Young We Are The World As Performed by the Federation of Trade Union Choir 2017, video, 5:27 mins. Courtesy the artist; Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong; Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne; and Team Gallery, New York. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong, 2017. Photo: Simon Vogel
Wednesday 11 April 2018, 7pm
Sunday 27 May 2018, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings recommended
Archive salons
Exploring the history of the Biennale of Sydney
Image: Unknown (John Coburn printing the 1973 Biennale of Sydney poster) from the John Coburn archive 1973.
Wednesdays 6pm
4-18 April, 9-30 May 2018
Duration 2 hours
Location: South Building, lower level 2
Free
Audio-description tour: 21st Biennale of Sydney
For visitors who are blind or with low vision
Tuesday 10 April 2018, 11am
Wednesday 2 May 2018, 11am, 1pm
Saturday 2 June 2018, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Access tour and workshop: 21st Biennale of Sydney
Free artist-led experience for adults with specific needs
Thursday 24 April 2018, 11am
Tuesday 5 June 2018, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Art and dementia: 21st Biennale of Sydney
Discussion and artmaking for people living with dementia and their care partners
Image: Participants in an Art and dementia program.
Thursday 19 April 2018, 11am
Thursday 3 May 2018, 11am
Thursday 7 June 2018, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Parallel narratives
A workshop with Francisco Camacho Herrera
Image: Francisco Camacho Herrera Parallel Narratives 2015–17 (video still), video, 53 mins. Courtesy the artist; Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong; and TheCube Project Space, Taipei
Ages 7-12 years
Saturday 17 March, 3pm
Sunday 18 March, 3pm
All ages
Saturday 14 April, 3pm
Saturday 26 May, 3pm
Saturday 9 June, 3pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Guided tour: Biennale of Sydney
An introduction to contemporary art highlights in the Gallery
Image: Samson Young We Are The World As Performed by the Federation of Trade Union Choir 2017 (detail), video, 5:27 mins. Courtesy the artist; Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong; Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne; and Team Gallery, New York. Commissioned by M+, Hong Kong, 2017. Photo: Simon Vogel
Daily 1pm, Wednesdays 7.15pm
16 March – 11 June 2018
Language tours also available
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free