Events
Events list
Tour
Guided tour Art Gallery highlights
Daily 12pm, 2pm (until 23 December 2022)
Wednesdays also 5.30pm (23 November, 7 December 2022)Free, no bookings required
Tour
Mandarin and Cantonese-language guided tours of Art Gallery highlights 中文專人導覽 畫廊亮點之旅
Cantonese tour: Tuesdays at 11am
Mandarin tour: Thursdays at 11 am
Free, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art
Daily until 18 December 2022
11amFree, no bookings required
Online
Art Appreciation 2022 online Pomp and ceremony: the celebratory role of art
August 2022 – January 2023
Charges apply
Tour
Guided tour Highlights of the Asian Lantern galleries
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays (until 22 December 2022)
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Highlights of the 20th-century galleries
Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays (until 23 December 2022)
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Welcome wander
Daily 10.30am
Free, no bookings required
Tour
Korean language guided tours of Art Gallery highlights 한국어 가이드 투어 아트 갤러리 하이라이트
Fridays 11am
Saturdays 5 November and 3 December 2022, 11am
Free, no bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Making it Home workshop Art-making in the Aquilizan Studio
Thursday–Sunday, 8 October – 2 December 2022
11.30am – 1.30pmFree, no bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Brett Whiteley Studio drawing course Six-week life-drawing classes
Saturdays 6 August – 3 December 2022
10.30am – 12.30pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Brett Whiteley Studio drawing course Six-week ‘Follow the curve’ classes
Saturdays 6 August – 3 December 2022
1.30–3.30pmCharges apply
Opening celebrations
Lecture: The afterlives of images Tina Campt
Friday 2 December 2022
12pmFree, bookings required
Opening celebrations
Self-guided tour: I am the moon Public artwork by Province Studio and Wayside Chapel
Saturday 3 December – Tuesday 14 December 2022
Anytime
Free, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Workshop: Wearable art Developed with Grace Lillian Lee
Saturdays 3, 10 December, Sunday 11 December 2022
10am – 4pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Guided tour for families Awesome architecture
Saturdays 3 and 10 December 2022
10.30am, 11.30amFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Artist talks With exhibiting artists
Various dates and times, 3–11 December 2022Free, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Digital workshop: Dog designs Developed with Wik and Kugu artists
Saturday 3, Sunday 4, Wednesday 7 – Sunday 11 December 2022
10.30am, 1pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Guided tour: Gestural experience With Angie Goto and Sue Jo Wright
Saturday 3 December – Tuesday 6 December 2022
11amFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
In conversation A leap of imagination: bridging Blackness and Indigeneity
Saturday 3 December 2022
11amFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Drop in and make A welcome celebration
Saturdays 3 and 10 December, Sundays 4–18 December 2022
11am – 3.30pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Make art with us Developed with Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran
Saturdays 3 and 10 December, Sundays 4–18 December 2022
11am – 3.30pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Guided tour: Library and archive Including the children’s art library
Saturday 3 December – Sunday 11 December 2022
11.30amFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Performance: RITUAL By Maria Tran
Saturday 3 December, Sunday 4 December 2022
11.30am, 2.30pm, 5.30pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Performance: GABAN Written and directed by Brook Andrew
Saturday 3, Sunday 4 December 2022, 2pm, 6pm
Free
Opening celebrations
Archive talk Celebrating Sydney
Saturdays, Sundays 3–11 December 2022
3.30pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Optus 5G metaverse experience VR artwork by Christian Thompson
Saturdays 3, 10 December 2022
6–8pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Art exchange Conversations on art, culture and ideas
Saturday 3 December – Saturday 10 December 2022
6pmFree, bookings required
Opening celebrations
Live music in the Members Lounge
Saturday 3 – Sunday 11 December 2022
Except Tuesday 6 December
6pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Art up Drone show with Reko Rennie
Saturday 3 – Sunday 11 December 2022
8.30pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Performance By Djinama Yilaga
Sunday 4 December 2022
10am
Free, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Guided tour for families Inside art
Sundays 4 and 11 December 2022
10.30am, 11.30amFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Panel discussion Climate change’s impact on regional NSW arts communities
Sunday 4 December 2022
12.00pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Film screening and talk bagan, barra barra, mirriwarr
Sunday 4 December 2022
12.30pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Workshop: Weaving Country With Milingimbi Art and Culture
Sunday 4 December 2022
2pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Silent film and live music Filibus and Claire Rousay
Sunday 4 December 2022
2pmFree, bookings required
Opening celebrations
Performance: Animate Loading By Riana Head-Toussaint
Sunday 4, Monday 5, Wednesday 7, Friday 9 December 2022
7.15pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Sensory-friendly session Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program
Monday 5 December 2022
3–6pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Guided tour: Sensory experience With Sarah Houbolt
Monday 5 December 2022, 3pm
Wednesday 7 December – Sunday 11 December 2022, 11amFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Head/Home procession With Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan
Tuesday 6 December 2022
12.30pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Youth forum Hosted by the Youth Collective
Tuesday 6 December 2022
2.30pm
Free, bookings required
Opening celebrations
Community celebrations International Day of People with Disability
Wednesday 7 December 2022
11am – 4.15pmFree, no bookings required
Music
Performance by Claire Rousay and E Fishpool Sol LeWitt: Resonances
Wednesday 7 December 2022
8pm
Free, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Embodied art tour With Emma Maye Gibson (AKA Betty Grumble)
Thursday 8 – Saturday 10 December 2022
6pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Drop in and draw
Thursday 8 – Saturday 10 December 2022
6pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
DJ sets
Thursday 8, Friday 9, Saturday 10 December 2022
6pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Community celebrations By 2 Sydney Stylists
Friday 9 December 2022
11am – 4pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Storytime For under 5s
Friday 9 December 2022
10.30amFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Community celebrations By STARTTS
Saturday 10 December 2022
11am – 4pm
Free, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Stories and music: Lost histories With Troy Russell, Leila Hamilton and Susie Bishop
Saturdays 10 and 17 December 2022
2pmFree, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Art for all Concert with Ellie Goulding, supported by Meg Mac and Electric Fields
Saturday 10 December 2022
6pmFree, bookings required
Opening celebrations
Community celebrations By Leo Tanoi
Sunday 11 December 2022
11am – 4pm
Free, no bookings required
Opening celebrations
Panel discussion What makes the future of regional art museums so exciting?
Sunday 11 December 2022
12pmFree, no bookings required
Off-site
Art Bus tour End of year
Wednesday 14 December 2022
10amBooked out
Off-site
Australian premiere with live score by SSO Wu Tsang’s MOBY DICK; or the Whale
Friday 27 January 2023
8.30pmCharges apply
Performance
MONUMENTAL (working title) A weekend of live performance
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January 2023
12–4pm
Free
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Workshop/demonstration
Learning workshop Yiribana
Mondays–Thursdays, 30 January – 6 April, 24 April – 30 June, 17 July – 22 September, 9 October – 19 December 2023
10am, 12.30pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Artists at work Francis Upritchard
Mondays–Thursdays, 30 January – 6 April, 24 April – 30 June 2023
10am, 12.30pmCharges apply
Tour
Learning tour For primary, secondary and tertiary students
Mondays–Fridays, 30 January – 6 April, 24 April – 30 June, 17 July – 22 September, 9 October – 19 December 2023
10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Digital learning workshop Dog designs
Tuesdays, Wednesdays 30 January – 6 April, 24 April – 30 June, 17 July – 22 September, 9 October – 19 December 2023
10am, 12.30pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Professional learning for teachers Transformation and creativity
Friday 17 and Saturday 18 February 2023
9.30am – 3pm each day
Charges apply
Art After Hours
Queer Art After Hours 2023 Presented with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Wednesday 22 February 2023
5–10pmFree, no bookings required
Lecture/symposium
Case study and self-guided visit ARTEXPRESS 2023
Wednesdays, Thursdays 1–30 March 2023
10am, 11am
Charges apply
Lecture/symposium
Online case study ARTEXPRESS 2023
Fridays 3–31 March 2023
11am
Charges apply
Course
Creative careers at the Art Gallery For tertiary students
Wednesdays 22 March – 5 April 2023
4.30–6pmCharges apply
Lecture/symposium
Online regional connect ARTEXPRESS 2023
Friday 24 March 2023
10am
Free, bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Two-day HSC intensive ARTEXPRESS 2023
Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 April 2023
10am – 3pm each day
Charges apply
Online
Online learning tour For primary, secondary and tertiary students
Thursdays and Fridays, 24 April – 30 June, 17 July – 22 September, 9 October – 19 December 2023
9.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pmCharges apply
Lecture/symposium
Case study and self-guided visit Archibald Prize 2023
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 17 May – 1 June 2023
10.30amCharges apply
Online
Online case study Archibald Prize 2023
Fridays 19 May – 2 June 2023
10.30amCharges apply
Talk
Big Art Day For primary students
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 5 – 14 June [Term 2]; 11 – 20 September [Term 3]; 4 – 13 December [Term 4]
10.30amCharges apply
Lecture/symposium
Case study and self-guided visit Dreamhome
Wednesdays, Thursdays, 26 July – 3 August 2023
11amCharges apply
Online
Online case study Dreamhome
Fridays 28 July, 4 August 2023
10.30amCharges apply
Online
Online learning workshop Archibald Prize 2023
Fridays 11–25 August 2023
10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pmCharges apply