Events
Events list
Tour
Welcome wander In the South Building
Daily 2pm
Wednesdays also 8.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
State of the art New experience in the North Building
Daily
9.30am, 10.30am, 2.30pm
Wednesdays also 5.30pmCharges apply
Tour
Welcome wander In the North Building
Daily 2pm
Wednesdays also 8.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Art Gallery highlights in the South Building
Daily 11am, 3pm
Wednesdays also 5.30pm, 7.30pm (except 22 February)Free, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art
Daily
11amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Highlights of the 20th-century galleries
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Art Gallery highlights in the North Building
Daily 1pm, 3pm
Wednesdays also 6.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Highlights of the Asian Lantern galleries
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
1pmFree, no bookings required
Talk
Storytime For under 5s
Fridays
11.30amFree, no bookings required
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 – 29 June, 17 July – 21 September, 9 October – 19 December 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
Lecture/symposium
Art Appreciation 2023 online Golden threads: tracing connections between artists, collections and cultures
February 2023 – March 2024
Charges apply
Lecture/symposium
Case study and self-guided visit ARTEXPRESS 2023
Wednesdays, Thursdays 1–30 March 2023
10am, 11am
Charges apply
Tour
Learning tour For primary and secondary teachers
Wednesdays, 27 February – 6 April, 24 April – 30 June, 17 July – 22 September, 9 October – 19 December 2023
4pm, 5.30pmCharges apply
Tour
Mandarin guided tour of the North Building 普通话导览, 北馆
Thursdays and Saturdays
11amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Mandarin guided tour of the South Building 普通话导览,南馆
Thursdays and Saturdays
2pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Japanese guided tour of the South Building 南館の日本語ツアー
Fridays
11amFree, no bookings required
Lecture/symposium
Online case study ARTEXPRESS 2023
Fridays 3–31 March 2023
11am
Charges apply
Tour
Korean guided tour of the North Building 한국어 가이드 투어 북쪽 건물
Fridays
11:30amFree, no bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Make art with us: Tales of the river Developed with Troy Russell
Saturdays 4 March – 29 April 2023
Mondays–Fridays 11–21 April 2023
11am – 3.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Korean guided tour of the South Building 한국어 가이드 투어남쪽 건물
First Saturday of the month
11.30amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour for families Awesome architecture
Sundays 5 March – 25 June 2023 (except 9 April)
Mondays–Fridays 11–21 April 2023
10.30am, 11.30amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Japanese guided tour of the North Building 北館の日本語ツアー
Sundays
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Cantonese guided tour of the North Building 粤语导览, 北馆
Tuesdays
11amFree, no bookings required
Film
Members Screening Room Living with walls
Wednesday 8 March – Wednesday 31 May 2023
Free, bookings required
Film
Members Screening Room Nolan: the man and the myth
Wednesday 8 March – Wednesday 31 May 2023
Free, bookings required
Lecture/symposium
Learning Curve Encountering art in extraordinary places
March – September 2023
Charges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Drawing workshop: Unframed Intermediate drawing with Jude Rae
Tuesdays 14, 21, 28 March, 4 April 2023
10.30amBooked out
Workshop/demonstration
Drawing workshop: Unframed Advanced drawing with Jude Rae
Tuesdays 14, 21, 28 March, 4 April 2023
1.30pmBooked out
Tour
Slow-looking tour The End of Imagination
Wednesdays 15, 22, 29 March 2023
6pm, 7pm, 8pmFree, no bookings required
Course
Creative careers at the Art Gallery For tertiary students
Wednesdays 22 March – 5 April 2023
4.30–6pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Digital workshop: World building With Studio Gilay
Wednesdays 22 and 29 March 2023
6pmCharges apply
Film
Badlands
January–April 2023
Free, bookings recommended
Music
Madama Butterfly experience With Art Gallery tour and dinner at MOD Dining
Wednesdays 29 March – 19 April 2023
5pmCharges apply
Lecture/symposium
Art Appreciation 2023 Golden threads: tracing connections between artists, collections and cultures
8 February – 23 November 2023
Wednesdays 6pm
Thursdays 1pmCharges apply
Access program
Art and Dementia visits
Last Friday of the month
February–November 2023
11am–12.30pmFree, bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Drop in and draw
Various dates and times in 2023
Free, no bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Movement, creativity and storytelling workshop Led by Maria Tran
Sunday 2 April 2023
9amFree, bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Drop in and make: Lyrical compositions Developed with Gerry Wedd
Sundays 2–30 April, Mondays–Fridays 11–21 April 2023
11am–3.30pmFree, no bookings required
Talk
In conversation With Glen Mackie (Kei Kelak) and Rhett Loban
Sunday 2 April 2023
12pmFree, no bookings required
Talk
In conversation Robert Fielding with Erin Vink and Angus Webb
Sunday 2 April 2023
1pmFree, no bookings required
Talk
In conversation Women of the APY Lands
Sunday 2 April 2023
2.15pmFree, no bookings required
Access program
Access tour and workshop
March–December 2023
10–11.30am, 12–1.30pmFree, bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Artist demonstration Pedro Wonaeamirri
Tuesday 4 April 2023
2pmFree, no bookings required
Access program
Audio-description tours
First Wednesday and Saturday of the month
February–December 2023
1.30–3pmFree, bookings required
Lecture/symposium
Lecture: Where was Dvāravatī? Dr Piriya Krairiksh
Wednesday 5 April 2023
4pmFree, bookings required
Talk
Artist talk Pedro Wonaeamirri
Wednesday 5 April 2023
6.30pmFree, no bookings required
Music
Live at the Lounge With Tim Conlon
Wednesday 5 April 2023
6.30pmFree, no bookings required
Music
Music performance David Grubbs
Wednesday 5 April 2023
8pmFree, no bookings required
Shop event
Gallery Shop annual sale Up to 50% off books, gifts and exclusives
Saturday 8 – Monday 10 April 2023
10am – 4.45pm
Film
Film screening We fight (Guniwaya ngigu)
Saturday 8 April 2023
2pmFree, bookings recommended
Tour
Day tour The National 4: Australian Art Now
Wednesday 12 April 2023
7.45amCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Access workshops for children
Wednesdays 12 April, 12 July, 4 October 2023
10am, 12pm, 2pmFree, bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Kids holiday workshop Introduction to digital art for 9–12 year olds
Wednesday 12 April or Thursday 13 April 2023
10.30amCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Workshop Colour and geometry meditation with David Sequeira
Wednesday 26 April 2023
5.30pm, 7.30pmFree, bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Workshop Sculptures with Nabilah Nordin
Wednesday 12 April 2023
5.30pm, 7.30pmCharges apply
Talk
Artist talk Heather B Swann
Wednesday 12 April 2023
6.30pmFree, no bookings required
Talk
The Long Table discussion The power of representation
Wednesday 12 April 2023
7pmFree, no bookings required
Performance
Performance Chris Abrahams and Mike Cooper
Wednesday 12 April 2023
8.30pmFree, no bookings required
Lecture/symposium
The art of cinema A cinematic journey
Various Saturdays 11 February – 4 November 2023
2–3.30pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Two-day HSC intensive ARTEXPRESS 2023
Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 April 2023
10am – 3pm each day
Charges apply
Talk
In conversation Reko Rennie and Briggs
Wednesday 19 April 2023
7pmFree, no bookings required
Performance
Performance Brenda Gifford's Barra Barra
Wednesday 19 April 2023
8pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Coffee tour Dreamhome: Stories of Art and Shelter
Thursday 20 April 2023
9.30amCharges apply
Access program
Art and Dementia online
Third Thursday of the month
January–November 2023
11am–12pmFree, bookings required
Lecture/symposium
Travel talks Art and culture across the globe
Various Saturdays, 25 February – 22 April 2023
10.30–11.30amCharges apply
Music
Concert Major Zulu presents Nina Simone
Sunday 23 April 2023
6.30pmCharges apply
Lecture/symposium
Teacher development day For primary teachers
Mondays 24 April and 17 July 2023
9.30am–3pmCharges apply
Tour
Curator tour The National 4
Wednesday 26 April 2023
6.30pmFree, no bookings required
Lecture/symposium
Lecture: Seven Sisters, ancestral beings, rock art and bark paintings New north Australian discoveries
Saturday 29 April 2023
10.30amCharges apply
Film
Projections #10 Kalampag Tracking Agency
Saturday 29 April 2023
2pmFree, bookings recommended
Access program
Auslan tours
Last Sunday of the month (except December)
January–November 2023
1.30–2.30pmFree, bookings required
Music
Preview party Archibald Prize 2023
Sunday 30 April 2023
6.30pmCharges apply
Tour
Coffee tour Making Worlds
Tuesday 2 May 2023
9.30amCharges apply
Talk
Artists in conversation Euan Macleod
Wednesday 3 May 2023
6pmCharges apply
Access program
Starting with Art Collection tour and workshop
March–December 2023 (except August)
10–11.30am, 12–1.30pmFree, bookings required
Lecture/symposium
Teacher night For primary and secondary teachers
Wednesdays 10 May and 2 August 2023
5.30–6.30pmCharges apply
Lecture/symposium
Case study and self-guided visit Archibald Prize 2023
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 17 May – 1 June 2023
10.30amCharges apply
Talk
Artists in conversation Petrina Hicks
Wednesday 17 May 2023
6pmCharges apply
Online
Online case study Archibald Prize 2023
Fridays 19 May – 2 June 2023
10.30amCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Kids Club for 5–8 year olds: term 2 Getting creative in the Art Gallery
Various Sundays 21 May – 25 June 2023
10.30am – 12pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Kids Club for 9–12 year olds: term 2 Getting creative in the Art Gallery
Various Sundays 21 May – 25 June 2023
1.30–3pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Introduction to Chinese calligraphy Four-week calligraphy course with Xueyi Bai
Fridays 26 May – 16 June 2023
10.30am – 12pmCharges apply
Film
Projections #11 Meriem Bennani: Life on the CAPS
Saturday 27 May 2023
2pmFree, bookings recommended
Tour
Coffee tour Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2023
Various Tuesdays 30 May, 27 June, 18 July, 29 August 2023
9.30am, 9.45amCharges apply
Film
Film screening Blood Brothers – Freedom Ride
Sunday 4 June 2023
2pmFree, bookings recommended
Workshop/demonstration
Big Art Day For primary students
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
5–14 June (Term 2), 11–20 September (Term 3), 4–13 December 2023 (Term 4)
10.30amCharges apply
Tour
Coffee tour Brett Whiteley Studio
Tuesday 13 June 2023
9.30amCharges apply
Tour
Evening tour Brett Whiteley Studio
Wednesday 21 June 2023
6pmCharges apply
Film
Projections #12 From Walter B to Kim K: Sara Cwynar x Vanessa Berry
Saturday 24 June 2023
2pmFree, bookings recommended
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
Tour
Embodied art tour With Emma Maye Gibson (AKA Betty Grumble)
Wednesdays 1, 8, 15, 22 March and 6, 13, 20 September 2023
7pmFree, bookings required