Events
Events list
Tour
Welcome wander In the South 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 Highlights of the 20th-century galleries
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
1pmFree, 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
Lecture/symposium
Case study and self-guided visit ARTEXPRESS 2023
Wednesdays, Thursdays 1–30 March 2023
10am, 11am
Charges apply
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
Tour
Korean guided tour of the South Building 한국어 가이드 투어남쪽 건물
First Saturday of the month
11.30amFree, no bookings required
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
Film
Badlands
January–April 2023
Free, bookings recommended
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
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
Shop event
Gallery Shop annual sale Save up to 50% off book, 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
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
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
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
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
Talk
Artists in conversation Euan Macleod
Wednesday 3 May 2023
6pmCharges apply
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
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
Film
Projections #12 From Walter B to Kim K: Sara Cwynar x Vanessa Berry
Saturday 24 June 2023
2pmFree, bookings recommended