What's On
Highlights

 

• Richard Larter: a retrospective
  20 June – 14 September 2008
  Orde Poynton Gallery and Project Gallery | nga.gov.au/Larter | Events

 

• NAIDOC Week 2008
  Advance Australia Fair?
  Sunday 6 – Sunday 13 July
  Canberra is the focus city for NAIDOC Week in 2008. Come to the Gallery and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture with special talks and performances throughout the week | nga.gov.au/NAIDOC

 

• Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri’s Warlugulong
  Tuesday 8 July 12.45pm
  Ron Radford, Director, and Brenda Croft, Senior Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, in conversation about this significant
  25th anniversary acquisition
  Free | Australian galleries

 

• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu with Shellie Morris in concert
  Sunday 13 July 7 pm and Monday 14 July 7pm
  Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is a powerhouse of musical creativity. Blind from birth, he is from the Gumatj nation from north-east Arnhem Land. A former member of Yothu Yindi, now with Saltwater Band, his solo performances are a rare treat and should not be missed. ‘Surrender to the greatest voice the continent has ever heard …’ (Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald). Shellie Morris, 'the Janis Joplin of Jingili …' (Nicholas Rothwell The Australian) also performs live with Gurrumul
  $45; $40 members/concession | Bookings essential | James O Fairfax Theatre

 

• Contemporary Australian Architects 2008 Speaker Series
  Wednesdays 6–27 August 6 pm
  This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned Australian architects. Presented in association with the ACT Chapter RAIA. Sponsored by BCA Certifiers
  6 August | Black Kosloff Knott
  Simon Knott, Julian Kosloff and Tim Black
  13 August | Neeson Murcutt Architects
  Nick Murcutt and Rachel Neeson
  20 August | Dale Jones-Evans
  Dale Jones-Evans, Sydney
  27 August | Colin James
  Colin James, Director, The Ian Buchan Fell Housing Research Centre, and Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Sydney University
  
  Doors open 5.30 pm | talks commence 6 pm | more information >>

 

• QANTAS Twenty-fifth anniversary lecture
  Inside/Outside: perspectives on collections
  Thursday 7 August 6 pm
  Dr Michael Brand, Director, The J Paul Getty Museum, and former senior curator of Asian art at the National Gallery of Australia, outlines the development of the Gallery’s collection over the past 25 years – from the perspective of an Australian abroad. Dr Brand will also situate the Gallery’s collection and the institution as a whole in a world context
  $20; $15 members/concession (includes glass of sparkling wine) | Bookings essential | James O Fairfax Theatre

 

• The Rajah quilt
  On Display | 7–29 August 2008
  The Rajah quilt was produced by women on board The Rajah as it sailed towards Hobart Town in 1841. The fabrication of the quilt was organised by prison reformer Elizabeth Fry and the British Ladies Society for the Reformation of Female Prisoners – most likely supervised by free passenger Kezia Hayter. It has captured Gallery visitors’ imagination since its acquisition in 1989. Due to its size, fragility and lightsensitive nature, the quilt is only available for viewing once a year.
  Free | Entrance level | Events | Rajah quilt
  

• Picture paradise: Asia–Pacific photography 1840s–1940s
  Asia–Pacific film series
  23 August – 3 September
  Rarely seen films made in the early 1900s by Western film-makers who explored, documented and romanticised the Pacific and the‘Far East’, and films by indigenous film-makers
  Free | James O Fairfax Theatre | Screenings | nga.gov.au/PictureParadise

 

• Richard Larter Glitterati Party
  Saturday 13 September 8 pm
  Celebrate the energy and vibrancy of the exhibition Richard Larter: a retrospective at our glitterati party. Larter’s works are sexy, historical, political and radiant in colour … take a last lingering look and then dance the night away with Canberra’s own The Andi and George Band.
  $40 members/concessions; $50 non-members | Includes drinks and light refreshments | Bookings essential
  

 

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