ISSUE 110 | October 2008 | nga.gov.au/Calendar

Gods, ghosts and men
Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia

10 October 2008 — 11 January 2009 | nga.gov.au/GodsGhostsMen

Children's Week performance
Saturday 25 October 10.30–11.30 am
(all ages, children to be accompanied by an adult) Traditional stories told through dance and mime performed by Siua Lafitani of Phoenix Performing Arts, with Shiara Astle and 'Amelia King.
Free | Orde Poynton Gallery and Project Gallery

Abelam art
Saturday 25 October 2 pm
Dr Diane Losche, Senior Lecturer, School of Art History and Art Education, College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, speaks about the Abelam ensemble from Papua New Guinea in the exhibition.
Free |  Exhibition Galleries

Members' wine tastings
Saturday 25 October 3.30–5 pm
Continuing a year of fine wine in the context of art, the exotic themes in the exhibitions Gods, ghosts and men inspire tastings that feature wines from around the world.
Free for members; $5 non-members | Members' Lounge

Pacific dance performance
Saturday 1 November  1 pm and 3 pm
Phoenix Performing Arts group presents dance and drama from the Pacific Islands.
Free | Gallery foyer

top image detail: Roviana People  Portrait bust of a young man   19th century   wood, nautilus shell, human hair, pigment    National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Gallery events

Children's week Screening: Babe
Sunday 26 October 2 pm
35mm, 1995, G, 89 mins A heart-warming tale about a heroic little pig who beats the odds to make a place for himself at Hoggett Farm. This delightful movie was a worldwide successwhen it was released, winning an Oscar and receiving seven nominations.
Free | James O Fairfax Theatre

Asia and Pacific Photography
Thai kings and royal photographers
Tuesday 28 October 12.45 pm
Gael Newton, Senior Curator, Photography, and curator of the Picture Paradise exhibition, discusses the development of royal photography in Thailand in the mid nineteenth century.
Free | Small Theatre

Asia and Pacific Photography
Indonesian photographs: the great unknown
Thursday 30 October  12.45 pm
Gael Newton, Senior Curator, Photography, and curator of the exhibition, speaks about the extraordinary collection of Leo Haks recently acquired by the Gallery.
Free | Collection Study Room | Meet in Gallery foyer 

Touch and draw (assisted tour)
Thursday 30 October  10.30 – 12.30 am
(ages 10–18) Get close to art with Adriane Boag, Gallery Educator, in this tactile workshop for children and youth who are blind or have low vision.
Free | Limited places | Bookings essential: (02) 6240 6519 | Small Theatre

Asian art
Conservation: Buddha and the sixteen protectors
Thursday 6 November 12.45 pm
Gallery paper conservators discuss the restoration of Buddha and the sixteen protectors, a fourteenth-century Japanese scroll painting that has recently returned from extensive specialist conservation treatment in Japan.
Free | Small Theatre

Special lecture
The Art of the Deal
Thursday 6 November 2.30 pm
René Gimpel is the fourth generation of an Anglo-French art dealing family, with galleries in London and Paris. Over the years, Gimpel has developed an interest in different aspects of the business, notably the problems surrounding the artwork as a commodity which incorporates both economic and aesthetic values. Most recently, he has become involved in the debate surrounding the vexed question of resale royalties, known in European Union legislation as Droit de Suite. René is currently working on a new edition of his grandfather’s diary, kept from 1918-1939, published in French with an English translation appearing in 1963 (Diary of an Art Dealer). More information >>
Free | James O Fairfax Theatre

Members events

Members’ movie night: The curse of the golden flower
Tuesday 28 October  4 – 7.30 pm
Join us for a visually stunning film set in China during the Tang dynasty. Voluntary guides will take us through the Asian Art Galleries & show us a select group of works from the recent Picture Paradise exhibition, followed by a light reception and a screening of The Curse of the Golden Flower 2006
R, 111 mins | $5 members; $10 non-members | Bookings essential | James O Fairfax Theatre

Young Members’ Evening
Thursday 13 November 5pm
The NGA is inviting dynamic and creative people in their 20’s and 30’s to explore the national collection with younger members of staff, who will discuss their favourite pieces and why they find them inspiring. Afterwards meet like-minded people, have a glass of wine, and listen to the soulful sounds of George Bishop (The Andi and George Band) in the members lounge.
$10 & $15 non members | Bookings essential | Collection Study Room & Members’ Lounge

Christmas shopping night
Members only | Thursday 27 November 5.30–8 pm
Exclusive Christmas shopping with free gift wrapping and 20% discount on all purchases (excluding already reduced items) and the opportunity to preview the Degas product range.

regard in the Sculpture garden
lunch | Wednesday – Sunday from 12noon | brunch | Saturday & Sunday 9.30am – 11.30am
The sculpturegarden restaurant has re-opened for the summer season. Indulge in a sumptuous dining experience set on a pavilion at the edge of the lily pond, fringed by bulrushes and sculptures. The Fog sculpture is renowned for creating an enchanting atmosphere as the mist floats and swirls above the pond and through the restaurant. Gallery members receive a 10% discount in the Sculpture Garden restaurant.
Bookings 62406660

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image below: Fujiko Nakaya Fog sculpture 1976 and Robert Stackhouse On the beach again 1984 in the Sculpture garden

Gallery information
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