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38 Events Found
October 21
Tuesday
10.30 am – 12 noon FAMILIES & CHILDREN Children's Week
Toddler time
(ages 2–5, children to be accompanied by an adult) Join Margie Kevin, Gallery Educator, take up a balloon and tour the Gallery's sculpture garden. Bring a picnic morning tea and enjoy painting and drawing under the trees.

Right Arrow   $12; $10 members Bookings essential
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12.45 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Picture paradise: Asia–Pacific photography 1840s–1940s
Modern women photographers
Anne O'Hehir, Curator, Photography, talks about modern women photographers in Asia and the Pacific and their work in the first half of the twentieth century.

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6 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Home at last Children's Week talk
Home is where we start from
Dr Sarah Mares, Head of Infancy and Early Childhood Studies, NSW Institute of Psychiatry, discusses the developmental significance of home as an actual, imagined and remembered place, as the place where we first learn to play, create and explore.

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October 22
Wednesday
12.45 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Gods, ghosts and men: Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia
To collect or not to collect; that is the question
Dr Barry Craig, Researcher, Foreign Ethnology, South Australian Museum, speaks about collecting art in the field in Papua New Guinea and about the ethics of collecting.

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October 23
Thursday
10.30 am ASSISTED TOURS Touch and draw
Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month workshop
(for children and youth who are blind or have low vision) This workshop gives participants the chance to touch works of art and respond through drawing.

Right Arrow   Free Bookings essential: (02) 6240 6519
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10.30–11.30 am FAMILIES & CHILDREN Children's Week
Touch and draw
(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.

Right Arrow   Free Limited places Bookings essential: (02) 6240 6519
Right Arrow   Small Theatre (meet in Gallery foyer)
October 25
Saturday
10.30–11.30 am FAMILIES & CHILDREN Gods, ghosts and men: Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia Children's Week performance
Pacific arts storytelling
(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.

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2 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Gods, ghosts and men: Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia
Abelam art
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.

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3.30–5 pm MEMBERS Members' wine tastings
Continuing a year of fine wine in the context of art, the exotic themes in the exhibitions Picture paradise and Gods, ghosts and men inspire tastings that feature wines from around the world.

Right Arrow   Free for members; $5 non-members
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October 26
Sunday
2 pm SCREENINGS Home at last Children's Week screening
Babe
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.

2.30 pm ASSISTED TOURS Picture paradise: Asia–Pacific photography 1840s–1940s
Sign-interpreted tour
Auslan sign-interpreted tour of the exhibition.

Right Arrow   Free Bookings essential: (02) 6240 6519
Right Arrow   Asian galleries (meet in Gallery foyer)
October 27
Monday
9.45 am TALKS AND LECTURES Rendezvous with art
Come and visit the Gallery and learn about works of art on display. Guests are invited to enjoy refreshments in the Members' Lounge before joining voluntary guides for a discussion on selected works of art.

Right Arrow   $8; $7 members/concession Bookings essential
Right Arrow   Members' Lounge and galleries (meet in Gallery foyer)
October 28
Tuesday
12.45 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Picture paradise: Asia–Pacific photography 1840s–1940s
Thai kings and royal photographers
Gael Newton, Senior Curator, Photography, and exhibition curator, discusses the development of royal photography in Thailand in the mid nineteenth century.

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4–7.30 pm MEMBERS Picture paradise: Asia–Pacific photography 1840s–1940s Members' movie night
The curse of the golden flower
2006, R, 111 mins Join us for a visually stunning film set in China during the Tang dynasty. Be guided through Picture paradise, followed by a light reception and a screening of The curse of the golden flower, full of sumptuous shots of Imperial China.

Right Arrow   $5 members; $10 non-members Bookings essential
Right Arrow   James O Fairfax Theatre (meet in Gallery foyer)
October 30
Thursday
12.45 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Picture paradise: Asia–Pacific photography 1840s–1940s
Indonesian photographs: the great unknown
Gael Newton, Senior Curator, Photography, and curator of the exhibition, speaks about the extraordinary collection of Leo Haks recently acquired by the Gallery.

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November 1
Saturday
1 pm PERFORMANCES Gods, ghosts and men: Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia
Pacific dance performance
Phoenix Performing Arts group presents dance and drama from the Pacific Islands.

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3 pm PERFORMANCES Gods, ghosts and men: Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia
Pacific dance performance
Phoenix Performing Arts group presents dance and drama from the Pacific Islands.

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November 6
Thursday
12.45 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Asian art
Conservation talk
Gallery paper conservators discuss the restoration of the Gallery's Buddha and the sixteen protectors, a fourteenth-century Japanese scroll painting that has recently returned from extensive specialist conservation treatment in Japan.

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November 8
Saturday
10 am – 12 noon FAMILIES & CHILDREN Make an impression
all ages, children to be accompanied by an adult) Experience the fun of drawing as a family and get to know the Gallery's collections with Penny Low, artist and Gallery Educator.

Right Arrow   $5 (includes materials) Bookings essential
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November 9
Sunday
10.30 am – 12 noon WORKSHOPS Objections
Roy Marchant, artist and Gallery Educator, presents a series of drawing workshops that encounter three-dimensional objects and sculptures from the collection.

Right Arrow   Series ticket $70; $55 members/concession (includes materials) Bookings essential
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2 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Out of the box Frances Derham collection
Dr Barbara Piscitelli, art and education specialist, speaks about works in the Gallery's Frances Derham collection of child art.

Right Arrow   Free Bookings essential
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November 11
Tuesday
4–7.30 pm MEMBERS Gods, ghosts and men: Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia Members' movie night
Whale rider
2003, PG, 101 mins Explore the magnificent Gods, ghosts and men exhibition with voluntary guides, followed by a light reception and screening of the movie Whale rider.

Right Arrow   $5 members; $10 non-members Bookings essential
Right Arrow   James O Fairfax Theatre (meet in Gallery foyer)
November 13
Thursday
12.45 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Gods, ghosts and men: Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia
The conservation of plant materials in Pacific arts objects
Sarah McHugh, Object Conservator, discusses the conservation of works of art made from plant materials. The focus will be on key items from the exhibition.

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5–7 pm MEMBERS Young members' evening
The Gallery is inviting dynamic and creative people in their 20s and 30s 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 in the Members' Lounge over a few glasses of bubbly.

Right Arrow   $10 members; $15 non-members Bookings essential
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November 16
Sunday
10.30 am – 12 noon WORKSHOPS Objections
Roy Marchant, artist and Gallery Educator, presents a series of drawing workshops that encounter three-dimensional objects and sculptures from the collection.

Right Arrow   Series ticket $70; $55 members/concession (includes materials) Bookings essential
Right Arrow   Throughout the Gallery (meet in Gallery foyer)
November 18
Tuesday
12.45 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Gods, ghosts and men: Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia
Concealed knowledge and hidden histories
Crispin Howarth, Curator, Pacific Arts, and exhibition curator, uncovers the stories behind some of the lesser-known works from the Gallery's Pacific Arts collection.

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November 20
Thursday
6 pm TALKS AND LECTURES The Barbara Blackman Temenos Foundation Lecture 2008
Speaker: Paul Stiles

Right Arrow   Free | Limited places | Bookings essentail
Right Arrow   James O Fairfax Theatre
7 am – 7 pm MEMBERS Members' coach trip
Monet and the Impressionists
Come with us on a luxury coach trip to the Art Gallery of New South Wales to view the superb exhibition Monet and the Impressionists, which is exclusive to Sydney.

Right Arrow   $70 members/concessions; $80 non-members (includes exhibition entry, morning and afternoon tea; bring your own picnic lunch and fold-up chair) Bookings essential
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November 23
Sunday
10.30 am – 12 noon WORKSHOPS Objections
Roy Marchant, artist and Gallery Educator, presents a series of drawing workshops that encounter three-dimensional objects and sculptures from the collection.

Right Arrow   Series ticket $70; $55 members/concession (includes materials) Bookings essential
Right Arrow   Throughout the Gallery (meet in Gallery foyer)
3–4.30 pm MEMBERS Gods, ghosts and men: Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia
Spring into Sunday art club III
Crispin Howarth, Curator, Pacific Arts, will give us an overview of the art of Polynesia in the exhibition Gods, ghosts and men. Followed by a glass of champagne in the Members' Lounge.

Right Arrow   Free for members; $5 non-members Bookings essential
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November 24
Monday
9.45 am TALKS AND LECTURES Rendezvous with art
Come and visit the Gallery and learn about works of art on display. Guests are invited to enjoy refreshments in the Members' Lounge before joining voluntary guides for a discussion on selected works of art.

Right Arrow   $8; $7 members/concession Bookings essential
Right Arrow   Members' Lounge and galleries (meet in Gallery foyer)
November 27
Thursday
5.30–8 pm MEMBERS Members' Christmas shopping night
Exclusive Christmas shopping with free gift wrapping and 20% discount on all purchases (excluding already reduced items)

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November 29
Saturday
11 am – 12.30 pm WORKSHOPS Gods, ghosts and men: Pacific arts from the National Gallery of Australia
Contemporary Pacific dance workshop
(for adults, open to ages 12+) Dr Katerina Teaiwa, Pacific Studies convenor, ANU, choreographer and founding member of the Oceania Dance Theatre at the University of the South Pacific, presents a collaborative workshop in contemporary Pacific dance, central to Pacific Island cultural expression, with Julia Gray, choreographer and director of Sunameka Pacific Island Performance from Darwin.

Right Arrow   $15; $10 members/concession Bookings essential
Right Arrow   Small Theatre
3.30–5 pm MEMBERS Members' wine tastings
Continuing a year of fine wine in the context of art, the exotic themes in the exhibitions Picture paradise and Gods, ghosts and men inspire tastings that feature wines from around the world.

Right Arrow   Free for members; $5 non-members
Right Arrow   Members' Lounge
November 30
Sunday
10.30 am – 12 noon WORKSHOPS Objections
Roy Marchant, artist and Gallery Educator, presents a series of drawing workshops that encounter three-dimensional objects and sculptures from the collection.

Right Arrow   Series ticket $70; $55 members/concession (includes materials) Bookings essential
Right Arrow   Throughout the Gallery (meet in Gallery foyer)
December 2
Tuesday
12.45 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Spirits of the sea: art from the Solomon Islands Upcoming events
Kevin Conru, collector, dealer and author in the field of Oceanic arts, discusses the art of the Solomon Islands.

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December 4
Thursday
12.45 pm TALKS AND LECTURES Sacred pigs: ritual and materialised spirits in Vanuatu Upcoming events
Dr Kirk Huffman, Honorary Curator, Vanuatu Cultural Centre, and Research Associate, Australian Museum, discusses the art of Vanuatu, including the Charpentier collection in the exhibition Gods, ghosts and men.

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Right Arrow   Orde Poynton Gallery and Project Gallery
December 6
Saturday
2 pm TALKS AND LECTURES A trans-Tasman kahukuri (Maori dog-skin cloak) Upcoming events
Keren Ruki, contemporary Maori artist, speaks about the construction method, materials and meaning of the kahukuri (Maori dog-skin cloak) in the context of New Zealand's Maori textile culture.

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