ISSUE 102 | June 2008 | nga.gov.au/Calendar

LAST DAYS

Turner to Monet
The triumph of landscape

until 9 June | nga.gov.au/TurnertoMonet
Open until 7 pm Saturday 7 June

The Impressionists in Normandy and Brittany
June 3 Tuesday 12.45pm
Lucina Ward, Curator International Painting and Sculpture, and exhibition co-curator, discusses Courbet, Monet, Seurat, Gauguin and the works these artists made on the French coast
Free | James O Fairfax Theatre

Special access tour
Wednesday 4 June 9.30 am
Special access tour led by voluntary guides for people living with multiple sclerosis and their carers to celebrate MS Awareness Week
Free | Bookings essential: (02) 6240 6519 | Exhibition Galleries | meet in Gallery foyer

Restoration of political intent
Thursday 5 June 12.45 pm
Michael Varcoe-Cocks, Conservator, National Gallery of Victoria, talks about the treatment of Courbet’s The wave c. 1872 and Signac’s Gasometers at Clichy 1886
Free | James O Fairfax Theatre

Members Winter Warmers Sale
Thursday 5 June 5.30 pm – 8 pm
Visit the Gallery Shop between 5.30 and 8pm and enjoy the benefits of being a member with 20% off in the Gallery Shop and Turner to Monet stock (excluding already discounted items) plus other specials. Warm up with a glass of Glühwein before shopping begins
Gallery Shop

FROLIC social wine events
Friday 6 June
Enjoy free bar snacks and happy hour prices from 5pm at the Sculpture Garden restaurant
Free for Gallery members, $5 non-members

SUNSET SESSIONS | FINAL
Exploring France: romanticism and nature
Saturday 7 June 4.30 pm
Dr Chiara O’Reilly, Lecturer, Museum Studies, University of Sydney, discusses the rise of landscape painting in France and the romantic interest in French scenery
Free | James O Fairfax Theatre

Turner to Monet open until 7pm
At 5.30pm enjoy live music performed by a guitar soloist from the ANU School
Free | Temporary Exhibition Foyer

Members’ Wine tastings
7th June 5-7pm
Take advantage of the late night openings and visit the member’s lounge to sample wines from around the world
Free for Gallery members, $5 for non-members | Members’ Lounge

Piano reflections
Saturday 7 June 6.30 pm
John Luxton, Head of School, ANU School of Music, plays a concert of inspirational and atmospheric piano music, reflecting art and artists from the nineteenth century
$30; $25 members/concession/Friends of the ANU School of Music/Artsound FM members
Bookings essential | James O Fairfax Theatre

top image: Vincent Van Gogh Tree trunks in the grass 1890 oil on canvas 72.5 x 91.5 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo

Richard Larter

a retrospective
Opening June 20 | nga.gov.au/Larter | Events

Richard Larter:  Members Opening
Friday 20 June 5 pm – 7 pm
Join exhibition curator Dr Deborah Hart, Senior Curator, Australian Painting and Sculpture after 1920 and exhibition curator, for an introductory talk followed by exhibition viewing and cocktail reception.
$30 Members and their guests | Bookings essential
James O Fairfax Theatre & Exhibition Galleries

Interview with Richard Larter
Wednesday 25 June 12.45 pm
Deborah Hart, Senior Curator, Australian Painting and Sculpture after 1920 and exhibition curator, interviews artist Richard Larter
Free | Small Theatre

Forum
Saturday 28 June 1 pm
Dr Deborah Hart, Senior Curator, Australian Painting and Sculpture after 1920 and exhibition curator, chairs a forum of Australian art experts, exploring Richard Larter's work from a variety of perspectives
$10; $5 members/students (includes a light afternoon tea) | Bookings essential | James O Fairfax Theatre

Members Life Drawing Workshop
Saturday 5 July 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
Join us for a tour of the exhibition followed by a life drawing workshop in the Small Theatre with Peter Jordan. Adults of all skill levels welcome. $30 for members; $40 non-members (includes morning tea and all materials)
Bookings essential | meet in the gallery foyer

Asian Art
The divine feminine: sculpture and dance of the goddess
Sunday 8 June 2 pm
Padma Menon, renowned dancer and choreographer, gives a lecture and demonstration with acclaimed India dancers Sulini Nair and Dheepu Baburaj. They present classical interpretations of the feminine in three different styles. Presented as part of Utsav 2008 – Dance, Women, Culture from 2 to 8 June
Free | James O Fairfax Theatre

Pacific Art
Sign-interpreted tour
Sunday 8 June 2.30 pm
Auslan sign-interpreted tour introducing the Pacific Art collection with Crispin Howarth, Assistant Curator, Pacific Art
Free | Bookings essential: (02) 6240 6519 | Pacific gallery (meet in Gallery foyer)

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Paul Gaugin Haystacks in Brittany [Meules de foin en Bretagne] [also known as The hayricks and The potato field] 1903 oil on canvas 74.3 x 93.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the W. Averell Harriman Foundation in memory of Marie N. Harriman Image courtesy of the Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC Part of the Turner to Monet exhibition