ISSUE 93 | November 2007 | nga.gov.au/Calendar

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Collection events

Moving sculpture
Tuesday 20 November 12.45 pm
Christine Dixon, Senior Curator, International Painting and Sculpture, discusses mobile sculpture by Duchamp, Tinguely and Calder
Free | International Art Galleries

Rendezvous with art
Monday 26 November 10 am
Come and visit the Gallery and learn about works of art on display. Guests are invited to enjoy tea, coffee and cake in the Members' Lounge before joining voluntary guides for a discussion on three works of art
$8; $7 members/concession Bookings essential
Members' Lounge and Galleries (meet in Gallery Foyer)

image left and detail above: Jean Tinguely 'Meta-mecanique (Meta-Herbin)' 1954 Sculpture, painted steel and electric motor Collection of the National Gallery of Australia © Jean Tinguely. Licensed by ADAGP & VISCOPY, Australia

National Indigenous Art Triennial 07

culture warriors
until 10 February 2008
nga.gov.au/NIAT07 | events

Screening series: Women of the sun
Free | James O Fairfax Theatre
Sunday 25 November 2 pm
2 pm Episode 3: Nerida Anderson
3 pm Episode 4: Lo-Arna
Sunday 2 December 2 pm
Women of the sun... 25 years later
Directed by Bob Weis, this powerful documentary looks at the impact of the award-winning 1981 series, Women of the sun, on those who played leading roles.

Special access tour
Thursday 22 November 9.30 am 
Special access tour of the exhibition with voluntary guides for people with disabilities and their carers Limited places Bookings essential
Free | Exhibition Galleries (meet in Gallery Foyer)

Fluid forms
Tuesday 27 November 12.45 pm
Tina Baum, Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, explores the figurative and sculptural forms within the exhibition and their role in Indigenous art today
Free | Exhibition Galleries

Members: Tour of Culture Warriors
Thursday 29 November 3pm
An overview of the exhibition followed by light refreshments in the exhibition foyer.
Limited places Bookings essential Free event open to members and their guests
Exhibition Galleries (meet in Gallery Foyer)
Become a member at nga.gov.au/Members

image: Daniel Boyd 'Fall and Expulsion' 2006 oil on canvas Courtesy of Bernard and Anna Shafer

Black robe, white mist

Art of the Japanese Buddhist nun Rengetsu
until 27 January 2008
nga.gov.au/Rengetsu | events

Ikebana demonstration
Saturday 24 November 2 pm
Ping Block, Canberra Sogetsu School of Ikebana, demonstrates this Japanese floral art in conjunction with Black robe, white mist
Free | Gallery Foyer 

Nature and spirituality in the poetry of Rengetsu
Saturday 24 November 3 pm
Dr Chiaki Ajioka, art historian, discusses the poetry of Otagaki Rengetsu
Free | East Asian Gallery

image: Otagaki Rengetsu 'Fluttering merrily' sake flask [tokkuri] 1870 glazed stoneware, incised calligraphy Museum DKM/Stifung DKM, Duisburg, Germany

Gallery information
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Destiny Deacon 'Man and Doll (b) Colour Blinded 2005 Photograph lightjet print from orthochromatic film negative Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery © Destiny Deacon Part of the Culture Warriors exhibition