ISSUE 105 | July 2008 | nga.gov.au/Calendar

Picture Paradise
Asia-Pacific photography 1840s -1940s
until 9 November | nga.gov.au/PictureParadise

 

Members' wine tastings
Saturday 26 July | 3.30–5 pm
Inspired by the exotic themes in the exhibition Picture paradise, tastings will feature wines from around the world. Wine experts will charm and inspire you throughout the afternoon
Free for members; $5 non-members | Members' Lounge

Private viewing for carers
Saturday 26 July | 9.30 am
Private viewing for carers, led by voluntary guides in collaboration with Carers ACT
Free | Bookings essential: (02) 6296 9917 | meet in Gallery foyer

Early morning viewing
Sunday 27 July | 8.30 am
Gael Newton, Senior Curator, Photography, and exhibition curator, will give an exclusive tour of the exhibition followed by breakfast in the Members' Lounge
$30 members and their guests | Bookings essential | meet in Gallery foyer

Asia–Pacific film series
Photowallahs with David and Judith MacDougall
Friday 1 August | 6pm
Film makers, David and Judith McDougall, will speak about the subject of their film Photowallahs, street photographers in the north Indian hill station of Mussoorie who offered middle-class visitors an opportunity for fantasy and dressing-up as part of the tourist experience. This talk will be followed by a screening of the film. Film, 1992, 60 mins
Free | James O Fairfax Theatre

Members' movie night: South Pacific
Tuesday 5 August | 4–7.30 pm
Start your week in paradise with a viewing of the exhibition Picture paradise followed by themed cocktails and a screening of South Pacific
Free for members; $10 non-members | Bookings essential | meet in Gallery foyer

Special access tour
Wednesday 6 August | 10.30 am
Tour and viewing for people with disabilities and their carers, led by voluntary guides in collaboration with Carers ACT
Free | Bookings essential: (02) 6296 9917 | meet in Gallery foyer

top image: Harold Cazneaux  Argyle Cut   (also called 'Children of The Rocks')   1912 (detail) gelatin silver photograph   National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 

Workshops

Handmade
Thursday 24 July | 10 am – 1pm | | ages 16+
A drawing workshop led by Penny Low, artist and Gallery Educator, designed to develop skills in design and creative image making. Materials will include coloured inks, gouache, pencil and photographic images. Participants may bring their own additional photographic images
$50; $45 members (includes morning tea and all materials) | Bookings essential | meet in Gallery foyer

Colour and composition
Thursday 7 August | 10 am – 4 pm | ages 18+
Join artist Leeanne Crisp to explore your personal sense of colour by creating works on paper. Includes an introduction to the exhibition and exploration of the ways Richard Larter uses colour in his paintings. No experience necessary. Drawing materials provided but you may also bring your own
$130; $125 members/concession (includes two-course lunch in the sculpturegarden restaurant) | Bookings essential | meet in Gallery foyer

Special offer for artonline subscribers!
The NGA has one discounted ticket to the Colour and composition workshop to a lucky artonline subscriber. For the reduced price of $90 you can attend this exciting workshop. To enter, simply click here, include your name and phone number in the message window and hit send. The first artonline subscribers to enter will win!

Treescape: Grandparents and grandchildren's workshop
Sunday 10 August | 10 am – 12 pm | ages 3 – 6 and accompanying grandparents
Jenny Manning, exhibition curator, will run an exploration tour of Treescape and a workshop focussing on a tree theme
$10 each grandparent; $5 each child (includes morning tea) | Children's Gallery and sculpturegarden restaurant

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Collection events

 

Asian art
The dancing Shiva
Tuesday 22 July | 12.45 pm
Edie Young, Project Officer, Public Programs, speaks about the recently acquired 11th–12th century Chola-dynasty bronze sculpture of the Hindu god Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja), who dances the world into destruction and creation.
Free |  Indian gallery

International art
Darker visions
Thursday 24 July | 12.45 pm
Anne O’Hehir, Assistant Curator, Photography, discusses photography in America in the 1960s,
focusing on the work of Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander, Garry Winogrand and Larry Clark
Free | International galleries

Pacific arts
Yam spirits and Mr Woodman
Tuesday 5 August | 12.45 pm
Crispin Howarth, Assistant Curator, Pacific Arts, talks about the art of the Abelam, Wosera and Yangoru of Papua New Guinea's Prince Alexander Range
Free | Pacific gallery

Contemporary Australian Architects 2008 Speaker Series
Black Kosloff Knott
Wednesday 6 August | 6 pm
This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned Australian architects Simon Knott is a principal of Melbourne-based architectural practice Black Kosloff Knott. BKK have a track record of delivering internationally recognised design, from residential to institutional projects Presented in association with the ACT Chapter RAIA Sponsored by BCA Certifiers
 $60 series; $50 members/RAIA/concession $20 single; $15 members/RAIA/concession | Bookings essential | James O Fairfax Theatre

QANTAS Twenty-fifth anniversary lecture
Thursday 7 August 6 pm
Dr Michael Brand, Director, The J Paul Getty Museum, and former Curator of Asian Art at the National Gallery of Australia, discusses some of the key issues in the development of the Gallery's collection over the past 25 years - from the perspective of an Australian living and working on the other side of the Pacific. Dr Brand will also compare the development of the Getty Museum over the same period, while reflecting on the broader exchange of art between Australia and the United States.
$20; $15 members/concession (includes glass of sparkling wine) | Bookings essential | James O Fairfax Theatre

Special offer for artonline subscribers!
The NGA is offering a free double pass to the QANTAS Twenty-fifth anniversary lecture. To enter, simply click here, include your name and postal address in the message window and hit send. The first artonline subscribers to enter will win!

Richard Larter Sliding easy   1970   synthetic polymer paint on composition board 122.0 x 183.0 cm   National Gallery of Australia, Canberra     Part of the Richard Larter exhibition

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