CALENDAR

2008 Calendar

17 Events Found

July 22
Tuesday


12.45 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Asian art The dancing Shiva Edie Young, Project Officer, speaks about the recently acquired Chola-dynasty bronze representation of the Hindu god Shiva as the Lord of the Dance (Nataraja) Free Indian gallery

July 24
Thursday


10 am – 12.30 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Australian art Understanding Australian art Roy Forward and curatorial experts will discuss the themes and significance of works in the Gallery's Australian art collections – from the colonial to the contemporary Series ticket $100; $80 members/concession (includes morning tea in the Members' Lounge) Bookings essential Australian galleries (meet in Gallery foyer)

12.45 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	International art Darker visions 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

July 28
Monday


10 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 artworks $8; $7 members/concession Bookings essential Members' Lounge and galleries (meet in Gallery foyer)

August 5
Tuesday


12.45 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Pacific arts Yam spirits and Mr Woodman 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

August 6
Wednesday


6 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Contemporary Australian Architects 2008 Speaker Series Black Kosloff Knott Doors open 5.30 pm; begins 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

August 8
Friday


3 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Australian art Piecing together the past: The Rajah quilt Robert Bell, Senior Curator, Decorative Arts and Design, discusses the history of The Rajah quilt Free James O Fairfax Theatre

August 9
Saturday


3 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Australian art The Rajah quilt: all in the detail Debbie Ward, Head of Conservation, provides insights into the materials and methods used by convict women to produce The Rajah quilt Free James O Fairfax Theatre

August 10
Sunday


1.30 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Richard Larter Out of the box: Pretty as Sue Walker, former director of the Victorian Tapestry Workshop and author of the book Artists' tapestries, discusses the Richard Larter tapestry Pretty as 1981–82, which was commissioned for the opening of the Gallery building in 1982 Free Bookings essential Small Theatre

August 12
Tuesday


12.45 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Picture paradise Conserving Picture paradise Gallery paper conservators will discuss the preparation and treatment of the varied photographic works in the exhibition Free Small Theatre

August 19
Tuesday


12.45 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Picture paradise Shashin: nineteenth-century Japanese studio photography Dr Isobel Crombie, Curator of Photography, National Gallery of Victoria, discusses the fascinating development of the highly theatrical Japanese photographic genre of shashin Free Small Theatre

August 20
Wednesday


6 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Contemporary Australian Architects 2008 Speaker Series Dale Jones-Evans Doors open 5.30 pm; begins 6 pm This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned Australian architects Dale Jones-Evans are based in Sydney and have a reputation for bold and innovative urban, architecture and interior projects that has earned the firm state, national and international recognition, including nine RAIA awards and numerous national industry award 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

August 25
Monday


10 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 artworks $8; $7 members/concession Bookings essential Members' Lounge and galleries (meet in Gallery foyer)

August 27
Wednesday


12.45 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Richard Larter The censorship debate: an interview with Frank Watters Frank Watters, a director of the Watters Gallery, has shown Richard Larter's work for over four decades. When the artist first came to prominence, Watters played a pivotal role in the anti-censorship debates that ensued from the sometimes controversial content of Larter's work Free Small Theatre

August 28
Thursday


12.45 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Asian art Pichhavai: preserving a painted Indian tradition Jane Wild, Textile Conservator, reveals how Festival of the Cattle [Gopashtami], a fragile pichhavai (shrine hanging), has been conserved and given new life after more than 100 years of wear and worship Free Small Theatre

September 2
Tuesday


12.45 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	Picture paradise Through the Asian lens Simeran Maxwell, Exhibition Assistant, speaks about the work of indigenous Asian photographers in the exhibition Picture paradise Free Exhibition Galleries

September 9
Tuesday


12.45 pm	TALKS AND LECTURES	International art Pop to pop and back again Mark Henshaw, Curator, International Prints and Drawings, discusses Jasper Johns's Black numeral series 1968 and Eduardo Paolozzi's portfolio Bunk! 1972 and Patrick Caulfield's Some poems by Jules Laforgue 1973 Free International galleries