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Special evening with Sydney moderns
Join us for a celebration
Image: Thea Proctor The rose c1928 (detail) © AGNSW
Thursday 4 July 2013, 6pm
Charges apply
Curators' tour: Sydney moderns
With Deborah Edwards and Denise Mimmocchi
Image: Thea Proctor The bay 1927 © AGNSW
Saturday 6 July 2013, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Roy de Maistre and colour-music
With Niels Hutchison
Image: Roy de Maistre Colour music c1934 (detail) © Caroline de Mestre Walker
Saturday 6 July 2013, 1pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Conservation talk: Sydney moderns
With Paula Dredge and Margaret Sawicki
Image: Eric Wilson Abstract – the kitchen stove 1943 (detail)
Saturday 6 July 2013, 2pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Free viewing for members
See the Sydney Moderns exhibition
Image: Grace Cossington Smith The Lacquer Room 1936 (detail) © the artist’s estate
Friday 5 July 2013, 2–5pm
Sunday 7 July 2013, 5.15–8pm
Duration 2 hours, 45 minutes
Free
Celebrity talk: Brenda L Croft and guests
Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2013
Image: Brenda L Croft by Nancy Mithlo
Wednesday 10 July 2013, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Showcase: Sydney moderns
A professional development event for teachers
Image: Grace Cossington Smith The bridge in-curve 1930 (detail), National Gallery of Victoria
Saturday 20 July 2013, 10am
Duration 2 hours
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Charges apply
Forum: Sydney moderns
Art, culture and life in the new city
Image: Herbert Badham George Street, Sydney 1934 (detail), Laverty Collection, Sydney
Saturday 20 July 2013, 2pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Coffee morning: Sydney moderns BOOKED OUT
For members and guests
Image: Margaret Preston Implement blue 1927 © the artist’s estate
Thursdays 1 & 8 August 2013, 10am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: South Building, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Moderns remastered
Sydney encounters with modernism, modernity and style moderne
Image: Thea Proctor The seaside c1923 (detail), Cbus collection of Australian art 1991.37 © AGNSW
Sundays 23 June - 4 August 2013, 10.30am
Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Friday 9 - Sunday 11 August 2013
11am - 3pm (drop in any time)
Duration 4 hours
Location: Function space
Free
A city modern
Drawing class for teenagers 13-17 years
Image: Ralph Balson Constructive painting c1945 (detail), private collection © Ralph Balson Estate
Sunday 18 August 2013, 10.30am
Duration 2 hours
Location: South Building, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Exhibition talks: Sydney moderns
Expert talks by curators and art historians
Image: Ralph Balson Painting no 17 1941 (detail), private collection
Wednesdays 5.30pm
10 July - 21 August 2013
Duration 30 minutes
Free with exhibition entry
Modernist cultures
Free lecture series
Image: Grace Cossington Smith The curve of the bridge 1928-29 (detail)
Wednesdays 7.30pm
10, 17 & 31 July, 7 - 21 August 2013
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Sea, sky and city
Plein-air drawing workshop
Image: Roland Wakelin Down the hills to Berry’s Bay 1916 (detail)
Wednesday 21 August 2013
6pm – 7pm (exhibition viewing)
Saturday 24 August 2013
10am – 5pm (workshop)
Charges apply
Auslan-interpreted talk: Sydney moderns
For deaf and hearing-impaired visitors
Wednesday 21 August 2013, 7.15pm
Sunday 25 August 2013, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Coffee morning in Japanese: Sydney moderns
モーニング・ティー付日本語解説ツアー
Image: Margaret Preston Implement blue 1927 © the artist’s estate
22 & 28 August 2013, 10am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Information desk
Charges apply
Community access workshop: Sydney moderns
Exploring colour
Thursday 1 August 2013
Friday 6 September 2013
11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free, bookings required
Audio-description tour: Sydney moderns
Explore key themes and selected works in the exhibition
Image: Roy de Maistre Colour music c1934 (detail) © Caroline de Mestre Walker
Friday 26 July 2013
Wednesday 28 August, 25 September 2013
2pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Create a colourful collage
Free drop-in workshop
Image: Roy de Maistre Rhythmic composition in yellow green minor 1919 (detail)
Wednesday 25 September 2013, 7-9pm
Duration 2 hours
Free
Get into the swing
Live music and swing dancing, starting with a dance lesson
Wednesday 25 September 2013
7.15-7.45pm dance lesson
7.45pm live music
Duration 1 hour, 45 minutes
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
George Washingmachine
Live jazz with George and his trio
Wednesday 25 September 2013
5.15pm, 7.15pm & 8.45pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Cafe
Free
Walking tour: Modern Sydney
With Sydney Architecture Walks
Image: BMA House by Joseph Fowell & Kenneth McConnell and Aurora Place by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Photo: Eoghan Lewis.
Sundays
14 July & 8 September 2013, 2pm
11 August & 29 September 2013, 10am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Charges apply
Friday 27 September 2013 11am
Saturday 28, Sunday 29 September 2013 10am - 4pm
Charges apply
Wednesdays 6.30pm
17 July - 2 October 2013
Duration 30 minutes
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Wednesdays
28 August - 2 October 2013
See listing for times
Duration 30 minutes
Free with exhibition entry
Draw a still life
Free drop-in art-making activity
Wednesday 2 October 2013
7.30-9.30pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Artbar: Sydney moderns
Music from the 1920s and 30s alongside sounds of the contemporary city
Image: Georgia Mooney
Wednesdays
17 July - 18 September & 2 October 2013
See listing for times
Duration 1 hour
Location: Cafe
Free
Sydney moderns school holiday workshop
Sessions for ages 3-13
Mon-Fri 23 Sep - 4 Oct 2013
See listing for details
Location: Information desk
Charges apply
Japanese language guided tour: Sydney moderns
「シドニー・モダン」展 日本語による特別ツアー
Image: Thea Proctor The bathers c1925
Fridays 12.30pm
6-27 September, 4 October 2013
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Harbour hoopla
School holiday performance
Mon-Fri, 1.30 pm
23 September - 4 October 2013
Duration 30 minutes
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Footage from the archive
A look at modern Sydney life
Image detail courtesy British Movietone Newsreel Archive
Saturdays, Sundays 1.10pm
6 July - 7 October 2013
except 13 July, 17 August, 22 September
Duration 20 minutes
Free
Sydney moderns: snapshots
A documentary by Aviva Ziegler
Image: Grace Cossington Smith The bridge in-curve 1930 (detail), National Gallery of Victoria
Saturdays and Sundays 12.45pm, 1.30pm
Thursdays 2.30pm
6 July - 7 October 2013
except 11 & 13 July, 1 & 17 August, 22 September
Duration 20 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Wednesdays 2pm & 7.15pm, Sundays 2pm
3 July- 6 October 2013
Special Saturday screenings:
14 September 2pm, 21 September 3pm
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Guided tour: Sydney moderns
An introduction to the exhibition
Image: Grace Crowley Portrait of Lucie Beynis 1929 (detail)
Daily 11am & 1pm, also Wednesdays 7.15pm
7 July - 7 October 2013
Duration 1 hour
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry