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Children’s access workshop: Silhouette portraits
Free artmaking for children with specific needs, their families and carers
Wednesday 27 September 2017, 11am
Free, bookings required
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free, bookings required
Image: George W Lambert Portrait of a lady (Thea Proctor) 1916 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Young Members: Spring social
Drinks on the rooftop of Darlinghurst's East Village Hotel
Thursday 28 September 2017, 6pm
Free, bookings required
Duration 2 hours | Free, bookings required
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Late night laughs 2017
Featuring some of Australia’s funniest comedians
Wednesdays 6.30pm
6-27 September 2017Free
Entrance court | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Andy Saunders
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Live music: The World According to James
Radiating infectious joy and passion for music
Wednesdays 7.30pm
20, 27 September 2017Free
Entrance court | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: James Greening
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ReCollection: Gilbert Bayes
Hear from conservator Melanie Barrett
Thursday 28 September 2017, 12pm
Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Gilbert Bayes The offerings of peace 1923 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Gilbert Bayes Charitable Trust
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Drop in and make: Magical effigies
Free artist-led workshop for families with Marikit Santiago
Tuesday-Thursday 1.30-3.30pm
26-28 September 2017Free
Function space | Duration 2 hours | Free
Image: Marikit Santiago’s studio
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Drop in and make: Recycle, reshape, remake
Free artmaking activity for families
Daily 11am – 4pm
25-29 September 2017Free
Entrance court | Duration 5 hours | Free
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Sydney Students Speak 2017
Explore different artworks around the Gallery each week
Wednesdays 5.30pm
20, 27 September & 4 October 2017Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 45 minutes | Free
Image: Kate Ahern from Sydney Students Speak 2016 with Angolo Bronzino’s Cosimo I de’ Medici in armour c1545
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Tinikling performance and workshop
Learn this Filipino dance style
Wednesday 4 October 2017, 7.30pm
Free
Entrance court | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Tinikling performer Victor Valdez
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ReCollection: Mikala Dwyer
Hear from community program producer Jonathan Wilson
Thursday 5 October 2017, 12pm
Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Mikala Dwyer The letterbox Marys 2015-17, installation detail at the Art Gallery of New South Wales © Mikala Dwyer
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Drop in and draw: October
Free artmaking activity for all ages
Saturday 7 October 2017, 11am - 1pm
Free
Grand Courts | Duration 2 hours | Free
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Introductory talk: O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith
A short overview of the exhibition
Wednesdays 10.30am
Saturdays 2.30pm
1 July – 7 October 2017 (except 26 July)Free
Centenary Auditorium | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Grace Cossington Smith Landscape at Pentecost c1932 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Estate of Grace Cossington Smith
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Access tour and workshop: Playful forms
Free artist-led experience for adults with specific needs
Wednesday 11 October 2017, 11am
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Free, bookings required
Image: Mikala Dwyer Square cloud compound 2010, installation detail at Art Gallery of New South Wales. Collection of Museum Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney © Mikala Dwyer
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1970s Pinoy soul review
With DJ Rosano Martinez
Wednesdays 6pm
4-11 October 2017Free
Entrance court | Duration 45 minutes | Free
Image: Rosano Martinez
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Live music: Tagalog pop
Filipino pop music from the 1960s to now
Wednesday 11 October 2017, 7.30pm
Free
Entrance court | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Gilda Pagaduan
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ReCollection: Charles Robertson
Hear from conservator Emma Rouse
Thursday 12 October 2017, 12pm
Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Charles Robertson Bazaar gossip c1886 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Drop in and make: Ordinary, extraordinary
Free artmaking activity for families
Daily 11am – 4pm
Sunday 1 – Friday 6 October 2017
Sunday 15 October 2017Free
Entrance court | Duration 5 hours | Free
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Contemporary Filipino art with artist Caroline Garcia
In conversation with curator Paschal Berry
Wednesday 18 October 2017, 6.30pm
Free
Entrance court | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Bhenji Ra and Caroline Garcia. Photo: Joshua Morris
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Live music: Phil Ceberano
Hear from one of Australia's greatest guitarists
Wednesday 18 October 2017, 7.30pm
Free
Entrance court | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Phil Ceberano
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Art and dementia: Out of the ordinary
Discussion and artmaking for people living with dementia
Thursday 19 October 2017, 10.30am
Free, bookings required
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Free, bookings required
Image: Sara Hughes Torpedo 2008, Art Gallery of New South Wales © Sara Hughes
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ReCollection: Yin Xiuzhen
Hear from curator Natalie Seiz
Thursday 19 October 2017, 12pm
Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Yin Xiuzhen Beijing Opera 2000, installation view, Art Gallery of New South Wales © Yin Xiuzhen, courtesy of Prüss & Ochs, Berlin and Anna Schwartz, Melbourne
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Sydney Asian Art Series 2017
Beyond the studio: contexts for Asian art
9 March – 19 October 2017
See listing for detailsFree, bookings required
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Free, bookings required
Image: Vivan Sundaram Bourgeois Family: Mirror Frieze 2001 (detail) digital photomontage
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Curator's talks: Passion and procession
Hear about the artists and the art
Wednesdays 5.30pm
4, 18, 25 October 2017Free
Upper Asian gallery | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Renato Habulan Andador 1 & 2 [Armature] 2014 (detail), on loan from Mr Edwin V Valencia
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Make your own effigy
Free artist-led workshop with Marikit Santiago
Wednesdays 6-7.30pm
18-25 October 2017Free
Function space | Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Free
Image: Marikit Santiago
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Pinoy folk and experimental music
With Del Lumanta spinning the discs
Wednesday 25 October 2017, 6pm
Free
Entrance court | Duration 45 minutes | Free
Image: Del Lumanta
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Japanese Film Festival classics program 2017
Vision and subversion: the works of avant-garde filmmaker Seijun Suzuki
1—25 October 2017
See listing for detailsFree
Domain Theatre | Free
Image: Seijun Suzuki
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Live music: Various Asses
Experience bent trap rolls and percussive rhythms
Wednesday 25 October 2017, 7.30pm
Free
Entrance court | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Various Asses
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ReCollection: Eugène Delacroix
Hear from art historian Margaret MacNamidhe
Thursday 26 October 2017, 12pm
Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Eugène Delacroix Angelica and the wounded Medoro c1860 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Film screening: Girl in a mirror
A documentary portrait of Australian photographer Carol Jerrems
Sunday 29 October 2017
10.45am for 11am startFree, bookings required
Centenary Auditorium | Duration 2 hours, 15 minutes | Free, bookings required
Image: Carol Jerrems Vale Street 1975 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Ken and Lance Jerrems
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Auslan talk: Focused on photography
With Sue Wright and Sydney Deaf & HoH Photographers (SDHP)
Sunday 29 October 2017, 1.30pm
Free, bookings recommended
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Free, bookings recommended
Image: Sue Wright
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Is art good for our mental health?
The Lancet Psychiatry Panel
Sunday 29 October 2017, 2.30pm
Free
Entrance court | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Patricia Piccinini The comforter 2010, Art Gallery of New South Wales © Patricia Piccinini
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ReCollection: Ngupulya Pumani
Hear from curator Cara Pinchbeck
Thursday 2 November 2017, 12pm
Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Ngupulya Pumani Maku inmaku pakani 2014 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © the artist
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Drop in and draw: November
Free artmaking activity for all ages
Saturday 4 November 2017, 11am - 1pm
Free
Ground level | Duration 2 hours | Free
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Poetry Sydney 2017
Poetry readings at the Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
First Sunday of the month, 2pm
March - November 2017Free
Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills | Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Free
Image: Brett Whiteley Studio
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Art and dementia: Playful possibilities
Discussion and artmaking for people living with dementia
Thursday 16 November 2017, 10.30am
Free, bookings required
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Free, bookings required
Image: Mikala Dwyer The letterbox Marys 2015-17, installation detail at the Art Gallery of New South Wales © Mikala Dwyer
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Drop in and make: Things with wings
Free artmaking activity for families
Sundays 11am - 4pm
5, 19 November 2017Free
Entrance court | Duration 5 hours | Free
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Classical Sundays at the Studio 2017
Music recitals at the Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
Third Sunday of the month, 2pm
March - November 2017Free
Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Brett Whiteley Shankar 1966, gift of Mrs Graham Ducker 1971 © Wendy Whiteley
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Access tour and workshop: Art and experimentation
Free artist-led experience for adults with specific needs
Wednesday 22 November 2017, 11am
Free, bookings required
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Free, bookings required
Image: Laith McGregor Opal 2011 (detail) © Laith McGregor
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Teacher salon: Rembrandt and the Dutch golden age
Professional learning for primary and secondary teachers
Wednesday 22 November 2017, 5pm
Free, bookings required
Duration 2 hours | Free, bookings required
Image: Rembrandt Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul 1661 (detail), Collection Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland
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Kids Drawing Prize 2017 awards ceremony
For members and guests
Sunday 26 November 2017, 10am
Free
Domain Theatre | Duration 2 hours | Free
Image: Eleanor Gibson, age 11 Chloe (detail), Kids Drawing Prize 2016 finalist
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Mystery tour
A guided tour of a featured theme, artist or exhibition
Saturdays, Sundays 3pm
until 17 December 2017Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free
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Aboriginal art guided tour
An introduction to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection
Daily 10.30am
until 22 December 2017Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Cornelia Tipuamantumirri Winga (Tidal movement, waves) 2012 © Cornelia Tipuamantumirri
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Collection highlights tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Gallery's collection
Daily 11am
until 22 December 2017Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free
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Asian art guided tour
An introduction to Asian art highlights in the Gallery
Daily 12pm
until 22 December 2017Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: teamLab Flowers and People – Gold 2015 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © teamLab, courtesy Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney
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Contemporary art guided tour
An introduction to contemporary art highlights in the Gallery
Daily 1pm until 22 December 2017
Wednesdays 7.15pm until 13 December 2017Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Richard Serra Plate pole prop 1969, 1983 (detail) © Richard Serra. ARS / Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
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Australian collection guided tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Australian collection
Daily 2pm
until 22 December 2017Free
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free
Image: Margaret Preston Implement blue 1927 © Margaret Rose Preston Estate
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Make your own poetic blossom
Free activity for all ages during Gallery opening hours
Daily during Gallery opening hours
from 27 May 2017Free
Lower Asian gallery | Free
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Exhibition talks: Pat Brassington
Short talks by the curator, artists and experts
Wednesdays 5.30pm
13 September, 11 October,
15 November, 29 November 2017,
10 January 2018Free
Photography gallery | Duration 30 minutes | Free
Image: Pat Brassington Drink me 1997 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Pat Brassington
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Film series: Lost New York
Chronicles of a metropolis from the 1970s and 80s
Wednesdays 2pm & 7.15pm, Sundays 2pm
8 November - 17 December 2017
10 January – 4 February 2018
Saturdays 2pm, 18 & 25 November, 13 & 20 January
with 1.30pm talks, 18 November, 13 & 20 JanuaryFree
Domain Theatre | Free
Image: Still from Gloria
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Pattern play
Free activity for all ages during Gallery opening hours
Daily during Gallery opening hours
from 26 August 2017Free
Contemporary galleries | Free
Image: Sara Hughes Torpedo 2008 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Sara Hughes
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Cantonese-language guided tour
粵語導覽
Tuesdays 11am (except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays)
Last 2017 tour: 12 December
First 2018 tour: 6 FebruaryFree
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free
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Japanese-language guided tour
日本語ツアー
Fridays 11am (except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays)
Last 2017 tour: 15 December
First 2018 tour: 2 FebruaryFree
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free
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Korean-language guided tour
한국어 안내 투어
Fridays 11am (except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays)
Last 2017 tour: 15 December
First 2018 tour: 2 FebruaryFree
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free
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Mandarin-language guided tour
普通話導覽
Thursdays 11am (except January, last 2 weeks of December, public holidays)
Last 2017 tour: 14 December
First 2018 tour: 1 FebruaryFree
Ticketing and information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free
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