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Rinpa style: Japanese art and design
Symposium in conjunction with Kamisaka Sekka: dawn of modern Japanese design
Image: Kamisaka Sekka Flowers of the twelve months 1920–25 (detail) Hosomi Museum, Kyoto
Saturday 23 June 2012, 9.30am–4.30pm
Duration 7 hours
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Kamisaka Sekka holiday workshops
Sessions for ages 3–13
Mon 9 – Fri 13 July 2012
Times as indicated
Location: Information desk
Charges apply
Floating on a Sea of Stories
School holiday performance
Tue 10 – Fri 13 July 2012, 1.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Free
Coffee lecture: The East is near
With John McPhee
Thursday 26 July 2012, 10.00am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Painting plum blossoms
Free workshop
Image: Rinpa school (Japan) Flowers of the four seasons 17th century (detail)
Wednesdays 18 July, 1 August 2012, 6pm–8pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Function space
Free
Symposium: Made in Japan
Prints, screens and kimono
Image: Kamisaka Sekka Flowers of the twelve months 1920–25 (detail) Hosomi Museum, Kyoto
Saturday 4 August 2012, 9.30am–4.30pm
Duration 7 hours
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Japanese tea ceremony
Free drop-in demonstration
Wednesday 8 August 2012, 6pm-8pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Function space
Free
Coffee tour: Kamisaka Sekka
Japanese and English language guided tours
Image: Kamisaka Sekka Flowers of the twelve months 1920-25 (detail) Hosomi Museum, Kyoto
Tuesdays 3 & 31 July & Wednesday 15 August 2012, 10am
Location: Art Gallery Society (members lounge)
Charges apply
Origami Japanese paper folding
Free workshop
Wednesdays 25 July, 15 August 2012, 6pm–8pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Function space
Free
Thursday 16 August 2012, 10.30am
Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Art Gallery Society (members lounge)
Charges apply
Art After Class: Kamisaka Sekka
Discussion tour
Kamisaka Sekka A world of things 1909–10 (detail) Art Gallery of NSW, purchased with the assistance of the Sidney Myer Fund 1991
Wednesdays 8-22 August, 4.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Lower Asian gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Wednesdays 18 July – 22 August 2012, 6.30pm
Location: Entrance court
Free
Furoshiki: the Japanese art of wrapping
Free workshop
Wednesday 22 August 2012, 6pm–8pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Function space
Free
Music in the Art Bar with Waratah
Saxophone, koto and percussion
Wednesdays 18 July – 22 August 2012, 5.15pm & 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Cafe
Free
Kamisaka Sekka guided tour
An introduction to the exhibition
Image: Kamisaka Sekka Flowers of the twelve months 1920–25 (detail) Hosomi Museum, Kyoto
Daily 12pm, Wednesdays 5.30pm
22 June - 26 Aug 2012 (except 23 & 24 July)
Also 1-2pm, 25 & 26 Aug
Duration 1 hour
Location: Lower Asian gallery
Free with exhibition entry