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Learning symposium 2015
The Gallery’s annual visual arts conference for teachers
26–28 February 2015
Day 1: Thursday 26 February, 12.45pm–4pm
Day 2: Friday 27 February, 9.30am–3pm
Day 3: Saturday 28 February, 9.30am–3pm
Charges apply
Free viewing for members
The photograph and Australia
Image: Mervyn Bishop Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into the hands of traditional land owner Vincent Lingiari, Northern Territory 1975, type R3 photograph, 30.5 × 30.5 cm, Hallmark Cards Australian Photography Collection Fund 1991 © Mervyn Bishop. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Sunday 22 March 2015, 5.15pm
Monday 23 March 2015, 10am
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free
Lecture series: The photograph and Australia
How photography made modern Australia
Image: Anne Zahalka artist #2 (Rosemary Laing) 1998 from the series Artists, colour Duraflex photograph, collection of the artist © Anne Zahalka. Licensed by Viscopy
Sundays 8-29 March 2015, 10.30am
Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Drop in and create
Light painting with the Canon Collective
Wednesday 15 April 2015, 6-8pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Front of the Gallery
Free
Photography symposium
Trafficking images: histories and theories of photographic transmission
Image: Unknown photographer Australian scenery, Middle Harbour, Port Jackson c1865 (detail) carte de visite, 5.8 × 8.6 cm, Art Gallery of NSW, gift of Josef & Jeanne Lebovic, Sydney 2014
Saturday 18 April 2015, 9am
Duration 7 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Drop in and make: Retro cardboard cameras
Free artmaking activity for kids
Monday to Friday, 6-17 April 2015
Sunday, 5 & 19 April 2015
11am - 4pm
Duration 5 hours
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Coffee tour: The photograph and Australia
Rediscover the sense of wonder a photo can induce
Saturday 18, Thursday 23 April 2015, 10.30am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: South Building, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
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See you in the Canon Lab
Wednesdays, 7pm
15-29 April, 6 May 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: South Building, lower level 1
Free
Audio-description tour: The photograph and Australia
For blind or vision-impaired visitors
Image: David Moore Migrants arriving in Sydney 1966 (detail), gelatin silver photograph, 30.2 × 43.5 cm, gift of the artist 1997 © Lisa, Karen, Michael and Matthew Moore
Thursday 7 May 2015, 2pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Auslan-interpreted talk: The photograph and Australia
For deaf and hearing-impaired visitors
Image: David Moore Migrants arriving in Sydney 1966 (detail), gelatin silver photograph, 30.2 × 43.5 cm, gift of the artist 1997 © Lisa, Karen, Michael and Matthew Moore
Saturday 16 May 2015, 1pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Wednesdays 7pm
13, 20 & 27 May 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: South Building, ground level
Free
Wednesdays, 25 March - 27 May 2015
See listing for times
Free
Community access tour and workshop: Focus
Tour and artmaking activity for people of all ages and abilities
Image: Max Dupain Sunbaker 1937 (detail), gelatin silver photograph, 37.9 × 42.8 cm, , Art Gallery of NSW, purchased 1976
Friday 29 May 2015, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Artists talks: The photographer’s eye
Hear the stories behind the photographs
Image: Patrick Pound with Rowan McNaught The compound lens project 2014-15 © Patrick Pound and Rowan McNaught
Saturdays, 9 - 30 May 2015
See listing for details
16 May is Auslan interpreted
2 May has been rescheduled
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Discover drawing: The photograph and Australia
With Jennifer Keeler-Milne
Image: Jennifer Keeler-Milne
Sunday 31 May 2015, 10am
Duration 6 hours
Location: South Building, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Japanese-language guided tour: The photograph and Australia
日本語ガイドツアー: 写真とオーストラリア
Image: David Moore Migrants arriving in Sydney 1966 (detail), gelatin silver photograph, 30.2 × 43.5 cm, Art Gallery of NSW, gift of the artist 1997 © Lisa, Karen, Michael and Matthew Moore
Wednesdays 11am
6 May - 3 June 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Korean-language guided tour: The photograph and Australia
한국어 안내 관람: 사진과 호주
Image: David Moore Migrants arriving in Sydney 1966 (detail), gelatin silver photograph, 30.2 × 43.5 cm, Art Gallery of NSW, gift of the artist 1997 © Lisa, Karen, Michael and Matthew Moore
Wednesdays 11am
1 April 2014 - 3 June 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Drop in and print
Print your photo free at the Canon Lab
Wednesdays, 5-9pm
1 April - 3 June 2015
Duration 4 hours
Location: South Building, lower level 1
Free
Film series: Brought to light
Troublemakers, boat-rockers, trailblazers and whistleblowers
Image: Still from Wake in fright
Various Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays
29 March - 3 June 2015
See listing for details
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Cantonese-language guided tour: The photograph and Australia
粵語導覽 : 攝影和澳大利亞
Image: David Moore Migrants arriving in Sydney 1966 (detail), gelatin silver photograph, 30.2 × 43.5 cm, Art Gallery of NSW, gift of the artist 1997 © Lisa, Karen, Michael and Matthew Moore
Saturdays 2pm
4 April - 6 June 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Curatorial walkthrough: The photograph and Australia
Hear from the exhibition curator
Image: Charles Bayliss Group of local Aboriginal people, Chowilla Station, Lower Murray River, South Australia (detail) from the album New South Wales Royal Commission: Conservation of water. Views of scenery on the Darling and Lower Murray during the flood of 1886 1886, albumen photograph, 23.6 × 29.5 cm, purchased 1984.
Saturday 6 June 2015, 2pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Mandarin-language guided tour: The photograph and Australia
普通話導覽 : 攝影和澳大利亞
Image: David Moore Migrants arriving in Sydney 1966 (detail), gelatin silver photograph, 30.2 × 43.5 cm, Art Gallery of NSW, gift of the artist 1997 © Lisa, Karen, Michael and Matthew Moore
Saturdays 2pm
4 April - 6 June 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Guided tour: The photograph and Australia
An introduction to the exhibition
Image: David Moore Migrants arriving in Sydney 1966 (detail), gelatin silver photograph, 30.2 × 43.5 cm, Art Gallery of NSW, gift of the artist 1997 © Lisa, Karen, Michael and Matthew Moore
Daily 12pm, Wednesday 6pm
21 March - 8 June 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry