ISSUE 96 | February 2008 | nga.gov.au/Calendar

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Australian Surrealism

The Agapitos/Wilson collection
16 February to 11 May 2008
nga.gov.au/AustralianSurrealism | Events

This exhibition, drawn from the recently acquired Agapitos/Wilson collection of Australian Surrealist art, shows the extraordinary breadth of surrealist practice in this country from the 1920s to the 1950s.  Including important works by some of Australia's greatest artists, the exhibition also presents the work of lesser known artists whose involvement with surrealism has only recently come to light.

Curator's perspective
Saturday 16 February 2 pm
A walkthrough introduction of the exhibition, Australian Surrealism, by the curator Elena Taylor
Free | Project Gallery

Carer's tour
Saturday 16 February 9.30 am
Private viewing for carers led by voluntary guides In collaboration with Carers ACT
Free | Bookings essential: 02 6296 9917 | meet in Gallery Foyer

top image detail: Max Dupain Doll's head and goat's skull c 1937 gelatine silver photograph Purchased with the assistance of James Agapitos OAM and Ray Wilson OAM 2007

National Indigenous Art Triennial 07

culture warriors
LAST DAYS
nga.gov.au/NIAT07 | Events

Film Festival
Throughout February
A series of Indigenous Australian screenings, presented with the assistance of Black Screen, an initiative of the Australian Film Commission. More information
Films are unclassified unless otherwise stated | Free | James O Fairfax Theatre

Happy Anniversary
40 years since the Referendum
Tuesday 5 February 12.45 pm
Brenda L Croft, Senior Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, and curator of the exhibition, explores what gains have been made and what role contemporary Indigenous artists have in giving voice to Indigenous people. Auslan sign interpretation will be included in this event
Free | Exhibition Galleries

Artist's talk and tour: Danie Mellor
Wednesday 6 February 3 pm
Join artist Danie Mellor for a talk about his installation work in Culture Warriors followed by afternoon tea in the Members' Lounge
Bookings essential | Tickets $12 | Exhibition Galleries

Art lecture series: Collecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art
Wednesday 6 February 6 pm
Hetti Perkins, Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales, interviews Apolline Kohen, Arts Director, Maningrida Arts & Culture, about the role of art centres in Aboriginal communities and the artists they support
Bookings essential | $15 members $20 non-members | James O. Fairfax Theatre

 

Other NGA events

Underground Sounds
Saturday 9 February 7–10.30 pm

Urthboy, Brothablack, Young Murp (U.S.A.), Wire MC, Omar Musa and DJ Rush

Hip-hop concert with acts including Urthboy, Brothblack, Young Murph, Wire MC, Omar Musa and DJ Rush, with Paul House on didjeridu, in association with Culture Warriors: NIAT closing weekend. More information

International art
Earth monument to New York
Tuesday 12 February 12.45 pm
Peter Naumann, Head of Education and Public Programs, looks at Alan Sonfist's installation work Earth monument to New York 1979
Free | International Art Galleries

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Journey into Buddhism Trilogy
Filmmaker John Bush travels through the luminous Buddhist cultures of Southeast Asia & Tibet and with an artist's point of view shares the truth, beauty and spiritual power of these legendary places.

Dharma River
Sunday 17 February  2 pm
Dharma River is a timeless journey through legendary rivers to the great Buddhist temples and mystical sites of Laos, Thailand and Burma
More information | Free | James O Fairfax Theatre

 

COMING SOON
Turner to Monet: the triumph of landscape
14 March – 9 June 2008
nga.gov.au/TurnertoMonet

Turner to Monet presents a one off opportunity to experience paintings never before seen in Australia.

Works by the finest artists of the time – Turner, Constable, Friedrich, Corot, Courbet, Glover, von Guérard, Church, Streeton, Roberts, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Monet – have been gathered from public and private collections from around the world.

Paul Gauguin Haystacks in Brittany  1890 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the W. Averell Harriman Foundation in memory of Marie N. Harriman On show only in Canberra in Turner to Monet: the triumph of landscape 14 March – 9 June 2008

Saville Park Suites special offers

Saville Park Suites Canberra is offering a special Turner to Monet package that includes:
hotel rooms starting from $197 or one bedroom apartments from $227 per night including: breakfast for two, car parking, and tickets to the Exhibition.

To book visit Saville Park Suites online at savillehotelgroup.com

Road closures

From Monday 7 January until 14 March 2008 civil engineering works associated with road safety improvements and major extensions to the National Gallery of Australia will cause temporary road closures and traffic changes. The following roads will be closed:

King Edward Terrace, between Bowen Drive and Parkes Place
Bowen Drive east bound from the intersection of King Edward terrace
Dorothy Tangney Place at the intersection of King Edward terrace and
King Edward Terrace exit road from Kings Avenue. 

More information | Road Closure Facts | Parking notice (pdf) | Map (pdf)

Gallery information
Open daily 10 am–5 pm | nga.gov.au | +61 2 6240 6502

For bookings email eventbookings@nga.gov.au or call +61 2 6240 6504 or freecall 1800 020 068

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