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  1. Turner from the Tate | lectures Turner and Architecture
    Jun 1 2:00 pm David Brown, Curator, Tate Britain, United Kingdom.
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : Free (limited numbers, bookings essential, those who require sign interpretation tel (02) 6240 6632)
  2. Turner from the Tate | celebrations / members Opening party for members
    Jun 1 6:00 pm Join us to celebrate the opening of Turner from the Tate: The Making of a Master. The evening includes an introduction to the exhibition, exclusive viewing, sparkling and canap_s.
    Venue: Gandel Hall
    Price : $90 members, $100 guests (includes exhibition entry) (bookings essential)
  3. Turner from the Tate | performances Romantic and revolutionary: Turner in music
    Jun 2 3:00 pm Explore Turner's genius with his contemporaries John Field, Felix Mendelssohn and Franz Liszt, the high Romanticism of Brahms and a new work, The fallacies of hope, by Australian Stephen Wittington …
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : $50, $44 concession, $42 members, $20 student (includes refreshments) (bookings essential (02) 6240 6502)
  4. Collection: Asian art | talks Kirigami
    Jun 4 12:45 pm Japanese artist, designer and author Kanako Yaguchi fuses new ideas into traditional Japanese kirigami, the art of cutting paper to form symmetrical patterns usually seen in Buddhist and Shinto festivals in Japan …
    Venue: Small Theatre
  5. Turner from the Tate | lectures Introduction to Turner from the Tate
    Jun 4 5:30 pm An informative introduction to the exhibition followed by an after-hours exhibition viewing.
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : $40, $35 members/concession (includes exhibition entry) (bookings essential)
  6. Winter Film Series 2013 | screenings Marina Abramovic: the artist is present
    Jun 5 6:00 pm 2012, MA15+, 104 mins Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovich prepares a major retrospective of her seductive, fearless and outrageous work at the Museum of Modern Art. Introduced by series curator Simon Weaving. More info here
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : Series $80, $70 concession, $60 members; single $16, $14 concession, $12 members (bookings essential)
  7. Winter Film Series 2013 | screenings Winter Film Series 2013
    Commences Jun 5 - Jul 10 6:00 pm Catch some of the most exciting recent cinema about art, culture and ideas in a specially curated program. Six films curated and introduced by Simon Weaving, former artistic director, Canberra International Film Festival. More info here
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : Series $80, $70 concession, $60 members; single $16, $14 concession, $12 members (bookings essential)
  8. Collection: Photography | lectures Proto-modern photography of the Russian avant-garde
    Jun 6 12:45 pm Dr Steve Yates, Fulbright Scholar, curator and photographic artist, introduces early multimedia photographic art in Russia and Eastern Europe during the development of the USSR.
    Venue: Small Theatre
  9. Permanent collection | assisted Art and Alzheimer's
    Jun 7 10:30 am An interactive tour that connects participants in shared intellectual activity through personal insights, interpretation, art history and memories.
    Venue: meet in main foyer
    Price : Free (bookings essential (02) 6240 6632)
  10. Turner from the Tate | performances Poetry and music in the life and art of JMW Turner
    Jun 9 2:30 pm Actor John Turnbull portrays the Romantic era through poetry, accompanied by Giga Jeleskovic and his string ensemble. The sublime music of Purcell, Delibes and Schumann weaves around the poems of Byron, Dryden and Milton, …
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : $40, $38 concession, $35 members, $15 student (includes refreshments) (bookings essential (02) 6240 6502)
  11. Turner from the Tate | lectures The alchemy of landscape composition
    Jun 11 12:45 pm Penny Low, artist and Gallery educator, discusses elements of landscape composition, focussing on a variety of paintings and prints, including works by JMW Turner and works in the national art collection.
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
  12. Turner from the Tate | lectures Introduction to Turner from the Tate
    Jun 11 5:30 pm An informative introduction to the exhibition followed by an after-hours exhibition viewing.
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : $40, $35 members/concession (includes exhibition entry) (bookings essential)
  13. Turner from the Tate | assisted Private viewing for carers
    Jun 12 10:30 am Led by voluntary guides in collaboration with Carers ACT. Free, bookings essential, (02) 6296 9900
    Venue: meet in main foyer
  14. Winter Film Series 2013 | screenings Italy: love it or leave it
    Jun 12 6:00 pm 2012, PG, 75 mins An emotional, cheeky and beautiful trip through Italy in a Fiat 500, as two friends decide if they can buck the trend of non-believers and fall in love with their country again. Introduced by series curator Simon Weaving. More info here
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : Series $80, $70 concession, $60 members; single $16, $14 concession, $12 members (bookings essential)
  15. Kastom | lectures Vanuatu sand drawing
    Jun 13 12:45 pm Stephen Zagala, Curator, Monash Gallery of Art, speaks about the art of sand drawing in the culture of Vanuatu.
    Venue: Small Theatre
  16. Permanent collection | children Art and me
    Jun 14 10:00 am ages 2–3, to be accompanied Join Gallery educators on an interactive art tour for toddlers.
    Venue: meet in main foyer
    Price : $12 child, $10 child members (includes materials) (bookings essential)
  17. Kastom | talks Slit drums and the music of Vanuatu
    Jun 15 2:00 pm Crispin Howarth, curator of Kastom: art of Vanuatu, speaks about the slit drum and music of Vanuatu.
    Venue: Sculpture Garden
  18. Collection: Australian art | talks Centenary tour
    Jun 17 2:00 pm Celebrate Canberra's centenary and join voluntary guides on a free tour highlighting the art and artists of 1913.
    Venue: meet in main foyer
  19. Turner from the Tate | lectures Introduction to Turner from the Tate
    Jun 18 5:30 pm An informative introduction to the exhibition followed by an after-hours exhibition viewing.
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : $40, $35 members/concession (includes exhibition entry) (bookings essential)
  20. Permanent collection | children A little look at art
    Jun 19 10:00 am ages 0–2 and parents/carers Join a voluntary guide for an informal tour of the Gallery for parents and babies. Followed by coffee and muffins.
    Venue: meet in main foyer
    Price : $12, $10 members/concession (bookings essential)
  21. Turner from the Tate | assisted Descriptive tour
    Jun 19 3:30 pm For people who are blind or have low vision.
    Venue: Temporary Exhibitions Gallery
    Price : Free (bookings essential (02) 6240 6519)
  22. Winter Film Series 2013 | screenings Diana Vreeland: the eye has to travel
    Jun 19 6:00 pm 2012, G, 77 mins A fascinating documentary on fashionista Diana Vreeland, editor of Harpers BazaarVogue, who defined style for more than 50 years. Introduced by series curator Simon Weaving. More info here
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : $16, $14 concession, $12 members (bookings essential)
  23. Turner from the Tate | viewings / members Tea and English muffins
    Jun 20 8:30 am View the exhibition before it opens to the public, followed by tea and English muffins.
    Venue: Gandel Hall
    Price : $45 members, $55 guests (bookings essential)
  24. Collection: Australian art | talks Paintings that meet
    Jun 20 12:45 pm Jacqueline Chlanda, Curatorial Assistant, Australian Painting and Sculpture, looks at the paintings of Tony Tuckson, Ray James Tjangala, John Mawurndjul AM and Ian Fairweather.
    Venue: Australian galleries
  25. Turner from the Tate | screenings Turner at Tate
    Jun 21 12:45 pm 2006, 60 mins A film about ideas, history and landscape; a film about colour and light. An astute overview of Turner's life and approaches to art considered against the radical social and political changes in early 19th-century England.
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
  26. Turner from the Tate | screenings Turner at Tate
    Jun 23 2:00 pm 2006, 60 mins A film about ideas, history and landscape; a film about colour and light. An astute overview of Turner's life and approaches to art considered against the radical social and political changes in early 19th-century England.
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
  27. Permanent collection | viewings Rendezvous with art
    Jun 24 10:00 am Learn about works of art on display. Enjoy refreshments in the Members Lounge before joining voluntary guides to discuss selected works of art.
    Venue: meet in main foyer
    Price : $12, $10 members/concession (bookings essential)
  28. Turner from the Tate | lectures / members Champagne and chintz for members
    Jun 25 11:00 am Enjoy a glass of sparkling as Nerida Brydon from Elliot Clarke discusses the history of chintz and how it has influenced ideas on interiors.
    Venue: Gandell Hall
    Price : $55 members, $65 guests (bookings essential)
  29. Turner from the Tate | lectures Introduction to Turner from the Tate
    Jun 25 5:30 pm An informative introduction to the exhibition followed by an after-hours exhibition viewing.
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : $40, $35 members/concession (includes exhibition entry) (bookings essential)
  30. Winter Film Series 2013 | screenings Final cut: ladies and gentlemen
    Jun 26 6:00 pm 2012, 84 mins Directed by renowned editor Gyorky Palfi, this extraordinary film takes short moments from over 500 classic films and presents them as the archetypal love story. Introduced by series curator Simon Weaving. More info here
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
    Price : $16, $14 concession, $12 members (bookings essential)
  31. Turner from the Tate | talks Turner and history
    Jun 27 12:45 pm Christine Dixon, Senior Curator, International Painting and Sculpture.
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
  32. Permanent collection | performances Life is a work of art
    Jun 29 11:00 am Canberra Dance Theatre's GOLD company are a group of over 55s who love life, dance and culture. This processional performance celebrates art and elders, guiding audiences through the Gallery as dancers respond to works of art.
    Venue: throughout the Gallery
    Price : Free (limited numbers, bookings essential)
  33. Permanent collection | performances Life is a work of art
    Jun 29 3:00 pm Canberra Dance Theatre's GOLD company are a group of over 55s who love life, dance and culture. This processional performance celebrates art and elders, guiding audiences through the Gallery as dancers respond to works of art.
    Venue: throughout the Gallery
    Price : Free (limited numbers, bookings essential)
  34. Permanent collection | performances Life is a work of art
    Jun 30 11:00 am Canberra Dance Theatre's GOLD company are a group of over 55s who love life, dance and culture. This processional performance celebrates art and elders, guiding audiences through the Gallery as dancers respond to works of art.
    Venue: throughout the Gallery
    Price : Free (limited numbers, bookings essential)
  35. Permanent collection | performances Life is a work of art
    Jun 30 3:00 pm Canberra Dance Theatre's GOLD company are a group of over 55s who love life, dance and culture. This processional performance celebrates art and elders, guiding audiences through the Gallery as dancers respond to works of art.
    Venue: throughout the Gallery
    Price : Free (limited numbers, bookings essential)