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Turner from the Tate
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Tea and English muffins
Aug 1
8:30 am
View the exhibition before it opens to the public, followed by tea and English muffins.
Venue: meet in main foyer
Price : $45 members, $55 guests (bookings essential)
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Collection: Asian art
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The wabi influence on Japanese ceramics
Aug 1
6:00 pm
Earth and fire: Japanese aesthetics and contemporary ceramics lecture 3
Ian Jones, potter and PhD candidate, School of Art, ANU, explores the impact of wabi on ceramics for the tea ceremony, particularly wood-fired works from Bizen and Shigaraki, and the revival of this aesthetic in the 1930s.
Venue: Small Theatre
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Permanent collection
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Art and Alzheimer's
Aug 2
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)
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Roy Lichtenstein
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Pop art classics
Aug 3
7:30 pm
An ensemble from the Canberra Symphony Orchestra performs important strange and popular music from 1950 to 1970 and discusses links with the past and future of classical music and with visual arts movements …
Venue: NewActon Nishi
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Turner from the Tate
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Bright star
Aug 4
2:00 pm
2009, PG, 119 mins
Bright star examines Keats's poems and love letters to Fanny Brawne, depicting this tender relationship restricted by the conventions of the period. Directed by Jane Campion and starring Abbie Cornish and Paul Schneider.
Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
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Turner from the Tate
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Lecture 4
Aug 7
6:00 pm
Turner from the Tate masterclass series
Key academics and experts on JMW Turner deliver masterclass lectures that delve deeply into the rich artistic content of the exhibition Turner from the Tate …
Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
Price : $140, $120 concession, $100 members (four lectures and exhibition entries) (bookings essential)
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Turner from the Tate
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Director's view
Aug 8
12:45 pm
Ron Radford, Director, speaks about the exhibition Turner from the Tate.
Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
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Collection: Asian art
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Japanese aesthetics and Australian influences
Aug 8
6:00 pm
Earth and fire: Japanese aesthetics and contemporary ceramics lecture 4
Hiroe Swen, Japanese potter, speaks about her practice, Japanese aesthetics and Australian influences on her work.
Venue: Small Theatre
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Permanent collection
| children
Art and me
Aug 9
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)
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Turner from the Tate
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/ members
High tea
Aug 10
2:00 pm
Lucina Ward, Curator, International Painting and Sculpture, presents an exhibition overview while you enjoy high tea. Entry to the exhibition is at the conclusion of the high tea.
Venue: Gandel Hall
Price : $65 members, $75 guests (includes exhibition ticket) (bookings essential)
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Permanent collection
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Draw together
Aug 11
11:00 am
all ages, children to be accompanied
Discover the value of drawing with Gallery educator Adriane Boag. Come as a family, a group or an individual.
Venue: meet in main foyer
Price : $14, adult, $12 concession, $10 members, $7 child, $5 child members (includes materials) (bookings essential)
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Turner from the Tate
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Sense and sensibility
Aug 11
2:00 pm
1995, G, 136 mins
A captivating romance based on Jane Austen's novel. Directed by Ang Lee and starring Emma Thompson, James Fleet and Tom Wilkinson.
Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
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Permanent collection
| viewings
Rendezvous with art
Aug 12
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)
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Roy Lichtenstein
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Thinking nude
Aug 15
12:45 pm
Emilie Owens, Assistant Curator, International Prints, Drawings and Illustrated Books, discusses Roy Lichtenstein's series Nude.
Venue: Orde Poynton Gallery
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Permanent collection
| workshops
Draw together
Aug 18
11:00 am
all ages, children to be accompanied
Discover the value of drawing with Gallery educator Adriane Boag. Come as a family, a group or an individual.
Venue: meet in main foyer
Price : $14, adult, $12 concession, $10 members, $7 child, $5 child members (includes materials) (bookings essential)
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Collection: Australian art
| talks
Centenary tour
Aug 19
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
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Permanent collection
| children
A little look at art
Aug 21
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)
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Collection: International art
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On the edge of the cliff
Aug 22
12:45 pm
Pamela Walker, voluntary guide, looks at carvings from the Dogon people of Mali, West Africa, including an ancestor figure with an intriguing past.
Venue: International galleries
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Permanent collection
| workshops
Draw together
Aug 25
11:00 am
all ages, children to be accompanied
Discover the value of drawing with Gallery educator Adriane Boag. Come as a family, a group or an individual.
Venue: meet in main foyer
Price : $14, adult, $12 concession, $10 members, $7 child, $5 child members (includes materials) (bookings essential)
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Permanent collection
| viewings
Rendezvous with art
Aug 26
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)
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Special event
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Members Book Club
Aug 28
10:30 am
Engage with art and culture as part of the Members Book Club. This season's book is Jeanette Hoorn's Moroccan idyll: art and orientalism. NGA Shop: 20% off this title for participants.
Venue: NGA Shop
Price : $12 members (bookings essential)
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Roy Lichtenstein
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Private viewing for carers
Aug 28
10:30 am
Led by voluntary guides in collaboration with Carers ACT. Free, bookings essential, (02) 6296 9900
Venue: meet in main foyer
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Collection: Australian art
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At the centre of Surrealism
Aug 29
12:45 pm
Elspeth Pitt, Assistant Curator, Australian Prints and Drawings, discusses ink drawings made in Papua New Guinea by Czech-born Surrealist Du_an Marek.
Venue: Australian galleries
