Sidney Nolan’s 1946 enamel-on-board painting Ned Kelly, one of a series on the iconic Australian outlaw-hero. Photograph: National Gallery of Australia
Opening on 21 September 2013, exhibition Australia offers a sophisticated program of public educational events.
Here is our selection:
25 September – 29 November 2013
2.30pm Wednesdays and 7pm Fridays | Free Talk | Exhibition Tour
45-minute introductory talk.
No booking required (free with an exhibition ticket).
Monday 23 September 2013
1-2pm | Free Lecture | The Making of Australia
With Kathleen Soriano, exhibition curator; Dr. Anna Gray and Franchesca Cubillo, National Gallery of Australia.
Monday 30 September 2013
1-2pm | Free Lecture | Land and Landscape: The Colonial Encounter
With Ron Radford, Director of the National Gallery of Australia.
Friday 1 November 2013
1–5.30pm | Focus Day | Australian Identity
This half-day event considers the representation and reinvention of Australian identity through Australian film, art, cultural legend, television, design, and cuisine.
Charges apply
Monday 4 November 2013
1-2pm | Free Lecture | A Tale of Two Countries: Australian Art in the UK
Dr Sarah Scott, Australian National University.
Thursday 7 November 2013
6.30–7.30pm | Artist Talk | Christian Thompson
Australia-born artist Christian Thompson discusses the notion of landscape in his work featured in ‘Australia’, his childhood in the Australian outback, and the inspiration for his multidisciplinary practice whilst based in the UK.
Other venue: ‘The Hospital Club’ in Covent Garden.
Charges apply
Sunday 24 November 2013
Free Family Event | Family Studio: Colour in the Desert
Two Aboriginal artists from the Central Australian Desert and descendants of the famous Aboriginal Australian watercolourist Albert Namatjira guide this very special watercolour landscape painting workshop.
No booking required
Monday 25 November 2013
1-2pm | Free Lecture | Albert Namatjira: Magic Windows into the Central Australian Desert
With Scott Rankin (writer/director), Trevor Jamieson (actor), and Big hART (Australia’s leading arts and social change company).