Exhibitions

2000-2010
Education Programmes

Darkness & Light: Caravaggio & His World

$4 per student for booked school groups
Special 9am early entry for booked groups

EDUCATION KITS: hardcopy free with bookings; extended format online - AVAILABLE NOW. Includes Italian Language Resources.
 

K-6

ADVENTURE TOUR

Cut it with Caravaggio
Lights, action, Caravaggio! Step into the dark and dramatic Baroque world of Caravaggio and his followers and be amazed by their antics and awesome paintings. With the Children's Guides.
Tuesdays - Fridays
Free with $4 exhibition entry
 

7-12

STUDENT STUDY MORNINGS

In Depth Focus - Caravaggio: Illuminating the Darkness
Investigate and interpret the world of Caravaggio, his work and the exhibition with Ursula Prunster (Curator of Special Projects AGNSW) Craig Judd (Education/Public Programmes Manager, Biennale of Sydney) and Charlie Sheard (artist).
Years 11-12
Wednesday, 4 February 2004
10.30am-1pm
$10 per student (includes exhibition entry)

Caravaggio: The Artist as Outlaw
Come face to face with the life and times of one of art history's most famous and infamous artists, Caravaggio.
Years 10-12: Thursday, 4 December
Years 7-9: Tuesday, 2 December
10.30-11.30am
$6 per student (includes exhibition entry)
 

STUDIO SESSION

Chiaroscuro: The Drama of Darkness and Light
Explore the physical and psychological drama in the changing effects of light, experimenting with drawing techniques, model and costume.
2 hours
Monday, Wednesday or Friday
10.30am-12.30pm or 12.30-2.30pm
$225 per group of 15 or less (exhibition entry not included)
 

FOCUS FEST 2003

Divining the Sacred and the Profane
Friday 5 & Saturday 6 December 2003
The Gallery's annual Secondary Visual Arts Teachers' Conference. Investigate the sacred and profane in the conception and reception of art across cultures and historic divides. Highlights include Caravaggio, Colin McCahon and the Gallery's permanent collections, as resources for classroom programming and case study development. Includes lectures and workshops with artists, curators, critics, educators and inter-disciplinary experts.
$70 per day, $120 for two days
AGS members & tertiary students: $63 per day, $108 for two days
Includes breakfast, lunch & resources


NEW COMBINATION STUDENT STUDY MORNINGS:

Caravaggio · Artexpress · Man Ray
An introduction to multiple exhibitions, identifying key works and ideas.
Years 9-12: 10.30�11.30am
$2 per student (exhibition entry fee not included)
Caravaggio · Artexpress - 10, 13, 16 February 2004
Caravaggio · Man Ray - 11, 17, 19 February 2004
Man Ray · Artexpress - 12, 18 February 2004