Exhibitions

2000-2010
Education Programs

Sidney Nolan: Retrospective

$5 per student for booked school groups

Note: Limited student numbers per hour
 

Years K-6

Teachers enrichment day
Knowing Nolan
Friday 21 September • 9.30am-3.30pm
$77, $70 for AGS members and tertiary students
Includes morning tea, lunch and cross-curricular educational material
Investigate Australian history, myths and legends through the art of Sidney Nolan and develop a deeper understanding of this iconic artist.
Note: this Enrichment Day has been organised prior to the exhibition opening to maximise your planning and preparation time for visiting with students

Art adventure tour
Bush magic
Tuesdays - Fridays
With the Children's Guides
Free with $5 exhibition entry
Go on a bush walk and behold Nolan's iconic images of Australian landscapes, history and magical masterpieces.

Operation Art: Teachers Visual Arts workshop
Thursday 25 October • 10am-3.30pm
$140
Includes morning tea, lunch and educational material
An opportunity to explore the possibilities of teaching and learning in the Visual Arts through engaging with the Operation Art exhibition and the Gallery's collections. Includes hands-on practical workshops, syllabus links, guided tours and education resources for the K-6 classroom.
A collaborative program between the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the NSW Department of Education and Training, and the Nelson Meers Foundation.
Bookings are essential and must be made with Fiona Steel, Executive Officer, Operation Art
Tel: (02) 9550 9083 fax: (02) 9550 9407 e-mail: fiona.steel@det.nsw.edu.au
 

Years 7-12

Study mornings
Body of work: Nolan's vision - the curator's vision
Years 7-9: 16, 28 November
Years 10-12: 6, 22 November
10.30-11.30am
$8 per student (includes exhibition entry)
Consider the body of work through the retrospective exhibition. Analyse how this type of exhibition is organised through the curator's vision to communicate key ideas about the artist's vision, using individual artworks and their groupings that can be read by an audience.