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FEBRUARY PROGRAM

This month Art After Hours presents a number of free events inspired by the Tezuka: the Marvel of Manga exhibition, including a Japanese animation (anime) film series. We also announce the return of our popular free DJ sets in the Artbar, perfect for a post-work Wednesday night drink.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

CELEBRITY TALKS 6.30pm 
7 Feb Volatinsky Trio (staff from the Australian Institute of Music) perform
14 Feb Bruce Petty, political cartoonist discusses Artexpress
21 Feb Gretel Killeen interviews Artexpress artists
28 Feb Paul Livingston (aka Flacco) talks on the Tezuka exhibition

EXHIBITION TALKS 5.30pm 
7 Feb Hendrik Kollenberg, exhibition curator, discusses the Albert Tucker exhibition in the Focus Room
7 Feb Jonathan Jones, coordinator, Aboriginal programs, discusses contemporary Aboriginal art
14 Feb Tristan Sharp, exhibition curator, discusses Artexpress
14 Feb Tony Bond, head curator of international art, discusses Anselm Kiefer’s ‘Women of Antiquity’
21 Feb Tristan Sharp, exhibition curator, discusses Artexpress

ARTIST TALKS 7.30pm 
14 Feb Anna Munster and Michele Barker discuss Struck - a video and sound installation. 
 
FREE MUSIC IN THE ARTBAR 7.30pm 
7 & 14 Feb Harry Sutherland Jazz band
21 & 28 Feb Sub bass snarl in a live DJ set

FILM PROGRAM 7.15pm 
7 Feb  Whale rider - Dir: Niki Caro 2002
14 Feb The story of the weeping camel - Dir: Byambasuren Davaa  2004
21 Feb Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - Dir: Hayao Miyazaki 1984
28 Feb Laputa castle in the sky - Dir: Hayao Miyazaki 1986

EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW IN FEBRUARY
Artexpress - opens 14 Feb
Tezuka: the marvel of manga - opens 23 Feb
Struck: Michele Barker and Anna Munster - opens 8 Feb
Albert Tucker: promised gifts from the estate
Anne Landa Award for video & new media arts - closes 11 Feb
Gifted: Contemporary Aboriginal Art

Weekly program information at www.artafterhours.com.au
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Susanne Briggs
Press Office, Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Telephone: 02 9225 1734 Email: susanneb@ag.nsw.gov.au