Art After Hours presents a range of events in association with three new exhibitions opening this month: Garden and Cosmos , the Dobell Prize for Drawing 2009 and Rupert Bunny: artist in Paris . Enjoy talks by Anupam Sharma, Richard Glover and Jonathan Biggins, curator talks, and music in the ArtBar.

4 Nov- Anupam Sharma, filmmaker and Australia's leading expert of Indian Cinema, in association with Garden and Cosmos.
11 Nov - Richard Glover, 702 ABC Sydney Drive presenter, in association with Dobell Prize for Drawing 2009.
18 Nov - Jonathan Biggins, author, actor and presenter, in conversation with Professor Ian Howard, Dean, College of Fine Arts, and Dr. Darryl Hodgkinson, cosmetic plastic surgeon: Pencil and scalpel: drawing classes for plastic surgeons, in association with Dobell Prize for Drawing 2009.
25 Nov - Marty Murphy, comedian and author: Overdressed for picnics while the world prepared for war, in association with Rupert Bunny: artist in Paris.

SPECIAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES 4pm
4, 11, 18 Nov - The Australian Army Band - in association with the recent re-opening of the Grand Courts.
25 Nov - The Australian Army Band - Music of the Belle Epoque, in association with the Rupert Bunny: artist in Paris.
 

EXHIBITION TALKS 5.30pm
4 Nov - Tony Bond, assistant director curatorial, in association with 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects.
11 Nov- Hendrik Kolenberg, curator, in association with the Dobell Prize for Drawing 2009.
18 Nov - Helen Campbell, assistant curator Australian prints drawings and watercolours, in association with the Dobell Prize for Drawing 2009.
25 Nov - Dr Joseph Neparrnga Gumbula, Yolngu elder, artist and intellectual, in association with the recent re-opening of the Grand Courts.
25 Nov - David Thomas, art historian: Bunny's Mythologies, in association with Rupert Bunny: artist in Paris.

SPECIAL EXHIBITION TALK 7.30pm
11 Nov - Anita Taylor, director National Art School, in association with Dobell Prize for Drawing 2009.

MUSIC IN THE ARTBAR 7.30pm
7 Nov - Sardool Singh, in association with the Garden and Cosmos.
11 & 18 Nov - Mr Percival, in association with the Dobell Prize for Drawing 2009
 25 Nov - Veren Grigorov, Hungarian gypsy violinist, in association with Rupert Bunny: artist in Paris

FREE FILM PROGRAM 7.15pm

EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW IN NOVEMBER
40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects - until 14 February 2010
Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodphur - until 26 January 2010
Tatzu Nishi: War and peace and in between - 2 October 2009 - 14 February 2010
Dobell Prize for drawing 2009 - 6 November - 31 January 2010
Rupert Bunny: artist in Paris - 21 November - 21 February 2010
Video Swell Sydney - until 29 November 2009
Tackling THE FIELD - until 29 November 2009
The Dreamers - until 6 December 2009

Weekly program information at www.artafterhours.com.au
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Media Information
Susanne Briggs
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Images and Interviews available on request
Telephone: (02) 9225 1791 Email: susanneb@ag.nsw.gov.au

IMAGES (Left to right): Anupam Sharma, Jonathan Biggins, Richard Glover