Une
matinée avec Rodin
Sunday 3 September at 11 am
Presented with Alliance Française. Learn more about France’s Auguste
Rodin on a tour of the exhibition with Curator Jane Messenger, followed by a tasting of
Rymill Coonawarra wines with their French winemaker, Sandrine Gimon.
Tickets $25; AGSA and Alliance Française Members $20
Bookings: tel. 8207 7050
Just like Rodin: bronze casting workshop
commencing Saturday 9 September
Here is your chance to make your very own bronze cast under the expert tuition of
sculptor, Steve James. Utilising the exhibition display as a teaching aid, participants
will learn how to build a maquette, construct a mould, cast and finish their own unique
bronze sculpture. Perhaps another Rodin will be discovered. Strictly limited to 15
participants. Full program details provided upon registration.
Workshop Sessions
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September: Wax model & mould making (Radford Auditorium)
Saturday 16: Mould reinforcement burn out (Radford Auditorium)
Saturday 23: Finishing (off-site)
Fee: $300; Members $250. Bookings and further information: tel. 8207 7050
A Day with Rodin
Sunday 24 September 12 noon - 3 pm
12 noon - 3 pm
Figures in Clay: Make your own clay sculpture
Function Room 1. Free
11 am
Free film: Camille Claudel
Explores the tempestuous relationship between Rodin and his favourite model,
artist and fellow sculptor, Camille Claudel. R rated, adults only. Radford Auditorium
2 pm
Interior Voice: Rodin and Music
Stephen Whittington, renowned composer, pianist, writer and music critic,
performs an extraordinary concert of music around themes from the sculpture of Auguste
Rodin. The program includes Franz Liszt's brilliant and virtuosic 'Dante' Sonata, inspired
by the same vision of the Inferno that inspired Rodin's masterpiece, 'The Gates of Hell';
music from the time of Rodin by French composers including the mysterious Alkan and
popular works by Debussy and Satie; and a work by Stephen Whittington, 'Interior Voice',
inspired by Rodin's sculpture Meditation (Interior Voice) which is in the Gallery's
collection.
Your enjoyment of the magnificent collection of Rodin sculptures will be greatly enriched
by this musical journey through the work of the great French artist.
Tickets: $40; Members $30; special student offer $15, includes exhibition entry and post
concert refreshment.
Bookings: tel. Yvonne on 8207 7050
2 pm
Film: The Gates of Hell
Auguste Rodin envisioned his monumental sculpture The Gates of Hell cast in
bronze. In the early 1980s an ambitious project was undertaken to realise Rodin’s
dream. This film tells the story of Rodin and documents the casting using the lost-wax
process. 53 mins (1981) Rated G. Radford Auditorium. Free
Enquiries: telephone 8207 7005
Cultural Conversation
Wednesday 4 October at
1 pm
Renowned New Zealand artist Neil Dawson speaks about his practice and recent work
with Professor Ian North
Born in Christchurch in 1948, Neil Dawson has established an international
reputation for his innovative sculpture. He holds a Diploma of Fine Arts (Hons) from
Canterbury University and a Graduate Diploma in Sculpture from Victorian College of the
Arts in Melbourne. Free
Please register your attendance anna.gardner@adealide.edu.au or 8303 3086
A collaboration between the Art & Heritage Collections of the University of Adelaide
and the Art Gallery of South Australia. Radford Auditorium |
