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Events that are available to book online are listed below.

For all other events, phone 08 8207 7035. View the Events Calendar to see the full range of events that the Art Gallery offers.


EXHIBITION TICKETS

TURNER FROM THE TATE: THE MAKING OF A MASTER
8 February - 19 May 2013
BOOK NOW through BASS or phone 131 246
New Member offer: Become an Art Gallery Member and receive a free exhibition ticket.



ART WORKSHOPS

How would you like to develop your artistic skills in a great social and educational environment while also creating your own work of art? The Art Gallery is offering a range of workshops for adults in association with the exhibition Turner from the Tate: the Making of a Master . Book now to avoid disappointment!



Out and About
Join artist Annalise Rees on a Turner inspired mini-grand tour along the Torrens River, stopping to sketch the features of the linear parkway. Bring your own bike or hire from Adelaide City Bikes for free (08 8168 9999).
When: Sat 11 May, 10 am – 3 pm
Cost: $60 general admission, $50 Members. Includes exhibition ticket, sketch book and watercolour pencil kit. Bring your own refreshments. Limited to 15 participants.
Location: Meet at North Terrace entrance
Bookings essential: Call 08 8207 7005. Online bookings for this event have now closed.


MUSIC VERSE AND TEXT    

Romantic and Revolutionary - Turner in Music
Explore Turner’s genius through music, beginning with his contemporaries John Field, Felix Mendelssohn and Franz Liszt, moving to the high Romanticism of Brahms and ending with a specially-composed new work, The Fallacies of Hope, by Australian composer Stephen Whittington.
When: Saturday 11 May, 2.30 pm
Cost: $60 general admission, $45 Members, includes exhibition ticket and refreshments
Location: Radford Auditorium
Bookings essential: Limited number of tickets available from Gallery Shop. Online bookings for this event have now closed.


GET SMART 2013

Join us for focussed presentations on European Art inspired by the innovative re-display of the Melrose Wing, led by Gallery Guides.
Each presentation includes two lectures, complementary morning tea or coffee, and informal floor-talks in the Melrose Wing.
When: Saturday 25 May, 1 June, 8 June, 15 June, 10 am
Location: Radford Auditorium
Cost: $25 Member / $30 Non-Member/$20 Student, Season ticket price (all 4 weeks): $100, $80 Member, $60 Student
Season ticket bookings essential: Call 08 8207 7005 or online


GetsmART 25 May
Art’s ancestry
Embark on a journey with Rosemary Collins and uncover the wellsprings of contemporary art in ancient times. This lecture will explore human ideals and desires, the abiding themes of love and compassion, the spiritual and the temporal.
The 3 Ds in art = Design, Decorate and Display
In this presentation, Helen Bulis will consider the diverse techniques, design trends and the emotional and spiritual resonances of Decorative Arts.
Bookings essential: Call 08 8207 7005 or online


GetsmART 1 June
Portraiture: conversations across time
Images of human beings are among the most universal across time and place. Join Maureen Nimon to learn more about ourselves, and our ideas of art, through an examination of portraits across history.
Are we all flesh?
Delivered by David Stokes, this lecture considers the human condition in its myriad manifestations and questions the effectiveness of works of art, particularly three dimensional forms, in forcing us to confront our humanity.
Bookings essential: Call 08 8207 7005 or online


GetsmART 8 June
Landscape, nature and nation
By the 19th century, landscape painting glorified nature’s spiritual qualities and had become a powerful expression of nationalism and romanticism. Paul Corcoran focusses on the aesthetic and political shifts in the very idea of Nature in this lecture.
Interior lives
Works of art featuring domestic interiors and still life subjects offer a window into private settings and intimate moments. In this lecture, Jill Swann considers the richness and diversity of human experience communicated to the audience through genre painting.
Bookings essential: Call 08 8207 7005 or online


GetsmART 15 June
Are we all seduced?
Consider with Mary Rivett ,  the representations of luxury, beauty, love and sexuality in works of art designed to seduce in the Melrose Wing of European Art.
Art is long, life is short
Explore with James Lainas the nature of mortality through a consideration of ‘ immortal’ works of art that depict individuals grappling with their humanity.
Bookings essential: Call 08 8207 7005 or online


 
Please note: The Art Gallery of South Australia is unable to process refunds but can offer a credit for future events if notice of your cancellation is received at least five working days prior to the event. The Gallery reserves the right to cancel events. If an event is cancelled, all registered participants will be notified and full refunds issued.