DESERT COUNTRY Art Gallery of South Australia travelling exhibition

16 March - 17 June 2012

Drawn from the Art Gallery of South Australia’s collection, this exhibition charts the forty year evolution of the internationally acclaimed Australian desert painting movement. The exhibition will include the watercolours of Albert Namatjira and his contemporaries along with contemporary artists Maringka Baker, Nura Rupert, Kunmanara Jimmy Baker and Tjungkara Ken.

Adults
Curator’s Talk
11.00am
Saturday 17 March
Join Curator Nici Cumpston for a walk through the exhibition.
Free

National Sorry Day Event
5.30pm
Saturday 26 May
Newcastle Art Gallery invites you to commemorate Sorry Day 2012, with The Newcastle City Council and Guraki Aboriginal Advisory Committee and the local Indigenous community. Enjoy a musical performance by Gambirra Illume, followed by a viewing of the documentary KANYINI, and a panel discussion in the exhibition.
Free

Guided tours
11.00am – 12.00pm
Saturdays and Sundays
Free

Children / youth
School holiday workshops*
10.30am - 12.30pm
17 - 20 April
$15
See Workshops and Programs section for further details

Education
Focus tour available**
Free

Resources
smART Space resource centre
Childern’s Art Trail brochure


Art Gallery Society
Coffee with Art
10.30am - 12.00pm
Wednesday 4 April
$10 members, $15 non-members
Sarah Johnson, the Gallery's newly appointed curator, introduces the exhibition.

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*Art Gallery 02 4974 5114
**Audience Programs 02 4974 5112}