Sydney
CBD The Rocks
Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW)
Art Gallery Road, Sydney 2000. T (02) 9225-1744, 1800-679-278. W www.artgallery.nsw.gov.auAdmission charges apply to some exhibitions. H Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To Sept 5 The National 2021: New Australian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW presents 14 artist projects that consider the potential of art to heal and care for fragile natural and social ecosystems. To Sept 19 Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings – more than a century after she painted her most celebrated works, Swedish artist Hilma af Klint is taking centre stage as her art captivates audiences around the world (see ad page 3). To Sept 26 Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize – a landmark exhibition celebrating 100 years of Australia’s most prestigious portrait prize. Also, Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2021 – Australia’s favourite art award, the Archibald Prize, celebrates its 100th year in 2021. Along with the Wynne and Sulman Prizes, this is an annual exhibition eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike. To 2022 The Way We Eat explores how what we eat and drink, and the way that we do so, defines our times and our lives.
China Cultural Centre in Sydney
Level 1, 151 Castlereagh Street, Sydney T (02) 8228-3050. E info@cccsydney.org W www.cccsydney.org H Mon-Fri 10.00 to 1.00 and 2.00 to 5.00. Opening times vary depending on events, classes and public holidays. Stay informed via our social media and website. To Aug 13 Poetic Nature: A Joint Exhibition by Chinese and Australian Artists – works by 12 representative Australian and Chinese artists featuring oil painting, gouache painting, acrylic and sculpture.
Gaffa Gallery
281 Clarence Street, Sydney CBD 2000. T (02) 9283-4273. E gallery@gaffa.com.au W www.gaffa.com.au H Mon-Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Closed Sun and public hols. Gaffa is an independent creative precinct, artist-run in attitude and execution. Aug 5 to 16 Group Show – St Andrew’s Cathedral School. Also, The Winter Show by Lorraine Waugh & Steve Starr. Aug 19 to 30 In Plein Light – Gaffa curated group show. Also, Free and For Sale by Lily Platts, Good Grief: Contemporary Mourning by Rebecca Kilpatrick, and Frances Peck – solo show.
The Ken Done Gallery
1 Hickson Road, The Rocks 2000. T (02) 8274-4500 F (02) 8274-4545. E gallery@done.com.au W www.kendone.com.au H Daily 10.00 to 5.30. The current exhibition includes Ken Done’s most recent artistic expressions of the underwater world. The paintings are bold in colour, simultaneously familiar yet unexpected and filled with optimism. Also on exhibition are a number of works on paper featuring subjects of the garden, beach, harbour and the outback. The artist’s brand new publication ‘Ken Done: Art Design Life’, a comprehensive and extensively illustrated monograph on Done’s art and design, celebrates the man, his life’s work and his legacy. Limited edition prints, posters and other art related products, including four mini books published by Thames & Hudson, themed on the reef, the beach, Sydney Harbour and the outback are available for sale in the gallery shop.
