October Art After Hours celebrates 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects with music, celebrity and exhibition talks and more. Highlights include talks by John Kaldor, and Imants Tillers in conversation with Fenella Kernebone. Hear film maker Tom Murray talk and view a special film screening of his documentary 'In My Father's Country'. Live music returns to the ArtBar and the Australian Army Band perform as part of the Re-opening of the Grand Courts.  

CELEBRITY TALKS 6.30pm
14 Oct - John Kaldor, director Kaldor Public Art Projects, in conversation with Fenella Kernebone, ABC TV Sunday Arts presenter, in association with 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects.
21 Oct - Imants Tillers, artist, in conversation with Fenella Kernebone, ABC TV Sunday Arts presenter, in association with 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects.

MUSIC PERFORMANCES 6.30pm
7 Oct - Ursula Yovich, actor and singer Magpie Blues, in association with the Re-opening of the Grand Courts.
28 Oct - Kim Cunio and Heather Lee in association with Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodphur.

SPECIAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES 4pm
7 Oct - The Australian Army Band - Sax Quartet in association with the Re-opening of the Grand Courts.
14 Oct - The Australian Army Band - Clarinet Choir in association with the Re-opening of the Grand Courts. 
21 Oct - The Austraian Army Band - Woodwind Quintet in association with Re-opening of the Grand Courts. 
28 Oct - The Australian Army Band - piano and woodwind solos in association with The Re-opening of the Grand Courts.

EXHIBITION TALKS 5.30pm
7 Oct - George Alexander, coordinator contemporary programs, in association with 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects.
7 Oct - Ben Tyler, Kakadu artist, in association with the Re-opening of the Grand Courts.
14 Oct - Sophie Forbat, program manager for Kaldor Public Art Projects, in association with 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects.
21 Oct - John Kaldor, director of Kaldor Public Art Projects, in association with 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects.
21 Oct - Tom Murray, freelance film maker, writer and broadcaster, in association with the Re-opening of the Grand Courts.
28 Oct - The Kingpins, collective artists, in association with Video Swell Sydney.

SPECIAL FILM SCREENING 7.30pm
21 Oct - In My Father's Country, documentary by Tom Murray.

MUSIC IN THE ARTBAR 7.30pm
14 Oct - Malone, in association with the Re-opening of the Grand Courts.
21 Oct - Malone, in association with the Re-opening of the Grand Courts.

FREE FILM PROGRAM 7.15pm

EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW IN OCTOBER
Silk Ikats of Central Asia - until 6 October 2009
40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects - 2 October 2009 - 14 February 2010
Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodphur - 29 October - 26 January 2010
Tatzu Nishi: War and peace and in between - 2 October 2009 - 14 February 2010
Video Swell Sydney - 3 October - 29 November 2009
Printmaking in the age of Romanticism - until 25 October 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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IMAGES (Left to right): Ursula Yovich, The Kingpins, John Kaldor