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Karla Grant, Stephen Page, Gretel Killeen

 

This month's events are in association with Half Light: Portraits from Black Australia and include an exciting line up of celebrity speakers. Daniel Browning talks with the creative team behind The First Australians Rachel Perkins and Darren Dale and see Karla Grant in conversation with boxing legend Lionel Rose. Join Australian Folk/Jazz duet, Microwave Jenny as they perform in the Artbar.

CELEBRITY TALKS 6.30pm
4 February - Daniel Browning
, presenter ABC Radio National Aboriginal program (Awaye!) talks with Rachel Perkins and Darren Dale.
11 February - Lionel Rose, boxing legend, in conversation with Karla Grant, Executive Producer/Presenter Living Black SBS.
18 February - Stephen Page, artistic director, Bangarra Dance Theatre.
25 February - Gretel Killeen, in conversation with some of the artists in ARTEXPRESS 09.

EXHIBITION TALKS 5.30pm 
4 February - Brenda L Croft
, artist and senior curator, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Art National Gallery of Australia, in association with Half Light
11 February - Genevieve Grieves
, artist in association with Half Light.
11 February - Barry Pearce, curator discusses The Late Landscapes of Horace Trenerry
18 February - r e a, artist, discusses her work in Half Light. 

SPECIAL LECTURES 5.30pm 
4 February - Khanh Trinh
, curator of Japanese Art in association with Genji - the world of the Shining Prince
25 February - Paul Noritake Tange, architect and president of Tange Associations, Heritage of Modern Japanese Architecture - Tange's DNA.

SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY SCREENING 7.30pm
11 February -
Lionel This documentary chronicles the life of Aboriginal boxing legend Lionel Rose.

SPECIAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE 6.30pm
4 Mar - Wes Carr
, Australian Idol, performance in association with ARTEXPRESS 09.

FREE MUSIC IN THE ARTBAR 7.30pm
4 February - Peter Mac & Charlie Trindale
 in association with Half Light.
11, 18 February - Microwave Jenny, indigenous folk/jazz duo.

PLEASE NOTE: The 7.15pm free film screenings will NOT be held in February, due to renovations to the Domain Theatre, and will resume on 11 March 2009.

EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW IN FEBRUARY
Half Light - until 22 February
Horace Trenerry - until 15 March 2009
Genji - the world of the Shining Prince - until 15 February
Country Culture & Community - until 19 April
ARTEXPRESS 09 - opens 14 February
Óscar Muñoz - opens 19 February
Justene Williams - opens 19 February
Angela Ferreira & Narelle Jubelin - 19 February

Weekly program information at www.artafterhours.com.au
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney 2000
National toll free 1800 679 278

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Susanne Briggs
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Images and Interviews available on request
Telephone: 02 9225 1791 Email:
susanneb@ag.nsw.gov.au

 

IMAGES (Left to right): Karla Grant, Stephen Page and Gretel Killeen