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Australia's ImpressionistsFirst international exhibition of Australian Impressionism o

First international exhibition of Australian Impressionism opens at National Gallery, London

Published on Friday 11 November 2016.

Art Gallery of NSW announces 2016 Young Archie winners

The Art Gallery of New South Wales is proud to announce the winners of the fourth annual Young Archie competition, which fosters and celebrates creativity among budding young artists around Australia.

Published on Saturday 17 September 2016.

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Looking at paintings brings pleasure for people living with dementia.An independent study looks at art access programs at AGNSW

A newly published study of the Art Gallery of New South Wales’s art access program for people living with dementia highlights the pleasurable experience that looking at art brings for people with dementia as well as their carers, family members and health care professionals.

Published on Thursday 15 September 2016.

Exhibitions draw record crowds to the Art Gallery of New South Wales

The current exhibitions Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection and Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2016 have drawn record crowds to the Art Gallery of New South Wales which has recorded its highest July attendance in history, with 205,000 visitors.

Published on Thursday 04 August 2016.

Elena Papanikolakis awarded 2016 Eva Breuer Travelling Art Scholarship

The Art Gallery of New South Wales is pleased to announce young Australian female artist Elena Papanikolakis is the recipient of the 2016 Eva Breuer Travelling Art Scholarship.

Published on Thursday 02 June 2016.

Cultivating Creative Thinking

Behind the elegant 19th-century façade of the Art Gallery of New South Wales is a 21st-century art museum attracting young people and their teachers to the state’s most important visual arts resource, with an array of opportunities for students to explore, experience and engage with art and ideas – and think about their world in new ways.

Published on Wednesday 01 June 2016.

Jude Rae recipient of 2016 BVLGARI ART AWARD

Art Gallery of New South Wales deputy director and director of collections Suhanya Raffel today announced that highly regarded artist Jude Rae is the recipient of the $80,000 BVLGARI ART AWARD for her painting SL 359 2016.

Published on Thursday 28 April 2016.

20th Biennale of Sydney

Held every two years, the Biennale of Sydney is Australia’s much-anticipated major contemporary art event.

Published on Thursday 15 October 2015.

Art Gallery of NSW announces 2015 Young Archie winners

The Art Gallery of New South Wales today applauds the next wave of artistic talent with the announcement of the winners of the third annual Young Archie competition, which fosters and celebrates creativity among budding young artists from around Australia.

Published on Saturday 22 August 2015.

2015 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman winners

Sydney barrister Charles Waterstreet is the subject of Nigel Milsom’s winning portrait in the 2015 Archibald Prize.

Published on Friday 17 July 2015.

Ashleigh Garwood Accepts Inaugural Eva Breuer Travelling Art Scholarship

The Art Gallery of New South Wales is delighted to announce young Australian female artist Ashleigh Garwood is the recipient of the inaugural Eva Breuer Travelling Art Scholarship.

Published on Friday 12 June 2015.

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Clement Meadmore Sculpture Restored and Installed'Flippant Flurry' Graces Gallery Grounds Again

The Art Gallery of New South Wales is pleased to announce the unveiling of its recently restored and much-loved sculpture by one of Australia’s most significant 20th-century artists, Clement Meadmore.

Published on Wednesday 13 May 2015.

Deputy Director Anne Flanagan to retire from the Gallery

One of Australia’s most respected art museum leaders, Anne Flanagan, Deputy Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, is retiring after 23 years.

Published on Thursday 07 May 2015.

Art Sets and Art Tours

The Art Gallery of New South Wales has launched two innovative digital tools – Art Sets and Art Tours – offering new ways to interact with the Gallery’s vast collection of over 30,000 artworks.

Published on Thursday 30 April 2015.

Ildiko Kovacs recipient of 2015 BVLGARI ART AWARD

Art Gallery of New South Wales Director Michael Brand today announced highly respected Australian artist Ildiko Kovacs as the recipient of the $80,000 BVLGARI ART AWARD for her painting Onda 2015.

Published on Thursday 23 April 2015.

Brett Whiteley Studio celebrates 20 years

With today marking the 20th anniversary of the Brett Whiteley Studio, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Wendy Whiteley are thrilled to announce that the Studio will officially come under the Gallery’s ownership. Previously the Studio was owned by the New South Wales Government and managed by the Gallery.

Published on Tuesday 17 February 2015.

Architects shortlisted for Sydney Modern Project

Twelve renowned Australian and international architectural practices have been invited by the Art Gallery of New South Wales to submit a high-level concept design for the Sydney Modern Project that will significantly extend the Gallery’s contribution to the culture, social life and economy of Sydney, Australia’s leading global city.

Published on Wednesday 22 October 2014.

James Drinkwater wins 2014 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship

James Drinkwater from Newcastle, NSW has won the 2014 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship for his body of work, highlighted by his painting Port de bra 2014.

Published on Thursday 04 September 2014.

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Jury announced for architectural competitionArt Gallery of New South Wales Sydney Modern Project

The Art Gallery of New South Wales today (3 September 2014) announced the jury for the national and international architectural competition as part of its Sydney Modern vision to significantly extend its contribution to the culture, social life and economy of Sydney as Australia’s leading global city.

Published on Monday 01 September 2014.

Fiona Lowry wins this year's Archibald Prize for her portrait of Penelope Seidl image

Fiona Lowry wins this year's Archibald Prize for her portrait of Penelope Seidl2014 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman winners

Fiona Lowry first saw architect Penelope Seidler about six years ago at a gallery opening. ‘I was really struck by her beauty and her presence and asked someone who she was. I decided then that I would like to paint her,’ says Lowry.

Published on Monday 04 August 2014.

Key dates for Archibald 2014Exhibition opens 19 July

Australia’s most anticipated annual art event – the Archibald Prize – moves to July this year. Entries for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2014 opened on 5 May and will be received at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from Monday 23 June until Friday 27 June 2014 from 8am to 4pm.

Published on Monday 12 May 2014.

Daniel Boyd is the 2014 BVLGARI ART AWARD recipient

Dr Michael Brand, director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, today announced that Daniel Boyd, 31, one of Australia’s leading artists, is the recipient of the 2014 BVLGARI ART AWARD for his work Untitled 2014.

Published on Tuesday 15 April 2014.

Australia Council releases stats on the Australian cultural industries

Spending on visual arts and craft has grown 26% since 2004. With 11 million attendances annually, exhibitions draw bigger crowds than the footy (10 million). More than 1.65 million Australians attend Indigenous visual art exhibitions and events each year.

Published on Tuesday 08 April 2014.

2013 Archibald, Wynne & Sulman winners

Del Kathryn Barton has won this year's Archibald Prize for her portrait of Hugo Weaving. This year, the 92nd year of the Archibald Prize, there were 868 entries, along with 773 entries for the Wynne and 626 entries for the Sulman.

Published on Tuesday 25 March 2014.

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Art Gallery Society of NSW celebrates 60 years with a new publication

Since 1953 the art lovers of New South Wales have supported the Art Gallery of NSW by joining its Society – the most successful organisation of its kind in Australia. A new book on the organisation gives a fascinating perspective on Sydney’s social history and on the development of the Gallery under former directors Hal Missingham and Edmund Capon.

Published on Saturday 27 July 2013.

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Angelica Mesiti wins the $25,000 Anne Landa Award

Angelica Mesiti has won the $25,000 acquisitive Anne Landa Award for video and new media arts for her video work "Citizens Band". This year’s award was selected by Michael Brand, director of the Art Gallery of NSW, and Wayne Tunnicliffe, head of Australian art, in consultation with the exhibition curator Charlotte Day.

Published on Thursday 20 June 2013.

$10.8 million state funding announced for the Art Gallery of New South Wales

The Art Gallery of NSW (Gallery) today welcomed the State Government’s decision to provide $10.8 million in 2014/15 which will enable the Gallery over the next two years to advance plans for the transformation of the Gallery and proceed with the next stages of planning for major works.

Published on Tuesday 18 June 2013.

Ed Ruscha's Gospel 1972 acquired by leading Australian Museum

Celebrating the appointment of Dr Michael Brand as director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Art Gallery of New South Wales has made a significant new acquisition of Gospel 1972 by the internationally acclaimed American artist Ed Ruscha. Until now, the painting has remained in the artist’s personal collection.

Published on Friday 14 June 2013.

Art Gallery of New South Wales set to double in size

The Art Gallery of New South Wales has unveiled a strategic vision and masterplan to transform itself into an art museum for the 21st century, with a proposal for a major expansion and renewed focus on serving a global audience.

Published on Wednesday 06 March 2013.

Leading artist and curator win major visual arts awards

Artist Tracey Moffatt and Curator Juliana Engberg were awarded the Australia Council Visual Arts Award and Medal respectively.