Activity: Life Drawing on Wednesday evenings Wednesday, 4 August 2010           to Wednesday, 8 September 2010 Drawing from the figure. In association with the exhibition Still Life: The Art of Anatomy. Guest tutor to be confirmed. Maximum 15. $8 per session (no eftpos). Booking essential ph Lynda Cullen 4743249.     See related Exhibition Still Life: The Art of Anatomy 6pm - 7.30pm Talk: Tessa Laird discuss the art of Denise Kum Saturday, 4 September 2010 Tessa Laird, artist, writer, and lecturer at Manukau School of Visual Arts, will discuss the art of Denise Kum in relation to New Zealand art practice in the early 1990s. In association with the Denise Kum work, Saucebox, on display as part of Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.     See related Exhibition Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery 3pm Talk: Dr Dorothy Page discusses connections between the Otago Medical School and the Gallery Sunday, 5 September 2010 Dr Dorothy Page, historian and author of Anatomy of a Medical School: a history of medicine at the University of Otago, will discuss the connections between the Otago Medical School and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, with special reference to the first two Deans: Professor John Halliday Scott (whose anatomical drawings are currently on display) and Sir Lindo Ferguson. In association with the exhibition, Still Life: The Art of Anatomy.     See related Exhibition Still Life: The Art of Anatomy 3pm Free guided tours of Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Sunday, 5 September 2010           to Sunday, 26 September 2010 An overview of some of the favourite and most treasured works in the collection. Sunday at 1.30pm     See related Exhibition Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery 1.30pm Still Life Drawing Tuesday, 7 September 2010 The last class in drawing from the medical models with our guest tutor in the exhibition Still Life: The Art of Anatomy. Maximum 15. $8 per session (no eftpos). Booking essential ph: Lynda Cullen 4743249.     See related Exhibition Still Life: The Art of Anatomy 6-7.30pm Tours for Tots Wednesday, 8 September 2010 Parents and caregivers: take part in a free baby-friendly half-hour tour of an exhibition at the Gallery followed by a chat and a cup of tea on the mezzanine floor. Nappy-changing facilities are located just off the foyer.     11.15am Life Drawing Wednesday, 8 September 2010 The last class in drawing from the figure with our guest tutor. In association with the exhibition Still Life: The Art of Anatomy. Maximum 15. $8 per session (no eftpos). Booking essential ph Lynda Cullen 4743249     See related Exhibition Still Life: The Art of Anatomy 6-7.30pm A Hands-on Anatomy Workshop for kids Saturday, 11 September 2010 A Hands-on Anatomy Workshop for kids with Fieke Neuman and Kunaal Sologar, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago. Paint your hand bones! Use face paint to mark out the bones and tendons in your hands. Show us your Guts! Using specially provided aprons, draw your stomach and intestines. $2 (no Eftpos). Maximum of 20. Please book with Lynda Cullen ph 4743249. Good fun!     See related Exhibition Still Life: The Art of Anatomy 2-4pm DVD: British Painting 1700-1850 (50min G). Sunday, 12 September 2010 This film shows how British painting developed through the eighteenth-century, responding to changes in society. It explores the work of Hogarth, Reynolds and Gainsborough and the paintings of other artists involved in the formation of the Royal Academy of Arts. In association with the exhibition Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.     See related Exhibition Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery 3pm Talk: Elizabeth Knox- The Love School Saturday, 18 September 2010 The Love School: Elizabeth Knox, acclaimed author, reads and answers questions from her work inspired by the painting by Séraphine Pick. All welcome.     See related Exhibition Séraphine Pick 3pm Workshop: Painting a Self Portrait with tutor Jenna Packer Saturday, 18 September 2010 In association with the Frances Hodgkins portrait exhibition, Frances Hodgkins: Portraits. $15 cash only (no Eftpos) includes materials. Bookings essential. Ph: 4743249. Maximum 15.     See related Exhibition Frances Hodgkins: Portraits 2-4pm Talk: Julie King looks at painting by Séraphine Pick Sunday, 19 September 2010 The Art of Séraphine Pick: Tracings and Affinities. Julie King, art historian, looks at paintings by Séraphine Pick and at their relationship to artistic tradition.     See related Exhibition Séraphine Pick 1pm Gamelan evening concert Friday, 24 September 2010 Puspawarna Gamelan presents a shadow puppet story told in English, accompanied by Indonesian percussion! A fun family event with food, music and puppets. Cost: Family ticket (2 adults 2 children) is $15; adults $8; students $5.     7-9pm School Holiday Programme - Face Off Saturday, 25 September 2010           to Sunday, 10 October 2010 LOOK AT ME! The School Holiday programme is all about studying faces. Face Off. We have changed some of our fabulous Frances Hodgkins portraits into drawings especially for you. Using the materials on the activities table, draw the other half of one of the portraits to match and you could win an art pack. Children under seven must be supervised. AND Under investigation: Using the fold-out mirror and the materials supplied on the activities table, draw a self portrait. Make sure you put your self-portrait in the correct entry box and you could win an art pack. Children under seven must be supervised.     10am - 4.30pm Free guided tours of Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Sunday, 3 October 2010           to Sunday, 31 October 2010 An overview of some of the favourite and most treasured works in the collection. Sunday at 1.30pm     See related Exhibition Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery 1.30pm Talk: Dougal Stevenson in Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Sunday, 3 October 2010 Dougal Stevenson, radio and television personality and current host of Dunedin's Channel 9 ‘Dunedin Diary’ will discuss some of his favourite works in the collection exhibition Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.     See related Exhibition Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery 3pm Floor talk with Cut Collective members Saturday, 9 October 2010 Floor talk with Cut Collective members, followed by a hip hop performance including Indo from Common Ground in Christchurch, RASA School of Dance Company, Director Lisa Wilkinson, and Ellucid, local all boy crew. DJ to be confirmed.     3-5pm Hip hop workshop with Indo Sunday, 10 October 2010 Hip hop workshop with Indo from the award-winning hip hop artists Common Ground with RASA School of Dance Company Dancers. Gold coin donation. Limited numbers. Please phone Lynda Cullen 4743249 to book.     1-2pm Floor Talk: Aaron Kreisler in Driver: ’71-’75 exhibition Sunday, 10 October 2010 Dunedin Public Art Gallery curator, Aaron Kreisler, will talk on the Don Driver exhibition, Driver: ’71-’75. All welcome.     See related Exhibition Driver '71 - '75 3pm Tours for Tots Wednesday, 13 October 2010 Parents and caregivers: take part in a free baby-friendly half-hour tour of an exhibition at the Gallery followed by a chat and a cup of tea on the mezzanine floor. Nappy-changing facilities are located just off the foyer.     11.15am Talk: Eugene and Andy in conversation Saturday, 16 October 2010 Join Eugene Hanson and Andy Thomson as they discuss their collaborative art project, which opens to the public today.     See related Exhibition Fieldwork: Eugene Hansen and Andy Thomson 3pm Malcolm Le Grice: The Image of Time Saturday, 16 October 2010 British film, video and performance artist Malcolm Le Grice presents a selection of his expanded cinema works from 1967-2009. A once in a lifetime chance to see this pioneer of the British avant-garde. Not to be missed! $15 Cash only (no Eftpos).     7.30pm Talk: John Hurrell on Don Driver Sunday, 17 October 2010 John Hurrell, art commentator, known for his website EyeContact, compares and contrasts the work of Don Driver with that of his contemporaries in the 1970s.     See related Exhibition Driver '71 - '75 3pm Workshop on making relief sculpture Saturday, 23 October 2010 Workshop on making relief sculpture with tutor Jim Mackay. In association with the Don Driver exhibition, Driver: ’71-’75. Materials supplied. $15 cash only (No Eftpos). Maximum 15. Booking essential phone Lynda Cullen 4743249.     See related Exhibition Driver '71 - '75 2-4pm DVD: Gretchen Albrecht Reflections (2005, 60mins) Sunday, 24 October 2010 Gretchen Albrecht's richly-coloured large abstract paintings made her reputation in New Zealand from the late 1980s. This documentary (made for TV One's Artsville series) traces the development of Albrecht's work from her art school years through to her current interest in sculpture. In association with the collection exhibition, Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Thanks to Bates Productions.     See related Exhibition Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery 3pm DVD: Style Wars (1984, 69mins PG) Sunday, 31 October 2010 Soundbites for this movie include: Breakdance/Subway/Graffiti/Hip Hop/New York City. In association with the Cut Collective exhibition.     See related Exhibition Cut Collective 3pm Concert: Richard Youngs and Alastair Galbraith Friday, 5 November 2010 Altmusic NZ and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery present Richard Youngs and Alastair Galbraith. British multi-instrumentalist Richard Youngs has been described as one of the most acclaimed and chameleon-like explorers in modern music. His work traverses a diverse set of distinctive musical forms, encompassing avant-folk, psychedelic drone, progressive minimalism, lysergic pop, and rock concrete. Alastair Galbraith is an equally-acclaimed Dunedin musician with a background in both song-based and experimental music. He is also known as the creator of aurally evocative musical instruments, the latest being a fire organ. In this performance he will be playing a glass harmonium. $8/$10 Cash only (no Eftpos).     8.30pm DVD: Beautiful Losers (2008 G 90min) Saturday, 6 November 2010 Directed by Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard. This film gives insight into a group of artists who gathered in New York, around director Aaron Rose’s art gallery Alleged - designers, artists, skaters, graffiti artists - and who created art that resonated throughout the art world. In association with the Cut Collectiveexhibition. Courtesy of Roadshow Entertainment and Madman Entertainment.     See related Exhibition Cut Collective 3pm Talk: Curator Mary Kisler on her favourite works... Sunday, 7 November 2010 Mary Kisler, Mackelvie Curator of International Art at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, will give a floor talk on her favourite works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery collection. A highlight of this talk will be her insights into the Gallery's newly purchased oil painting by Frances Hodgkins: The Farmer's Daughter (Portrait of Annie Coggan) which will be on show for the first time in Frances Hodgkins: Portraits. This event will also celebrate the publication Angels & Aristocrats, written by Mary Kisler, which presents the world-class masterpieces held in New Zealand Art Galleries and features many of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery's best loved works.     See related Exhibition Frances Hodgkins: Portraits 3pm Free guided tours of Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Sunday, 7 November 2010           to Sunday, 28 November 2010 An overview of some of the favourite and most treasured works in the collection. Sunday at 1.30pm     See related Exhibition Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery 1.30pm Tours for Tots Wednesday, 10 November 2010 Parents and caregivers: take part in a free baby-friendly half-hour tour of an exhibition at the Gallery followed by a chat and a cup of tea on the mezzanine floor. Nappy-changing facilities are located just off the foyer.     11.15am DVD: The Universe of Keith Haring (90min M) Sunday, 14 November 2010 This documentary by director Christina Clausen is an intimate portrait of the artist whose mantra was that ‘Art is for everyone!’ No New York painter has bridged the gap between the city’s vibrant street culture and its downtown galleries as brilliantly as the iconic ’80s art-star. Includes interviews with such stars as Grace Jones, Yoko Ono, Andy Warhol and audio excerpts from original interviews with Haring. In association with the Cut Collective exhibition.     See related Exhibition Cut Collective 3pm Talk: Roger Blackley in Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Saturday, 20 November 2010 Roger Blackley, Senior Lecturer in Art History at Victoria University of Wellington discusses his favourite works in Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.     See related Exhibition Beloved: Works from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery 1pm Talk: David Eggleton discusses Don Driver’s art in the 1970s Sunday, 28 November 2010 Found Objects and the Lost Decade: David Eggleton, discusses Don Driver’s art in the 1970s. In association with the Don Driver exhibition Driver: ’71-’75. All Welcome.     See related Exhibition Driver '71 - '75 3pm