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People's Choice 2012

We've just announced the winner of the 2012 Archibald People's Choice Prize. Congratulations to Sydney artist Jenny Sages who has won the prize for her self-portrait, After Jack.

Jenny has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize twenty times and highly commended eight times. Read more

In this video, Jenny discusses the inspiration and creative process behind her self-portrait After Jack.

Last chance to see

Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes | closes 3 Jun
See this year's winning self-portrait by Tim Storrier, alongside 40 finalist works by artists including Wendy Sharpe, Garry Shead and Ben Quilty.

Mother India
video plays by Nalini Malani | closes 20 May
This installation features several of Malani's videos, with the focus on Mother India: transactions in the construction of pain 2005.

Australian galleries

We've just unveiled our redesigned Australian galleries, with 10,000 visitors to our Open Weekend on 12 & 13 May.

From colonial to contemporary, explore the history of Australian art through the Gallery's extraordinary collection. Some of the country's most treasured works are presented with a fresh perspective, displayed alongside recent acquisitions and works which have not been seen for many years.

Guided tours: daily 2pm

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Art After Hours

Our Art After Hours season for Archibald winds up this month, with finalist artists and media personalities offering their take on this year's Archibald Prize.

Wed 6.30pm
23 May | Jonathan Biggins, actor, author and director, in conversation with Archibald Prize finalists Angus McDonald and Melissa Egan
30 May | Margaret Throsby, ABC Classic FM presenter, in conversation with Archibald artist David Fairbairn
6 Jun | Jane Rutter, flautist, plays Symbolist music

Full program

Film

Outsiders in Australian Cinema: celebrating the newly reopened Australian galleries | until 24 Jun

This film series explores the outsider in Australian cinema and the conflict that can arise between conformity and individuality: from characters trapped between two cultures to those at the bottom of the social scale, criminals, loose canons, black sheep and those with unusual dreams and passions.

Highlights include Sweetie (Dir: Jane Campion 1989), Fran (Dir: Glenda Hambly 1985) and Animal Kingdom (Dir: David Michôd 2010).

Full program and session times

For kids

Performances, Sun 2.30pm
People and portraits | 20 May, 27 May & 3 Jun
Learn how to draw portraits with children's illustrator David Legge.

Tours for Tots
Take a fun adventure tour through the Gallery's collection. Discover how artists work and make your own art. Bookings essential.
Let's look at landscape | 29 May, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Let's look at contemporary art | 26 Jun, 10.30am & 1.30pm

For more information visit Gallery Kids.

For the diary

Contemporary opening day | Sat 2 Jun

Join us in the contemporary galleries for the opening day of two new exhibitions – Jacky Redgate: the logic of vision and Simone Mangos: DAMAGED - thalidomide victims in medical documents – plus a new display of works from the Gallery's contemporary collection.

12.30pm | Curatorial tour through of the new display in the contemporary galleries with head curator of international art, Tony Bond.
2pm | Jacky Redgate discusses her work and practice.
3pm | Simone Mangos in conversation with Tony Bond, head curator of international art.

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David Chesworth: Richter/Meinhof-Opera | Fri 8 & Sat 9 Jun

Richter/Meinhof-Opera entangles art with politics, the real with the ritualised, and the personal with the State. Drawing on the writings of both Gerhard Richter and Ulrike Meinhof and records of actual events, this intimate performance artwork is set to a series of compelling soundscapes by David Chesworth. Bookings now open.

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Stay connected

Visit app for iPhone

Use this app to find out what’s on, plan your visit, browse collection highlights and access exhibition tickets, podcasts, audio tours and more. Available on the App Store

Contemporary app for iPad

Explore featured artists and works from our contemporary collection on an iPad, either at the Gallery in our UBS ArtZone or download for free to your own device. Available on the App Store

Australian app for iPad

Explore featured artists and works from our Australian collection on an iPad at the Gallery in our Art Lounge. Available for free download later in 2012. Find out more

Competition winner

Congratulations to Colin Purdy of NSW who won a trip to Paris in association with the recent Picasso exhibition.

Colin (ctr) was presented with his prize by Matthew Dunn of Singapore Airlines and Megan Staal of Sofitel Sydney Wentworth. We wish Colin a wonderful trip to Paris.

Win

The Sydney Film Festival is on again this year from 6 to 17 June, bringing you over 150 titles in venues across the city.

We've got four double passes to giveaway to I, Anna, a stylish noir thriller with a twist, showing at the State Theatre at 5pm Sun 10 June. For your chance to win email us by 27 May and tell us why you'd like to win.

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All funds raised through membership go towards the acquisition of works of art for the Gallery.

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