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An evening with the Archibald

Be among the first in Sydney to see this much loved exhibition

Image: Dee Smart Lunch in the outback, Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Sunday 6 May 2018, 6pm

Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Charges apply

Free viewing for members

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2018

Image: Joanna Braithwaite Hall of fame – portrait of Pat Corrigan (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Sunday 13 May 2018, 5.15pm
Monday 14 May 2018, 10am

Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free, bookings required

Teacher salon: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes and The lady and the unicorn

Professional learning for primary and secondary teachers

Wednesday 16 May 2018, 5pm

Duration 2 hours
Charges apply

Live music: Ric Rufio

A fresh take on RnB

Image: Ric Ruffio

Wednesday 16 May 2018, 7.30pm

Duration 1 hour
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free

Live music: Microwave Jenny

Pop, folk and love

Image: Microwave Jenny

Wednesday 23 May 2018, 7.30pm

Duration 1 hour
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free

Vivid Art After Hours

Let's talk about death. It won't kill you.

Image: Mary Hoang

Wednesday 30 May 2018, 5-10pm

Free

Young Members: Archibald tour BOOKED OUT

With Jonathan Dalton and Kathrin Longhurst

Image: Jonathan Dalton Abdul (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist.

Wednesday 6 June 2018, 6pm

Duration 2 hours
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply

Vivid Art After Hours

Common ground

Image: Rebecca Huntley

Wednesdays 6 June 2018, 5-10pm

Free

Vivid Art After Hours

Come closer… a revealing look at sex and pleasure

Image: Nina Funnell

Wednesdays 13 June 2018, 5-10pm

Free

Celebrity talks: Archibald Prize 2018

Hear from artists and their sitters

Image: Fenella Kernebone

Wednesdays 6.30pm
16-23 May, 20-27 June 2018

Duration 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free

FOMArt: June

Presented by the Youth Collective

Photograph: Diego Esquivel

Saturday 30 June 2018, 1- 4pm

Free

ANZ customer weekend

Free entry to the Archibald Prize 2018 for ANZ cardholders

Image: Jamie Preisz Jimmy (title fight) (detail), Packing Room Prize 2018 winner

Saturday 30 June, Sunday 1 July 2018, 10am - 5pm

Duration 7 hours
Location: Ticketing and information desk

ANZ customer weekend: Drop in and make

Free artmaking activity for families

Image: Marina Finlay Peter, Coco and Susan O’Doherty (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Saturday 30 June, Sunday 1 July 2018, 10am-4pm

Duration 6 hours
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free

Family workshop: Fun portrait tea towel BOOKED OUT

School holiday activity for children aged 5-8

Monday 9 July 2018, 10.30am

Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply

Family workshop: Here’s looking at you BOOKED OUT

School holiday activity for children aged 9+

Tuesday 10 & Wednesday 11 July 2018, 10.30am

Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply

Sunday 15 July 2018, 10.30am

Duration 5 hours
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply

Auslan tour: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2018

For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing

Image: Del Kathryn Barton Self-portrait with studio wife (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Sunday 24 June 2018, 1.30pm
Wednesday 18 July 2018, 7.15pm

Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry

Drop in and make: Faces, places and spaces

Free artmaking activity for families

Image: Marina Finlay Peter, Coco and Susan O’Doherty (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

11am-3.30pm
Sundays 3, 17 June 2018
Monday-Friday 16-20 July 2018

Duration 4 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free

Access tour and workshop: Portraits and the Archibald Prize

Free artist-led experience for adults with specific needs

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 11am
Thursday 9 August 2018, 11am

Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required

Wednesday 15 Aug 2018, 6.30pm

Duration 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free

Archibald 2018 high tea BOOKED OUT

Special event at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

Image: Yvette Coppersmith Self-portrait, after George Lambert (detail) Archibald Prize 2018 winner

Tuesday 21 August 2018, 2pm

Duration 2 hours
Charges apply

Korean-language guided tour: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2018

한국어 안내 관람: 2018년도 아치볼드, 윈 그리고 술만 공모전들

Image: Pei Pei He Portrait of Theodore Wohng (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Wednesdays 1pm
23 May - 22 August 2018

Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry

Art and dementia: The Archibald Prize 2018

Discussion and artmaking for people living with dementia and their care partners

Image: Marc Etherington Me and Granny (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Thursday 23 August 2018, 1.30pm

Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry

Coffee tour: Archibald Prize 2018

For members and guests

Image: Stephanie Monteith The letter – I really wanted to paint Germaine Greer, but she said 'no’ (self-portrait) (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Tuesday 29 May, 12 June, 4 September 2018, 10am
Thursday 5 July, 2 August 2018, 10am

Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply

Japanese-language guided tour: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2018

日本語ガイドツアー:アーチボルド、ウィン、サルマン賞2018

Image: Pei Pei He Portrait of Theodore Wohng (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Wednesdays 1pm
6 June - 5 September 2018

Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry

Late night laughs: In association with the Archibald Prize 2018

Featuring some of Australia’s leading figures in the comedy world

Image: Joanna Braithwaite Hall of fame – portrait of Pat Corrigan (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Wednesdays 22, 29 Aug & 5 Sep 2018, 6.30pm

Duration 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free

Live music: The Speakers

Performing with Tina Harrod

Image: David Symes.

Wednesdays 15, 22, 29 August and 5 Sept, 2018, 7.30pm

Duration 1 hour
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free

Mandarin-language guided tour: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2018

普通話導覽:2018年阿契伯爾獎、溫尼獎和蘇曼獎

Image: Pei Pei He Portrait of Theodore Wohng (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Saturdays 1pm
12 May - 8 September 2018
except 30 June

Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry

Cantonese-language guided tour: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2018

粵語導覽:2018年阿契伯爾獎、溫尼獎和蘇曼獎

Image: Pei Pei He Portrait of Theodore Wohng (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Sundays 1pm
13 May - 9 September 2018
except 1 July

Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry

ANZ Blue express tour: Archibald Prize 2018

A half hour of highlights from the Archibald

Image: Anne Middleton Guy (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Daily 1.30pm
12 May – 9 September 2018
except 30 June, 1 July

Duration 30 minutes
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry

ANZ Blue guided tour: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2018

An hour of highlights from the exhibition

Image: Anne Middleton Guy (detail), Archibald Prize 2018 finalist

Daily 11.30am, 3pm
Wednesdays also 5.30pm
12 May – 9 September 2018
except 30 June, 1 July

Duration 1 hour
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry