The Art Gallery of NSW

THE ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

The Art Gallery of NSW is located in the Domain in Sydney. It is the fourth largest art gallery in Australia and holds collections of Australian, Asian and European art. Around forty exhibitions are presented there every year. 

The Art Gallery of NSW presents several prizes every year including the Archibald Prize for the best portrait, Wynne prize for best landscape painting of Australian scenery and the Dobell prize for drawing. 

Every year, the Gallery displays ARTEXPRESS, which showcases the best works created by the Higher School Certificate Visual Arts students.  

The building was designed by Walter Liberty Vernon, a NSW Government Architect, at the end of the nineteenth century. There was an addition to the building in 1971, which more than doubled the exhibition space. In 1988, the Captain Cook Bicentenary Wing was completed. 

The Art Gallery of NSW will feature in the World Youth Day Stations of the Cross on Friday 18 July. The Gallery is the site for the third station – Jesus before the Sanhedrin, however this will not be a public venue.

The Art Gallery of NSW is currently hosting an international festival of contemporary art, Biennale of Sydney , from 18 June - 7 September. 

For more information on the Art Gallery of NSW, check out www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au 

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