Listen to Wendy Whiteley speak about key works in the exhibition ‘Brett Whiteley: Blue and White’.

Image: Brett Whiteley ‘Still life with meat’ 1975–76 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Wendy Whiteley / Copyright Agency

Brett Whiteley ‘The pink heron’

Madrid is every bit enchanting with its elegant boulevards, expansive parks, royal palaces and charming plazas. Located at the geographical heart of the Iberian Peninsula, the Spanish capital boasts magnificent art treasures in The Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofía museums. Join Brian Ladd as he explores the art and architecture of this sophisticated city and reveals why its history and culture make Madrid so fascinating and enchanting. 

Brian Ladd is past President of the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales, a specialist in European and Australian sculpture, and a graduate in sculpture from the National Art School, Sydney. From 1996 to 2010 he was Head of Public Programs Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, and responsible for enlivening the Gallery and engaging diverse audiences with art.

Enchanting cities Madrid

Art of Cinema Lecture Series 2024 - Art of the Actor, presented by CJ Johnson.

How much of a movie star’s power comes from sheer charisma versus technique? Can you compare Charlie Chaplin to Robert De Niro or Greta Garbo to Meryl Streep? This lecture traces the evolution of screen acting alongside changes in cinematic storytelling and technology.

Join film critic CJ Johnson for three lectures that unpack the art of cinema and the fundamental disciplines of directing, screenwriting and acting. You won't look at movies the same way again!

Johnson is a film critic and commentator with ABC Radio, president of the Film Critics Circle of Australia, head lecturer in screen storytelling and cinema studies at Sydney Film School and a voting member of the Golden Globes.

CJ Johnson: Art of Cinema - Art of the Actor - Part 2

Thea Anamara Perkins

Tessa MacKay

Sinead Davies

Shane Bowden

Samuel Rush Condon

Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

Prudence Flint

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CJ Johnson: Art of Cinema - Art of the Actor - Part 2

Art Gallery of NSW

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