WHAT'S ON
The Rodd, Gallery, House and Gardens are open to visitors between 31 March - 29 October 2022, Thursday - Saturday 11 am - 4 pm.
What's on 2022
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NOW SHOWING | Selling Exhibition
Ngawiya. Ngubadi (To Give With Love)
21 July – 1 October, Gallery, The Rodd
The Sidney Nolan Trust, in partnership with Aboriginal Art UK is delighted to present a major exhibition of Australian Indigenous artworks at The Rodd. The exhibition will feature artworks by some of Australia’s most established artists and communities as well as up and coming indigenous artists, including Gadigal artist Kate Constantine and Wiradjuri-British artist Jasmine Coe.
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Residency | Konstantina (Kate Constantine)
18 July - 14 August, The Rodd
Konstantina (Kate Constantine) is a proud Gadigal woman of the Eora nation and a neo-contemporary indigenous artist. Kate will spend a month in residence at The Rodd to coincide with Ngawiga Ngubadi, a major exhibition of Aboriginal painting.
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NOW SHOWING | Selling Exhibition
Fiona McIntyre - Dreaming The Land
26 May - 1 October, The Library, Rodd Court
In Dreaming The Land, McIntyre expresses an imagined landscape inspired by a synergy of objects drawn from the personal collection of Sidney Nolan. She is interested in his unique vision of landscape imagined, remembered and expressed from a perspective of separation and time.
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NOW SHOWING | Outdoors
Jim Carter - Of Black Shires
31 March - 29 October, Gardens, The Rodd
Jim Carter is an environmental artist working in sculpture, ritual, sound and photography to explore themes of loss, remembrance and regeneration in relation to animals and landscape. Of Black Shires is a new body of site-specific artworks and audio developed for The Rodd in 2022.
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NOW SHOWING | CHIT Jony Easterby
Continuing his exploration of plants, form and growth during his residency at The Rodd, CHIT is an exploration into the growth of plants and sprouting of seeds in their search for light. The installation will remain in situ for the next six months to explore the form created by the tubers searching shoots in response to light alongside the transformation of space within the frame. 18x18 = 324 Melody baking potatoes, larch frame and coir twine. To ‘chit’ a potato is to allow it to sprout before planting.
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Exhibition | Work from the collection
31 March - 29 October, Rodd Court
We care for the world's largest collection of work by Sir Sidney Nolan. A changing display of artworks is presented in his former home, 17th century Rodd Court.
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Learning | Cultivate Youth Programme
Kate Constantine
Saturday 13 August, Time 10 am - 1 pm
Our August Cultivate session will be led by artist contemporary indigenous artist Kate Constantine. Kate, who is Artist in Residence at The Sidney Nolan Trust for a month this summer, is a proud Gadigal woman of the Eora nation, an activist, mother and storyteller. She is passionate about restoring Aboriginal Art and Culture to its rightful place of prominence. Cultivate is Free to attend for anyone aged 15 - 25.
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Learning | Art workshops for children
Sculpture
Friday 19 August, 11 am – 12 noon
A fun hands-on workshop using natural and found materials to make sculptures.
Suitable for ages 5 and over. £5 per child Parents/Guardians Free.
Book here
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Learning | Art workshops for children
Paper Marbling
Friday 26 August, 11 am – 12 noon
A fun hands-on workshop creating beautiful marbled art.
Suitable for ages 5 and over. £5 per child Parents/Guardians Free.
Book here
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Workshop | Pigments & Ink
Saturday 10 September, 11am - 2.30pm
Resident artist Fiona McIntyre will demonstrate some of her own media used in the mulling of natural pigments into oil paint and the making of ink from foraged material. Suitable for all ages 12 and over. There will be a 30 minute lunch break so please bring a packed lunch.
Book here
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Coming Soon | Selling Exhibition
Mappa Marches
6 October - 29 October, Gallery, The Rodd
The Mappa Marches touring exhibition brings together 7 artists, 2 poets and an aerial filmmaker to celebrate the solace and magic of our landscape history and culture. Mappa Marches is co-curated by Adrienne Craddock and Helen Arthur.
Previously
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Exhibition
Sidney Nolan: The Colour of the Sky - Auschwitz Paintings
12 August - 26 September 2021
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Exhibition
Nolan à l’Atelier 17
21 May - 8 August 2021
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Exhibition
Sidney Nolan: Polaroids
31 March - 14 May2022
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Selling Exhibition
Daniel MacCarthy - The Peace Of Wild Things
31 March - 21 May 2022
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Exhibition
Sidney Nolan - The Celtic Image
26 May - 16 July, Gallery, The Rodd