Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland
An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria （NGV）, Australia
10 June—12 August 2009
Venue（地点）   The Ian Potter Centre
Admission     Free entry
Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland — the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.
Illustrator Workshop
Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.
Dates Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm
Venue Gas Works Arts Park
Wonderful World
Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.
Date  Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm
Venue Exhibition Space, Level 3
Topsy- Turvy
Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.
Dates　Sunday 8,15,22,29 July ,and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July ,12noon—3pm
Venue Theatre, NGV Australia
Drawing Workshop
Distortions of scale (比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.
Date Friday 27 July, 10:30am—3pm
Venue　Foyer, Level 3
【小题1】Charles Blackman’s paintings come from _______.

A．his admiration for Lewis Carroll	B．his dream of becoming a famous artist
C．his wish to express his own feelings	D．his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

【小题2】Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

A．Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World

B．Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

C．Wonderful World and Topsy –Turvy.

D．Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

【小题3】To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to _______.

A．Exhibition Space. Level 3	B．Gas Works Arts Park
C．Theatre, NGV Australia	D．Foyer, Level 3

【小题4】Activities concerning children’s books are to be held _______.

A．on June 24, 2009	B．on July15, 2009
C．on July 27, 2009	D．on August 5, 2009

Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria （NGV）, Australia

10 June—12 August 2009

Venue（地点）   The Ian Potter Centre

Admission     Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland — the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Dates Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm

Venue Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.

Date  Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm

Venue Exhibition Space, Level 3

Topsy- Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates　Sunday 8,15,22,29 July ,and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July ,12noon—3pm

Venue Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale (比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date Friday 27 July, 10:30am—3pm

Venue　Foyer, Level 3

1.Charles Blackman’s paintings come from _______.

A．his admiration for Lewis Carroll	B．his dream of becoming a famous artist
C．his wish to express his own feelings	D．his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

2.Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

A．Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World

B．Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

C．Wonderful World and Topsy –Turvy.

D．Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

3.To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to _______.

A．Exhibition Space. Level 3	B．Gas Works Arts Park
C．Theatre, NGV Australia	D．Foyer, Level 3

4.Activities concerning children’s books are to be held _______.

A．on June 24, 2009	B．on July15, 2009
C．on July 27, 2009	D．on August 5, 2009

 

Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria （NGV）, Australia

10 June—12 August 2009

Venue（地点）   The Ian Potter Centre

Admission     Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland — the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Dates  Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm

Venue  Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.

Date  Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm

Venue  Exhibition Space, Level 3

Topsy- Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates　Sunday 8,15,22,29 July ,and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July ,12noon—3pm

Venue Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale (比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date  Friday 27 July, 10:30am—3pm

Venue　Foyer, Level 3

Charles Blackman’s paintings come from _______.

A. his admiration for Lewis Carroll                    B. his dream of becoming a famous artist

C. his wish to express his own feelings               D. his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

A. Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World

B. Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

C. Wonderful World and Topsy –Turvy.

D. Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to _______.

A. Exhibition Space. Level 3                             B. Gas Works Arts Park

C. Theatre, NGV Australia                                D. Foyer, Level 3

Activities concerning children’s books are to be held _______.

A. on June 24, 2009                                         B. on July15, 2009

C. on July 27, 2009                                              D. on August 5, 2009

 

Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria （NGV）, Australia

10 June—12 August 2009

Venue（地点）   The Ian Potter Centre

Admission     Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful painting of dreams. In 1956, he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland — the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole, meets a lot of funny characters and experience all kinds of things .At that time, Blackman’s wife was suffering form progressive blindness. The story of Alice moving through the strange situations, often disheartened by various events, was similar to his wife’s experiences. It also reflected so much of his own life. All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration. The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques, workshop exercise and group projects.

Dates  Sunday 17 June &Sunday 5Aug.10am—1pm

Venue  Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day, including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.

Date  Sunday 24 June, 11am—4pm

Venue  Exhibition Space, Level 3

Topsy- Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box. Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you. Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates　Sunday 8,15,22,29 July ,and Tuesday 24—Friday 27 July ,12noon—3pm

Venue Theatre, NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale (比例失真) can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world, then experiment with scale in your own drawings. More information upon booking.

Date  Friday 27 July, 10:30am—3pm

Venue　Foyer, Level 3

 

1.Charles Blackman’s paintings come from _______.

A. his admiration for Lewis Carroll                     B. his dream of becoming a famous artist

C. his wish to express his own feelings               D. his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

2.Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

A. Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World

B. Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

C. Wonderful World and Topsy –Turvy.

D. Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

3.To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings, you should go to _______.

A. Exhibition Space. Level 3                              B. Gas Works Arts Park

C. Theatre, NGV Australia                                 D. Foyer, Level 3

4.Activities concerning children’s books are to be held _______.

A. on June 24, 2009                                         B. on July15, 2009

C. on July 27, 2009                                              D. on August 5, 2009

 

 

About 1,000 students and teachers from six universities across Beijing have been given the chance to see the world famous New York Philharmonic perform on its first visit to the city in 156 years. In early June, students from Beijing University, China Institute of Music and other four universities were invited by Citibank to take part in an educational test to win tickets—given by the US banking company—to see one of the world's oldest and greatest orchestras(管弦乐队). The first 1,000 students who had correct answers to the five test questions won an entrance ticket to the Beijing performance. "Citibank has a strong heritage(传统)in supporting education and we believe that fine arts should play a part in the education course, "said William, the bank's Beijing manager, "We have made these tickets able to be used as part of our support of the New York Philharmonic's tour to Beijing, so that students may have the chance to experience the music of this leading orchestra." The New York Philharmonic is expected to give two performances in Beijing on June 23 at the 21st Century Theatre and on June 24 at the Great Hall of the People. 1."In 156 years" in the first sentence of the article means "_______". A. The New York Philharmonic first came to China in 156 B. The New York Philharmonic has been visited in China for 156 years C. The New York Philharmonic has been organized for 156 years D. We haven't seen the New York Philharmonic for 156 years 2.The students who passed the test _______. A. could go into the theatre                 B. could buy the tickets C. were chosen to the theatre                D. could have the tickets for free 3. According to the story, Citibank has the heritage in supporting education _______. A. in the world           B. in China    　　 C. in New York       D. in Beijing 4. The best title of the passage is probably _______. A. The World-famous New York Philharmonic   B. The Universities across Beijing C. Supporting for Education                  D. Free Tickets for Students