Richard Lewer’s 2020, is a reflective work that speaks of our shared condition and serves both as a snapshot and a summary of the year’s redirection. At the same time, it invites us to think about what is hidden or yet to come in the aftermath of the pandemic. The masked figures are silenced, motionless and yet simmering with a palpable anxiety that is intensified by the field of thousands of lines that give the picture its dissident energy.
Explore our art making tables stocked with a wide variety of papers, tapes, pencils and art tools. This program is designed to encourage creativity and invention.
As part of Open Range Art, we will be incorporating NGV Kids 0n Tour.
These activities from the National Gallery of Victoria are all about discovering the fun of contemporary art and design. NGV activities are inspired by both local and International artists including Kenny Pittock, Alice Oehr and Misaki Kawai.
Suitable for children 8 years and over. It is not necessary for an adult to stay with the child. People who do not book the workshops will need to register their entry to the Gallery here.
The Paul Guest Prize is an award and exhibition held every two years that highlights contemporary drawing practice in Australia. The Prize was initiated by former Family Court Judge and Olympic rower, The Honourable Paul Guest OAM QC and encourages artists from across Australia to engage with the important medium of drawing in contemporary art practice. The Prize is a non-acquisitive cash award of $15,000.
The Void exhibition has finally arrived and welcomed on Dja Dja Wurrung Country.
Join this participatory Yarning Circle online with Curator Emily McDaniel, Rodney Carter, Group Chief Executive Officer at Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Cooperation and proud Djaara (People of the land) and Pangerang (Tall Trees People) woman Rebecca Phillips. In this rare session you will be discussing space, place, Country and how the Void manifests itself within that. Spote are limited and booking closes 10 December.
The exhibition Void deals with many different aspects of Indigenous Culture. This guide seeks to provide you with basic building blocks to create a culturally safe, authentic base for starting a wonderful learning experience for your students.
It is given to a fortunate few to be born at the right time, in the right place, with the right talents.
Read moreIn this unique opportunity, Prue Venables will be discussing her work currently on display at the Gallery.
Acclaimed Australian ceramicist Prue Venables is the ninth artist in the Australian Design Centre’s series Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft. Her major body of work for this touring exhibition explores the significance of everyday objects through multiple sequences of forms in porcelain, with additional elements in metal and wood.
We acknowledge and extend our appreciation to the Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung People, the Traditional Owners of the land. We pay our respects to leaders and Elders past, present and emerging for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and the hopes of all Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Peoples.
Peta Clancy is a descendent of the Bangerang Nation from the Murray Goulburn area south-eastern Australia. Peta Clancy is a Senior Lectur
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