Forum

PGAV End of Year Event: 11:15am - 3:30pm, Fri 02-12-11

The PGAV End of Year Event began with a special tour of the Tjukurrtjanu: Origins of Western Desert Art exhibition at NGV Australia, followed by a three-course luncheon and Thought Leadership Panel exploring Co-created Visitor Experiences.

Tour of Tjukurrtjanu
Judith Ryan, Senior Curator Indigenous Art, National Gallery of Victoria and John Kean, essayist for Tjukurrtjanu and Director, NETS Victoria provided a guided tour of Tjukurrtjanu: Origins of Western Desert Art. This important...

Forum

SOCIAL MEDIA: I KNOW I SHOULD BE DOING IT, BUT...: 2:00pm - 4:00pm, Fri 11-11-11

Paula Bray from Powerhouse Museum presenting at the PGAV and NETS Victoria seminar.

PGAV and NETS Victoria presented Social Media: I know I shold be doing it, but… to provide small arts organisations with insights into social media and how to make it work for them. Rather than focusing on the “how to’s” the seminar explored how organisations can promote their exhibitions, collections and public programs through social media.

Four presenters discussed how they use...

Conference

PGAV Conference: Mon 16-05-11 - Tue 17-05-11

The annual PGAV conference CONNECT: Public Galleries and Communities was held at Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery on 16 & 17 May 2011.

CONNECT explored new approaches to engaging with communities by presenting outstanding examples of recent projects undertaken by public galleries and visual artists in Australia and overseas. The conference had three themes: Art and Agriculture, Connecting with Communities, and Stories and Place.

Presenters were:
Dr Jody Evans, Senior Lecturer – Marketing...

Forum

PGAV Tour of the Lyon Housemuseum: Mon 04-04-11

PGAV members and associates attended a private viewing of the Lyon Housemuseum on 4 April 2011.

The Lyon Housemuseum is a specially designed home displaying a private collection of Australian contemporary art, which is open to the public.

“The house and its Collection build on a long history of private art collections displayed in residential settings. These include Sir John Soane’s House Museum in London, New York’s Frick Collection, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice and the Reed...