Industry Event

Book your ticket now for the PGAV Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Shepparton Art Museum on Thursday 11 June 2026.
 
Join colleagues and sector peers for a full day at SAM, beginning with morning tea overlooking the lake, followed by the AGM, lunch by Elsewhere at SAM, and an afternoon forum exploring the opportunities and challenges of delivering blockbuster exhibitions.
 
The day will also include a viewing of Facing Modernity: Degas to Picasso, along with exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of the SAM collection.
 
Sector forum - a panel of sector leaders will share candid insights into what it takes to develop, secure and deliver a major exhibition.
 
PANEL SPEAKERS:
Humphrey Clegg, Director, Geelong Gallery - Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Artists
Lauren Ellis, Curatorial Manager Bendigo Art Gallery - Frida Kahlo: In her own image
Danny Lacy, Artistic Director, Shepparton Art Museum - Facing Modernity: Degas to Picasso
Simon Gregg, Director, Gippsland Art Gallery - Archibald Prize 2021

EVENT DETAILS & REGISTRATION:
When: Thursday 11 June 2026
Time: 10:15am – 4pm
Where: Shepparton Art Museum
530 Wyndham Street, Shepparton

Cost: (Includes morning tea, lunch and ticket to Facing Modernity: Degas to Picasso)
PGAV Members: $82 inc GST
Non-members: $100 inc GST
RSVP Essential: by 5pm, Thursday 4 June 2026

To pay by invoice: please email anne.robertson@pgav.ngv.vic.gov.au with the names of those attending and any special dietary requirements and access requirements.

EVENT TIMINGS:
10.15am: Registration & Morning tea
11:00am: AGM
12pm: Lunch
1pm: Delivering a Blockbuster Forum
1.45pm: Event ends
2pm: Exhibition Viewing: Facing Modernity: Degas to Picasso
2pm / 2.30pm / 3pm / 3:30pm: Collection store tours

PARKING:
Free all-day parking is available on Fitzjohn Street. Further details to help plan your visit are available via the SAM website.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT (From Melbourne)
A 5.57am train departs Melbourne and arrives in Shepparton at 8.40am, or a 7.05am train departs Melbourne, connecting at Seymour with a bus to Shepparton and arriving at 10.01am. Plan your trip via PTV.

CANCELLATION POLICY:
- Registered participants that are no longer able to attend may nominate a substitute up until 2pm, Wednesday 10 June 2026 - note special dietary requirement may not be able to be accommodated. You must notify the PGAV of substitutions and cancellations by email: anne.robertson@pgav.ngv.vic.gov.au.
- Cancellations received before 5pm, Thursday 5 June 2026 will be refunded.
- Cancellations received after 5pm, Thursday 5 June 2026 are not refundable.
- Exceptions are at the discretion of the PGAV.

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY:
Photographs and/or video footage will be taken at the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Photos and videos will be used to promote the PGAV and its work. This includes publishing images on the PGAV website, social media channels, print publications and other marketing materials.

If you would prefer not to be photographed, or have photographs in which you are featured published, please let us know by emailing anne.robertson@pgav.ngv.vic.gov.au, or speak with a PGAV staff member at the event. 

Image: Level 4 at Shepparton Art Museum, featuring Sherbourne Bear at Tallygaroopna 2026 by Raafat Ishak on the SAM Art Wall. Photo: Leon Schoots.