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PGAV Professional Development Event | Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy at NGV
PGAV Professional Development Event | Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy at NGV
Wednesday 16 Sep 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Join PGAV for an exclusive professional development opportunity to coincide with Ragnar Kjartannson: Mercy, a major exhibition of video and film works by the acclaimed Icelandic artist.
Experience the eight works in the exhibition, before Amita Kirpilani, Curator of Contemporary Art, NGV leads a discussion exploring the curatorial development, exhibition design and technical delivery of Kjartansson’s complex multimedia installations.
Who should attend: this event is designed for gallery directors, curators, technicians and collection managers.
The session will offer practical insights into:
Curatorial methodology, artwork sequencing and designing the visitor journey;
Practical challenges involved in presenting time-based media in a gallery context;
Decommissioning protocols for time-based media;
Collecting and restaging time-based media;
Opportunities and challenges of video-based exhibitions for galleries and audiences.
PROGRAM
1pm: Registration at the NGV Information Desk
1:30pm: Viewing of Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy
2:30pm: Presentation and Q&A with NGV staff
3:30pm: End of formalities, attendees welcome to return to the exhibition
EVENT DETAILS & REGISTRATION:
When: Wednesday 16 September 2026
Time: 1pm – 3:30pm
Where: NGV International
180 St Kilda Road, Southbank
Cost: (Including exhibition entry)
PGAV Members: $30 inc GST
Non-members: $40 inc GST
Bookings close: 12pm, Monday 14 September 2026
To pay by invoice: please email anne.robertson@pgav.ngv.vic.gov.au with the names of those attending and any access requirements.
PRESENTER
Amita Kirpalani is the Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) where she has delivered collection exhibitions and several solo exhibitions and projects by Australian and international artists with a keen interest in performance and film. She holds a continuing role in the NGV curatorium for major cyclic exhibitions including Melbourne Now 2023, Triennial 2024 and the forthcoming Triennial 2026. She has held curatorial positions at Gertrude Contemporary, ArtScience Museum Singapore, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image and Canberra Contemporary Art Spaces.
ACCESSIBILITY
For venue accessibility details, visit the National Gallery of Victoria website.
Please share any access needs when booking or email anne.robertson@pgav.ngv.vic.gov.au.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Ticket holders unable to attend may nominate a substitute until 12pm, Tuesday 15 September 2026. Notify us of cancellations of substitutions by email: anne.robertson@pgav.ngv.vic.gov.au.
Cancellations received before 12pm, Tuesday 15 September will be refunded. Cancellations after this time are non-refundable.
EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographs and/or video footage will be taken at the PGAV Professional Development Event | Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy at NGV for promotional use on the PGAV website, social media, 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.
GETTING TO THE GALLERY
Travelling by tram:
Swanston Street/St Kilda Road trams (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72) travel past NGV International. Alight at the Arts Precinct stop. You can use the PTV Journey Planner to plan your trip.
Travelling by train:
Alight at Flinders Street Station and walk across the bridge past the Victorian Arts Centre. You can use the PTV Journey Planner to plan your trip.
Travelling by car:
Parking is available in the Victorian Arts Centre car park located beneath NGV International. Enter from Sturt Street, Southbank, accessed from St Kilda Road / Southbank Boulevard and Alexandra Avenue / City Road.
Image: Ragnar Kjartansson, Margrét Bjarnadóttir and Bryce Dessner, No Tomorrow, 2022, production still. Courtesy of the artists, Luhring Augustine, New York and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik. Showing as part of Ragnar Kjartansson, Mercy at NGV until 4 October 2026.
Wednesday 16 Sep 2026, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
PGAV Member: $ 30.00
Non-Member (General): $ 40.00
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