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PUBLIC LECTURE: Adventures in Looking: Connecting with Art, Ourselves and Others
PUBLIC LECTURE: Adventures in Looking: Connecting with Art, Ourselves and Others
Wednesday 26 Nov 2025, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
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PGAV Members receive a special discount to hear Claire Bown, author of The Art Engager, deliver an inspiring and interactive talk on how we experience art. Claire will introduce three simple practices – observation and noticing, shared visual inquiry, and personal discovery – and explore how slowing down, looking closely and connecting with others can make our gallery experiences richer, more engaging and more meaningful. Claire’s talk will be followed by a Q&A.
Cost: PGAV Members $20 / Adults $30 / Livestream $15
To receive the discount, enter promo Code: BOWN2025 when booking on the NGV website.
additional resources
There are lots of free resources on Claire Bown's website, including How to Look at Art (Slowly) with 30 different ways to observe and look at art and objects, available here.
Claire Bown's podcast is called The Art Engager and you can listen to it on all the popular platforms (Apple, Spotify etc).
Learn more about the Thinking Museum® Approach through Claire's book, The Art Engager: Reimagining Guided Experiences in Museums - available worldwide as both a paperback and ebook from your favourite online retailers or order it via a local bookstore.
This program is presented by NGV in collaboration with PGAV and the Art Gallery of Ballarat. PGAV thanks Ararat Gallery TAMA for initiating this opportunity.
Wednesday 26 Nov 2025, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
The Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands where our office is located, and all Traditional Owners of country throughout Victoria and Australia. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples enduring traditions and continuing creative cultures. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
We are an LGBTQIA+ friendly organisation that celebrates diversity. We are committed to providing safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive services for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.
