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The Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) supports over fifty art galleries and art museums across metropolitan and regional Victoria. PGAV Highlights provides links to Victoria's public galleries and their diverse mix of programs. There's lots to experience - enjoy!
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Circuit Breaker Restrictions: As public galleries across Victoria re-open under circuit-breaker lockdown restrictions, we recommend visiting member gallery websites before you visit to check that they are open and to learn about their COVID Safe protocols. Please note that face masks must be worn indoors at all public galleries across Victoria.
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Craft appoints new Executive Director
Craft has announced the appointment of Nicole Durling as its new Executive Director. Nicole was previously Director of Collections & Exhibitions at the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart, where she also served as a Senior Curator for 15 years. Prior to this Nicole held positions as Contemporary Art Specialist at Sotheby’s in Melbourne and Sydney, and as a Lecturer in Ceramics at Monash University. She will take up the position on 23 June.
Image: Rosie Hastie
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2021 Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award
Wangaratta Art Gallery celebrates the current state of play for contemporary textile art practice from across Australia with the 2021 Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award. Judge Hannah Presley, Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Victoria announced artist Gillian Benke as the winner, for her work Cope at the opening event on Saturday . The Highly Commended - Ruth Amery Award was awarded to Evangeline Cachinero, for her work Pseudologia Fantastica. Learn more
Image: Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award judge Hannah Presley with Cope by Gillian Benke. Photo by Marc Bongers
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Bayside Gallery
Ellen Jose Art Award 2022
Entries close 27 August 2021
Female artists aged 18–35 working in any media are invited to enter the Ellen José Art Award, a $15,000 non acquisitive award. The award aims to support young female artists in the early stages of their career. Six shortlisted artists will have the opportunity to present a body of work at Bayside Gallery in mid-2022. Find out more
Image: Michaela Pegum, Mutual Bloom 2019, silk, copper, terracotta, wood ash, dimensions variable. Photo: Matthew Stanton.
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McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery
Karingal Public Art Commission
Expressions of Interest close 30 June 2021
McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery, in conjunction with ISPT, is calling for submissions from artists for a $100,000 public sculpture commission at Karingal Hub shopping centre in Frankston. The Karingal Hub Public Art Commission is open to all Australian artists via an Expression of Interest. The selection advisory panel will comprise McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery Director Lisa Byrne, Trustee Lisa Roet, Curator Simon Lawrie, and representatives from ISPT. Find out more
Image: Gregor Kregar, Reflective Lullaby 2013 (detail). Photo Mark Ashkanasy.
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Castlemaine Art Museum
2021 Experimental Print Prize
Entries close 12 September 2021
Established in 2019, the biennial, non-acquisitive prize is open to artists resident in Victoria. Through the generous support of an anonymous local donor, three prizes are offered: $10,000, $5,000 and $3,000 for an emerging artist. Unique amongst printmaking prizes, EPP recognizes that experimentation and risk are essential to art. Find out more
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Monash Gallery of Art
Bowness Photography Prize
FINAL DAYS TO ENTER - Entries close 30 June 2021
The William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize has emerged as an important annual survey of contemporary photographic practice in Australia. Entries are now open and MGA is inviting artists to submit photographic work created over the last year. Find out more
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Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
Raumlichtkunst
Until 11 February 2022
This exhibition presents one of the first multimedia projections ever made, Oskar Fischinger’s Raumlichtkunst, a reconstruction of his multiple-screen film events, first shown in Germany in 1926, and restored by the Center for Visual Music (CVM) in Los Angeles. Working with Fischinger’s original 1920s nitrate film, CVM restored the 35mm film via traditional photochemical processes, transferred it to HD, digitally restored the colour, and reconstructed this three-screen version of his performances. Originally accompanied by live avant-garde percussion, CVM chose two version of ‘Double Music’ by John Cage and Lou Harrison, and ‘Ionisation’ by Edgard Varèse. More information
Image: Oskar Fischinger, Raumlichtkunst (1926/2012) Reconstruction by Center for Visual Music © Three-screen installation
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Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
Ross Gibson: head_phone_film_poems
Until 1 October 2021
head_phone_film_poems is a collection of thirteen films that creatively remix material from online archives including the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) film material in the National Archives of Australia, crime scene photographs from the Justice and Police Museum Sydney, and Gibson’s own social-media-stored collection of strange late-night phenomena filmed in his neighbourhood over the past decade. Find out more
Image: Still from Fond Inland, part of head_phone_film_poems. Texts, compositing and editing: Ross Gibson. Soundtrack: composed and performed by Chris Abrahams. Archival footage courtesy of the Teasdale Family Archive, Rupanyup, Vic. Special thanks to Malcolm McKinnon.
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Ararat Gallery TAMA
Andrew Chapman
The Mark of Time: Celebrating Ararat's wool heritage
Until 7 November 2021
Shot in April 2021 throughout Ararat and the surrounding region, this photography exhibition is an ode to the district’s association with wool production, capturing the Australian wool story of local properties featuring classic woolsheds, wool growers, and sheep as a reminder to value our past. Find out more
Thread of Life: Japanese Textiles
Until 3 October 2021
In partnership with Melbourne-based collector Leanne O’Sullivan, we present a selection of traditional Japanese 'boro' reworked and repaired textiles, alongside objects from the TAMA Collection originating from the 1979 touring exhibition 'The Art of the Japanese Package'. Find out more
Image: Wool Classer's Hands (2021), Sihl Masterclass baryta paper (cotton rag), 150 x 100cm. © Andrew Chapman, Ararat Gallery TAMA and Ararat Rural City Council.
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Bayside Gallery
Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize 2020/21
Until 4 July
A celebration of contemporary Australian painting.
Finalists include: Benjamin Aitken, Karima Baadilla, Alec Baker, Max Berry, Alison Binks, David Brian, Magda Cebokli, Ash Coates, Brett Colquhoun, Jarryd Cooper, Emma Coulter, Marcel Cousins, Noni Drew, Emily Ferretti, Martin George, Bob Gibson, Julia Gorman, Simon Grennan, Rose Anna Hamnes, Euan Heng, Kez Hughes, Tracey Jones, Linda Judge, Dena Kahan, Belem Lett, Travis MacDonald, Tim McMonagle, Betty Muffler, Sally M. Nangala Mulda, Ivan Namirrkki, Saffron Newey, David Ralph, Anna Rowbury, Brad Rusbridge, Bryan Spier, Darren Wardle, Alice Wormald, Michelle Zuccolo. More information
Image: Alec Baker, Ngura (Country) 2019, acrylic on linen, 112 x 198 cm. Courtesy the artist and Iwantja Arts, Indulkana, SA. Winner 2020/21 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize.
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Central Goldfields Art Gallery
Changed Forever: Legacies of Conflict
A Shrine of Remembrance touring exhibition
Until 11 July 2021
This exhibition interweaves stories of migrants from war-torn countries and recent veterans of overseas service, exploring the impacts of global and civil conflict in changing lives and shaping contemporary Australia. Find out more
Image: Reproduced Courtesy of Getty Images, Paula Bronstein.
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Central Goldfields Art Gallery
Travelling suitcases!
Artwork on loan from the National Gallery of Australia
Until 30 August 2021
The National Gallery of Australia’s Art Cases program comprises art-filled cases to inspire creativity, inclusivity, engagement and learning. The cases will be accessible at various venues throughout the Central Goldfields Shire. All the work can handled by adults and children of all ages. Find out more
Image: One of the National Gallery of Australia Art Cases including new works: (on top of case, left to right) Carmichael Water carrying vessels, Jimmy John Thaiday Kebi Nam, (in front of case, left to right) Penny Evans Burnt Banksia, Karla Dickens Block and Tackle, James Tylor Kaurna Wirri Katha, Angela Valemanesh Miscellaneous works.
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Heide Museum of Modern Art
Heide II: House of Light
Until 10 October 2021
As part of the museum’s fortieth anniversary program, Heide II: House of Light recreates McGlashan and Everist’s iconic modernist building as it was in 1968, then the newly completed home of John and Sunday Reed. The exhibition is based on archival photographs taken by Wolfgang Sievers and features artworks from the Reeds’ personal collection that they later donated to Heide. Included in the display is the original furniture designed by the architect David McGlashan, which has recently been restored with the support of the Copland Foundation. Find out more
Image: Wolfgang Sievers, Heide II Living Room Facing East 1968, gelatin silver photograph, 40.6 x 50.8 cm, Heide Museum of Modern Art. Gift of Wolfgang Sievers 1992 © National Library of Australia.
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TarraWarra Museum of Art
FINAL DAYS TarraWarra Biennial 2021: Slow Moving Waters
Until 11 July 2021
The TarraWarra Biennial 2021 exhibition features 25 artists from across the country making new works that explore ideas of slowness, deceleration, drift and the elasticity of time. The exhibition title Slow Moving Waters comes from the accepted translation of the local Woiwurrung word ‘tarrawarra’, after which the Museum, and its surrounding Yarra Valley area are named. Guest Curator: Nina Miall. Explore here
Image: Lauren Brincat, Salt Lines: Play it as it Sounds 2016, sail cloth, church bell ropes, bass, performed maintenance action, dimensions variable . Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney and Australia Council for the Arts. Courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery. Photo: Shauna Greyerbiehl.
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Walker Street Gallery
Invisibility
Tuesday 29 June - Friday 23 July
Every community has invisible problems. This series of work by artist Zakiria Tahirian is about refugees who have left everything behind and come to Australia, seeking a safe and peaceful place. All they want is safety, but there are many hidden feelings that aren’t being shared more widely with society. Many are struggling with memories and finding the right place to share their stories.
This exhibition will use both coloured and invisible ink to uncover the feelings that many refugees grapple with, but are unable to find a place to express. Find out more
Image: Zakiria Tahirian, Untitled, watercolour and ink on paper
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Warrnambool Art Gallery
Matthew Clarke: Wallabies Gambit Club
Until 28 November 2021
Warrnambool-based artist Matthew Clarke brings together his recurring motif, the wallaby, with bold, vibrant colours and un-bridled mark-making, alongside the structured environment of a chess board. In the Family Learning Centre at WAG, Clarke invites children and families to learn through play about themes of strategy, patience, movement and mathematics. Find out more
Image: Matthew Clarke, White Rook, from Wallabies Gambit Club, 2020, acrylic on plywood, dimensions variable
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Warrnambool Art Gallery
Poyeempa | Upon The Breath
Until 19 September 2021
Upon The Breath by Gunditjmara Elder Charmaine Clarke reflects on themes of truth-telling and healing, through an immersive display of animation and her spoken word poetry in the Maar Nation Gallery. Find out more
Image: Charmaine Clarke, Songs of the Bones (still), 2021. Filmed and edited by Tiny Empire Collective. Animation by Lee Arkapaw.
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Duldig Studio museum + sculpture garden
3D Me! Program: Monash Uni Caulfield DFab Workshop Tour
29 June 2021, 2pm
Explore Monash University's state-of-the-art dFab (digital fabrication) facility with Duldig Studio's tour. Presented by Monash University and supported by the City of Stonnington. Find out more
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Geelong Gallery
Talking art: Meet the makers—a celebration of wearable art
22 July 2021, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
To coincide with Blanche Tilden—ripple effect: a 25 year survey, Geelong Contemporary invites you to a celebration of contemporary jewellery. Meet exhibiting artist, Blanche Tilden and local jewellery designers and GG by Design makers, Clac Clac Design and Victoria Mathews, at pop-up stations in the Gallery exploring their individual design practice—dress to impress and come wearing your own favourite jewels or wearable art pieces. Find out more
Image: Clac Clac Design Jewellery. Styled and photographed by Still Smith.
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Heide Museum of Modern Art
Heide x Cinema Nova
Sunday 4 July, 3pm - Words of Love: Marianne & Leonard
Acclaimed director Nick Broomfield’s documentary follows the maverick artist Leonard Cohen and his muse, Marianne Ihlen Find out more
Sunday 11 July, 3pm - Seeing from Within: The Life of Barbara Blackman
A feature-length documentary exploring the fascinating life of the successful Australian writer and philanthropist Barbara Blackman, who lost her sight during her twenties while married to the painter Charles Blackman. Find out more
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Arts Centre Melbourne
Stories from the Australian Performing Arts Collection
LGBTIQ+ heritage: Stories of Australian singer Gladys Moncrieff and the Melbourne production of The Boys in the Band spotlight the importance of LGBTIQ+ performers, audiences and fans to the cultural heritage of Victoria. Explore here
Chunky Move Collection: Look back at the beginning of Chunky Move and an early chapter in the creative journey of Gideon Obarzanek. Explore here
Image: Hand-coloured photograph of Gladys Moncrieff, c.1935. Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne.
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Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA)
Yhonnie Scarce: Missile Park
If you missed the ACCA exhibition Yhonnie Scarce: Missile Park, you can still explore a range of online content including video interviews and podcasts and a detailed monograph publication. Yhonnie Scarce is a leading Australian artist and master glass blower, born in Woomera, South Australia, in 1973 and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Scarce’s work explores the impact of nuclear testing and the removal of Aboriginal people from their homelands, and also engages with the photographic archive and found objects to explore the impact and legacies of colonial and family histories and memory. Explore online here
Image: Yhonnie Scarce, Missile Park 2021, installation view, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Courtesy the artist and THIS IS NO FANTASY, Melbourne. Photograph: Andrew Curtis
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Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
Disney: The Magic of Animation
Shown in Australia for the very first time, exclusive to Melbourne, this exhibition contains original sketches and rare artworks from 1928 to the present day. Explore a range of content online including stories, videos and activity sheets. Explore online here
Image: Disney: The Magic of Animation exhibition at ACMI. Photo: Phoebe Powell.
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Monash Gallery of Art & RMIT University
MGA and RMIT University have partnered to deliver a video channel exploring Australian photography. Explore interviews and commentary by Australian photographers in the collection of the Monash Gallery of Art, including Jane Burton, Ponch Hawkes, Lee Grant, David Rozetsky, Peta Clancy, Katrin Koenning and Peter Dombrovskis. Explore here
Image: Jane Burton, Night windows #2 2020–21, chromogenic print, 110.0 x 110.0 cm, courtesy of the artist. Jane Burton is a commissioned artist for the exhibition 'STAGES: photography through the pandemic'.
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Linden New Art
Linden EXTRA Winter 2021 is now out!
As the days shorted and the cold seeps into our daily lives, Linden New Art has jam-packed Linden EXTRA to brighten your days and learn more about exhibiting artists at Linden. In this edition you'll find behind the scenes of Linden’s current shows, latest projects from past artists, news from studio artists, drink & cook like an artist activities, news from our neighbourhood, volunteers and more! Find out more
ARTIST TALK!
Meet the artist: Vipoo Srivilasa
Saturday 22 July 2021, 6pm - 7pm
Join Curator Juliette Hanson for more insight into Thai-born, Melbourne-based artist, curator and arts activist Vipoo Srivilasa’s inter-disciplinary practice. FREE Live on YouTube and Facebook. Register here
Image: Linden Contemporaries event: Ash Keating studio visit. Photograph: Linda Studena.
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National Gallery of Victoria
Online course: Impressionism (8-week course starting Monday 16 August)
Inspired by French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, curators and academic experts guide learners through an introductory study of Impressionism and its enduring legacy. Find out more
NGV is temporarily closed - enjoy a range of online content available on NGV Channel.
Videos, essays and interviews including digital programs relating to key exhibitions - French Impressionism from The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, She-Oak and Sunlight: Australian Impressionism, Big Weather and We Change the World. Explore here
Image: Paul Signac, Gasometers at Clichy (Les Gazomètres. Clichy) 1886, oil on canvas, 65.0 x 81.0 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Felton Bequest, 1948.
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Shepparton Art Museum
Videos: Virtual careers week series
Hear from SAM staff as they discuss their roles and how they have contributed to bringing the new art museum to life. Explore here
Image: The new SAM. Photo: Kane Jarrod Photography
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Arts in Greater Dandenong
Arts and Culture Education Program
Until 27 June 2021
This new Arts and Culture Education Program offers excursions and tours to various cultural venues in Greater Dandenong, as well as workshops, professional development opportunities and resources to support teachers. Upcoming workshops include professional development for teachers with Polyglot Theatre, painting and sculpture workshops. Find out more
Image: Workshop of 2021 Flora Exhibition, 2021. Courtesy of the photographer.
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Geelong Gallery
Educator professional development with Blanche Tilden (a virtual event)
Join Melbourne-based designer, Blanche Tilden, in conversation with Learning and Audience Engagement Manager, Elishia Furet, and learn more about Tilden’s creative practice and processes to encourage innovative design thinking in the classroom. Learn resource also available Find out more
Image: Blanche Tilden wearing Blanche Tilden's Long Conveyor II (necklace) 2021, Geelong Gallery Collection. Photo: Marcus Scholz.
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Geelong Gallery
FOR KIDS! Ripple Effect - paper design
Thursday 8 July, 11am to 12pm
Explore the Gallery’s current exhibition Blanche Tilden—ripple effect: a 25 year survey and learn how to design a three-dimensional sculptural form using paper inspired by the works currently on display. Suitable for ages 10 to 14 years. Book tickets here
Image: Blanche Tilden Brave mover - Tribute to Alice Anderson, mechanic (1897-1926) 2011. Photographer: Rod Buchholz © Blanche Tilden.
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Heide Museum of Modern Art
FOR KIDS! Heide Studio: Light Up Lanterns
Saturday 24 July, 3 to 5pm
Taking inspiration from Bruce Munro’s use of light and colour in the exhibition From Sunrise Road, create your very own unique sculptural lantern. As dusk falls, light up your lantern and take it through the sculpture park for a tour of Munro’s outdoor installation. Find out more
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Heide Museum of Modern Art
Life Drawing: Dual Models
Saturday 26 June & 31 July, 4.45 to 7pm , 4.45 to 7pm
Sketch from two life models in this intimate workshop catering to all skill levels, with tutors available for guidance and exclusive after-hours access to House of Ideas: Modern Women. Start your session with a glass of wine at 4.45pm. The class takes place from 5 to 7pm. Find out more
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New art publications:
The New Curator: Exhibiting Architecture and Design by Fleur Watson examines the challenges inherent in exhibiting design ideas. Discover here.
Contemporary Art and Feminism, by Jacqueline Millner and Catriona Moore, examines contemporary art while foregrounding the key role feminism has played in enabling current modes of artmaking, spectatorship and theoretical discourse. Discover here
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ARTICLE | Suez jam sank Heide reopening plan, with art stuck on Singapore dock (The Age)
Lesley Harding, Artistic Director of Heide Museum of Modern speaks with Nick Miller at The Age: “It’s difficult working with uncertainty. If nothing else the last year taught us that we’ve just got to be nimble, flexible and ready to change plans almost at a moment’s notice.” Read the article here
ARTICLE | ‘It took every cell in my body to the edge’: on Black tenderness in Australian art (The Guardian)
Shantel Wetherall speaks with Black Australian artists who are exploring vulnerability and tenderness in their work. “Growing up, everything I looked to as an example of what it means to be an African-Australian man came from overseas. I think we’re in a very pivotal moment where we’re starting to forge our own identity and to tell our own stories.” Kalu Oji, Igbo-Australian filmmaker, writer and visual artist. Read the article here
ARTICLE | We should be used to arts events being cancelled by now, but in Melbourne it still stings (The Guardian)
Elizabeth Flux writes about experiencing The River Sings online for Rising due to the current circuit breaker lockdown. “..screens offer connections where there otherwise would be none. Sometimes these connections are a pale imitation of what real life can offer, but a slice is better than none at all. And sometimes they offer something that would otherwise not be possible.” Read the article here
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