This multi-disciplinary collection display continues the Melbourne Now focus on contemporary Indigenous art practice, but expands the compass from greater Melbourne to the length and breadth of Indigenous Australia.
All the artist knows is brought to bear in the work itself, but some forms of that knowledge remain hidden.
On 9 March 2013 a new collection display that focuses on the physical, spiritual and ecological importance of the natural elements to Indigenous people opened in the National Gallery of…
The new Indigenous exhibition demonstrates the physical, spiritual and ecological importance of the four elements of nature to Indigenous people. Using the four architecturally discrete spaces of the Indigenous ground-floor galleries, each space is devoted to describing the Dreaming associations and Ancestral narratives related to fire, water, earth and wind across media.
Introduction Torres Strait Islanders of Far North Queensland speak of their maritime identity and connections with the sea.
Art is a powerful tool for building connections.
Focus on First Nations is a full-day Professional Learning program for teachers that connects historic and contemporary First Nations art and design with classroom teaching and learning.
Celebrated for her innovative compositions that incorporate vibrant shades of acrylic blue paint, Dhambit Munuŋgurr is one of Australia’s most daring and inventive contemporary painte
Featuring more than 160 bark paintings hung en masse from floor to ceiling, Bark Salon is a large-scale display of First Nations bark painting that references – and subverts –…
Art can save you. Art can change you. Art is an act of power. Don’t let anyone say you can’t do it or say otherw
The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art is organized by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne and the National Gallery of Art, Washington in association with the Denver…
Renowned artist Reko Rennie joins NGV Senior Curator Myles Russell-Cook for a conversation reflecting on Rennie’s career to date and his distinctive artistic style, blending iconography from his Kamilaroi heritage…
I would like you to think about what Birrarung might have felt or experienced over the last two hundred years.
Emma Donovan & Friends: Live and Acoustic returns to The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia this November for its third iteration as part of ALWAYS LIVE.
Award-winning author, film-maker and lawyer Larissa Behrendt hosts the 2024 Wurrdha Marra Conversation – an annual event exploring important issues facing First Nations communities and featuring First Nations voices who…