Art Talks

Art Talks: Stories of the Collection

Photograph of speaker gesturing at colourful artwork in front of group
At the Gallery
Sat 15 & Sun 16 Oct 2022
Auslan Interpretation Audio Description

Across the weekend of the National Gallery’s 40th Anniversary, join with artists and Gallery curators to gain unique insights into works from the collection.

Explore the Gallery and Sculpture Garden, hear stories of the collection and be introduced to our new presentations of Australian and international art.

Numerous talks will be presented as accessible events with Auslan interpretation and audio description.

Saturday 15 October

10.15am Welcome to Country

Aunty Violet Sheridan, Ngunnawal people

Drop-in 		Level 1, The Aboriginal Memorial
10.25am – 10.55am Art Talk 1: The Aboriginal Memorial

Djon Mundine, OAM, Bandjalung people, with Bruce Johnson McLean, Wierdi Birri-Gubba peoples, Assistant Director, First Nations Engagement

Drop-in 		Level 1, The Aboriginal Memorial
11.15am – 12.15pm Art Talk 2: Australian Art

With National Gallery Curators

Drop-in 		Level 2, Australian Art

Start Gallery 19
1.30pm – 3.30pm Art Talk 3: Australian Art

With artists Danie Mellor, Khadim Ali & Julie Rrap

Drop-in

With Auslan interpretation 		Level 2, Australian Art

Start Gallery 20
4pm – 5pm Art Talk 4: Sculpture Garden

With Paul Girrawah House, Ngambri and Ngunnawal peoples, Lucina Ward, Curator, International Art

Drop-in 		Sculpture Garden

Meet on grass near Gallery entrance

Sunday 16 October

11am – 11.45am Art Talk 5: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art

with curators Tina Baum, Gulumirrgin (Larrakia), Wardaman, Karajarri peoples and Kelli Cole, Warumunga and Luritja peoples.

Drop-in

With Audio Description 		Level 1, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander galleries
2pm – 3.30pm Art Talk 6: International art

With National Gallery Curators

Drop-in 		Level 1, Worldwide

Start Gallery 13

Related

40 years

2022 marked the National Gallery’s 40th Anniversary. Join us in our 40th year as we look back on the past four decades and forward to the next.

40 Acquisitions for 40 Years

Painting of multiple portraits of influential Australians, British, and American figures such as Adam Goodes, Queen Elizabeth, Ned Kelly, Eddie Mabo and Jimmy Hendrix

The Gallery kicks off its 40th Anniversary celebrations by sharing 40 acquisitions by artists and collectives from here and across the globe.

Read Time: 24 minutes
Special Event

Daniel Crooks: Structured Light
The Balnaves Contemporary Series

Past Event

9–16 Oct 22, daily
7.30–10.30pm

Art Talks

Art Talk 4: Sculpture Garden

Past Event
A gum tree has an oval section of bark removed and a delicate design has been carved into it in lines

Sat 15 Oct 2022
4pm

Special Events

Art + Mindfulness - Equilibrium

Past Event
A colour photo of a copper coloured looped sculpture

Sat 15 Oct, 10.30am

Explore the concepts of weight, lightness, stillness, movement, bending and stiffness in this Art + Mindfulness session.