National Gallery of Victoria

January ENews

Clinamen, 2013

NGV International
Open until 8pm in Jan

Enjoy after-hours access to the whole of NGV International including Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei and three levels of the NGV Collection. Make the most of the extended visiting hours with a range of talks and experiences including twilight DJ sets in the NGV Garden 5.30–8pm in Jan.

kids festival

NGV Kids Summer Festival
Sat 16 – Tue 26 Jan, 10am–3pm daily
NGV International and NGV Australia

NGV Kids Summer Festival brings eleven days of free artist-led workshops at NGV International and NGV Australia. Inspired by Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei and other current exhibitions, join screen printing workshops with Home-Works studios; colourful collage making with Laura Blythman, illustration workshops with Kat Chadwick, and much more.

Fontyen

Lurid Beauty: Australian Surrealism and its Echoes
Closes 31 Jan
NGV Australia

Be entranced by Lurid Beauty and explore the history behind Australian Surrealism at NGV Australia. Encompassing over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings, fashion, photographs and film, this exhibition is not to be missed. Free for children under 15.

NGV guide

NGV guide
Discover something you love

Make the most of your next visit with NGV guide. Collect a hand-held device or use your own to enjoy the NGV Collection through audio tours and more with NGV curators, artists, comedians and musicians. It’s free and easy to use – get started by connecting to the NGV WiFi or collect a device from the information desk.

NGV guide is generously supported by Telstra.

Highlighted Programs

Australian Surrealism: Artist’s Insight
Sun 31 Jan, 11am, NGV Australia

Australian Surrealism: Exquisite Corpse Floor Talk
Sun 31 Jan, 12pm, NGV Australia

Les Mason Panel Discussion
Sat 30 Jan 2pm, NGV Australia


Cassie Leatham Harrap’s Bush Tucker

Sat 23 Jan, 11am, NGV International

Evening Talk– Erich Heckel:
Great dancing pair, 1923

Wed 13 Jan, 6pm, NGV International

Evening Talk–Safe Passage: Indigo textiles in Indonesian ritual
Thu 21 Jan, 6pm, NGV International


Friday Nights at NGV
Every Friday, 8 Jan – 22 Apr
NGV International

If you love music, art and new experiences, join us for Friday Nights at NGV this summer. With upcoming acts featuring Jenny Hval, Bertie Blackman, Black Cab and Regurgitator, you'll enjoy great music, late-night access to Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, pop-up bars and dining experiences.

Instagram

30 days of Creativity
Competition ends 31 Jan

Looking for a creative way to kick-start 2016? We're sharing 30 days of Creativity with our visitors on Instagram and want you to get involved. Post a photo of a daily creative activity - dancing, drawing, cooking or knitting with #30daysNGV and you could win a free double pass to Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, open until 8pm in Jan. Winners drawn each Wednesday on Instagram.

Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei Pop-up
NGV design store
Open 10am–8pm in Jan

Come and explore a range of specially designed Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei products, now on display in our pop-up store. Choose from a selection of publications, clothing and accessories available at NGV International and online.


Image captions: 1. Ai Weiwei, Grapes  2010  wooden stools (from the Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911), Ai Weiwei Studio and Andy Warhol American 1928–87  Flowers 1970. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © 2015 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./ARS, New York. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney.  National Gallery of Victoria. 2. Children playing in Sage Garden activities, image courtesy of the Sage Garden for the 2016 Children's Festival held at the National Gallery of Victoria. 3. Fonteyn (2012) Zoë Croggon, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased with funds arranged by Loti Smorgon for Contemporary Australian Photography, 2013 © Courtesy of the artist and Daine Singer, Melbourne. 4.Laura Jean using the NGV guide to explore the NGV Collection at NGV Australia. 5. Jenny Hval, image provided by Jenny Hval's management. 6. Painting students from NGV Education workshops. 7. NGV International, pop-up Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei NGV design store.

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