Looking for an early morning read? Jonathan Griffin asks the question, 'when does art become activism?' in our latest feature.

Read at nga.gov.au/stories-ideas/…

#ArtActivism #ActivistArt #ContemporaryArt #PoliticalArt #FeministArt #Feminism #KnowMyName #NationalGalleryAU

This is your last week to see Deep Inside My Heart. Featuring collaborative works by Louise Bourgeois and Tracey Emin, and sculptures by Bronwyn Oliver, Sarah Lucas, Lynda Benglis and more.

Closes 19 May nga.gov.au/exhibitions/de…

#FeministArt #WomenArtists #DeepInsideMyHeart

2024 Annual Lecture speaker announcement ✨🐍

The 2024 Annual Lecture will be presented by leading Australian artist, Lindy Lee.
The Annual Lecture coincides with the opening of Ouroboros and the solo exhibition, Lindy Lee.

Register nga.gov.au/events/2024-an…

#LindyLee

Exhibition announcement ✨🐍
Lindy Lee will open 25 October to coincide with the unveiling of Ouroboros.

Lindy Lee, 25 October–June 2025. Information at nga.gov.au/exhibitions/li…

#Ouroboros #LindyLee #NationalGalleryAU

Deep Inside My Heart must close 19 May.

This exhibition focuses on major women artists of the 20th century, featuring works like TITTIPUSSIDAD by Sarah Lucas.

Deep Inside My Heart, Free until 19 May.
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#DeepInsideMyHeart #SarahLucas #NationalGalleryAU

Have you planned your visit to Body Sculpture? Viewers have described the piece as 'Creepy and mesmerising' and 'Impressive and terrifying at once'.

Sessions Thu–Sat & Sun.
Bookings nga.gov.au/exhibitions/jo…

Jordan Wolfson, 2023, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra.

📣 Free Art Lab for young artists aged 13–25, this weekend.

Upcycle your old clothes into a mock quilt design with textile artist Pinal Maniar.

Art Lab: Reimagined Textiles
Sat, 11 May, 1pm
Free, bookings at | nga.gov.au/events/art-lab…

✨ New Acquisition ✨ Sandra Selig's 'Ancient Angle'.

From the front, Ancient Angle resembles overlapping triangles, side-on, the threads inhabit what Selig calls a ‘moving stillness’.

Photos courtesy of Sarah Cottier Gallery

Francis Bacon's 'Triptych'.

‘I see images in series. I suppose I could do five or six together, but I find the triptych is a more balanced unit’ — Francis Bacon

See this work on display in Gallery 10. Read more about this work online at — nga.gov.au/stories-ideas/…

Looking for that perfect art gift? Don’t miss the National Gallery’s much loved Art Store Sale, this weekend only.

Where: Gandel Hall.
When: 10am–4pm, Saturday & Sunday.
Members Preview 2pm–4pm Friday.

Facebook Event | fb.me/e/1Z8v6mvHW

Join WIC at the NationalGalleryAus for an inspiring panel discussion with the women who helped bring internationally-acclaimed artist Jordan Wolfson's Body Sculpture to Canberra. 🔗 events.humanitix.com/wic-wolfson-sp…

This is your last chance to see Emily Kam Kngwarray. Closing 28 Apr.

Feedback has been overwhelming. People have called it an 'absolutely divine exhibition', Emily 'a goddess of art', while another visitor was so affected, they told us 'Big Yam Dreaming made me cry'.

Just Announced! 🌟 The Story of Art without Men: Katy Hessel 🌟

Katy Hessel is a curator and art historian behind the The Great Women Artists podcast. Join her for a conversation about her book The Story of Art Without Men.

6pm, 23 May. Register at | nga.gov.au/events/the-sto…

Just Announced! 🌟 Stuff the British Stole, Live 🌟

Join us for a compelling discussion on truth-telling and repatriation with Marc Fennell, Dr. Nick Mitzevich and Margo Ngawa Neale, hosted by Santilla Chingaipe.

Register | nga.gov.au/events/stuff-t…

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Claude Monet, Nymphéas [Waterlilies], c.1914-17, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1979

View this work in Gallery 13. The National Gallery is open from 10am–5pm, free with ticket.

#NationalGalleryAU #Monet

Have you been thinking about attending Emily Kam Kngwarray? To celebrate the final weeks; National Gallery Members can bring a friend for free, and children aged up to 16 will receive free entry during school holidays.

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#EmilyKamKngwarray

Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao opens 29 June | Tickets at nga.gov.au/exhibitions/ga…

Paul Gauguin, Bonjour Monsieur Gauguin, 1889, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. The Armand Hammer Collection, Gift of the Armand Hammer Foundation.