March at the National Gallery | Ceremony Opening Weekend, Daniel Crooks Enlighten Festival, and more
Opening Weekend
CEREMONY
Sat 26 Mar, 10am–7pm and Sun 27 Mar, 10am–5pm
Celebrate the opening of the 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony with us. Enjoy a weekend of free programs including artist performances, talks, workshops and live music for the whole family. If you can’t make it to Canberra, join in with live stream Artist Panels from home.
Ceremony is a free exhibition, open 26 Mar until 31 Jul.
The Balnaves Contemporary Series
DANIEL CROOKS: STRUCTURED LIGHT
4–14 Mar, daily from 8pm
Experience Naarm/Melbourne based artist Daniel Crooks’ illumination on the National Gallery’s façade as part of Enlighten Festival 2022. Visual manipulations of geometry, architecture and perspective celebrate Col Madigan’s design of the original Gallery building.
The Balnaves Contemporary Series
JUDY WATSON & HELEN JOHNSONthe red thread of history, loose ends
Until 5 Jun
Two artists, two generations, two perspectives. Judy Watson & Helen Johnson: red thread of history, loose ends creates a dialogue on the roles of women in contemporary and colonial Australia.
Saturday Screening
BLACK ANGELS: A WIDENING VISION
Sat 5 Mar, 2pm
Don’t miss this free screening of John Tristram’s documentary, featuring the artist Gordon Bennett.
Access Programs
ART WEEKEND
Sun 6 Mar
Join programs like Art with Auslan: Portraiture in Jeffrey Smart, Art by Description and Sensory Sunday.
At the Gallery
ART TALK
Thu 10 Mar, 12.30pm
Sally Brand, Public Programs Convenor, discusses Fiona Lowry’s The ties that bind (2018) on display in Know My Name.
At the Gallery
ART TALK
Thu 17 Mar, 12.30pm
Join Kira Godoroja-Prieckaerts, Kenneth E Tyler Assistant Curator, as she discusses Helen Frankenthaler’s Other generations (1957).
Live Stream Broadcast
DANIEL CROOKS IN CONVERSATION
Thu 10 Mar, 7pm AEDT
Curator, Australian Art, Elspeth Pitt, speaks with Daniel Crooks about his Enlighten commission Structured light the sixth instalment of The Balnaves Contemporary Series.
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Film
THE EXHIBITIONISTS
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Celebrate International Women’s Day with a docu-comedy inspired by the Know My Name initiative premiering on ABC TV and iView.
Stories & Ideas
CEREMONY ARTIST S.J NORMAN
‘Bone Library is an installation exploring the living aspect of Indigenous languages that had been classified as forgotten, dead or extinct…’ writes Wesfarmers Assistant Curator, Aidan Hartshorn, Walgalu/Wiradjuri peoples.
Stories & Ideas
JAMES TYLORPHOTO ESSAY
Kaurna artist, James Tylor, takes us through the process of creating The Darkness of Enlightenment, his new series of daguerreotypes for Ceremony.
ON SITE AND ONLINE
Explore our free programs designed for, and with, people with disability and access needs. Tours, workshops and tailored opportunities offered on site and online provide meaningful experiences for all.
The Balnaves Contemporary Series
SKYWHALES: EVERY HEART SINGS
Sat 12 MarAdelaide Festival, SA
Sat 19 MarMPavilion Melbourne, VIC
Touring Exhibition
SPOWERS & SYME
Until 29 MayWestern Plains Cultural Centre, NSW
Touring Exhibition
EVER PRESENT
FIRST PEOPLES ART OF AUSTRALIA
Until 18 Apr Art Gallery of Western Australia, WA
The National Gallery acknowledges the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the Kamberri/Canberra region, and recognises their continuous connection to culture, community and Country.
Images:
Marlene Rubuntja at Yarrenyty Altere Artists, Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Image courtesy the artist.
Installation view, Daniel Crooks: Structured Light, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2022 © the artist
Helen Johnson, The edges of a dream/mother, sister, daughter, Commissioned as part of The Balnaves Contemporary Series 2021, Courtesy the artist and Sutton Gallery, Naarm/Melbourne © Helen Johnson
Gordon Bennett, Notes to Basquiat: 911, 2002, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, Purchased 2003. © The Estate of Gordon Bennett. John Citizen Arts Pty Ltd/Copyright Agency, 2022
National Gallery access activity, Kamberri/Canberra 2021
Fiona Lowry, The ties that bind, 2018, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, Purchased 2019 © the artist
Helen Frankenthaler, Other generations, 1957, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, Purchased 1973 © Helen Frankenthaler
Daniel Crooks with his work Structured Light, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2022 © the artist
Diena Georgetti, SUPERSTUDIO, 2015–2017, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, Purchased 2021 © Diena Georgetti
S.J Norman, Wiradjuri people, in his studio in Gadigal Country, with bones collected from Walgalu, 2021. Photograph by Jake Terrey
James Tylor, Kaurna people, in his studio, work in progress, Kamberri/ Canberra, 2021 © the artist
National Gallery online access activity, Kamberri/Canberra 2021
Patricia Piccinini, Skywhale, 2013, Gift of anonymous donor 2019 through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2020 at the National Arboretum, Kamberri/Canberra with Skywhalepapa, 2019-2020, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, Commissioned with the assistance of The Balnaves Foundation 2019. Purchased 2020 © Patricia Piccinini
Eveline Syme, Outskirts of Siena, 1930-31, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, Purchased 1977 © The Estate of Evelyn Syme
Tjungkara Ken, Sandra Ken, Yaritji Young, Freda Brady, Maringka Tunkin, Pitjantjatjara people, Seven Sisters, 2018, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, Purchased 2020. © Tjunkara Ken, Sandra Ken, Yaritji Young, Freda Brad, Maringka Tunkin/Copyright Agency, 2022
© National Gallery of Australia
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