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Round 20 of Visions of Australia program open to applications

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23 Jan 2025 Australians in regional and remote areas will see imaginative exhibitions visit their communities once funding is awarded later this year. Image credit: Video installation ‘You don’t need me to tell you’ (by Kate Scardifield, 2022) from Pliable Planes: Expanded Textiles & Fibre Practices exhibition at Art Gallery of Ballarat.

New exhibitions to tour Australia

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19 Dec 2024 Communities across the country will be able to enjoy fascinating new touring exhibitions through the latest round of the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program. Exhibition installation view of Margaret and the Grey Mare at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.

Visions of Australia funding recipients—round 19—September 2024

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What's on: Summer 2025

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12 Dec 2024 Visit an art gallery or museum this summer and school holidays to beat the heat and keep everyone entertained. Grand Palais, immersive experience on display at the Pompeii exhibition at the National Museum of Australia.

Regional galleries welcome National Gallery of Australia’s artworks

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29 Oct 2024 The Sharing the National Collection initiative continues with loans to 2 more Griffith Regional Gallery and Retford Park near Bowral. Viliama Grakalic, The cage, 1979, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, crafts Board Collection donated by the Australia Council 1982.

Sharing the National Collection travels to Hervey Bay with works by celebrated Australians

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24 Sep 2024 The Hervey Bay Regional Gallery will feature works by some of Australia's leading 20th century artists for 2 years thanks to the scheme. Margaret Preston, Still life: fruit (Arnhem Land motif), 1941, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1976 © Margaret Rose Preston Estate/Copyright Agency

Heritage bagpipes marching to Mackay

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30 Aug 2024 A rare set of bagpipes which accompanied Australian soldiers on the Western Front in the First World War have recently been returned to Australia after over a century overseas. Heritage bagpipes marching to Mackay

National art treasures head to Tasmania and South Australia

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7 Aug 2024 Sharing the National Collection loans have now been announced for all states and territories outside the ACT. Kathleen Sauerbier, Jetty ramp and Howe’s fishing outlook. Painting oil on canvas. c.1935 National Gallery of Australia.

Eureka moment for Central Goldfields Art Gallery

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3 Jul 2024 Regional Victoria’s goldmining history is set to shine with a showcase of treasured jewellery visiting in partnership with the National Gallery. An intricate colonial-era gold brooch with goldfield motifs.

Australian talent to be globally recognised

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1 Jul 2024 Five creative projects will help to forge stronger ties between Australia and the world. Five members of Back to Back Theatre company stand against a black background.

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