The National: New Australian Art

Dr Michael Brand, Director, Art Gallery of New South Wales with Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE, Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia and Lisa Havilah, Director, Carriageworks

Three of Sydney’s premier cultural institutions join forces to present one curated program, with a sole focus on Australian art. The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Carriageworks and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia are establishing a major new exhibition partnership surveying the latest ideas and forms in contemporary Australian art.

‘The National: New Australian Art’ will take place over a six-year period, with three editions in 2017, 2019 and 2021, connecting three of the city’s key cultural precincts – The Domain, Redfern and Circular Quay. The large-scale exhibition will continue Sydney’s long and distinguished history of showcasing the art of our times, and reinforce its position as the national leader in presenting relevant and engaged contemporary arts and cultural programs.

The project will forge close relationships with artists through commissioning and developing new work by emerging, mid-career and established Australian practitioners. Artists will be drawn from across NSW and Australia including Australian artists living overseas, charting important global connections. The work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists will feature prominently.

Lisa Havilah, Director, Carriageworks, comments: “‘The National: New Australian Art’ will chart the rich diversity of contemporary practice featuring artists that work in dialogue with other disciplines including performance, dance, music and screen… This collaboration creates an exciting and distinctive new arts and cultural event in Sydney for local, national and international audiences.”

Art Gallery of New South Wales
30 March to 16 July, 2017

Carriageworks
30 March to 18 June, 2017

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
30 March to 18 June, 2017

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From left: Dr Michael Brand, Director, Art Gallery of New South Wales with Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE, Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia and Lisa Havilah, Director, Carriageworks

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