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24.01.2022 Our Gallery shop specialises in products created by local makers, and for our #NAIDOCWeek gallery we’re sharing with you some of our products by Indigenous creators. The clock is by Ballarat’s own #PitchaMakinFellas, one of a series they have made called Blackfella Time it’s typical of the playful but provocative way they create work that challenges assumptions about Aboriginal people. The scarf is the design Koonawarra the Swan by Ballarat-based Dea & Lea (#wadawurrungarti...st #DeanneGilson working with designer #leaoldjohn). The earrings are from #TheKoorieCircle, based in Northcote, who produce quality unique handmade Aboriginal designed jewellery, with $1 from the sale of all jewellery donated to the Family Violence Legal Prevention Service Sister's Day Out Program. All products available from the Gallery Shop. Photographs by Maryann Hulbert. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #artgalleryofballaratshop #AGBshop #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #madeofballarat #buyfromthebush #buyfromthebushthischristmas #clickforvic #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #PGAVgalleries #deaandlea #leaoldjohn #thekooriecircle #pitchamakinfellas @deannegilson @itsmeleaoldjohn @thekooriecircle @thekooriecircle @pitchamakinfellas See more

23.01.2022 Join our team! The Art Gallery of Ballarat is looking for a dynamic, results-focused, creative person to lead a high performing team to drive exceptional customer service and manage the Gallery Shop and Front of House. This challenging and rewarding role provides direct visitor engagement and sales and first point of welcome for visitors to the Gallery. More details at https://bit.ly/37iTUTZ @artscultureballarat @cityofballarat @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @ballaratcourier @artshub @creativevictoria @ballaratartsalive

23.01.2022 Our education team have been creating some great resources for kids, with activities that can be done at home or at school, inspired by artworks in our collection. Here's one inspired by Donna Marcus' 2001 aluminium teapot sculpture, Teamwork 2, which is part of our new staircase hang - you'll be able to see it when we reopen. Create a collaborative wall pattern using shapes inspired by Donna Marcus’ wall sculpture Teamwork 2. Work as a team with a family member, friend or classmate to create your artwork. Check out the resource page at https://artgalleryofballarat.com.au//team-player-activity/

22.01.2022 We’ve been very happy to present #MairinBriody’s exhibition #Signal, inspired by the work of #SoniaDelaunay and the #windturbines of the Ballarat region. Lots of people missed seeing her show before we closed, but now you can book to come and see it but only for another two weeks, so don’t delay! To whet your appetite, here’s a short video where Mairin talks about her work and her sources of inspiration. Book your tickets now for free timed entry. Produced and edited by Ben... Cox #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #creativeballarat #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #climatechangeart #australianwindalliance #windturbine #windturbineart #sustainableart @australian_wind_alliance

21.01.2022 The collaborative exhibition The golden pantomime by artists Madeleine Cruise and Ruby Pilven opened just before the Gallery's temporary closure so only a few lucky people have seen it so far. Here's a brief taster of the show, which is a bold and vibrant celebration of domestic spaces and the rituals of everyday life featuring paintings, prints and ceramics produced individually and in response to each other’s work.

20.01.2022 An online conversation between social researcher and writer Hugh Mackay AO and Lynne Reeder of Compassionate Ballarat, presented by the Art Gallery on Monday 7 September 2020. In this Q&A, Hugh Mackay discusses his two new books which apporach the topic of coming to terms with the authentic self in a non-fiction book, The inner self, and a novel The question of love.

20.01.2022 Of all of Trent Parke’s photographs of trees in Ballarat’s #AvenueofHonour, this one is perhaps the most poignant - and there’s no tree in sight! In preparing to take photographs of the trees, Parke read the tragic story of Private Everett Rickard of the 22nd Battalion. Rickard was just 19 years old when he enlisted. He was a bank clerk and the son of a grocer living in Ripon Street, Ballarat. He had three sisters but he was his parent’s only surviving son their first son h...Continue reading

20.01.2022 Next in our #NAIDOCWeek gallery is this beautiful earthenware vessel by one of Australia’s most significant contemporary Indigenous artists Pepai Jangala Carroll, which we have just acquired for our collection. This work relates to #Walungurru (#Kintore) in the #Luritja #Pintupi Country of Carroll’s grandmother and father. Carroll had not visited Walungurru since childhood, having spent most of his life at #Ernabella in his mother’s #Pitjantjatjara country. In 2017, he made a... trip to his father’s country, a journey of re-discovery that has resulted in a body of work that is profound and sensitive. Carroll has just been announced by the Adelaide Jam Factory as the #JamFactoryIcon for 2021. Pepai Jangala Carroll, Walungurru VII, 2018. stoneware with sgraffito. Purchased with funds from the Hilton White Bequest, 2020. Collection of the Art Gallery of Ballarat. #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #firstnationsaustralia #indigenousaustralian #naidocweek2020 #alwayswasalwayswillbe #pepaijangalacarroll #pepaicarroll #indigenousceramics #aboriginalceramics @jamfactoryau @jamfactoryceramics @ernabella_arts_pukatjapottery

18.01.2022 On World Mental Health Day, remember to be kind to yourself and those around you. Engaging with visual arts is one way you can enhance your mental health, so take some time to draw or to look at art online - and plan your next visit to an art gallery. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #worldmentalhealthday #worldmentalhealthday2020 #artandwellness #artandempathy #mentalhealth #selfcare #arttherapy #enjoyart #thedaxcentre #WMHDay #artandmentalhealth

18.01.2022 Don't forget to join us at 5 pm to hear social researcher Hugh Mackay discussing the ways we hide from the truth about ourselves , a topic he has used as the basis for his two new books The inner self and The question of love. Join Mackay in conversation with Lynne Reeder of Compassionate Ballarat, in an event presented by the Art Gallery of Ballarat and introduced by Gallery Director Louise Tegart.

17.01.2022 Today the #CityofBallarat announced a series of artist-led workshops as part of the #ContinuousVoices arts project, which aims to develop a public art memorial in Ballarat to acknowledge survivors of sexual assault. In 2021 the Art Gallery of Ballarat will present an exhibition of artworks created in response to the issue of sexual abuse. The artists leading the different projects are Paige Duggan, Geoff Hassall and George Williams (songwriting, spoken word); Rebecca Russell,... Dotan Caspi, Steph O’Hara and Silvana Izzo (drawing, animation, movement and multimedia installation); Robert House, Kaff-eine, Glenn Pearce and James Money (drawing and sculpture); Eliza-Jane Gilchrist (sculpture); and Michelle Dunn (photography). Artists representing the five projects gathered together in Alfred Deakin Place for the announcement. The workshops will help inspire the design for this special tribute. Four of the workshops are for survivors of sexual abuse, while members of the general community to participate in the fifth. All artists have been trained in Trauma Informed Principles and both artists and participants will be supported by the Centre Against Sexual Assault to create a safe space for participants throughout the delivery of the workshops. To find out more or to join a project, go to https://bit.ly/36zPrvZ The project is led by a community reference group and the City of Ballarat in partnership with the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA), Beyond Empathy, Care Leavers Australasia Network and Loud Fence.

17.01.2022 As #NAIDOCWeek draws to a close, we’re sharing Aunty Marlene Gilson’s Black Swamp-Lake Wendouree. #LakeWendouree is the true spiritual heart of Ballarat. It was an important place for the #Wadawurrung people, the home of the Koonawarra the black swans, Bunjil’s wives, the spirit sisters. Gilson’s ancestors people would gather here for hunting, fishing and gathering food and would perform ceremonies at the corroboree ground on the southern side of the swamp. Marlene Gilson’s ...distinctive naïve paintings, generally alive with figures, of both Indigenous people and white settlers, show images of the past which place her ancestral people back into the picture. They are alive with action and theatrical detail, bringing the past alive in an engaging and inclusive way. Marlene Gilson, Black SwampLake Wendouree, 2018. synthetic polymer paint on linen. Purchased with funds from the Art Gallery of Ballarat Association, 2018. Collection of the Art Gallery of Ballarat #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #creativeballarat #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #marlenegilson #auntymarlenegilson #wadawurrungcountry #wathaurong #wathaurongcountry #firstnationsaustralia #indigenousaustralian #naidocweek #naidocweek2020 #alwayswasalwayswillbe #koorieart @naidocweek @vicnaidoc @koorie_heritage_trust_inc

15.01.2022 Later this week, we’ll be sharing on our channels ‘Other’, one of the stunning ‘Montages’ by #TraceyMoffatt and #GaryHillberg which we have on exhibition at the Gallery until 14 March. This exhibition brings together for the first time the full suite of eight montage films by artist Tracey Moffatt and her long-time collaborator Gary Hillberg, spanning 16 years of their collaborative practice. In the meantime, watch another of the montages, ‘Art’, which was screened at Sydney ...Contemporary in 2015, introduced by Moffatt and Hillberg, who give some insights into how they work together on these hilarious and provocative video works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2955mnh0_wM ‘Montages: The Full Cut, 19992015’ was curated and developed by Artspace, Sydney and is touring nationally in partnership with Museums and Galleries of NSW. It is part of PHOTO 2021, a new international festival of photography. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #madeofballarat #madeinballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #TheFullCut #montagesthefullcut #filmmontage #videomontage #roslynoxley9 @artscultureballarat @tracey.moffatt @mgnsw @artspacesydney @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @ballaratcourier @creativevictoria @artshub

14.01.2022 Stuck for #Christmasgiftideas? Head on into the #GalleryShop for some stunning original jewellery here’s a small selection from Chris Bohan, FINK+Co and GM Jewellery. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #artgalleryofballaratshop #AGBshop #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #womenartists #clickforvic #buyfromthebush #buyfromthebushthischristmas #ballaratchristmasshopping #ballaratgifts #ballaratshopping #finkandco #chrisbohan @bestofballarat @cityofballarat @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @ballaratcourier @artgalleryofballaratdirector

14.01.2022 Congratulations to the Soldiers Hill Artist Collective for their new exhibition #Emergence, which opened today. You’ll find it in Ballarat’s newest art space, just near the Gallery in #LydiardStreetNorth, the shopfront of the #BallaratMiningExchange. Emergence shows the diverse talents of 18 SHAC artists and comprises drawing, weaving, photography, painting, furniture design, printmaking and sculpture. Our Curator Julie McLaren dropped in today and met up with Cliff Adeney an...d Maria Cook to wish them and SHAC all the best for the exhibition, which is open from Wednesday to Sunday from now until 20 December. #ArtSpaceBallarat is an initiative of @ArtsCultureBallarat. #artspaceballarat #shacballarat #soldiershillartistcollective #artsandcultureballarat #lydiardstreetnorthballarat #neartheartgallery #dropby #diverseartists #soldiershill #ballaratgallery #artgalleryofballarat #creativeballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #ballaratartists #ballaratphotographer #ballaratphotographers #creativeballarat #artscultureballarat #ballaratcameraclub #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #ballaratart #ballaratevolve #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries @ballaratcameraclub @artscultureballarat @cityofballarat @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @tinroofballarat @ballaratcourier @artgalleryofballaratdirector @clarence_mcjulie @cliff.adeney

13.01.2022 We’re looking forward to sharing with you works by some of local photographers, as the Ballarat Camera Club prepare for their Backspace exhibition, which opens next week, comprising more than 40 works by 18 artists. There’s an amazing variety of styles and subject matter, but the common thread is the importance of light in the construction of the image. This powerful image is called 'Dead still life' and is the work of local photographer Kath Both. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBa...nywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #ballaratartists #ballaratphotographer #ballaratphotographers #creativeballarat #artscultureballarat #ballaratcameraclub #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #backspaceballarat #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries @ballaratcameraclub @artscultureballarat @cityofballarat @kate.both @markbev99 @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @tinroofballarat @ballaratcourier See more

13.01.2022 Over the last ten years, our #AdoptanArtwork program has transformed the look of our collection and here’s one of the latest works to come back from conservation - a painting of the grave of the poet #AdamLindsayGordon in #BrightonCemetery by noted painter #WBMcInnes. At one time Gordon was one of the most popular writers in Australia - he established the form of the #bushballad before #BanjoPaterson and #HenryLawson came along. He lived in Ballarat for a time, so it made se...nse for respected art historian Professor Ken Wach to give this painting to the Art Gallery of Ballarat. The conservation treatment has seen the discoloured varnish removed, abrasions repaired and new varnish applied so this painting can now take its place in our collection display. The conservation work was paid for by generous Gallery supporter Maria Ridsdale, one of many works she has helped us to care for. Thanks Ken and thanks Maria! Read more about our Adopt program at https://bit.ly/2V5h6PU WB McInnes, The tomb of Adam Lindsay Gordon, Brighton Cemetery, circa 1910. oil on board. Donated through the Australian Government's #CulturalGiftsProgram by Dr Ken Wach in memory of Helena and Stanislaw Wach, 2019. Conserved with a donation from Maria Ridsdale under the Adopt an Artwork program, 2019 #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #creativeballarat #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #adamlindsaygordon #adoptanartwork #artconservation #paintingsconservation #sabinecotte #wbmcinnes @artscultureballarat @cityofballarat @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @ballaratcourier @sabinecotte

13.01.2022 Now more than ever, the arts are going through a tough time of uncertainty, loss of income and opportunities. So, now more than ever, a healthy and strong mind is essential. How can we remain positive and creative? What practices can we start NOW that will set a strong foundation into the future for our creativity and mental health? Ballarat Youth Services Creatives in Business initiative have invited one of Australia's leading psychologists Dr Robi Sonderegger, Doctor of Clinical Psychology to conduct a 1 hour workshop followed by Q & A. Dr Robi is known for his compelling, passionate and highly entertaining presentations, that are actively designed to equip and empower participants. Visit the event listing and register via Eventbrite Zoom link for this FREE online workshop.

12.01.2022 Come into our shop from #LydiardStreet to do your #Christmasshopping and see this great image of students at the Gallery art school back in the 1890s. The Gallery’s own art school was one of the schools that grew into the #FederationUniversityAustralia #ArtsAcademy so we've reproduced it for #FedUni's 150th anniversary. This beautiful painting is a watercolour and can’t go on public display often but it’s one of the works at the heart of our historic collection. Herbert Henry... Smith, The art students, Ballarat Gallery Art School, circa 1898. watercolour on paper. Purchased with funds from the Gallery Women’s Association. Collection of the Art Gallery of Ballarat. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #artgalleryofballaratshop #AGBshop #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #womenartists #womenartstudents #drawingfromcasts #plastercasts #ladyartists #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries @artscultureballarat @cityofballarat @feduniaustralia

12.01.2022 As we try to reimagine our water future during National Water Week, we celebrate our connection with waterways - do we want a world where places such as Parker River Falls as portrayed by Nicholas Chevalier start to dry up? Art can help us to incorporate knowledge of the past in our vision for the future. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #artgalleryofballaratshop #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #nationalwaterweek #choosewater Nicholas Chevalier, Parker River waterfall, Cape Otway, 1862. oil on canvas. Bequest of Mrs. Blondel, 1923. Collection of the Art Gallery of Ballarat

11.01.2022 We remain closed in line with Victorian Government COVID-19 controls. We look forward to welcoming visitors back as soon as we are able. In the meantime, please visit us online and explore some of the activities we have developed in response to favourites from our collection. Bruce Armstrong's sculpture Tyger is a much-loved member of the Gallery family. Make your own mini version using materials you can find at home: https://artgalleryofballarat.com.au//agb-kids-animal-cons/ Bruce Armstrong, Tyger, 1984, red gum, Hugh Williamson Emerging Artist Prize, 1984, Collection of the Art Gallery of Ballarat

11.01.2022 For the #InternationalDayofRuralWomen, we're celebrating Maude Glover Fleay, a girl from Sulky Gully near Ballarat. After taking art classes in Ballarat, she went to the NGV school in Melbourne. She worked an art instructor in Daylesford and went on to became a renowned wildlife artist and left a major bequest to this Gallery. There is a scholarship in her name at the University of Melbourne. As a former Ballarat art student, her work is in our FedUni 150th Anniversary art tr...ail, which visitors will be able to follow when we reopen. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #artgalleryofballaratshop #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #internationaldayofruralwomen #hatsofftoruralwomen #ruralwomensday #maudegloverfleay #fabulousmaude #ruralwomen #feduniartsacademy See more

10.01.2022 This is the last week of #MairinBriody’s exhibition #Signal in #BackspaceGallery. While the works have been on the walls since March, they haven’t been seen by as many people as they deserve and we wouldn't want you to miss them. A tribute to Ukrainian-French painter #SoniaDelaunay, these vibrant paintings are a compelling testimony to the powerful presence of #windturbines in our landscapes and increasingly in our imagination. Book your Gallery visit now - the exhibition has... to finish on Sunday. Photograph Tara Moore #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #ballaratartists #ballaratphotographer #ballaratphotographers #creativeballarat #artscultureballarat #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #backspaceballarat #australianwindalliance #artandtechnology #environmentalart #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries @artscultureballarat @cityofballarat @kate.both @markbev99 @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @tinroofballarat @ballaratcourier @mairinbriody @australian_wind_alliance See more

10.01.2022 The City of Ballarat is in Caretaker Period from 12pm on Tuesday 22 September until 6pm on Saturday 24 October. To comply with the City of Ballarat's Election Period Policy and the Local Government Act 2020, the Art Gallery of Ballarat's social media, marketing and communications activity will be limited and community engagement including comments will be restricted. For more information, please visit the City of Ballarat website -https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au//ab/council-elections-2020

10.01.2022 Today for our #NAIDOCWeek gallery we have Goanna ground, designed by Ballarat-based #Gunditjmara artist Aunty Diana Nikkelson. When you come into the Gallery from tomorrow, make sure you take note of this amazing petroglyph. It was inspired by the artist’s totem and is a tribute to the first artists of the region, the #Wadawurrung people. It acknowledges Aboriginal survival and the dynamic regeneration of the Aboriginal art and culture in the region. The goanna was etched int...o the basalt paving at the back of the Gallery in 2006 as part of the cultural festival of the Commonwealth Games. Here are some images of the sandblasting process that etched the goanna into the bluestone paving. The goanna is approached along Police Lane by a series of etched footsteps, which evolve from human footprints to goanna prints as you walk. The goanna itself was originally an outdoor artwork, but half of it was brought into the Art Gallery of Ballarat when the former Federation Plaza was enclosed to form the Gallery’s McCain Annexe. The goanna is part of our #FederationUniversityAustralia 150th anniversary trail. Installation images supplied by Peter Widmer. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #creativeballarat #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #firstnationsaustralia #indigenousaustralian #naidocweek2020 #wadawurrungcountry #basaltart #goannaart #diananikkelson #gunditjmaraartist #aboriginalart #feduniaustralia #feduni150 #publicartballarat @nikki_foy @artgalleryofballaratdirector @feduniaustralia

09.01.2022 Gotta love this origami star from Firebird Creations. Learn to make these beautiful folded star decorations using quality Japanese fabrics once you’ve made one, you will find it hard to stop. No two stars are the same, so each hand made one you make is unique to you! A great concept from local Ballarat maker Lara. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #artgalleryofballaratshop #AGBshop #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome ...#bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #womenartists #clickforvic #buyfromthebush #buyfromthebushthischristmas #ballaratchristmasshopping #ballaratgifts #ballaratshopping #origamistar @bestofballarat @cityofballarat @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @ballaratcourier @artgalleryofballaratdirector See more

07.01.2022 We've been very happy with the number of people who have been booking to see our beautiful exhibitions. We might still have our masks on but they don't stop us from giving you a warm Art Gallery of Ballarat welcome and helping you to make the most of your visit. Book your ticket now at https://artgalleryofballarat.com.au/gallery-admission/ #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #ballaratartists #creativeballarat #artscultureballar...at #ballaratcameraclub #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #backspaceballarat #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries @artscultureballarat @cityofballarat @artshub @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @tinroofballarat @ballaratcourier See more

06.01.2022 We miss our Gallery Guides! Our volunteer guides are a key part of the Art Gallery of Ballarat community - welcoming visitors and introducing them to our beautiful gallery and wonderful collection. They all put in many hours researching the collection, honing their guiding skills and keeping up with the many changes that take place within our busy gallery. We look forward to welcoming them back to the Gallery to conduct guided tours in 2021. Gallery Director Louise Tegart was... able to catch up with the Guides today at their end-of-year get-together yesterday. Photographs by Dinah Toohey #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #creativeballarat #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #galleryvolunteers #artscultureballarat #galleryguides @artscultureballarat @cityofballarat @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @ballaratcourier @artscultureballarat @artgalleryofballaratdirector

05.01.2022 It was a cool day in Ballarat on Saturday but that didn’t stop a group of keen sketchers from the Gallery Association getting together at Lake Wendouree for a couple of hours sketching in our 'Drawn together' event. Comments were that everyone enjoyed this initiative of the Gallery Association and appreciated the opportunity to get out with a creative purpose. Thanks to Melissa and Emma for organising the day. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreati...ve #ballaratartist #ballaratartists #ballaratphotographer #drawingtogether #drawntogether #creativeballarat #artscultureballarat #artgalleryofballaratassociation #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #backspaceballarat #ballartartsalive #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries @artscultureballarat @cityofballarat @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @tinroofballarat @ballaratcourier See more

05.01.2022 Go online now to buy the stunning David Noonan exhibition Stagecraft catalogue. You can choose to buy the standard limited edition version, or a special edition which includes a signed and numbered David Noonan print. Visit us now at https://bit.ly/33N2zgU #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #artgalleryofballaratshop #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #davidnoonan @d.j.noonan @annaschwartzgallery

04.01.2022 It’s #WorldAidsDay and we’re sharing a classic from the 90s one of #DavidMcDiarmid’s #RainbowAphorisms posters, which were part of the exhibition ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way: Art in the Age of AIDS’ at the National Gallery of Australia in 1994. McDiarmid, artist, designer and passionate advocate for gay rights, died of AIDS in 1995. At this time of the COVID pandemic, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that HIV/AIDS has impacted many millions of people since the 1980s and tha...t many people are living with it and dying from it still. David McDiarmid, It’s my party and I’ll die if I want to, from Rainbow aphorisms series, 19942012. inkjet prints on rag paper. Purchased with funds from the Robert Salzer Foundation and public donation, 2013. Collection of the Art Gallery of Ballarat #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #creativeballarat #artscultureballarat #artgalleryofballaratassociation #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #ballartartsalive #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #worldaidsday2020 #aidsday #aidsday2020 #HIVawareness #gettested #lgbtqpride #internationalaidsday @artscultureballarat @cityofballarat @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @ballaratcourier @warrnamboolartgallery @creativevictoria @artshub @nationalgalleryaus @worldaidsday

03.01.2022 Congratulations to Vincent Namatjira for winning this year's Archibald Prize with his portrait of Adam Goodes. When the Art Gallery of Ballarat reopens after the current closure, visitors will be able to see another portrait by Namatjira of Adam Goodes, who started his football career in Ballarat, which the Gallery acquired earlier this year. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballar...atarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries @apy_ac_collective #apyacc #adamgoodes #vincentnamatjira Vincent Namatjira, Portrait of Adam Goodes, 2019. synthetic polymer paint on canvas. 67 x 91cm. Purchased with funds from the Colin Hicks Caldwell Bequest, 2020. Collection of the Art Gallery of Ballarat

03.01.2022 Curator Julie McLaren interviewed Castlemaine artist David Frazer about his current exhibition 'Another night on earth' in late July. Frazer creates his own distinctive impressions of rural Australia with subtle humour and masterful skill as a storyteller. His endearing depictions of ‘hopeless blokes’ and ‘lonely losers’ illustrate human emotion at its most vulnerable. We look forward to welcoming visitors to see David's work when we are able to reopen. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #davidfrazer @david_frazer_art @australiangalleries

03.01.2022 Next in our selection of #Christmasgiftideas are these Wooly One felt bowls from #BowerbirdGiftware - they come in the most beautiful colours, and you can use them for just about anything. They're flexible, fun and child-safe. In stock now at the #GalleryShop. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #artgalleryofballaratshop #AGBshop #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumath...ome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #clickforvic #buyfromthebush #buyfromthebushthischristmas #ballaratchristmasshopping #ballaratgifts #ballaratshopping #bowerbirdgiftware @bestofballarat @cityofballarat @visitballarat @bestofballarat @ballarattimesnewsgroup @ballaratlivingmagazine @the_ballarat_life @ballaratcourier @artgalleryofballaratdirector See more

02.01.2022 The Shop at the Art Gallery of Ballarat will re-open to the public this Friday 16 October. Gallery Director Louise Tegart has announced that the Shop will be open with reduced hours from 10 am to 5 pm on Wednesdays through to Sundays. The reopening of the Gallery Shop is subject to a COVID-safe plan being in place, including people per 4 sq m, cleaning and signage requirements. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #artgalleryofballaratshop #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #clickforvic #shopballarat

02.01.2022 Explore colours and shapes by creating an abstract landscape inspired by the painting Tracks by Stanislaus Rapotec in the AGB collection. You'll need pencil and paper, a thick black marker or oil pastel and some coloured pastels. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #stanislausrapotec #kidsathome #paintingfun

02.01.2022 Here's another fun activity inspired by our collection but this one is looking to the linocut Wings by Australian printmaker Dorrit Black. Use geometric shapes and contrasting colours to create your own print inspired by Dorrit Black’s image of people having fun walking along the beach. https://bit.ly/2FZm4JV Dorrit Black, Wings, 1927-28. linocut on paper. Purchased 1976

02.01.2022 The Shop at the Art Gallery of Ballarat will re-open to the public this Friday 16 October. The Shop will be open with reduced hours from 10 am to 5 pm on Wednesdays through to Sundays. The reopening of the Gallery Shop is subject to a COVID-safe plan being in place, including people per 4 sq m, cleaning and signage requirements. #artgalleryofballarat #AGBanywhere #artgalleryofballaratshop #bekindballarat #bekindbecreative #ballaratartist #loveballarat #visitballarat #artfromhome #bestofballarat #ballaratarts #museumfromhome #museumathome #closedbutopen #whyilovemuseums #PGAVgalleries #VicGalleriesFromHome #AustralianPublicGalleries #clickforvic #shopballarat Photograph by Tara Moore