THE LIFE OF KIMONO
Hitomi Harama, Kimono and Japanese Culture Specialist, shares the meaning of kimono, and how it evolves throughout generations.
THE FRAGRANT MUSHROOM – SLOW OBSERVATION AND PERCEPTION
Natalie Rollins, AGGV Public Programs Coordinator shares her experience and observations from our Online Cooking programming: The Fragrant Mushroom with Chef Dan Hayes of the London Chef.
IN CONVERSATION WITH DIANE BORSATO, RANDE COOK, AND SARAH JIM OF SYMBIOSIS: #WIP PODCAST
Curators of the exhibition Symbiosis, Jaimie Isaac, former AGGV Chief Curator, and Mel Granley, AGGV Assistant Curator, spoke with a sample selection of participating artists from the show and explored resonant themes between works, and ideas around fungi and forest ecologies.
ART IN THE WINTERTIME: INTERVIEW WITH KAREN COOPER
In this interview, learn a little bit about our current Winter Small Works Show & Sale, Karen’s advice for artists and gallery goers, and what is currently inspiring her this winter season.
MEET THE AGGV’S NEW EDUCATOR OF SCHOOL AND FAMILY PROGRAMS
We sat down with Jeri Engen, our new Educator of School and Family Programs, to learn about her experiences in Art Education and her new role.
GALLERY SHOP HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE – 2023
Make the season of giving a cinch this year by visiting us at the AGGV Gallery shop, where you can cross all the names off your list, including yourself!
KEMI CRAIG’S BLACKSPACE LIBRARY
Keep your eyes open for pop up libraries in select locations in Victoria starting on Sept 12 through to Oct 22. Blackspace Library, led by multi-disciplinary artist Kemi Craig, emerged as a way to share books authored by and about artists of the Black diaspora, Black visual culture, and Black creative expression.
UNEXPECTED: THE LIFE AND ART OF SOPHIE PEMBERTON (1869-1959)
Always interested in biographies of settler women in the Province, I had opportunities to exhibit Sophie Pemberton’s work but never enough time to conduct in-depth research on a woman that I felt had been partially miscast and become stereotyped.