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This Is The Important Reason The NGA Is Opening Its Doors For 24 Hours On Saturday

BRB on our way to Canberra… - by Alley Pascoe
  • 22 May 2019
This Is The Important Reason The NGA Is Opening Its Doors For 24 Hours On Saturday

If you’ve always wanted to stroll through a gallery at midnight, this weekend is your chance. The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in Canberra will open for 24 hours from 10pm on Friday night as it joins the global initiative the 24 Hour Project.

The best part? The 24 hour open door policy will officially launch the NGA’s #knowmyname campaign, celebrating creative women in all their glory. Visitors to the Gallery are encouraged to join the 24 Hour Project by sharing inspiring stories about women in the arts with the hashtag.

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We're leading a campaign to celebrate creative women everywhere and we invite you to join the launch this Friday 24 May. From 10pm the National Gallery will be open for 24 hours. Find out more at @knowmyname. Can't join us in Canberra? Be part of our campaign, share stories of creative women by tagging #knowmyname and @nationalgalleryaus, and follow @knowmyname. Know My Name is a call for equal power, respect and recognition for female creators. This is just the beginning. Join us.

And this is only the beginning... From May to October next year, the NGA will show only female artists in the 20th century display of Australian art.

“It is time to meet Australia’s culture makers, hear their stories, see their art and know their names,” says Alison Wright, the NGA’s Assistant Director, Engagement and Development. “Women have been shaping Australian culture for more than 60,000 years and it is through the voices of artists we can define a country of acceptance, kindness and inclusion.”

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Congratulations to leading Australian artist Angelica Mesiti for her debut at the 58th Venice Biennale today. 👏 'ASSEMBLY' has been acquired for the National Collection and will be part of our 2020 program before touring nationally the following year. . @ausatvenice #venicebiennale #knowmyname #angelicamesiti . [Portrait of Angelica Mesiti in her exhibition 'ASSEMBLY' 2019. Commissioned by the @auscouncilarts on the occasion of the 58th International Art Exhibition-@labiennale, courtesy of the artist and @annaschwartzgallery, Australia and Galerie Allen, Paris. Photography: Zan Wimberley and Josh Raymond]

At present, only 25 per cent of the NGA’s Australian art collection is female. More over, female artists earn half the income of male artists.

The #knowmyname campaign is a call for equal power, equal respect, equal opportunity and equal representation.

It builds on the work of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. which, in 2016, asked people if they could name five women artists.

“It’s a simple question – can Australians name five women artists? We want to drive awareness of women who have made or are making a huge contribution to our cultural life,” says Nick Mitzevich, Director of the NGA.

Join the movement this weekend at the NGA (where you can pick up an Art Girl Rising t-shirt with the names of Australian artists) and follow along with the hashtag #knowmyname.

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Ladies & gentlemen please remain calm, because I didn't 🤪 @antoni from Queer Eye in our Frida T-shirt 💥💥💥 Are we all breathing? I was close to tears this morning; Queer Eye sort of started AGR - I watched this episode (second pic) on International Women's Day, with the stats from @womeninthearts and #5womenartists running through my mind... when I saw Antoni's T-shirt it sparked the idea for AGR! So it's full circle with Antoni wearing it today. How magical is the world 🙌 I feel so grateful about this and about all the incredible support so far. Thank you thank you thank you. Thanks for standing up for women artists. Together we can change the stats ✊✊✊ And whoever gave Antoni this T-shirt THANK YOU for completing the circle ❤️ You rock. #supportwomenartists #genderisnotagenre #artgirlrising Oh and big thank you to @nadirahzakariya for spotting this on Twitter 💕
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