Melbourne Now at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

The second edition of the ground-breaking exhibition Melbourne Now will be presented at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia from March 2023. Bold in scope and scale, the exhibition highlights the extraordinary work of more than 200 Victorian-based artists, designers, studios and firms whose practices are shaping the cultural landscape of Melbourne and Victoria.

With more than 200 ambitious and thought-provoking projects on display, including more than 60 never-before-seen and world-premiere works commissioned especially by the NGV for this major presentation, the exhibition highlights the vibrant creativity of local emerging, mid-career and senior practitioners and collectives –including many who are presenting at the NGV for the very first time.

The large-scale exhibition traverses all levels of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, including contemporary interventions across the Australian Art and First Nations permanent collection displays, and highlights a diverse range of contemporary disciplines across fashion, jewellery, painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, video, virtual reality, performance, photography, printmaking, product design and publishing. Exhibiting artists including Christian Thompson, Esther Stewart, Atong Atem, Mia Boe, Kait James, Pitcha Makin Fellas, Layla Vardo, Nicholas Mangan, Fiona Abicare, Meagan Streader, Mia Salsjö, Sean Hogan, Amos Gebhardt, and Lisa Reid.

For more information visit: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/melbourne-now-2023/

Image credits

Left image in banner: Portrait of Mia Salsjö, Photo: Mia Mala McDonald
Centre image in banner: N’arweet Dr Carolyn Briggs AM and Sarah Lynn Rees, Gathering Space: Ngargee Djeembana 2021, installation view, Who’s Afraid of Public Space? 2021–22, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne., Courtesy the artists, Photograph: Andrew Curtis
Right image in banner: Atong Atem, Maria of mars 2022, © Atong Atem, Courtesy of Artist