AQuA x NGV: Pride Month
As part of Melbourne Now, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and the Australian Queer Archives come together to present a series of talks, discussions and workshops in Community Hall every Sunday in June for Pride Month.
All events take place at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square, Melbourne.
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| Sunday 4 June 2023, 11am–12:30pm | Open Forum | Launching the NGV x AQuA: Pride Month series, Open Forum will provide an opportunity for community leaders to gather and facilitate a broad and open discussion about the importance of archiving marginal histories.Looking at topics ranging from what constitutes a community archive, to the importance of collecting institutions representing marginal histories, the forum will be moderated by NGV Curator Meg Slater and AQuA Vice President Angela Bailey. The forum will be a democratic, open discussion between artists, arts workers and archivists whose practice encompasses or intersects with archival work in First Nations, feminist and queer contexts. Information |
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| Sunday 4 June 2023, 12:45–1:15pm | Ballot Box Part One | Through a series of Ballot Box discussions, we will explore how art making can intersect with archival work. Hosted in Community Hall and in keeping with the spirit of Australian community halls, these discussions will be informed by your voices. Prior to each discussion, a question will be posed via a virtual ballot box inviting responses from members of the community. Information |
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| Sunday 11 June 2023, 11am–12:30pm | Make a Zine | Zine making and distribution has long held a significant place in the practice of queer creative practice, protest and community building. Amongst its significant collection of paper-based ephemera, the Australian Queer Archives (AQuA) holds many zines that together, demonstrate the diverse ways in which these important publications can be made and distributed, as well as the histories they often hold. In the second session of the NGV x AQuA: Pride Month series, hear from librarian, archivist and AQuA committee member Clare O’Hanlon and committee member Nick Henderson about the history of queer zine-making. Visitors are invited to then make their own zine with the guidance of artist Aaron Billings. Information |
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| Sunday 18 June 2023, 11:45am–1pm | Queer Melbourne | In 2021, Heritage Victoria and the Australian Queer Archives (AQuA) published a landmark report – A History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria in 100 Places and Objects. Drawing inspiration from this important document, NGV and AQuA have partnered to develop conversations with key figures linked to some of the report’s places and spaces. Information |
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| Sunday 25 June 2023, 11am–12:30pm | Ballot Box Part Two | Through a series of Ballot Box discussions, we will explore how art making can intersect with archival work. Hosted in Community Hall and in keeping with the spirit of Australian community halls, these discussions will be informed by your voices. Prior to each discussion, a question will be posed via a virtual ballot box inviting responses from members of the community. Information |
