Bark Salon
Highlights
- Explore over 160 vibrant bark paintings that showcase the extraordinary creativity of First Nations artists.
- Immerse yourself in a unique display that reinterprets traditional European salon culture in a distinctly Australian context.
- Visit the Ian Potter Centre to experience the rich diversity of bark painting from the NGV Collection.
- Engage with a large-scale exhibition that opens on 12 October at Federation Square, Melbourne's cultural heart.
Featuring more than 160 bark paintings hung en masse from floor to ceiling, Bark Salon is a large-scale display of First Nations bark painting that references – and subverts – the traditional European salons of the 18th and 19th centuries. On display from 12 October within the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia’s dedicated First Nations galleries, Wurrdha Marra, Bark Salon offers a uniquely Australian counterpoint to this European tradition and highlights the extraordinary creativity and diversity of bark painting from the NGV Collection.
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