Celebrate Floriade with a free tour exploring this year’s theme, ‘Feast of Flowers’! Featuring artworks that take inspiration from the plant world, the tour will examine the portraits of Gamilaroi chef and expert in First Nations bush foods Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo by Dennis Golding, renowned Australian cook Maggie Beer by Del Kathryn Barton and gardening guru Costa Georgiadis by Rob McHaffie.
This program is wheelchair accessible.
Enjoy a mini-talk with a team member as they dive into an artwork or theme and bring it to life for you.
Step into the Gallery where art is for everyone. Hear stories about the artists and their subjects, discover the possibilities of portraiture and consider what makes the artform so compelling.
Season 2 of ABC’s hit series Portrait Artist of the Year is here! See artists at work over eight episodes as 54 contestants vie for the opportunity to have their work hang at the National Portrait Gallery!
