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VISIT US KIDS@MGA EXHIBITIONS@MGA

HOW TO MAKE A BOOKING

To book for an event or table in the cafe please call Gallery Reception 03 8544 0500 or email mga@monash.vic.gov.au

CAFE@MGA11AM–4PM Tuesday–Friday 12–4PM Weekends

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10AM morning tea $10 Friends of MGA/$5 Talk only10.45AM talk begins $12 non-member/$6 Talk onlyBOOKINGS ESSENTIAL please call 03 8544 0500

MONDAY 22 APRILJoin an NGV Curator for an illustrated journey through the upcoming Winter Masterpieces Exhibition Monet’s Garden: the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris. Covering CLAUDE MONET’s most famous period, the Giverny years, in which MONET’s exquisite paintings evolved in tandem with the creation of his visionary garden.

MONDAY 20 MAYKEN SCARLETT OAM is Australia’s foremost sculpture curator and writer. Ken will discuss ‘A new phenomenon: six sculpture parks on the Mornington Peninsula’.

MONDAY 17 JUNEDR CHARLOTTE SMITH Senior Curator, Politics & Society, MUSEUM VICTORIA. In her role, Dr Charlotte Smith analyses the museum’s historic collection of over 120,000 objects to enhance our understanding of social, cultural and political change in Australia. One of her current projects is the re-opening of the Royal Exhibition Building’s Dome Promenade.

Bruce POSTLE Ali and Newton 1979 gelatin silver printMonash Gallery of Art, City of Monash Collection MGA2003.23 reproduction courtesy of the artist

EXPLORE@MGA

THURSDAY 16 MAY10.30AM at MGA $8 Friends of MGA $10 non-membersBOOKINGS ESSENTIAL please call 03 8544 0500

Join renowned storyteller Bruce Postle as he takes us on a journey through his photographs in BRUCE POSTLE: IMAGE MAKER. Following the talk join Bruce for morning tea of fresh tea and coffee, cakes and pastries from CAFE@MGA.

SATURDAY 25 MAY 2PM at MGA

How has photojournalism and press photography changed? Bowness Photography Prize People’s Choice Award winner (2010) MELANIE FAITH DOVE joins BRUCE POSTLE to compare their experiences of working as professional press photographers for The Age. Well known for creative approaches to their subjects, POSTLE & DOVE will share their behind-the-scenes stories and discuss the changes to the industry over the last 40 years in this presentation.

BRUCE POSTLEARTIST TALK & MORNING TEA

PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY: THEN AND NOWBRUCE POSTLE & MELANIE FAITH DOVE

LEARN@MGA

SUPPORTERSMGA is the premier cultural facility of the City of Monash

SPECIAL EVENTS

Ramped entrances to the Gallery, Cafe, Shop and Library

Large printtexts available

Large Print

FREE

SUNDAY 16 JUNE5.45PM doors and bar opens 6.30PM concert starts$25 Friends of MGA $29 non-members $15 under 16s

BOOKINGS & PRE-PAYMENT ESSENTIAL 03 8544 0500

Surrounded by the exhibition MAKE UP: PAINTED FACES IN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, ‘rock and roll all nite’ to some of the greatest KISS hits.

Bringing their exciting and authentic show to MGA, KISSTROYER, Australia’s hottest KISS tribute, will be taking over the gallery for one night only!

To get you in the spirit, a facepainter will be in attendance from 5.45PM and we encourage you to come along with your best MAKE UP!

The concert has one interval and will conclude by 8.30PM. This is an all ages gig and chairs are provided for all guests.Please advise when booking if you have any access requests.

MORNING COFFEE PROGRAMPRESENTED BY FRIENDS OF MGA

WHAT TO BRING? If you have a favourite photobook or two bring them along to share with the group! MGA has partnered with PHOTOBOOKCLUB.ORG to promote and encourage discussion about the photobook format.

We encourage all forms of photobook, whether it’s a compilation of your travels, work of a favourite photographer, or takes the form of an unique artist book, bring it along!

TUESDAY 23 APRIL7–8.30PM at MGAMini-discussion topic: We’ll explore Ken Schles: Invisible City, a digital resource and chat about the digitisation and re-printing of rare or classic photobooks.

TUESDAY 18 JUNE7–8.30PM at MGAMini-discussion topic: ‘There is something fundamentally human about holding objects’ (photographer Andreas Schmidt). We’ll take a look at paper stock, texture and binding styles. If you’ve got a great or a terrible example we’d love to see it!

PHOTOBOOK CLUB MELBOURNE

MEET@MGA

FREE FREE

GALLERY10AM–5PM Tuesday–Friday12–5PM Weekends

Entry to the gallery is free.MGA and Cafe@MGA are CLOSED on Mondays and all public holidays.

MGA will be closed on Thursday 25 April for the ANZAC day holiday.

PEACEA °SOUTH COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION

Featuring work by Sean FLYNN, Tim PAGE, Stephen DUPONT, David Dare PARKER, Jack PICONE, Ben BOHANE, Michael COYNE and Ashley GILBERTSON, PEACE showcases a collection of images that provide a personal reflection of peace, often captured amongst the environment of war.

°South is a collective of dedicated and award-winning Australian documentary photographers who have covered conflicts from Vietnam in 1965 to present day Afghanistan.FREE

9 FEBRUARY–28 APRIL 2013

MAKE UPPAINTED FACES IN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY

The face-painted portrait has become a prominent feature of contemporary Australian photography. In photographs by Eric BRIDGEMAN, Bindi COLE, Ray COOK, Sandy EDWARDS, Siri HAYES, Owen LEONG, Darren SYLVESTER, Nat THOMAS & Concettina INSERRA, Christian THOMPSON and Justene WILLIAMS, people conceal and reveal themselves with face paint. In this survey of often very moving contemporary portraits, photography and identity are both cast as provisional and uncertain.

3 MAY–30 JUNE 2013BRUCE POSTLE IMAGE MAKER

Bruce POSTLE, one of Australia’s most celebrated photojournalists, has taken thousands of images in over half a century of photojournalism. In 27 years working with The Age, POSTLE captured some of the most iconic images of our times. This special exhibition presents photographs from a master storyteller. Every photograph in the exhibition tells a vivid story and Bruce has captioned them to disclose the humorous, profound and moving moments behind their making.

3 MAY–30 JUNE 2013

Head into the MAKE UP exhibition and select a portrait to add your own watercolour facepaint designs! Then once it dries we’ll add it to our walls to be part of the exhibition!

FREE activity available in the gallery from 3 May–30 June.

WORKS FROM THE MGA COLLECTIONA selection of works from MGA’s Collection of Australian photographs are now on view throughout the year. The works on show change regularly. Pop in and see what’s on or check our website for details: http://mga.org.au/collection/out-on-view

YEAR-ROUND EXHIBITION

SUNDAY 2 JUNE 11.30AM–2.30PM at MGA $35 Friends of MGA $45 non-members $38 studentsLIMITED PLACES: BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL 03 8544 0500 Learn the basics of blending into the background in this hands-on workshop with OWEN LEONG. First we’ll explore the different ways that Owen and other contemporary artists have explored identity, culture and disguise. Then we’ll create our own works in response by combining existing images with photographic portraits taken on the day.

MATERIALS: please bring your own laptop equipped with Adobe Photoshop. A light lunch will be provided, please advise of any dietary requirements when booking.

FREE

SATURDAY 11 MAY12.30–2PM at MGAJoin one of Australia’s greatest photojournalists of the 20th century BRUCE POSTLE and be enthralled by his images of people, politics and events in Melbourne, taken whilst working for The Age.

EXHIBITION OPENINGBRUCE POSTLE: IMAGE MAKER

SATURDAY 15 JUNE2–4PM at MGALooking to improve your portrait photography? This introduction to studio lighting is the workshop for you. We’ll guide you through spot & fill lighting, reflectors & diffusers then finish with a couple of lighting setups you can recreate and experiment with at home.

STUDIO LIGHTING BASICSPORTRAITURE WORKSHOP

CAMOUFLAGEWORKSHOP WITH OWEN LEONG

MOTHER’S DAY AT MGACAFE@MGA SPECIAL LUNCH SUNDAY 12 MAY 12NOON–4PM Cafe hoursBOOKINGS RECOMMENDEDplease call the gallery to reserve a table 03 8544 0500

Treat your mum to a special lunch at MGA this Mother’s Day! Two wonderful options are available at $20 per person with a choice of main and dessert with a glass of MONTALTO wine or CRIVILLI coffee. Our delicious mains include: freshly toasted focaccias, wraps and pizzas, a gourmet pie or quiche with salad.

The MOTHER’S DAY MENU is available on our website:http://www.mga.org.au/visit-us

WORDFEST 2013 LAUNCHPRESENTED WITH MONASH PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE

FREE

THURSDAY 30 MAY7PM at MGA

Well-known stand-up comedian and writer ROD QUANTOCK and performance poet RANDALL STEPHENS will be here to entertain and enlighten you at the launch of the Monash Public Library Service’s annual literature festival WORDFEST!

Contact WHEELERS HILL LIBRARY to book 03 9561 6211

Owen LEONG Jac from the series Birthmark 2010 pigment ink-jet print 70x70cmreproduction courtesy the artist and Dianne Tanzer Gallery + Projects, Melbourne

FREE

SATURDAY 11 MAY2PM artist talks with BINDI COLE and ERIC BRIDGEMAN3PM opening drinks

Explore the painted faces in MAKE UP at the exhibition opening. A facepainter will be in attendance from 2–4PM so bring the younger ones along!

EXHIBITION OPENING& ARTIST TALKSMAKE UP: PAINTED FACES IN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY

MUSIC@MGA

Christian THOMPSON Howl your toubles 2011 from the series Native’s Instinct chromogenic print 100.0 x 100.0 cmreproduction courtesy of the artist and Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne

Siri HAYES Monty/Sally III 2008 from the series Transitionchromogenic print reproduction courtesy of the artist

BOWNESS FAMILYFOUNDATION

SUNDAY 28 APRIL1–3PM at MGA

Join teacher and photographer CARLI WILSON and MGA Education Officer STEPHANIE RICHTER for an afternoon dedicated to pinhole photography!

We also have two ‘make your own’ pinhole camera kits to give away, courtesy of SHOP@MGA, so keep an eye on facebook & twitter for your chance to win!

WORLDWIDE PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY DAYBUILD YOUR OWN CAMERA AT MGA

FREE

MGATHE HOME OFAUSTRALIANPHOTOGRAPHY

FREE