BOOK LAUNCH: About Face by Amber Creswell Bell
Schedule
Sat Oct 26 2024 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC+10:00Location
National Portrait Gallery | Canberra, CT
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In collaboration with The Curatoreum, we invite you to celebrate the launch of Amber Creswell Bell’s newest book, About Face: Contemporary Portrait Painting in Australia and New Zealand.Hear from Amber as she introduces the book and discusses the diverse nature of contemporary portraiture and how it reflects the ever-changing state of society and creative practice. There will be an opportunity for an audience Q&A and book signing with Amber.
đź“… Saturday 26 October
đź•› 2:00 - 4:00PM
🎫 BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL - $12 Adult / $10 Concession / $8 Circle of Friends
Tickets can be purchased via our website: https://www.portrait.gov.au/calendar/book-launch-about-face
Book your ticket now and receive a discount code to purchase your own copy of About Face from The Curatoreum.
ABOUT AMBER:
Amber Creswell Bell is a Sydney-based arts, design and lifestyle writer, and curator. With a passion for art, Amber is particularly recognised for championing and educating emerging and unrepresented artists. She is currently the Director of Emerging Art for Michael Reid Galleries, curating both the emerging art and ceramics programs. In 2021 Amber established the National Emerging Art Prize (NEAP). Amber’s book Australian Abstract (2023) was awarded the Australian Book Industry Award for Illustrated Book of the Year. About Face is Amber’s sixth book with Thames & Hudson.
♿ This program will be wheelchair accessible.
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Where is it happening?
National Portrait Gallery, The Curatoreum, Canberra Centenary Trl, Parkes ACT 2600, Australia,Canberra, Australian Capital TerritoryEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
