FREE | Friday Art Talks | Responses RED ROOM X NGA with Join Ellen van Neerven and Jacqui Malins

This August, we’ve invited a series of experts to step out of their comfort zone and into the Gallery to respond to works in our National Collection. With leading practitioners in the fields of poetry, journalism and astrophysics, our special guests will look through the lenses of their respective professions to explore the Collection and offer the insight of a new perspective.
Celebrate Poetry Month as the National Gallery and Red Room Poetry join forces to champion the works of Australian poets and artists.
For this exclusive Friday Art Talk collaboration, we premiere live two new ekphrastic commissions created by two of Australia’s most compelling creative voices, each responding to works of art featured in the National Gallery’s Australian Art: Highlights of the Collection display.
Join Ellen van Neerven, Mununjali Yugambeh with Dutch heritage, multi-award winning author, editor, poet and recipient of the 2024 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction, alongside celebrated multidisciplinary artist and local favourite Jacqui Malins, winner of the Canberra Critic's Circle Award and former finalist of the Australian Poetry Slam, as they discuss the use of the Collection as a springboard and inspiration for new work.
Presented in partnership with Red Room Poetry