Running until September 13th: the National Gallery of Victoria presents FUTURE COUNTRY, the second iteration of the Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions initiative. This national mentorship program pairs eight emerging First Nations artists and designers with established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives, presenting a unique opportunity to connect and share intergenerational knowledge, and foster artistic and professional growth.
Installation view of FUTURE COUNTRY: Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions from 20 March – 13 September at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne. © Photo courtesy of the NGV, Photography: Sean Fennessy
FUTURE COUNTRY celebrates land, legacy, community and cultural continuity. In response to the exhibition’s key themes of ancestral memory, re-storying, truth-telling and future- making, participating artists have created deeply personal, culturally significant and innovative works that engage Indigenous futures and envision alternative realities.
Installation view of Wiradjuri/Ngiyampaa artist Charlotte Allingham (Coffinbirth)’s work Maggie Doll!, 2025. © Photo courtesy of the NGV, Photography: Sean Fennessy
Each of the artists share an empowering message affirming the strength, resilience and sovereignty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, languages, and cultures past, present and future.
Installation view of Kaurna/Narungga/Ngarrindjeri artist Carly Tarkari Dodd’s works Great grandfather Seth, 2025 and Great nanna Bella, 2025. © Photo courtesy of the NGV, Photography: Sean Fennessy
