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Portrait Artist of the Year

Portrait Artist of the Year

Event, On ABC iview and TV from 2 November

Celebrate the art of portraiture with the ABC’s brand-new series Portrait Artist of the Year. Across eight episodes, amateur, emerging and professional artists go head-to-head, competing for the ultimate prize: a life-changing commission to hang in the National Portrait Gallery.
People drawing at easels in the Gordon Darling Hall

Drawn In

Pop Up Choir
Event, Sunday 19 October

Draw while listening to the Pop Up Choir as they weave together a collection of songs inspired by a sense of land, place and home.
A child playing in the Gallery

Little Faces

Event, Starts Wednesday 25 February

Do we have a treat for the smaller humans in your life! Little Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
A child playing in the Gallery

Little Faces

Event, Starts Wednesday 28 January

Do we have a treat for the smaller humans in your life! Little Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
A child playing in the Gallery

Little Faces

Event, Starts Wednesday 19 November

Do we have a treat for the smaller humans in your life! Little Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
A child playing in the Gallery

Little Faces

Event, Starts Wednesday 15 October

Do we have a treat for the smaller humans in your life! Little Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
Miranda Otto

Virtual Highlight Tour

Is this Halloween?
Event, Tuesday 28 October

Join Sophia, Education Delivery Officer, as she explores how portraits of Australians in the film industry provide insights into the nation’s growing interest in Halloween.
Harold Blair

Virtual Highlight Tour

Beneath the Surface
Event, Tuesday 14 October

Join Samantha, as she peels back the layers of paint within a selection of portraits. Uncover how artists influence light, hue and texture to illuminate the lives of their sitters.
Peter Sculthorpe

Virtual Highlight Tour

Portraits in Colour
Event, Tuesday 7 October

Celebrate World Sight Day and discover some of our most colourful portraits from the collection brought to life through audio description.
The Story Teller (Noni Hazlehurst)

Virtual Highlight Tour

Guiding Beginnings
Event, Tuesday 21 October

Join Learning Facilitator, Sally, as we look at portraits in the collection that honour the incredible work of childhood educators.
Two people viewing artworks in the In Bloom exhibition

Guided tour

In Bloom: Famous faces and florals
Event, Daily until Sunday 30 November

Led by knowledgeable guides, our tours are conversational, friendly and informative.
Presenters from the National Portrait Gallery and Questacon presenter with strawberries on a table

Scientist Portraits: Story and Spectacle

Science & Visual Arts (youth)
Event, Available until 30 June 2026

Join us for an engaging 1 hour On Demand session in collaboration with Questacon for National Science Week 2025. For students aged 11 to 16.
Quentin Bryce

Launch of Quentin Bryce: The Authorised Biography

Event, Wednesday 29 October

In celebration of the launch, join 25th Governor-General of Australia, The Hon Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO, author Juliet Rieden and former Deputy Official Secretary Mark Fraser AO CVO in a lively panel conversation about this newly published biography.

Wearable Identity: Pattern and Purpose with Nixi Killick

Visual Arts (youth)
Event, Thursday 6 November

Unleash your creativity through fashion, art and identity in this dynamic workshop led by artist and fashion designer Nixi Killick.

Wearable Identity: Adornment and Expression with Lisa Hilli

Visual Arts (youth)
Event, Thursday 27 November

Unleash your creativity through the art of adornment in this hands-on workshop led by artist Lisa Hilli. Explore how plaiting, wrapping and embellishing wearable forms can become powerful acts of storytelling, identity and cultural expression.
Nathan Beard

Wearable Identity: Material and Self with Nathan Beard

Visual Arts (youth)
Event, Thursday 20 November

This engaging workshop invites students to explore themes of identity and self-expression through wearable materials. Led by artist Nathan Beard, students will reflect on their own identities while drawing inspiration from future-facing art practices.
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