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Lisa Hilli

Wearable Identity: Adornment and Expression with Lisa Hilli

Visual Arts (youth)
Event, Available until 26 November 2026

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 45 minute On Demand workshop with artist Lisa Hilli. Explore how adorning wearable forms can become powerful acts of storytelling, identity and cultural expression.
Children drawing in the Brack x McKenna Family Space

People, pets, place

Brack x McKenna Family Space
Event, Daily until Monday 20 April

Inspired by our new exhibition John Brack x Noel McKenna: A Face in the mirror, make your own pet portrait using all sorts of playful materials.
Nathan Beard

Wearable Identity: Material and Self with Nathan Beard

Visual Arts (youth)
Event, Available until 20 November 2026

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 45-minute On Demand session to explore themes of identity and self-expression through wearable materials led by artist Nathan Beard.
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