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National Exhibitions Touring Support - NETS Victoria Delivering extraordinary contemporary art, craft and design to regional Victoria and beyond. Photograph: Christo Crocker

Header Image: Installation view (detail): 'Great Movements of Feeling' at Latrobe Regional Gallery. Centre: Two channel video by Sue Williamson
Right: Artwork by Nik Pantazopolous
A NETS Victoria touring exhibition, curated by Zara Sigglekow and toured nationally by NETS Victoria 2019-2021.

Across Australia there are non-profit touring agencies in each state and territory (except ACT). We are devoted, dedicat...
09/09/2026

Across Australia there are non-profit touring agencies in each state and territory (except ACT). We are devoted, dedicated, and determined to share art with as wide an audience as possible – for both the communities who desire access to the best of artistic practice and for artists who benefit from their work reaching wider and larger audiences.

This year the NETS Australia network met in Ngambri/Canberra on Ngunnawal country  for the Annual Gathering – Achievements, Big Ideas and Collaborations forum. 

Bringing together these touring agencies over two days, the event focused on fostering connections, inter-agency collaboration, reporting on individual and shared achievements, and activity around national standards and the NETS Australia website. NETS Victoria was represented by Director - Kent Wilson, Senior Exhibitions Coordinator - Sherryn Vardy and Exhibitions Coordinator - Elsa Ch’ng.  
 
With an agenda that was driven by a mid-year member survey and facilitated by dynamic sector advocate Jade Lillie, the forum included  engagement sessions
with representatives from Creative Australia and the National Gallery of Australia. The network also had the opportunity to visit sites and meet with senior staff members at the Office for the Arts, International Art Services, the National Portrait Gallery and Canberra Contemporary. 

Museums & Galleries of NSW
Museums & Galleries Queensland
ART ON THE MOVE
Country Arts SA
Artback NT
Contemporary Art Tasmania

Image: Nets Australia Network meets in ACT (Photo courtesy NETS Australia)

Image Description: A group portrait of NETS Australia network members standing and seated in a semi-circle in a meeting room.

Ceramic artist Vipoo Srivilasa’s solo exhibition ‘re/JOY’ represents his most significant body of work to date, and the ...
02/09/2026

Ceramic artist Vipoo Srivilasa’s solo exhibition ‘re/JOY’ represents his most significant body of work to date, and the largest he has ever attempted thanks to Australian Design Centre. After captivating audiences at the Liverpool Powerhouse (NSW), the exhibition has been carefully packed into specialist crates and is about to hit the highway to Rockhampton.

For this collaborative community project Vipoo has taken seven precious, yet broken, ceramic objects donated by strangers, each with their own story of migration to different parts of Australia. Around these pieces he has built seven towering, large-scale works, plus a smaller one in honour of his own story. ‘re/JOY’ aims to engage with overseas-born Australians, but anyone will recognise the connections we form with objects that hold special memories and can evoke strong emotions.

The exhibition opens in Rockhampton on Saturday 19 September 2026 before continuing to Cairns in November.

Vipoo Srivilasa วิภู ศรีวิลาศ

Image: Vipoo Srivilasa ‘Dance of Dreams’ 2024 (detail) Photo: Simon Strong

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and the Visions of Australia program, toured by Australian Design Centre and NETS Victoria.

Image description: A detail of the upper section of a colourful, assembled ceramic figure comprising a navy-blue torso and arms. The cylindrical torso is decorated with golden petalled flowers with ultramarine centres. The arms are raised and the hands hold small clay objects representing unfired clay and flame. The head and ears are represented by a white lidded jar with blue and gold decorations. The eyes are represented by small bright red love hearts. Above, the lid is adorned with two white kittens playing, also embellished with tiny golden flowers.

We are thrilled to announce that ‘Intimate Imaginaries’ has launched its national tour at Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville....
13/08/2026

We are thrilled to announce that ‘Intimate Imaginaries’ has launched its national tour at Pinnacles Gallery, Townsville. This TarraWarra Museum of Art exhibition, in partnership with Arts Project Australia, curated by Anthony Fitzpatrick and touring with NETS Victoria will travel to ten regional venues across 5 states and territories over the next three years! Epic!

Featuring Fulli Andrinopoulos, Samraing Chea, Alan Constable, Wendy Dawson, Bronwyn Hack, Julian Martin, Chris O’Brien, Anthony Romagnano, Lisa Reid, Mark Smith, Cathy Staughton, Georgia Szmerling and Terry Williams – ‘Intimate Imaginaries’ is a major group exhibition celebrating the work generated out of the internationally renowned studio of Arts Project Australia (APA). You can find out more about the exhibition and tour here.

TarraWarra Museum of Art
Arts Project Australia

Mark Smith (image)

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program and by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
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Image:
Mark Smith   
Intimate Imaginaries 2024 material, stuffing, thread 120 x 470 x 15 cm (irreg.)   
Courtesy of the artist and Arts Project Australia. Photo: Andrew Curtis

Image Description:
Three-dimensional text made from soft fabrics form the word ‘INTIMATE IMAGINARIES’.  ‘INTIMATE’ is in maroon lettering with silver siding, above the word ‘IMAGINARIES’ in silver lettering with maroon siding. The text and lettering faces directly toward the viewer against a blue background.

Are you passionate about arts education and would like to make in impact on the lives of young people in regional areas?...
25/06/2026

Are you passionate about arts education and would like to make in impact on the lives of young people in regional areas?

NETS Victoria provides critical access opportunities to students and young people throughout regional areas exposing them to cutting edge Australian contemporary art through touring exhibitions, as well as accompanying education programs, talks, workshops and other resources.

Whereas access to visual arts is urban centres is more readily available, NETS Victoria provides a stimulating pathway for younger people in regional areas to engage with arts, connect with others and benefit from informal learning. You can help us deliver youth-focused programs.

 As a not-for-profit organisation, NETS Victoria relies on public funding and private donors for support. You can be part of a growing community that contributes to one of Victoria’s longest serving arts organisations. Every dollar makes a difference, and no donation is too small.   

We are registered as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. If you are in position to donate and would like to do so, please visit our website (link in bio).

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School visit to ‘Kait James: Red Flags’ at Ararat Gallery TAMA.

Image Description:
A class of young school children sit on the gallery floor, looking at brightly coloured artworks in the shape of flags that are hung on a white wall. An educator is speaking to them as they listen closely.

Kait James Ararat Gallery TAMA

We are thrilled to announce that ‘Intimate Imaginaries’ is launching its national tour at Pinnacles Gallery in Townsvill...
17/06/2026

We are thrilled to announce that ‘Intimate Imaginaries’ is launching its national tour at Pinnacles Gallery in Townsville, this Saturday!

‘Intimate Imaginaries’ is a major group exhibition featuring artists who currently work out of the internationally renowned studio of Arts Project Australia (APA), a gallery and studio based in Northcote, Victoria, that supports neurodivergent artists and artists with intellectual disabilities. Experience this uplifting exhibition featuring ingenious, irreverent, poignant and joyful works which highlights 13 vital contemporary practices that have emerged from this self-described ‘boisterous hive of creativity’ over the past five decades.

‘Intimate Imaginaries’ is a TarraWarra Museum of Art exhibition, in partnership with Arts Project Australia, touring with NETS Victoria. Curated by Anthony Fitzpatrick.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program and by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

Image:
Terry Williams
Untitled 2011
vinyl, cotton, texta, stuffing
21 x 43 x 14 cm
Collection of Norman Rosenblatt
Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Arts Project Australia

Image Description:
A three-dimensional soft sculpture of a portable ‘ghetto blaster’ audio cassette player made from grey coloured vinyl with a red felt cassette player. It has hand drawn features including speakers and a radio frequency dial.

TarraWarra Museum of Art .gov.au NETS Victoria Creative Victoria ContemporaryArt

Please visit our website for further information.

As we approach the end of the financial year you may be considering a charitable contribution to a worthy cause. Tax-ded...
02/06/2026

As we approach the end of the financial year you may be considering a charitable contribution to a worthy cause. Tax-deductible contributions to arts organisations are a terrific way to provide meaningful support to our arts communities in perilous times. Even small donations work to assist the labour of those who produce and present cultural materials, and they offset your tax burden to boot.

NETS Victoria’s touring exhibitions have a proven history of delivering meaningful outcomes through curatorial expertise, high quality artwork selection, access to artists, tailored education resources and professional development opportunities.

Your donation will have real impact by supporting living Australian artists, curators, and contemporary art exhibitions, with a focus on platforming First Nations and diverse voices often left behind. With your help, we can change lives with the presentation of cutting-edge artwork and contribute to important cultural conversations through touring exhibitions that can have a profound impact in regional communities.

All donations over $2 are tax-deductible.
Link in bio or head to our website.

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Installation shot, opening event at Flinders University Museum of Art:
‘ngaratya (together, us group, all in it together)’, a Bunjil Place Gallery exhibition, curated by Nici Cumpston and Zena Cumpston, that toured with NETS Victoria 2023–2026. Featuring artwork by Nici Cumpston, Zena Cumpston, David Doyle, Kent Morris, Adrianne Semmens, and Raymond Zada.

Image description:
A crowd of people gather in an art gallery and look at different types of art, including paintings and sculptures.

Today is National Sorry Day, which was first held in Sydney in 1998 and is now commemorated nationally to remember and h...
26/05/2026

Today is National Sorry Day, which was first held in Sydney in 1998 and is now commemorated nationally to remember and honour the Stolen Generations.

Tomorrow is the beginning of National Reconciliation Week, marking a time for reflection, and an acknowledgement that reconciliation is an ongoing journey.

The dates of NRW, 27 May to 3 June, commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey – the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively.

We all have a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures.

At NETS Victoria we see great strength in working together to advance understanding and drive collective action toward a future of respect, kindness, appreciation and love for all. When we all care for the success and comfort of our communities, we thrive as a society. In the arts we have a special privilege in working with ideas, materials and processes that afford us insight and inspiration. It is a powerful gift to have access to art and culture, and an important responsibility to deal with all people who make and engage in it with reverence and respect.

While National Reconciliation Week is an excellent time to think about these issues, you can still take action throughout the year to work towards reconciliation.

The artwork is called Gaagal, by Gumbaynggirr Bundjalung artist Otis Hope Carey.

Image Description:
An aqua block of colour is covered in text that says ALL IN FOR RECONCILIATION and the dates of National Reconciliation Week, 27 MAY – 3 JUNE

Don’t miss ‘Kait James: Red Flags’ now showing at Orange Regional Gallery, NSW until 14 June, 2026. This dynamic and pow...
21/05/2026

Don’t miss ‘Kait James: Red Flags’ now showing at Orange Regional Gallery, NSW until 14 June, 2026.

This dynamic and powerful exhibition has already made a huge impression on audiences on its interstate tour and was recently nominated for the First Nations Project of the Year (Museums & Galleries) at the 2026 Victorian Museums & Gallery Awards.

‘Kait James: Red Flags’ is Wadawurrung artist Kait James’ most ambitious solo exhibition to date. Since 2018, James has been carving out a unique visual language based in the reappropriation of racialised products. Colloquially identified as ‘Aboriginalia’, these mass-produced, commercial objects range from souvenir tea towels and pennant flags to children’s dolls and ceramic figurines. Primarily created from the 1950s through to the 1980s for consumption by non-Indigenous tourists, they depict culturally insensitive and racially stereotyped imagery, designs and motifs.

‘Kait James: Red Flags’ is a Warrnambool Art Gallery exhibition, curated by Aaron Bradbrook and touring nationally with NETS Victoria.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and the Visions of Australia program, and has received development assistance from NETS Victoria’s Exhibition Development Fund, supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

Please visit our website for further information.

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Kait James
Ngurambang (Orange) 2024
wool felt, water-based opaque pigment, water-based glue and metallic foil, screen printed on synthetic felt
120 x 80 cm

Courtesy of the artist and Neon Parc
Photo: Christian Capurro

‘Ngurambang’ means ‘home’ or Country’ in Wiradjuri language, spoken by the Traditional Owners of the Orange region.

Image Description:
Orange flag banner with a pink stripe at the top, features the word ‘NGURAMBANG’ written in blue and pink. A pink and green coloured snake is pictured next to the word.

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_We are thrilled that two wonderful projects we were able to support have received High Commendation at the 2026 Victori...
04/05/2026

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We are thrilled that two wonderful projects we were able to support have received High Commendation at the 2026 Victorian Museums & Galleries Awards - presented by and

We congratulate all who were involved with ‘EXCHANGE’, produced by Blak Dot Gallery.

HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Blak Dot Gallery for EXCHANGE

Judges’ comments:
A beautiful and important exhibition that challenges systems through creative expression, truth telling, and cultural authority. Each artist addresses very different but equally important issues and experiences of First Nations persons and communities. The innovative approach to exhibition development analyses western systems, reframing the conceptual underpinning of ‘exchange’ to the Indigenous methodology of relationality—working to reframe curatorial practice itself. There is a strong demonstrated impact for emerging writers and artists, with impressive reach for local communities through an independent gallery.

Now celebrating their 32nd year, the Awards acknowledge and highlight outstanding achievements across the museum, gallery and community collecting sector.

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Image credit:
Janty Blair with Kimba Thompson and Maree Clarke from Blak Dot Gallery, highly commended First Nations Project of the Year, 2026 Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards. Photo: Peter Casamento.



Image Description:
1. Three people stand holding an award certificate on stage, smiling.
2. In a darkened gallery space of black walls, three glass cubes containing woven photographic images sit on three plinths, while two more glass cubes are attached to a wall on which there is a large photographic image of ocean and sky.

_We are thrilled that two wonderful projects we were able to support have received High Commendation at the 2026 Victori...
04/05/2026

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We are thrilled that two wonderful projects we were able to support have received High Commendation at the 2026 Victorian Museums & Galleries Awards - presented by and

We congratulate all who were involved with ‘HOME25: Invisible Cities’, produced by City of Dandenong and curated by Miriam La Rosa.

HIGHLY COMMENDED:
City of Greater Dandenong for HOME25

Judges’ comments:
The judges were impressed by the idea of holding the exhibitions in different locations within the community, including non-traditional exhibition spaces. The project promotes the City of Greater Dandenong as a welcoming and inclusive place which supports personal and cultural expression’.

Now celebrating their 32nd year, the Awards acknowledge and highlight outstanding achievements across the museum, gallery and community collecting sector.

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Image credit:
Janty Blair with Miriam La Rosa from Greater City of Dandenong, highly commended Medium Project of the Year (Museum), 2026 Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards. Photo: Peter Casamento.

Image Description:
1. Two people stand holding an award certificate on stage, smiling.
2. A large photographic image stands among plants, chairs and tables in an outdoor public area.

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