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Focusing on themes and experiences that have shaped\u00a0<em>Kent Monkman: Miss Chief\u2019s Picture Show,\u00a0<\/em>join us as we look deeper, think wider, and experience art in new ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kent Monkman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kent Monkman (b. 1965, St Marys, Ontario) is a member of Fisher River Cree Nation in Treaty 5 Territory (Manitoba, Canada), he lives and works between New York City and Toronto. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kent Monkman\u2019s works have been exhibited at institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts de Montr\u00e9al; Mus\u00e9e d\u2019art contemporain de Montr\u00e9al; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville; Hayward Gallery, London; Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam; Mus\u00e9e d\u2019art Contemporain de Rochechouart; the Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; and the Hood Museum at Dartmouth College, Hanover. Monkman has had two nationally touring solo exhibitions, Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience (2017\u20132020), and The Triumph of Mischief (2007\u20132010).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kimberley Moulton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kimberley Moulton is a Yorta Yorta woman and independent curator and writer. She is Senior Curator Exhibitions at RISING, Melbourne\u2019s international arts festival. She recently held tenure as the Adjunct Curator Indigenous Art at Tate, London (2023-2026) and holds a PhD in curatorial practice from Monash University. Kimberley was appointed Emeritus Curator, First Peoples at Museums Victoria in 2023 and is\u00a0a Sidney Myer Creative Fellow (2025\u20132026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With nearly 20 years\u2019 experience across museums, galleries, festivals and independent practice, Kimberley works across modern and contemporary art and historical collections. Her research and curatorial practice connect knowledge, histories and futures that centres Indigenous and Global Majority creative practices, ecological and cultural relationships. Her practice foregrounds underrepresented histories and renews new relationships between collections, place and community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11:30am-12:30pm We need to talk&nbsp;is a bold new series of public conversations that brings together artists, thinkers, and cultural leaders to explore the art world from every angle. 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Hear directly from the curator of <em>Miss Chief\u2019s Picture Show<\/em> as he shares insights into works in the exhibition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1-2pm Join Artistic Director &amp; CEO Myles Russell-Cook for a Curatorial Walkthrough of&nbsp;Kent Monkman: Miss Chief\u2019s Picture Show, the first Australian solo exhibition by Kent Monkman. 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Monkman is an internationally acclaimed interdisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, film, video, performance, and installation. His practice powerfully engages with themes of colonisation, sexuality, truth-telling, and resilience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6-7pm Join us for Miss Chief Presents, a performance by Kent Monkman, celebrated Cree artist and member of oc\u00eakwi s\u00eepiy (Fisher River Cree Nation) in Treaty 5 Territory, Canada. Monkman is an internationally acclaimed interdisciplinary artist whose work spans painting, film, video, performance, and installation. His practice powerfully engages with themes of colonisation, sexuality, truth-telling, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":57433,"template":"","artist":[],"event_type":[],"product_category":[],"series":[],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-56950","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/program\/56950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/57433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=56950"},{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/event_type?post=56950"},{"taxonomy":"product_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/product_category?post=56950"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/series?post=56950"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/api\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=56950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":55445,"date":"2026-10-14T16:41:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T05:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/?post_type=event&#038;p=55445"},"modified":"2026-10-17T09:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T22:07:10","slug":"acca-up-late","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/program\/acca-up-late\/","title":{"rendered":"ACCA UP LATE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6-10pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us for ACCA UP LATE, a chance to explore the gallery after hours. This first edition of ACCA UP LATE will coincide with <em>NEW26<\/em>. Grab a drink at the ACCA bar and enjoy complimentary nibbles. From 6-8pm, have your tarot cards read by George Kartas. Be ready for a secret performance at 8pm in the gallery. Stay until 10pm as the ACCA foyer turns into a dance floor, with tunes from DJ Earl Grey from 6-10pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrating the most compelling emerging artists from our region through bold and ambitious new commissions, NEW offers a vital platform for the next generation of Australian artists to experiment, take risks, and present major new work within a public institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DJ Earl Grey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DJ Earl Grey is a Naarm\/Melbourne-based DJ, curator of Best Effort Records and co-founder of Tender \u2014 an acoustically treated listening room and community space dedicated to deep listening and cultural programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>George Kartas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgia\/George Kartas (\u0393\u03b5\u03c9\u03c1\u03b3\u03af\u03b1&nbsp;\u039a\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1) was a Warburg Institute Occasional Student in 2026 and is a PhD candidate at Monash University, researching collaborations with the dead. 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Embrace your inner child while finding enjoyment in play and creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No experience is needed and all materials will be provided, along with light refreshments. You are also welcome to bring your own preferred art making materials and picnic blanket (plus snacks)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>A bit about Wilty Meetups:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It all started with strangers meeting at the park.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Wilty Meetups is a community for silly introverts in Naarm\/Melbourne to make new friends. Ever since 2022, they have been gathering monthly for various social catch-ups, creative workshops and side quests.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Why do they exist? Because social isolation and loneliness are so last year. 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With her account she hopes to spread joy, tell interesting stories and help her audience feel less alone.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sami is currently studying a Diploma of Mental Health and working in marketing.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2-4pm Join us for an afternoon session of Wilty Meetups in the ACCA forecourt during our current exhibition, NEW26. During this whimsical workshop, attendees can decorate (fake) eggs, create egg portraits and participate in an egg and spoon race, in response to EJ Son&#8217;s artwork, Eggverse 2026. 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Join us on Saturday the 21st of November at 11:45am for a tour lead by artist Luke D. King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrating the most compelling emerging artists from our region through bold and ambitious new commissions, NEW offers a vital platform for the next generation of Australian artists to experiment, take risks, and present major new work within a public institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Access:<\/strong> ACCA is fully wheelchair accessible, with a wheelchair accessible bathroom, and a wheelchair available for use in the gallery on request at the front desk. Assistance dogs are welcome at ACCA. You can learn more about accessibility at ACCA <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/visit\/access\/\">here on our website<\/a>.&nbsp;Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enquiries:&nbsp;<\/strong>Please direct all enquiries via: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:info@acca.melbourne\">info@acca.melbourne<\/a> or call (03) 9697 9999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Luke D. King<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luke D. King is a Deaf multidisciplinary artist, Auslan educator, creative consultant and filmmaker based in Naarm\/Melbourne. A third-generation Deaf person of Italian heritage and native Auslan user, he completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. 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Join us on Saturday the 14th of November at 11:45am for a roving tour with tactile elements, lead by Sophie Coppenhall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrating the most compelling emerging artists from our region through bold and ambitious new commissions, NEW offers a vital platform for the next generation of Australian artists to experiment, take risks, and present major new work within a public institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designed with the blind and low-vision community in mind, this tour will be informal, accessible in content and allow for self-directed exploration. We would like people to engage in the tour however works best for them. This could mean coming and going throughout, engaging in conversation or just listening to the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Access: <\/strong>ACCA is fully wheelchair accessible, with a wheelchair accessible bathroom, and a wheelchair available for use in the gallery on request at the front desk. Assistance dogs are welcome at ACCA. You can learn more about accessibility at ACCA <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/acca.melbourne\/visit\/access\/\">here on our website<\/a>.&nbsp;Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enquiries:&nbsp;<\/strong>Please direct all enquiries via: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:info@acca.melbourne\">info@acca.melbourne<\/a> or call (03) 9697 9999<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image description: A dark, dramatically lit gallery space with two artworks. 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The group aims to enhance understanding, awareness, and support for contemporary art within these communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded by Xinyuan (Caesar) Li, Zhen Xiong, Evelyn Han and Yue Yang, the club currently comprises Caesar Li, Zhen Xiong, Shujing (Jenna) Ji, Pallaksch, Haocheng Zhang and Chenchen Wang. The name of the art club is derived from one of the most commonly used sounds in language, \u201cah\u201d, which is often used to express exclamations, surprises, questions, and other moods. 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