NGV Director  Tony Ellwood about the plans for NGV Triennial:

We are planning a new event for Melbourne.

A major new initiative which aims to position the NGV at the forefront of international contemporary art, to commence in summer 2017 and to recur on a 3 year cycle from then on.

An ambitious and large-scale celebration that embraces the very best contemporary art and design from around the world. Curated by the NGV, it will investigate the ideas, issues and events that inspire us to consider the world in which we live.Spanning both NGV sites, it will be a new cultural event for our region.

It will provide a multidisciplinary focus on art, architecture and design, as well as film, performance and a variety of cultural practices, providing audiences with an opportunity to be exposed to the broadest range of artistic endeavour and expression.

Amongst large-scale international events of this kind, this  cross-disciplinary approach will be distinctive and will be seen as a ground-breaking development in the recent history of major exhibitions.