All good things must come to an end, and BOARD will be closing up this coming weekend. Toby from Just Another Agency posted:

“So it’s finally here! The end is neigh! Yep you’re reading right… ‘Board‘ is finally closing and to celebrate we are having a closing party on Friday 3rd February from 6pm!

Head on down to NGV Studio to have a drink, see our 2 artists in residence (Deb and 23rd Key), see all the boards for one last time and just hang out…

All boards are currently available through the Just Another Agency shop, under BOARD-NGV STUDIO – Hope to see you there!”

Sounds like a rad little party to close up a great show!!!

Previously, on Board …

The NGV Studio Space has had a whole heap of cool stuff going on over the past few months, and the next installation there is going to be just as fantastic as the previous.

Having seen our friends posting a whole bunch of customised board images over the past week or so, we have to say, the work produced for this show is gorgeous. This isn’t surprising, considering the line up has almost a whose who of talented artists – the girls from Just Another Agency have done it again, in helping out the team at NGV they have bought us all a fantastic slice of creative deckery.

“Allowing an insight into the creativity behind skate culture, ‘Board’ explores the evolution of deck graphics and design.

With curatorial contribution from NGV Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Alex Baker, Board features historically significant skateboard decks drawn from the collection of Tony Hallam – one of the most comprehensive of its kind in the world, alongside a selection of decks by contemporary artists.

In conjunction with NGV Studio, Just Another Agency has selected over 50 of Australia’s best established and emerging artists to take part in the group show ‘Board’. Juxtaposing the old with the new, each artist has donated their time to produce an original work of art using a skate deck as their canvas. These decks will then be sold to help raise much needed funds for the innovative ThreeSixtyProject.

Just Another Agency will also be showcasing a number of live painting demonstrations over the 3 month period, giving the public the opportunity to stop by the studio space to see artists at work. Each workshop will feature 2 artists of similar subject matters and medium, while each diverse in their own right.”

This show goes on all over summer, so there is no excuse if you’re around the ‘burn to miss it – so just pop in and see the amazing work for yourself. Oh, and buy something! The funds, as said, go toward the ThreeSixtyProject!!

Who: 23rd Key, Aida Sabic, Alex Lehours, Alex Lousia, Apeseven, Aramas, Bec Hulme, Bec Winnel, Ben Ashton Bell, Ben Brown, Bennett, Caitlin Rigby, Cam Scale, Cat Rabbit, Cinzah Seekayem, Deb, Dilly, Drypnz, Dvate, Ears, Fat Ankle, Flake, Gary Seaman, Gemma Jones, Gore, Heesco, Itch, Jack Douglas, Joshua Smith, Kaitlin Beckett, Karlosh, Ken Taylor, Kirpy, KID9, Luke Ryan, Leisha Muraki, Makatron, Michael Steele, Phibs, Pierre Lloga, Poise, Qwux, Rebecca Murphy, Rena Littleson, Sam Octigan, Sear, Shannon Crees, Shaun Campbell (SQUIDTANK), Steve Cross, Taylor White, Tom Ferson, The Hungry Work Shop, Vato and more.
What: Board – customised skateboard exhibition.
Where: NGV Studio Space, The Atrium, Federation Square, Melbourne
When: Show opens from Saturday 12th November and runs til 5th February.

Closing party – Friday 3rd February from 6pm!

Check out the NGV studio website for more info, as well as the Board Facebook page, and the Just Another Agency website.