In 2022, the founding members of the ICONS Syndicate supported the international exhibition Shakespeare to Winehouse: Icons from the National Portrait Gallery, London. Their generous support contributed to the success of the exhibition. We now see an opportunity to grow the ICONS Syndicate program to continue to support of the Gallery’s major exhibition program each year. The National Portrait Gallery is seeking a group of like-minded individuals and organisations to become members of the ICONS Syndicate. We also hope that our founding ICONS Syndicate members will consider continuing their commitment to our exhibition program.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE ICONS SYNDICATE
The ICONS Syndicate is committed to cultivating and nurturing Australia’s cultural life. We are excited to offer Australians the opportunity to personally experience major exhibitions in Canberra. Your support will help us reach as many Australians as possible through special offers to people in regional areas, digital programs exploring the exhibition and special curatorial insights (both live and online).
Annual membership of the ICONS Syndicate is $5000 and donors are invited to join it by making a tax-deductible donation to the National Portrait Gallery.
PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP
Members of the ICONS Syndicate will have the opportunity to attend gala openings and view major temporary exhibitions before they open to the general public.
Our curators will give a series of private tours of major exhibitions for our ICONS Syndicate members, and we encourage you to bring along family and friends. We can arrange these tours both onsite and online.
You will also receive an invitation to an exclusive ICONS Syndicate annual dinner held at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. Members of the ICONS Syndicate will have the opportunity to attend exclusive Portrait Dinners nationally.
Your support is vital to the success of the Gallery’s major temporary exhibition program. We will acknowledge you:
- on the exhibition and honour board pages of the Gallery’s website
- on media releases relating to the exhibition
- on Gallery wall signage at the exhibition
- in the issue of the Gallery’s Portrait magazine that is dedicated to the exhibition in the Gallery’s Annual Report.
