Australian National Veterans Arts Museum

09/10/2026

Congratulations to all 21 exhibiting artists & curator, Veteran Artist Robby McKenzie!

Shared courtesy Luke Gosling MP

09/10/2026

Join us at ANVAM on SATURDAY, Tues or Thurs 10am - 4pm & walk amongst the 110 piece, hand knitted/knotted jellyfish 🪼 installation

Listen via the Triple R - 3RRR 102.7FM Smart Arts 8 October 🔗 www.rrr.org.au/on-demand (~38mins) as Rick & Richard Watts chat all things ‘Post Traumatic Whimsy’🧶🪡🧵🪢

📸: ANVAM (detail of self portraits)
Rick Harwood Melbourne Fringe

Navy Victoria Network

08/10/2026

Open TUES, THURS & SAT
10am - 4pm

RICK HARWOOD
SPRING WILL COME (detail)
Yarn, thread, plastics, wire, felt
& lycra, 2023

Taking ordinarily 2 dimensional embroidery techniques to the 3rd dimension, this soft sculpture piece is an adjunct to the iblue series’ self-portraits.

While the blue series focussed on the phases of post traumatic stress, this sculpture speaks directly to post-traumatic growth. It shows that suffering does not only cause pain, but it can also lead to deep personal transformation.

Using a lycra face mask as a base, the piece is wearable art. Uncomfortable to wear & difficult to breathe through, this seemed to the artist to be a perfect metaphor for service-related mental illness.

Melbourne Fringe Rick Harwood

04/10/2026

‘Because for many families, Australia's service in Afghanistan wasn't something they watched from a distance - it was something they lived through too’. Annabelle Wilson - Veteran Family Commissioner

Shared courtesy Amanda McCue Churchill Fellow - military partner employment

02/10/2026

All the best trekkers! 🥾

Fantastic to share in this photo opportunity last night & farewell some of the team heading to Kokoda with Jarryd Goundrey next week, including Hawthorn RSL Sub Branch, The Lara RSL Sub Branch trekkers alongside the Kokoda Historical team as well.

Thanks to the Hawthorn RSL for hosting the farewell event last night.

We wish everyone a safe journey ahead & deeply appreciate your support of the Veteran Arts Community.

Donate via www.anvam.org.au/donate-jarryd-goundrey-kokoda-trek

Next week, we take the Jarryd Goundrey charity trek over Kokoda. Tonight, we called into Hawthorn RSL Sub Branch to meet with some of the trekkers.

Jarryd has raised over 80k for the Australian National Veterans Arts Museum (ANVAM).

Watch this space for updates and trek highlights.

02/10/2026

Join Veteran Artist Rick Harwood in the ANVAM Gallery tomorrow & explore the 🪼many creative processes & vibrant 🎨 colour palette on show!

⏰ Open | 1000 to 1600 | TUES, THURS & SAT
📍 312 St Kilda Road, SOUTHBANK

Images courtesy Steve Cotterill

Melbourne Fringe
Rick Harwood
Steve Cotts

25/09/2026

Sneak Preview! 🪼🪜✂️ ✨

Gather TOGETHER this TUESDAY 29 Sept | 6pm - 8pm | to celebrate the launch of POST-TRAUMATIC WHIMSY by Veteran Artist RICK HARWOOD

🏛️ ANVAM Gallery
📍312 St Kilda Road, SOUTHBANK

📸: ANVAM, 2026, SST, ‘Jellyfish installation at ANVAM for Fringe’.





Rick Harwood

24/09/2026