ABOUT the VISUAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

The VRP is a three-year collaborative partnership between the MCA Australia and the Power Institute which aims to explore and showcase new ways of conducting research on contemporary art and visual culture.
Announced in June 2023, the VRP is the product of conversations between MCA Australia’s Suzanne Cotter and Lara Strongman, and Power Director Mark Ledbury, and represents a reunion of two organisations that have a shared history.
The VRP will involve discrete research projects focused on the science and technology of vision, the visual culture of the Pacific region, and the concept of custodianship. The research projects will bring together experts from within the Museum and the University, and will produce a range of outputs for different audiences: public events, publications and digital offerings.