Sunday 6 December
Minam Apang | India b.1980 | The sleeping army may stir (detail) 2008 | Ink and synthetic polymer paint on fabriano cold-pressed paper | 70 x 240cm | Collection : Isabelle Levy and Geraldine Galateau, Paris | Courtesy: The artist and Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai
Exhibition Symposium
10.00am-4.00pm Sunday 6 December
Cinema A, GoMA
An exhibition symposium will be held during the opening weekend of APT6 to explore the themes associated with the exhibition.
Keynote lecture by Ross Gibson (Sydney) | Talks by: Erin Gleeson (USA/Cambodia), Suhanya Raffel, Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art, Queensland Art Gallery, and Ho Tzu Nyen (Singapore) | Artist panels featuring past and present APT artists: Minam Apang (India) | Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan (Philippines/Australia) | Robin White (New Zealand) | Dadang Christanto (Indonesia/Australia) | Brent Clough (New Zealand/Australia) | Campbell Patterson (New Zealand) | Reuben Paterson (New Zealand).
Symposium tickets: $80 (includes exhibition catalogue). Tickets will be available from 9.00am Sunday 6 December, subject to availability. GoMA Foyer
To book online visit either the online credit card or cheque, cash or money order payment forms and fill out your details. For inquiries email rsvplecture@qag.qld.gov.au
Artist talks
Each talk will last approximately 30 minutes and will take place at either QAG or GoMA. Please look for signage on the day, and allow sufficient time to walk to the location of the talk.
10.30am | Wit Pimkanchanapong | GoMA Foyer + forecourt
11.00am + 11.45am (repeated) | Gonkar Gyatso / Gallery 1.3, GoMA
11.00am + 11.45am (repeated) | Chen Qiulin / Gallery 3.3, GoMA
11.30am | Nicholas Bonner | Gallery 3.1, GoMA
12 noon | Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan | Gallery 3, QAG
12.30pm | Ayaz Johkio | Watermall, QAG
12.30pm | Sopheap Pich | Gallery 3.5, GoMA
1.30pm | Hiraki Sawa | Gallery 2.1, GoMA
1.30pm | Minam Apang | Gallery 1.3, GoMA
2.00 + 2.45pm | Zhu Weibing and Ji Wenyu | Gallery 1.3, GoMA
2.30 + 3.15pm | Shinji Ohmaki | Gallery 3.2, GoMA
3.00pm | Raafat Ishak | Watermall, QAG
3.30 + 4.15pm (repeated) | Campbell Patterson | Cinema Foyer, Level 2, GoMA
3.00pm | Cheo Chai-Hiang | GoMA Foyer
Artist talks – Kids' APT projects
APT6 artists give insight into their practices and works developed for the Gallery’s Kids' APT6 project.
12 noon | Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan | Gallery 3, QAG
12.30pm | Nicholas Bonner | Children's Art Centre, GoMA
1.30pm | Minam Apang | Gallery 1.3, GoMA
3.30pm | Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra | Park Level, Children's Art Centre, GoMA
Artist Performance
From 2.30pm | DAMP | Gallery 3.3, GoMA
In-conversation talks
A range of APT artists in-conversation with Gallery staff. Each talk will last approximately 30 minutes.
1.00pm | Rich Streitmatter-Tran and Russell Storer,Curator, Contemporary Asian Art | Level 3, GoMA
2.00pm | Norbert Napong, Principal, Olal Secondary School, North Ambrym, Vanuatu and Ruth McDougall, ACAPA Australian Centre of Asia Pacific Art | Gallery 3.3, GoMA
Films
4.30pm | Iranian Animation: Laleh Khorramian + Mashaallah Mohammadi (45 mins) | Cinema A, GoMA
A program of short animations from Iran whose rich visual languages incorporate the artistic heritage of textile design, literature, calligraphy, miniature painting, geometric motifs and architecture.
6.00pm | Fenar Ahmad Mesopotamia 2008 (26 mins) + Hana Makhmalbaf Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame 2007 (79 mins) | Cinema A, GoMA
In Fenar Ahmad's short film set in 2020, a group of Iraqis live beneath the earth and a young boy makes a difficult decision. Iranian filmmaker Hana Makhmalbaf’s Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame tells the story of a young girl in the Bamiyan region of Afghanistan, and explores the effect of the constant presence of the Taliban on relationships and community.
Download and print your opening weekend program here
Official opening | Special presentations | Artist performances | Pacific Reggae Sounds | Film screenings | Kids’ APT | Symposium | Talks | Saturday 5 December program | Sunday 6 December program
