Publications
These publications can be purchased from the Gallery Store.
Drawing Life for Kids: My Art Journal, 2011
Drawing Life for Kids: My Art Journal, was developed specifically for the Gallery’s younger audiences, to coincide with the exhibition ‘Matisse: Drawing Life’ (3 December 2011-2 March 2012). Inspired by artist Henri Matisse’s love of drawing – a daily activity for the artist – the publication contains over 100 pages of drawing activities and facts about key artists who used drawing as a means of visual communication. Drawing Life for Kids: My Art Journal invites children of all ages to document their lives and experiences directly into this beautifully-designed journal, to treasure their creations for years to come. Artists mentioned in the publication include Henri Matisse, Margaret Olley, Andy Warhol, and Emily Kame Kngwarreye.
Surrealism for Kids, 2011
Surrealism for Kids, is an exciting publication launched to coincide with 'Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams', an exhibition of key surrealist works from the Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris, and the Surrealism for Kids activity space at the Gallery of Modern Art (11 June-2 October 2011). Developed and written especially for children, and based on a selection of the word and image games drawn upon by the surrealist artists, Surrealism for Kids is a 60-page publication exploring the ideas and approaches behind Surrealism in a series of activities for children to do at home or in the classroom. Richly illustrated and profiling several artists, including Salvador Dalí, André Breton and Max Ernst, the publication presents their ideas and activities in a format that is both appealing and accessible to children.
Following the success of 'Surrealism; The Poetry of Dreams', the Surrealism for Kids activity space and the Surrealism for Kids publication, the Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris, will be publishing Surrealism for Kids in French for their younger audiences promoting the publication on an international platform.
21st Century Art for Kids, 2010
Coinciding with the '21st Century: Art in the First Decade' exhibition, the Queensland Art Gallery Children's Art Centre launched an exciting publication for children. 21st Century Art for Kids is a richly illustrated 176 page publication profiling art works, childhood images and stories by more than 15 contemporary artists from around the world whose works are held in the Queensland Art Gallery Collection. The publication illustrates the diversity of contemporary art practice in a format both appealing and accesible to children, with specially developed activities by the artists adding a hands-on element for children to further explore contemporary art in the home. Artists featured in the publication include Ah Xian, Romuald Hazoumè, Arthur Koo-ekka Pambegan Jr, Jana Sterbak, Katharina Grosse and more.
