Tour: Art & This Place

Vernon Ah Kee / Kuku Yalanji/Waanyi/Yidinyji/Guugu Yimithirr peoples / neither pride nor courage (installation view) 2006 / The James C.Sourris AM Collection. Gift of James C. Sourris through the QAGOMA Foundation 2007 / Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program. / View full image
When
2.00 – 3.00 pm, Sun 3 Jul 2022Where
Gallery of Modern Art
About
Engage with artworks and the stories they tell, and reflect on the long history of this place. On this tour, you’ll hear from First Nations storytellers and creatives as they highlight artworks from QAGOMA’s Indigenous Australian Art Collection and explore the complex stories of history, culture and place that they tell. In this season’s tour, explore the work of artists Judy Watson, Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Ryan Presley and Vernon Ah Kee. This season’s facilitator: Sam Harrison.Sam is an emerging Brisbane-based artist and curator of Kamilaroi and Wiradjuri decent. Free, bookings required. Capacity is limited. / Held during NAIDOC Week (3 – 10 July) in celebration and recognition of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Blaklash Creative’s involvement in this project is supported through a Growing Indigenous Tourism in Queensland initiative, thanks to the support from the Queensland Government, Department of State Development, Tourism & Innovation