11th Asia Pacific Triennial for kids tours throughout Queensland

Harold ‘Egn’ Eswar, Malaysia b.1980 / Monster of Wants 2024 / Paper, crayons, vinyl, MDF, paint / A collaboration between Harold ‘Egn’ Eswar and QAGOMA / Commissioned for Asia Pacific Triennial Kids with support from the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation / © Harold ‘Egn’ Eswar / Photograph by J Ruckli © QAGOMA / View full image

Mon 9 Dec 2024

Fun and interactive, families and children across Queensland can experience free hands-on art-making activities with the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial Kids on Tour, presented during the eleventh edition of QAGOMA’s flagship Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Brisbane, including Asia Pacific Triennial Kids in the Children’s Art Centre, Gallery of Modern Art.

Beginning 16 December 2024 in Cairns Art Gallery and Croydon Shire Library, then from 1 January 2025 in more than 180 communities from all 77 Queensland Council areas over 220 venues throughout the state.

Seven different artist-designed activities connect young visitors and families with cultures from across Asia and the Pacific, offering younger audiences firsthand experiences with the ideas of artists.

The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial Kids on Tour brings together a range of activities that celebrate the rich diversity of customs from across the region and includes activities developed in collaboration with artists Dana Awartani (Saudi Arabia/Palestine), Etson Caminha (Timor‑Leste), Harold ‘Egn’ Eswar (Malaysia), Brett Graham (Aotearoa New Zealand), Okui Lala (Malaysia), Yim Maline (Cambodia) and Rithika Merchant (India).

Dana Awartani

Unity within Multiplicity is an activity based on Zellij tile designs — a style of mosaic traditionally found in North African and Spanish architecture and created by arranging small pieces of coloured tile into geometric patterns — in this activity children can create repeating patterns using coloured pencils and geometric templates.

Download Unity within Multiplicity activity

Dana Awartani, Saudi Arabia/Palestine b.1987 / Unity Within Multiplicity 2024 / Paper templates, coloured pencils, vinyl, MDF, paint / A collaboration between Dana Awartani and QAGOMA/ Commissioned for Asia Pacific Triennial Kids with support from the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation / © Dana Awartani / Photograph: C Callistemon © QAGOMA — Dana Awartani, Saudi Arabia/Palestine b.1987 / *Unity Within Multiplicity* 2024 / Paper templates, coloured pencils, vinyl, MDF, paint / A collaboration between Dana Awartani and QAGOMA/ Commissioned for Asia Pacific Triennial Kids with support from the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation / © Dana Awartani / Photograph: C Callistemon © QAGOMA / View full image

Go behind-the-scenes as we install Dana Awartani's intricate floor installation at the Queensland Art Gallery

Etson Caminha

My Kitchen Sounds invites children to experiment with their own sound composition and make music with materials found in the home. When the artist was a child, making music using recycled materials was a source of happiness and fun. Today, he creates sound-based artworks using natural elements, Timorese instruments and electronic equipment.

Play My Kitchen Sounds

Etson Caminha, Timor-Leste b.1984 / My Kitchen Sounds (video still) 2024 / Commissioned for Asia Pacific Triennial Kids with the support of the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation / © QAGOMA and Etson Caminha — Etson Caminha, Timor-Leste b.1984 / *My Kitchen Sounds* (video still) 2024 / Commissioned for Asia Pacific Triennial Kids with the support of the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation / © QAGOMA and Etson Caminha / View full image

Harold ‘Egn’ Eswar

Monster of Wants invites children to create a drawing of a monster that expresses the things they most desire. The artist often draws inspiration from street art to explore personal stories and memories through drawing.

Yim Maline

A Dream for the Future prompts children to make a drawing that reflects what they dream for the future. The artist creates sculptures from found fabrics which explore her connection with nature.

Rithika Merchant

If the seeds chose where to grow encourages children to shape a new world by adding elements such as living beings, plants and celestial bodies to a digital or drawn landscape. The artist creates paintings and collages that explore the idea of ‘terraformation’, or ‘Earth-shaping’ — the theoretical process of making a planet fit for human life.

Brett Graham

In Wakuwaku, children are asked to consider the natural environment where they live and to be inspired by it when designing their own pattern to apply to the surface of two custom template shapes. The artist creates large-scale sculptures and installations that feature traditional Māori patterns.

Okui Lala

Children can also enjoy two video works featuring bilingual and multilingual students from Brisbane’s West End State School. The artist creates video works exploring language and what is lost or changed when words are translated from one language to another.

Participating Venues: 1 January – 30 June 2025

Visit our website for the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial Kids on Tour for a list of venues or the participating location for further details:

Aurukun Shire
Balonne Shire Council
Banana Shire
Barcaldine Regional Council
Barcoo Shire Council
Blackall Tambo Regional Council
Boulia Shire Council
Bulloo Shire Council
Bundaberg Regional Council
Burdekin Regional Council
Burke Shire Council
Cairns Regional Council
Camooweal State School
Carpentaria Council
Cassowary Coast Region
Central Highlands Regional Council
Charters Towers Regional Council
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire
Cloncurry Shire Council
Cook Shire
Croydon Shire Council
Diamantina Shire Council
Doomadgee Aboriginal Council
Doomadgee State School
Douglas Shire Council
Etheridge Shire
Flinders Shire Council
Fraser Coast Regional Council
Gladstone Regional Council
Gold Coast City Council
Goondiwindi Regional Council
Gympie Regional Council
Hinchinbrook Shire Council
Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council
Ipswich City Council
Isaac Regional Council
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council
Livingston Shire Council
Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council
Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Logan City Council
Longreach Regional Council
Mackay Regional Council
Mapoon Aboriginal Council
Maranoa Regional Council
Mareeba Shire Council
Moreton Bay Regional Council
Mornington Shire
Mount Isa City
Mount Isa City Library
Murweh Shire Council
Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council
Noosa Regional Council
North Burnett Regional Council
Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council
Paroo Shire Council
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council
Quilpie Shire Council
Redland City Council Library Services
Richmond Shire Council
Rockhampton Regional Council
Scenic Rim Region
Somerset Regional Council
South Burnett Regional Council
Southern Downs Regional Council
Sunshine Coast Regional Council
Tablelands Regional Council
Toowoomba Regional Council
Torres Shire Council
Torres Strait Island Regional Council
Townsville City Council
Western Downs Regional Council
Whitsundays Region Council
Winton Shire
Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council

Asia Pacific Triennial Kids on Tour is supported by APT Kids Principal Benefactor, the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation.

Art that goes everywhere
Asia Pacific Triennial
Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art
30 November 2024 – 27 April 2025