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Read • 30 minutes or 3 hours: Here’s the best way to spend your time on a visit to QAGOMA
If you’re a local or visiting Brisbane, whether you have a spare 30 minutes to drop in for a dose of art at either … -
Read • The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial opening weekend
‘The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’, featuring the work of 70 artists, collectives and projects from 30 countries opens at the Queensland … -
Read • The horse: Companion & muse
The horse has been a integral part of human history for millennia, prized both for their agility, speed and endurance, or strength needed to pull … -
Read • Celebrating the Asia Pacific Triennial from 1993 to 2024
For more than three decades, the much-anticipated, home-grown exhibition — The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art — has showcased an evolving mix of the … -
Read • Wattle: ‘bush tucker’, a connection to Country & an Australian identity
There are some 1,000 Australian Acacia species and they grow across every state and territory, these plants are adaptable and resilient and have become … -
Read • Suburban Sublime: Australian Photography
‘Suburban Sublime: Australian Photography’ at the Queensland Art Gallery from 10 August 2024 until 17 August 2025, explores how artists have used the medium … -
Read • Seeds & Sovereignty: Message and Meaning
Over countless generations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples developed an intricate understanding of their Country’s unique environments and ideal ecological balance. Intertwined within … -
Read • In & out of water: Judy Watson’s practice of painting
Painting conservator Anne Carter met with Waanyi artist Judy Watson at her Yeronga studio to discuss Watson’s painting practices ahead of the exhibition ‘mudunama … -
Read • Create a shell necklace with Elisa Jane Carmichael
Ngugi artist Elisa Jane Carmichael draws inspiration from her Quandamooka Country, Mulgumpin (Moreton Island) and Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) for her ‘Art Box for Kids … -
Read • Seeds & Sovereignty: Seasons & Songlines
Native plants provide nourishment, healing and the raw materials to create functional and ceremonial objects, shelter and tools for hunting. Their seasonal occurrence has tremendous … -
Read • Environmental aspects of Judy Watson’s practice
On 11 March 2009, the multi-purpose container ship MV Pacific Adventurer caused Queensland’s largest oil spill when it travelled directly through the path … -
Read • Seeds & Sovereignty: Crafted from Country
Over countless generations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people developed an intricate understanding of their Country’s unique environments and ideal ecological balance. Intertwined with … -
Read • Sharing & connecting with First Nations art
QAGOMA’s free monthly Art & This Place tours invite you to grow your knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and culture, the Gallery … -
Read • Seeds & Sovereignty: Mapping Country
‘Seeds and Sovereignty’ at the Gallery of Modern Art until 18 August 2024, brings together works from the QAGOMA Indigenous Australian Art Collection that … -
Read • Women of the Central Desert, South Australia
Two large-scale paintings by Indigenous women from Central Desert communities in South Australia are currently on display in ‘Seeds and Sovereignty’ at the Gallery … -
Read • Archie Moore wins gold at Venice
The 60th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition opened on the weekend, with the major project by Queensland artist Archie Moore and QAGOMA curator Ellie Buttrose … -
Read • Bronze sculptures reference dillybags & termite forms
Visit the latest Queensland Art Gallery Watermall installation featuring the powerful scultpures of walama 2000 until 11 August 2024. The exhibition ‘mudunama kundana wandaraba jarribirri … -
Read • Judy Watson surveys the rising tide of climate change
In this large-scale painting moreton bay rivers, australian temperature chart, freshwater mussels, net, spectrogram 2022 (illustrated) on display within ‘mudunama kundana wandaraba jarribirri‘ (tomorrow … -
Read • Judy Watson: tomorrow the tree grows stronger
For more than four decades, Judy Watson has created powerful, ethereal works of art channelling the stories of her family’s Waanyi Country in north … -
Read • Photogrammetry: 3D imaging of Fred Embrey’s ceremonial figure
As part of QAGOMA’s Digital Transformation Initiative (DTI), the Gallery’s photography team collaborates with conservators, coders and designers in its quest to make …