The Gallery's public programs emphasise the Collection and exhibitions and engage people of all ages. The public program includes monthly lectures, in conversation programs, artist talks, seminars and performances, held across the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art.
See What's On for a calendar of events, pick up a copy of Preview or subscribe to Artmail to receive program information updates.
2.00pm Saturdays 28 June, 5 & 19 July, 16 & 30 August and 6 & 13 September, GoMA
Free. No bookings necessary, however, seating is limited.
Learn more about modern art through this series of talks exploring the life and times of artists such as Picasso and his circle and major developments in art history of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Series includes masterclass sessions chaired by series presenter Dr Mark Pennings, Lecturer, Visual Arts, Queensland University of Technology, and involving national arts professionals.
28 June / Lecture 1 / Impressionism and modern Paris
5 July / In-conversation/ Lessons of the impressionists. Featuring Dr Anthony White (University of Melbourne)
19 July / Lecture 2 / Post-Impressionism and the Colonial Imagination
16 August / In-conversation / Picasso and the masters of Western art. Featuring Professor Roger Benjamin (University of Sydney)
30 August / Lecture 3 / The revolutionary art of Cubism
6 September / In-conversation / Collecting and Modernism. Featuring Anthony Bond (Director Curatorial, Head Curator International Art, Art Gallery of NSW)
13 September / Lecture 4 / Picasso, Surrealism and closing remarks
'Place Makers: Contemporary Queensland Architects' opening weekend talks — 'Ideas behind the architecture'
Celebrate the opening of ‘Places Makers: Contemporary Queensland Architects’ and hear from architects in the exhibition at this weekend of talks and discussions. Level 3, GoMA
Saturday 2 August / From 11.00am / Throughout the day, architects will present short floortalks offering insights into their projects featured in ‘Place Makers’.
11.00am: Ian Moore, Lindsay & Kerry Clare, Bud Brannigan
12.00pm: Rex Addison, Robert Riddel
1.00pm: Paul Owen & Stuart Vokes, Hamilton Wilson
2.00pm: Brian Steendÿk, James Russell, Richard Kirk
Sunday 3 August / 10.30am and 2.00pm / Architects will engage in a panel style discussion about their work in the show, and on the ideas and themes behind the exhibition. River Lounge
Visiting scholar lecture
2.30pm Friday 8 August. State Library of Queensland, Auditorium 1
Terry Smith is the Andrew W Mellon Professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory at the University of Pittsburgh. This lecture will take up and further develop ideas presented in Smith’s 2006 publication The Architecture of Aftermath (University of Chicago Press), which explores how global politics and clashing cultures following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York have changed the way we experience late modern architecture. The lecture is presented by the University of Queensland, where Terry Smith is the 2008 recipient of the Daphne Mayo Visiting Professorship in Visual Culture, in association with the State Library of Queensland and the Queensland Art Gallery.
Free. Bookings required. Email rsvplecture@qag.qld.gov.au to book.
Curator’s tour: 'Place Makers: Contemporary Queensland Architects'
11.00am Saturday 9 August
Miranda Wallace, Senior Managerial Researcher and exhibition curator, leads visitors on a guided tour of the ‘Place Makers’ exhibition, highlighting particular projects featured in the exhibition. Please meet at the GoMA information desk.
Sidney Nolan & Australian music performance
2.00pm Sunday 10 August
The Southern Cross Soloists, led by Paul Dean, present a retrospective of Australian chamber music responding to the progression of Sidney Nolan’s work from the 1930s to the 1980s. QAG.
Nolan on Sundays: Sidney Nolan and young Brisbane artists and poets of the 1940s
2.00pm Sunday 17 August
In this series of talks, local curators and historians explore Australian culture and history through the work of Sidney Nolan. This talk presented by Michele Helmrich, Art Museum Curator, University of Queensland Art Museum. QAG.
Floortalk: Sidney Nolan
11.00am Thursday 28 August
Dr Nancy Underhill, art historian, editor of Nolan on Nolan, Sidney Nolan in his own words and co-editor of The Letters of John Reid (2001) and Making Australian Art (1991), leads visitors on a guided tour of the ‘Sidney Nolan’ exhibition. Please meet at the exhibition entrance.
Auslan Interpreted Tour
3.00pm Sunday 31 August
An Auslan Interpreted tour of ‘Light and Space: Queensland Collection Highlights’ for Deaf visitors. Meet your guide at the Melbourne Street Information Desk.
Auslan Interpreted Tour
3.00pm Sunday 28 September
An Auslan interpreted tour of ‘Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award 2008’ for Deaf visitors. Meet your guide at the GoMA information desk.
The Gallery provides free guided tours to special-interest groups of ten or more people. Tours last 30 minutes, and are scheduled between 10.00am and 2.00pm.
To secure the services of a volunteer guide, at least 15 days' notice via telephone is required. As the number of guides is limited, it is recommended you contact the Education Bookings Office on 07 3840 7255 to arrange your tour. The Bookings Office is open between the hours of 8.30am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday.
If your group does not require a guide, you may opt for a self-guided tour. Bookings for groups of ten or more are essential. To book a self-guided group visit for ten or more people, please call the Education Bookings Office on 07 3840 7255 or submitt an inquiry email.
To find out what other programs are offered on the day of your visit, view What's On for details. To assist all groups in planning a visit, please read Guidelines for visitors.
