Gallery Members
Winslow Homer | 1836–1910 | Northeaster 1895 | Oil on canvas | 87.6 x 127cm (34 1/2 x 50in.) Gift of George A Hearn, 1910 10.64.5 | Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Winslow Homer
1836–1910
Northeaster 1895
Oil on canvas
87.6 x 127cm (34 1/2 x 50in.)
Gift of George A Hearn, 1910
10.64.5
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fridays, 31 July – 18 September
As part of The Met Up Late, Gallery Members are invited to hear a series of exclusive talks about late nineteenth and early twentieth century American visual art, film, poetry and literature while they relax with a complimentary glass of wine in the new Queensland Art Gallery Members Lounge. The Met Up Late also features talks and live performances / Tickets $20 (includes exhibition entry) only available from QTIX (www.qtix.com.au / 136 246) (booking fee applies)
7 August
Margie Fraser, Brisbane Editor, Vogue Living Magazine, Queensland
14 August
Geoff Ginn, Lecturer and Director, Centre for applied History and Heritage Studies, The University of Queensland
21 August
David Burnett, Curator, International Art, Queensland Art Gallery
28 August
Nicole Sully, Lecturer (Architecture), The University of Queensland
4 September
Kay Ferres, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Griffith University
11 September
Hilary Emmett, Lecturer in American Literature, The University of Queensland
18 September
Suzi Vaughan, Professor, Portfolio director, Creative Industries Fashion, Queensland University of Technology
Past Programs
See ‘The Met’ before it opens to the public!
1.00–4.30pm Friday 29 May
Gallery Members are invited to take advantage of a special opportunity to see ‘American Impressionism and Realism: A Landmark Exhibition from the Met', The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, before the exhibition’s official opening. Gallery Members will be able to enjoy the reduced purchase price of $16 per ticket. No bookings required. Tickets are available for purchase at the ticket office on the day.
‘Bringing the Met to Brisbane’ curator’s talk for Members
11.00am Sunday 7 June
Join David Burnett, Curator, International Art, for an illustrated lecture on 'American Impressionism and Realism'. Lecture Theatre, Queensland Art Gallery. Bookings required. Free. Please call (07) 3840 7278 to RSVP by Thursday 4 June.
‘The Met’ exhibition viewing
6.00–8.30pm Saturday 27 June
Enjoy live music and drinks in the Queensland Art Gallery's Watermall, and a private viewing of ‘American Impressionism and Realism’. Gallery 4 and Watermall. Bookings required. Gallery Members $55 / Members’ Guests $65 (includes exhibition entry, drinks and canapés). Please call (07) 3840 7278 to RSVP by Monday 22 June.
‘New York Now’ two illustrated lectures
10.00am – 1.00pm Sunday 5 July
Join Kenneth W Park, lecturer, tour leader and curator, as he presents two lectures on New York City. Lecture 1: Profiling New York, New York will provide an insight into the ‘Big Apple’. The rich story of New York, from European colonial settlement to the present day, will be considered. After morning tea, members will enjoy Lecture 2: Visiting New York, New York. This lecture will present practical tips on how to make the most of a visit to New York City. Bookings required / $12 (includes light refreshments) / Please call (07) 3840 7278 to RSVP by Monday 29 June
Winter Book Club
Thursday Book Club – 10.00am 25 June, 23 July & 27 August
Saturday Book Club – 3.30pm 27 June, 25 July & 29 August
Each month from June until August, the Gallery Members Winter Book Club groups will meet to discuss a different classic novel from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Enjoy coffee and cake at monthly meetings in the newly refurbished Queensland Art Gallery Members Lounge and discuss novels by great American authors / To register for the Winter Book Club, please call (07) 3840 7278 / $10 per meeting (includes cake and tea or coffee) / RSVP required by Monday June 15.
Winter Book Club reading list: June: F Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby (1925), July: Edith Wharton The Age of Innocence (1920), August: Henry James The Wings of the Dove (1902)
For more information on Gallery Membership or to become a Member, please visit www.qag.qld.gov.au/members
