Queensland Art Gallery

Queensland Art Gallery

Stanley Place entrance to the Queensland Art Gallery.
Established 1895 (1895)[1]
Location Stanley Place, South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 27°28′22″S 153°01′06″E / 27.472733°S 153.018453°E / -27.472733; 153.018453Coordinates: 27°28′22″S 153°01′06″E / 27.472733°S 153.018453°E / -27.472733; 153.018453
Type Art museum
Director Chris Saines[2]
Owner Government of Queensland
Public transit access Bus: Cultural Centre station
Train: South Brisbane station
Website qagoma.qld.gov.au

The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) is an art museum located in the South Bank precinct of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The gallery is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre.[3] It complements the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) building, situated only 150 metres away.

The Queensland Art Gallery is owned and operated by the Government of Queensland,[4] which created the institution in 1895 as the Queensland National Art Gallery.[1]

History

The gallery was established in 1895 as the Queensland National Art Gallery. Throughout its early history the gallery was housed in a series of temporary premises, and did not have a permanent home until the opening of its current architecturally-acclaimed building on Brisbane's South Bank in 1982, the first stage of the monumental Robin Gibson-designed Queensland Cultural Centre.

Design

Leonard and Kathleen Shillam's Pelican sculptures at the Queensland Art Gallery
Watermall fountains at the Queensland Art Gallery
Huang Yong Ping's Giant snake skeleton sculpture at the Queensland Art Gallery watermall
Café at the Queensland Art Gallery

The Queensland Art Gallery was considered to be a building of its time for it incorporated the best techniques and materials available within the economic limits of the project. It was also the first major building to be built on the south side of the river adjacent to the new Victoria Bridge, which established a benchmark of scale and quality for future buildings.

The Queensland Art Gallery is a 4700 square metre display space broken down with walls and barriers that interchange between the art world and the public. The walls have been placed purposely to create flow and change of course of the viewer’s journey. The primary orientation element of the Gallery’s design is the Watermall that separates the tranquil environment of the exhibition galleries from the proactive environments of the administration, public programs and education areas. The varying ceilings heights and floor levels, colour and textured surfaces enhance variety and define the sequence of display areas. The entrance foyer efficiently acts as a hub for the public circulation and main access point for arrivals and departures for all visitors where they are able to select which collections they plan to visit. The buildings use of light coloured and maintenance free materials such as cement reflect and adapt to the Mediterranean- like quality of Brisbane’s sub tropical climate.

Collection

The gallery's collection includes a number of significant artworks, including the popular:

Indigenous art

The Gallery is committed to profiling Indigenous Australian art and strengthening relationships with Queensland's Indigenous communities.

Exhibitions

Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

The Gallery's flagship project is the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art series of exhibitions, now a major event on the national and international arts calendar. The expertise developed since APT1 in 1993 in staging the Triennial has led to the establishment of the Australian Centre of Asia Pacific Art (ACAPA), to foster alliances, scholarship and publishing, and the formation of an internationally significant collection of art from the Asia Pacific region.

The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art featured Ressort, a giant snake skeleton sculpture by Huang Yong Ping at the gallery's watermall.[8] This work was acquired by the Queensland Art Gallery in 2012.

Art for children

The Gallery is also recognised as an international leader in presenting innovative museum-based learning programs for children. These programs are coordinated through the Children's Art Centre. Developing youth audiences for visual art is another priority for the Gallery.

Regional Queensland

To ensure all Queenslanders have access to the collection, travelling exhibitions tour to regional and remote centres of the state.

Governance

The Gallery's governing body is a Board of Trustees appointed by the Queensland Government, and it is managed by an Executive Management Team.

Opening hours

Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday. Open from 12 noon ANZAC day.

References

  1. 1 2 Queensland Art Gallery. "History". Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Queensland Art Gallery. "Trustees & Executive Management Team". Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Government of Queensland. "Cultural Precinct Strategy" (PDF). Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts (Queensland). Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Government of Queensland. "Queensland Art Gallery Act 1987" (PDF). Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Council. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Pablo Picasso - Queensland Art Gallery". Queensland Art Gallery. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "R. Godfrey Rivers". Queensland Art Gallery. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Exhibitions - Official website of the Queensland Art Gallery
  8. ↑ About Huang Yong Ping's giant snake skeleton sculpture

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