Queensland Art Gallery Explained

Queensland Art Gallery
Coordinates:-27.4727°N 153.0185°W
Established:[1]
Location:Stanley Place, South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Type:Art museum
Visitors:572,762 (2016)[2]
Director:Chris Saines[3]
Publictransit:Bus: Cultural Centre station
Train: South Brisbane station

The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) is an art museum located in South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The gallery is part of QAGOMA.[4] It complements the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) building, situated only away.

The Queensland Art Gallery is owned and operated by the Government of Queensland,[5] which created the institution in 1895 as the Queensland National Art Gallery.

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. In the 1960s it shared premises with the Queensland Museum. Sir Leon Trout, a businessman and art collector, initiated a plan to include an art gallery in a proposed Queensland Cultural Centre in South Brisbane.[6] The first stage of the monumental Robin Gibson-designed Queensland Cultural Centre opened on Brisbane's South Bank in 1982. The Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) was established in 2006 which lead to the creation of a two-campus institution. In 2014, over 10 million people had visited both the sites since the establishment of GOMA. The Queensland Art Gallery was listed as a State Heritage Place in 2015.[7]

The first painting acquired by the gallery in 1896 was Evicted, by the British painter Blandford Fletcher.[8] Although it was the gallery's most popular picture, it was controversially retired from public display in 1949 by the newly appointed director, Robert Campbell, who declared that it was only popular "because it had a sentimental touch".[9] [10]

Design

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.

In 2004 the Queensland Art Gallery (completed in 1982) was awarded the '25 Year Award', now known as the Robin Gibson Award for Enduring Architecture by the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects.

Collection

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

Gallery

Selected Australian works

Indigenous art

The Gallery is committed to profiling Indigenous Australian art and strengthening relationships with Queensland's Indigenous communities.[15]

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 Triennial featured Ressort, a giant snake skeleton sculpture by Huang Yong Ping at the gallery's watermall.[17] 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.

Family Portrait (15 June–20 October 2019)[22]

Curious Creatures (24 March–5 August 2018)[23]

We can be Heroes (19 May–7 October 2018)[24]

Regional Queensland

To ensure all Queenslanders have access to the collection, travelling exhibitions tour to regional centres and remote parts 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. The current director is Chris Saines.[25]

Opening hours

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. 20 June 2013. Queensland Art Gallery. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503115855/http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/about_us/history. 3 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Visitor Figures 2016 . 14 . The Art Newspaper Review . April 2017 . 23 March 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170512171758/https://www.museus.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170406-CPAI-Ranking2016Pub-Comp-.pdf . 12 May 2017 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Trustees & Executive Management Team. 20 June 2013. Queensland Art Gallery. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130606051718/http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/about_us/trustees_and_executive_management_team. 6 June 2013. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Cultural Precinct Strategy. Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts (Queensland). 2 September 2013. Government of Queensland. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181601/http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/docs/Cultural%20Precinct%20Strategy.pdf. 14 July 2014. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Queensland Art Gallery Act 1987. Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Council. 2 September 2013. Government of Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130527015850/http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/Q/QldArtGallA87.pdf. 27 May 2013. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Cohen . Kay . Trout, Sir Herbert Leon (1906–1978) . Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University . en . 2002 . 16 .
  7. Web site: TIMELINE. Queensland Art Gallery Gallery of Modern Art. 15 July 2019. 15 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190715110439/https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/about/our-story/timeline. live.
  8. Web site: QAGOMA Learning: Evicted. 3 May 2022.
  9. News: AT RESHUFFLE . . 4068 . Queensland, Australia . 9 December 1949 . 4 May 2022 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: Eviction is urged . . 4066 . Queensland, Australia . 7 December 1949 . 4 May 2022 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  11. Web site: Pablo Picasso - Queensland Art Gallery. Queensland Art Gallery. 12 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120221024633/http://qag.qld.gov.au/collection/international_art/pablo_picasso. 21 February 2012. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: La Belle Hollandaise 1905. 2022-01-29. QAGOMA. 10 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211110042252/https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/14592. live.
  13. Web site: R. Godfrey Rivers . Queensland Art Gallery . 20 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930062401/http://qag.qld.gov.au/collection/queensland_heritage/r._godfrey_rivers . 30 September 2011 .
  14. Web site: Under the jacaranda 1903. 2022-01-29. QAGOMA. 10 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211110042253/https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/5113. live.
  15. Web site: Cultural Precinct - Indigenous significance. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20170617053504/http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/new-performing-arts-venue/550-arts-queensland/4826-indigenous-significance. 17 June 2017. dead. 17 June 2017. dmy-all.
  16. Web site: Exhibitions. QAGOMA. qagoma.qld.gov.au. 26 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150618155913/http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions. 18 June 2015. dmy-all.
  17. http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/past/2012/apt7_asia_pacific_triennial_of_contemporary_art/artists/huang_yong_ping About Huang Yong Ping's giant snake skeleton sculpture
  18. Web site: Now is the Time. QAGOMA. Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art. en. 2020-02-14. 27 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227094607/https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/kids/now-is-the-time. live.
  19. Web site: Below the Tide Line. QAGOMA. Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art. en. 2020-02-14. 27 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227094532/https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/kids/below-the-tide-line. live.
  20. Web site: Island fashion. QAGOMA. Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art. en. 2020-02-14. 27 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227094551/https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/kids/island-fashion. live.
  21. Web site: APT9 Kids. QAGOMA. Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art. en. 2020-02-14. 27 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227094516/https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/kids/apt9-kids-extended. live.
  22. Web site: Ben Quilty: Family Portrait. QAGOMA. Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art. en. 2020-02-14. 27 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227094544/https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/kids/ben-quilty-family-portrait. live.
  23. Web site: Patricia Piccinini: Curious Creatures. QAGOMA. Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art. en. 2020-02-14. 27 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227095309/https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/kids/past-exhibitions/patricia-piccinini-curious-creatures. live.
  24. Web site: Tony Albert: We Can Be Heroes. QAGOMA. Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art. en. 2020-02-14. 27 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227095619/https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/kids/past-exhibitions/tony-albert-we-can-be-heroes. live.
  25. Web site: Our Team - Board Of Trustees & Executive Management Staff . QAGOMA . 6 January 2019 . en . 6 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190106153639/https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/about/our-team . live .

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