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The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) is an
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. The first stage of the monumental Robin Gibson-designed
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.
Queensland Art Gallery
- official website
Queensland Art Gallery
- official exhibitions website
Artitecture award
Cultural Centre Busway Station map
- includes showing position of the Queensland Art Gallery - pdf file {{Authority control Art museums and galleries in Queensland Museums in Brisbane History of Brisbane Modernist architecture in Australia Art museums established in 1982 Art museums established in 1895 1895 establishments in Australia South Brisbane, Queensland Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Cultural Centre
art museum
An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection. It might be in public or private ownership and may be accessible to all or have restrictions in place. Although primarily con ...
located in South Bank
The South Bank is an entertainment and commercial district in central London, next to the River Thames opposite the City of Westminster. It forms a narrow strip of riverside land within the London Borough of Lambeth (where it adjoins Albert E ...
, Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the Sou ...
, Queensland, Australia. The gallery is part of QAGOMA
The Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, colloquially known as QAGOMA, is an art museum in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It consists of the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG), which is the main building, and a second gallery, the Ga ...
. 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
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended f ...
, 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. The first stage of the monumental Robin Gibson-designed Queensland Cultural Centre
The Queensland Cultural Centre is a heritage-listed cultural centre at Grey Street, South Brisbane, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the South Bank precinct on the Brisbane River. It was built from 1976.
The major compone ...
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.
The first painting acquired by the gallery in 1896 was ''Evicted'', by the British painter Blandford Fletcher. 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".
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.
Collection
The gallery's collection includes a number of significant artworks, including the popular: * ''La Belle Hollandaise'' (1905) by Pablo Picasso * ''Under the Jacaranda'' (1903) byRichard Godfrey Rivers
Richard Godfrey Rivers (1858 – 4 February 1925), generally known as R. Godfrey Rivers, was an English artist, active in Australia and president of the Queensland Art Society from 1892–1901 and 1904–08.
Early life
Richard Godfrey Rivers ...
Indigenous art
The Gallery is committed to profiling Indigenous Australian art and strengthening relationships with Queensland's Indigenous communities.Exhibitions
*California Design 1930-1965: Living in a Modern World (2 November 2013 – 9 February 2014) *Quilts 1700-1945 (15 June – 22 September 2013) *Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado (21 July - 4 November 2012). *Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones (27 March – 27 June 2010) *American Impressionism and Realism: A Landmark Exhibition from the Met (30 May - 20 September 2009)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 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10) (opening 4 December 2021 – 25 Apr 2022) *The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9) (24 November 2018 - 28 April 2019) *The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8) (21 November 2015 - 10 April 2016) *The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT7) (8 December 2012 – 14 April 2013) *The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT6) (5 December 2009 – 5 April 2010) *The 5th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT5) (2 December 2006 – 27 May 2007) *The 4th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT4) (12 September 2002 - 27 January 2003) *The 3rd Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT3) (9 September 1999 - 26 January 2000) *The 2nd Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT2) (27 September 1996 - 19 January 1997) *The 1st Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT1) (17 September -5 December 1993) The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art featured ''Ressort'', a giant snake skeleton sculpture byHuang Yong Ping
Huáng Yǒng Pīng (; February 18, 1954 – October 20, 2019) was a Chinese-French contemporary artist and one of the most well known Chinese avant-garde artists of his time. Born in Xiamen, he was recognized as the most controversial and provoc ...
at the gallery's watermall. 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. *Now is the Time (2 May 2020 - 26 January 2021) *Below the Tide Line (7 December 2019 - 3 May 2020) *Island Fashion (10 August 2019 - 15 March 2020) *APT9 Kids (29 April - 16 June 2019) *Ben Quilty
Ben Quilty (born 1973) is an Australian artist and social commentator, who has won a series of painting prizes: the 2014 Prudential Eye Award, 2011 Archibald Prize, and 2009 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. He has been described as one of Au ...
: Family Portrait (15 June - 20 October 2019)
*Patricia Piccinini
Patricia Piccinini (born 1965 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is an Australian artist who works in a variety of media, including painting, video, sound, installation, digital prints, and sculpture. Her works focus on "unexpected consequences", conv ...
: Curious Creatures (24 March - 5 August 2018)
*Tony Albert
Tony Albert (born 1981) is a contemporary Australian artist working in a wide range of mediums including painting, photography and mixed media. His work engages with political, historical and cultural Aboriginal and Australian history, and his ...
: We can be Heroes ( 19 May - 7 October 2018)
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.Opening hours
Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday. Open from 12 noon ANZAC day.References
External links
Queensland Art Gallery
- official website
Queensland Art Gallery
- official exhibitions website
Artitecture award
Cultural Centre Busway Station map
- includes showing position of the Queensland Art Gallery - pdf file {{Authority control Art museums and galleries in Queensland Museums in Brisbane History of Brisbane Modernist architecture in Australia Art museums established in 1982 Art museums established in 1895 1895 establishments in Australia South Brisbane, Queensland Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Cultural Centre