TALKS, TOURS AND EVENTS

ZHENZHONG-2005-103

YANG ZHENZHONG
Light and easy no.15 2002
Purchased 2005. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation
Collection: Queensland Art Gallery

 

ARTIST LECTURE: MASAMI TERAOKA
10.30am Wednesday 6 December 2006
APT5 artist Masami Teraoka presents a lecture on his practice which, since the 1970s, has combined popular imagery with the tradition of Japanese ukiyo-e printmaking to comment on social issues such as environmental degradation and the effects of globalisation. Bookings n/a, seating limited / Lecture Theatre, QAG

ACADEMIC VIEWING APT5 AND GoMA
5.00pm Wednesday 6 December 2006
Local and regional academics are invited to view APT5 and GoMA at this free special event featuring talks by APT5 curatorial team members and artist John Pule. Refreshments provided. Bookings essential / Telephone (07) 3840 7255 or email schoolbookings@qag.qld.gov.au / GoMA

PERFORMANCE
2.30pm Saturday 16 December 2006
Enjoy a leisurely afternoon listening to solo harpist Hsin-Yi Shih while viewing APT5 within the atmospheric surrounds of the Gallery’s Watermall. / QAG

ARTIST TALKS
3.00pm Saturdays 13, 20 & 27 January 2007
In this series of talks APT5 artists will discuss their art practice and their involvement in the Kids’ APT Summer Spectacular. / QAG

NEW WAVE O’WEEK WELCOME FOR TERTIARY STUDENTS
1.00pm Tuesday 20 February 2007
Come along to this O’Week welcome event for tertiary students at the newly opened GoMA and start the university year with a special viewing of APT5. Limited places. Includes welcome, refreshments and prizes. / Book online or phone (07) 3840 7061.

FLOORTALK
10.30am Wednesday 21 February 2007
Sarah Tiffin, Curator, Historical Asian Art, draws connections between the work of contemporary Asian artists in APT5 and the historical works displayed as part of the new Historical Asian Gallery. / Gallery 2, QAG

IN CONVERSATION: JACKIE CHAN AND HONG KONG ACTION CINEMA
5.30pm Friday 23 February 2007
To coincide with the APT5 Jackie Chan cinema program, hear from cinema experts Adrian Martin and Mary Farquhar as they discuss Jackie Chan’s unique position within Hong Kong cinema and internationally. / Bookings n/a, seating limited / Cinema B, GoMA

SUTEE KUNAVICHAYANONT
2.00pm Saturday 17 March 2007
Thai artist Sutee Kunavichayanont discusses his work Stereotyped Thailand 2005–06. / Bookings n/a / GoMA

AUSLAN INTERPRETED TOUR
3.00pm Sundays
25 March (QAG), 29 April (GoMA), 27 May (QAG) 2007
Auslan interpreted tours of APT5 in QAG and GoMA for visitors with a hearing impairment.
Meet in the foyer / QAG and GoMA

LECTURE: THE BUDDHISM OF SUI DYNASTY CHINA (581–618) AND BEYOND: REUNIFICATION AND SYSTEMATISATION
10.30am Wednesday 4 April 2007
Held in conjunction the Gallery’s Historical Asian display and presented by Dr John Jorgensen, Deputy Head of School of Languages and Linguistics at Griffith University and author of Inventing Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch: Hagiography and Biography in Early Ch’an 2005. / Bookings n/a, seating limited / Lecture Theatre, QAG

PERFORMANCE: GERARDO DIRIÉ and QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM WORLD MUSIC ENSEMBLE
2.30pm Saturday 14 April 2007
Join Argentinean-born composer and performer Dr Gerardo Dirié and Queensland Conservatorium’s World Music Ensemble for a fascinating insight into music from the Asia–Pacific region, featuring sounds of the Burmese flute, Korean Tanso, zithers and everyday utensils and electronics. / Bookings n/a / Watermall, QAG

LECTURE: APT5 PACIFIC ART
10.30am Wednesday 2 May 2007
Presented by Maud Page, Curator, Contemporary Pacific Art. / Bookings n/a, seating limited / Lecture Theatre, QAG
 
FLOORTALK: THE LONG MARCH AND CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART
2.00pm Saturday 12 May 2007
Presented by Thomas J Berghuis, author of Performance Art in China 2006. Bookings n/a, seating limited / GoMA

IN CONVERSATION: JUSTIN PATON AND MICHAEL PAREKOWHAI: WORKING THROUGH HISTORY
5.30pm Friday 18 May 2007
Presented by Justin Paton, Curator, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, and APT5 artist Michael Parekowhai.
Bookings n/a, seating limited / Cinema B, GoMA

GoMA OPEN LATE
Until 9.00pm Friday 25 May 2007
To celebrate APT5’s final days, GoMA will be open until 9.00pm on Friday 25 May. Visit APT5 and Collection galleries, see the Australian debut performance of Punkasila, or catch Suzhou River by Beijing director Lou Ye. Bookings n/a / GoMA
Click here for more information.

CURATOR’S TOUR OF APT5
2.00pm Saturday 26 May 2007
On the last weekend of APT5, enjoy a guided tour of the Gallery’s flagship exhibition, delivered by Suhanya Raffel, Head of Asian, Pacific and International Art, and special guest.
Bookings n/a / Meet in the foyer / GoMA