TALK
10 February 2013 – 1.30pm Sunday 10 February | GOMA | In conversation
Bruce McLean, Curator, Indigenous Australian Art, speaks with Daniel Boyd, whose works in APT7 use the dot motif as a lens through which the world is viewed and distorted.
10 February 2013 – 2.30pm Sunday 10 February | GOMA | In conversation
Bree Richards, Assistant Curator, Contemporary Australian Art, is joined by Susan Jacobs to discuss the artist’s work, which explores the properties of materials and space.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Suitable for all teaching levels, certificate of attendance provided.
9 February 2013 – 9:30am – 1.00pm | $45 | Curatorial presentation and artist talks
Learn more about APT7 — behind-the-scenes, about the art and Kids’ APT7. Join in the conversation with artists during an interactive panel discussion. Includes morning tea.
9 February 2013 –2.00–3.30pm | $35 | Artist workshop | Capacity reached ǀ Bookings now closed
Exclusive optional program providing teachers with the chance to interact with a featured APT7 artist in a workshop environment. Excellent professional development opportunity; hands-on activity responding to current contemporary practice.
Also – Guided tours of APT7 highlights will commence in both QAG and GOMA on Monday 10 December. Tours are free and run for 30 to 40 minutes.
Please note there are no guided tours between 24 December 2012 and 1 January 2013.
FLOOR TALK
Sunday 13 January 2013 | GOMA
Reuben Keehan, Curator, Contemporary Asian Art, explores artistic approaches to the built environment and urban space in APT7 through a focus on sculpture and installation.
Wednesday 23 January 2013| GOMA
Ruth McDougall, Curator, Pacific Art, considers new art from Papua New Guinea in APT7 in a talk entitled ‘The Adze, ‘The hand and the brush’.
Wednesday 16 December 2012| GOMA
An overview of ‘0 – Now: Traversing West Asia’, which brings together works by seven artists and artist groups who consider the dynamic histories and landscapes of this changing region.
PROJECT PERFORMANCE
24 December 2012 – Special event: Artist project performance: Hu:In Meditation
Parastou Forouhar has invited a local musician to respond to her immersive installation Written room (1999–ongoing). Music by Brisbane-based composer and ethnomusicologist Dr Nicholas Ng will be played on a range of contemporary Iranian instruments.
OPENING CEREMONY
8 December 2012 – 9 December 2012 | Opening Ceremony
To celebrate the APT7 opening, and the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of this flagship triennial series, the Gallery invites visitors to connect with the works on display through a range of programs and events including artist talks, performances, tours and discussions.