Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, 1999 : Beyond the future : Report.

Queensland Government and Sponsors Support The Queensland Art Gallery extends its gratitude to the Queensland Government for providing sign ificant funds for the project. The Gal lery also thanks all the APT3 sponsors who made possible the stag ing of one of Australia's most successful visual arts events. Their support also allowed the Gallery to continue its pioneering role in the research , documentation and exhibition of contemporary arts practice in Asia and the Pacific. New Developments and Future Directions I n May 2000, the Queensland Government announced the new Queensland Gallery of Modern Art ( QGMA ) . The Queensland Gal lery of Modern Art with the Queensland Art Gallery will form a single, two-site gallery. It is intended to be an outstanding example of arch itectural and artistic excellence and innovation. The new building will be located at Kuri l pa Point on the South Bank of the Brisbane River. The QGMA wil l more than double the size of the existing Qu e ensland Art Gallery building. Scheduled for completion in 2004, the QGMA wil l focus on modern and contemporary Australian, I nd igenous Australian and international art with a special focus on the art of Asia and the Pacific. It wil l include the Australian Centre of Asia-Pacific Art and wil l provide a home for future Asia-Pacific Triennials of Contemporary Art. G iven the Gallery's strong comm itment to contemporary Asian and Pacific art, the APT will continue into the new decade, as wil l the Gal lery's engagement with contemporary Asian and Pacific art in the areas of curatorship, research , exhibition and acquisition . Doug Hall, DIRECTOR 9