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62 63 ARTLINES 4 | 2020 WHAT’S ON ORIENTATION PROGRAMS Learn more about QAGOMA, your membership, and meet like-minded people NEW MEMBERS ORIENTATION Thursday 28 January & 4 March | 3.00pm | QAG Learn how to make the most of your QAGOMA Membership and participate in our art-loving community! We invite both new and longstanding Members to come along for a talk and an informal tour, on which you’ll discover more about your galleries, their facilities, and all that membership has to offer. FREE / RSVP by the week prior to each meeting (places are limited) ACCESS The Gallery offers a range of free services and programs for visitors with disability. MEMBERS EDITION ART + DEMENTIA Monday 8 February | 10.30am | QAG This program incorporates tactile and sensory elements that aim to enhance mood and wellbeing for people living with dementia. After viewing two specially selected artworks, visitors with dementia and their care partners can participate in a dementia-accessible, hands-on making activity. FREE / RSVP by 5 February / Includes a print-out of the works from the tour For more information about the Art and Dementia program at the Gallery, email groupbookings@qagoma.qld.gov.au or call (07) 3840 7255 OUTDOOR FESTIVAL: MOTORCYCLES ON THE GREEN Saturday 27 February & Sunday 18 April | 10.30am – 4.00pm | GOMA & surrounds Outdoor celebrations of ‘The Motorcycle’ will feature local motorcycle club members showing off their vehicles on Maiwar Green, live activations, DJs and more. Free, no bookings required. MINDFULNESS FOR KIDS Thursday 21 January | 9.15–10.00am | QAG Join meditation practitioner Miriam Van Doorn for a mindfulness session within the Gallery, especially designed for children aged 5–10 and their families. Free / RSVP by a week prior to program (places are limited) / Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer at this program. QUIET: ART, YOGA, MEDITATION & MORE Immerse yourself in art through virtual and on-site meditation and yoga sessions for kids and adults. Check the website to catch-up online and for details on upcoming events. All on-site ‘Quiet’ programs are ticketed. Discounts are available for QAGOMA Members. For information and bookings visit qagoma.qld.gov.au/quiet OPEN STUDIO MADELEINE KELLY Until 31 January 2021 ABDUL ABDULLAH 13 February – 13 June 2021 Visit Open Studio for insights into the creative practice of five contemporary Australian artists. For four months at a time, the Gallery invites each artist to share their studio practice and provide insights into how they work. Open Studio also offers a suite of booked programs, creative activities and learning opportunities. More information is available at qagoma.qld.gov.au QAGOMA’s Open Studio project is supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. DINING EVENTS BACCHUS WINE TASTINGS Thursdays 28 January, 25 February and 25 March | 5.30–7.30pm | QAG After 9 sold-out events in 2020, Brenton Jull, Sommelier and Bacchus Wine Merchant Queensland State Sales Manager, returns to the Gallery to educate and entertain you in our ongoing series of wine-tasting events. Sitting under the glow of Ai Weiwei’s Boomerang 2006 in QAG’s iconic Watermall, you’ll be guided through six outstanding wines from a selection of award-winning wineries from Australia and abroad, paired with six delicate snacks designed by QAGOMA Head Chef Aaron Holt. Ticketed event / Discount available for QAGOMA Members / New wines and menu each month / Call the office for details (07) 3840 7278 / To comply with social distancing measures capacity is strictly limited, book early to avoid disappointment Clockwise from top Open Studio artist Madeleine Kelly / Photograph: Ashley Frost; QAGOMA Members dining in the GOMA Restaurant / Photograph: Joe Ruckli; and ‘Quiet’ facilitator Miriam Van Doorn leads a virtual meditation session within the Australian collection galleries / Image: QAGOMA From top Art + Dementia program participants in the Australian collection galleries, QAG / Photograph: Joe Ruckli; and visitors in the Australian collection galleries, QAG / Photograph: Lee Wilkes QAGOMA’s Art + Dementia program is proudly supported by Supporting Partners 20/20 Optical and Morgans Foundation.