Queensland Art Gallery Annual report 1999-2000

Queensland Art Gallery while artistic collaborations across cultures a n d art forms highlighted the spectacle of the opening events and Icatured strongly New components of APT such as the offered a journey through the exhibition, as well as \fitual Triennial, Kids' APT a n d the APT website drew interviews with participating artists, curators a n d other iii cal acclaim. The APT website a n d Virtual Triennial Gallery staff. The film was screened nationally o n the ntiicicd new audiences, while Kids' APT captured the ABC television network o n 9 April 2000 a n d is available i l i g i n a l i o n of young visitors through various avenues o n video through the Gallery Store. including highly interactive art works. The Gallery Store sold a diverse range of APT Comprising works specifically commissioned from merchandise during the period. The publication Beyond APT) artists for children aged 3 - 1 2 years, Kids' APT also the Future: The Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary featured spccial labels designed for younger audiences, Art featured 117 commissioned essays by guided tours, a n activity book, workshops a n d a website. 85 international a n d Australian writers a n d is still Kids' APT aimed to create meaningful interactions available. A range of merchandise for younger audiences between children a n d contemporary art works a n d to included the Education Resource Kit, the Kids' Activity increase awareness of Asian a n d Pacific cultures a n d Booklet, stickers, mouse pads, posters, notebooks a n d t- v s . let ic The program attracted large audience numbers shirts. The Gallery Store also stocks catalogues from and ic Ci\ ed very positive responses from teachers, APT1 a n d APT2 as well as conference papers, p a i c t i w ii:d children. documentary APT films (on video), a n d a specialist The APT3 website attracted 1 592 986 hits a n d range of contemporary Asia-Pacific art publications. featured images of art works a n d performances, specific Throughout APT3 a competition was r u n with the information o n artists a n d art works, a n d information o n major prize of a holiday for two people to Singapore, the conference, publications a n d events. Kids' APT including flights a n d five nights accommodation Online featured projects a n d information developed courtesy of Singapore Airlines a n d Asian Affair holidays. specially for children. Another aspect of the Virtual This prize was drawn at the e n d of the exhibition, o n 27 Triennial was digital-based art work. Some works were January 2000, a n d was w o n b y Mrs Bonnie Paff, a presented on-site within the exhibition. Other works pensioner from the Gold Coast. were presented online through a n exhibition of 30 web- based art works, launched every day during September APT3 Conference 1999. The online exhibition was curated as part of the The Third Asia-Pacific Triennial Conference was the MAAP99 (Multimedia Art Asia Pacific) Festival. The result of collaboration between the Queensland Art ,\PT3 Beyond the Future Online Forum also invited Gallery Griffith University a n d the Australian National international dialogue through the Internet a n d was University a n d was held at the Brisbane Convention and developed in partnership with QANTM Cooperative Exhibition Centre, 10-12 September 1999. It coincided \lultimcdia Centre. with the opening of the exhibition a n d attracted over .\s part of the Triennial, the APT3 Screen Culture 700 Australian a n d international specialists on program was launched o n Monday, 6 September 1999 at contemporary Asian a n d Pacific art. Consequently, it was the [tendy Cinema, presented in partnership with the largest contemporary art conference ever held in N1.\.3P99. It incorporated selected works b y film-makers Australia. The conference took its title from the from Japan, New Zealand, Australia a n d Hong Kong. exhibition theme, Beyond the Future. It was host to Screen Culture was presented in the Gallery throughout approximately 9 0 speakers in 12 major sessions, as well he exhibition a n d was designed for viewers of all ages. as a n umb e r of workshops a n d parallel sessions over the lSnnng the school holidays, a special retrospective three-day conference. Some sessions were held in p i ) g r a i n of animation works for children was screened conjunction with MAAP99. S s cli as a youth-focus program. Themes included spirituality, the significance of . \ documentary film, Beyond the Future, was family, ethnicity, popular culture, street art, art of the produced b y Jack King through the Australian mega-city, and art and politics. New exhibition models, liiiiarlcasiing Commission (ABC television). The film n ew art for a n ew century and the challenge to Western