Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2006-07

QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY ANNUAL REPORT 06–07 / focus: 'the 5th asia–pacific triennial of contemporary art' 34 Publication and Website A major publication was produced to mark the opening of APT5 — the substantial 304-page, full-colour monograph was edited by Lynne Seear (Assistant Director, Curatorial and Collection Development) and Suhanya Raffel (Head of Asian, Pacific and International Art). Profiling the work of the 37 individual artists, filmmakers and performers, as well as the two multi-artist projects, it is the largest APT publication produced to date. Essays explored the traditions and histories informing the practices of each artist, while lead essays by eminent writers Nicholas Thomas, Ross Gibson and Vilsoni Hereniko set the broader cultural and historical context. The publication also featured essays by international and national writers, including the Gallery's curatorial staff, and was extensively illustrated with over 350 images. The APT5 website was designed to provide visitors with a comprehensive guide to the artists, performances, screenings, activities, events and resources involved in an exhibition of APT5's scale. An interactive calendar of events was launched as part of the APT5 website to allow visitors to search for activities, events and cinema screenings for the day of their visit, while for the first time a media centre was incorporated into the website to enable media representatives to download images and resources. Design your own Tour, an online resource assisting teachers to develop school tours of both sites of the Gallery, was another new initiative launched for the APT5 site. Design your own Tour allowed teachers to meet curriculum objectives and engage students in a new approach to visiting the Gallery by selecting and printing customised or 'ready to go' tours of APT5 for their classes. Online interactives for kids also featured on the website. Based on the work of APT5 artist Justine Cooper, in The call of the wild game children could set the animals free from the museum and return them to their natural habitats. In the Nasubi Gallery Junior interactive — inspired by the work of APT5 Japanese artist Tsuyoshi Ozawa — young visitors created miniature gallery spaces of their own online. The 5th Asia–Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art hardcover edition. My APT5 Activity Book for kids. OPPOSITE Susana Kaafi Tonga/Australia b.1920 Fala pati 1997 Mat: woven lau'akau (pandanus) and commercial wool 200 x 308cm (irreg., including fringes) Purchased 2006