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ADecade of
official opening. The opening week
works. Additionally, the Gallery is
River. The QGMA will more than
Engagement
events attracted an audience of
now focussing attention on the
double the size of the existing
16 OOO and encompassed an
collection of contemporary art
Queensland Art Gallery building.
intensive program of performances,
from the Pacific. The contemporary
Scheduled for completion in 2004,
The Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of
artists' talks, public programs and
Asian art collection has recently
the QGMA will focus on modern
Contemporary Art {APT3) attracted
discussion.
been enhanced by a generous
and contemporary Australian,
a record audience of 155 OOO to
donation from the Sidney Myer
Indigenous Australian and
the Queensland Art Gallery. The
The Gallery also organised a
Foundation and the Myer family, to
international art with a special
APT project was initiated by the
comprehensive International
further develop the Kenneth and
focus on the art of Asia and the
Gallery in 1993, as the first
Visitors' Outreach Program which
Yasuko Myer Collection of
Pacific. It will include the Australian
exhibition of its kind to focus on
linked more than fifty participating
Contemporary Asian Art. This latest
Centre of Asia-Pacific Art and will
the dynamic contemporary art of
artists and curators with community
donation will continue an
provide a home for future Asia-
Asia and the Pacific.The project
groups, arts organisations and
endowment for purchases in
Pacific Triennials of Contemporary
comprises an on-going program of
universities throughout Australia
contemporary Asian art and ensure
Art.
exhibitions, research, publications
through a six month program of
that the Queensland Art Gallery
and dialogue.
residencies and visits.
continues to build one of the most
Given the Gallery's strong
significant collections of
commitment to contemporary
APT3: 9 September 1999
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International Networks and
contemporary Asian art in the
Asian and Pacific art, the APT will
26 January 2000
Curatorial Collaboration
world.
continue into the new decade, as
144 art works by more than 77
The success of the three Triennials
will the Gallery's engagement with
artists from 20 countries and
has been dependent on the
Queensland Government and
contemporary Asian and Pacific art
regions were included in APT3. The
generous contribution of hundreds
Sponsors Support
in the areas of curatorship,
art covered a range of media
of international artists, curators,
The Queensland Art Gallery
research, exhibition and
including performance, sculpture,
writers and arts professionals.
extends its gratitude to the
acquisition.
painting, installation, textile, video,
The APT is the most extensive
Queensland Government for
new technology and photography.
collaborative visual arts project
providing significant funds for the
Doug Hall
Artists included were from Japan,
in Australia and provides an
project. The Gallery also thanks all
DIRECTOR
China, Hong Kong, South Korea,
informed platform for artistic
the APT3 sponsors who made
Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines,
experimentation. The principle of
possible the staging of one of
Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore,
co-curatorship is central within the
Australia's most successful visual
Vietnam, India, New Zealand,
APT as curatorial partnerships
arts events. Their support also
Papua New Guinea, New
between international and
allowed the Gallery to continue its
Caledonia, Australia and for the
Australian curators undertake
pioneering role in the research,
first time, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Niue
focused research in the region.
documentation and exhibition of
and Wallis and Futuna Islands.
Additionally, the APT3 curatorial
contemporary arts practice in Asia
Many of the works invited audience
process provided for the inclusion
and the Pacific.
interaction while artistic
of 'globally mobile' artists and
collaborations across cultures and
artists engaged in interdisciplinary
New Developments and Future
art forms featured strongly. New
practice and collaborations.
Directions
components of APT3 drew critical
In May 2000, the Queensland
acclaim. The APT Website and
Collection Development
Government announced the new
Virtual Triennial attracted new
The Gallery is fortunate in
Queensland Gallery of Modern Art
audiences while Kids' APT captured
acquiring thirty-seven art wori<s
{QGMA). The Queensland Gallery
the imagination of young visitors
from the APT3 exhibition. Similar
of Modern Art with the Queensland
through various avenues including
numbers of acquisitions were
Art Gallery will form a single, two-
highly interactive art works
made from the First and Second
site gallery. It is intended to be an
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specifically created for children by
APT exhibitions. The Gallery also
outstanding example of
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participating artists.
purchases art wori<s in the years
architectural and artistic excellence
between Triennials. The Gallery's
and innovation. The new building
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Around 3 500 international and
collection of contemporary Asian
will be located at Kurilpa Point on
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Australian visitors attended the
art currently comprises over 300
the South Bank of the Brisbane
ArtGallery