Public Programs at QUT Art Museum

Upcoming Public Programs

08.01.08 - 10.01.09

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• QUT Art Museum offers a diverse range of public programs for all ages, including artist talks, fashion talks, demonstrations, discussion forums, art history talks, film screenings, and talks for teachers.

• Selected public programs are filmed. To view past programs visit our archive page.

• Talks are held at QUT Art Museum and also at QUT Creative Industries Precinct, Kelvin Grove.

• The majority of our programs are free, although special programs may incur a nominal fee and require pre-booking.

Game On: Developing the Story - Talk + Workshop

10.09.08

Wednesday 10 September 5-6pm @ The Glasshouse (Creative Industries Precinct)

If you'd rather write the story and build the characters of a game than create the visual landscape, Leanne Taylor, a freelance game writer with experience at Pandemic and THQ, will answer your questions at this talk about developing game narratives. The talk will be followed by a workshop led by Leanne.

Game On is supported by Queensland College of Art (Griffith University), Qantm and International Game Developers Association (Brisbane).

Meet the Artists: The Kingpins

11.09.08

Thursday 11 September 5pm @ QUT Art Museum

The Kingpins are a female foursome that use elements of mainstream media, pop culture and art history, to comment on issues of gender, sex, public space, consumerism and corporate branding. Their performances are usually in drag and play with music, video and costume. Emma Price, one member of this collaborative group, will talk about The Kingpins art practice and works included in Under the Influence: Art & Music.

Image: The Kingpins, The Great Undead (2007).

Not Just Dots: Urban Indigenous Art

17.09.08

Wednesday 17 September 6-7:30pm @ QUT Art Museum

What does it mean to classify an Indigenous artist as 'urban'? Learn about key artists and collectives, their approaches to art-making, and the issues surrounding this new generation of Indigenous artist as Andrea Fisher discusses Queensland Art Gallery's Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award, the proppaNOW Collective, her own practice and 'urban' indigenous art in the Queensland Art Gallery Collection.

Bookings essential as seating is limited.

Watercolour 101

18.09.08

Thursday 18 September 10am @ QUT Art Museum

Ever wondered what watercolour was all about? Mia Clark will present a talk and demonstration as an introduction to the watercolour medium. Topics include the basics of using watercolour and different techniques and styles. Mia is a qualified art teacher specialising in portraiture and figurative work in every medium, and is currently teaching watercolour at Brisbane Institute of Art. This talk is presented in conjunction with Eugene Carchesio Explores the Collection, an exhibition that features a wide range of watercolours from farming scenes to contemporary abstracts.

Life After Uni: What's Mine is Mine: A Guide to IP, Copyright and Moral Rights

24.09.08

Wednesday 24 September 6-7pm @ QUT Art Museum

Want to know more about your legal rights and entitlements as an art practitioner? Then this seminar is for you! Learn the facts about copyright and ownership of your work and what to do when things go wrong. In partnership with Artworkers Alliance.

Not Just Dots: Tiwi Islands

01.10.08

Wednesday 1 October 6-7:30pm @ QUT Art Museum

The relative isolation of the Tiwi Islands from the mainland has allowed a unique type of abstract geometric art to develop, with vivid colours and strong patterns. Anna McLeod will talk about the ceremonies integral to Tiwi Islander culture, and the fascinating paintings and fabrics produced from the region.

Bookings recommended.

Game On: Tips for Game Designers

01.10.08

Wednesday 1 October 5-6pm @ The Glasshouse (Creative Industries Precinct)

Pandemic Studios Lead Designer Morgan Jaffit discusses games design as a potential career path, as well as giving you all the essential hints and tips for the 48hr Game-Making Challenge on Friday 3 October.

Game On is supported by Queensland College of Art (Griffith University), Qantm and International Game Developers Association (Brisbane).

Game On: 48hr Game-Making Challenge

03.10.08 - 05.10.08

Friday 3 to Sunday 5 October @ The Glasshouse (Creative Industries Precinct)

We challenge you to produce a playable prototype game for the chance to win fame and fortune ... but you only have 48 hours and we're locking you in! Find a small team (maximum of 6 people) and take the challenge to produce a prototype game in just 48 hours, starting 4pm Friday 3 October. For entry and competition details visit www.ciprecinct.qut.com.

Game On is supported by Queensland College of Art (Griffith University), Qantm and the International Game Developers Association (Brisbane).

Write It: Meet a first-time Author - Zacharey Jane, 'The Lifeboat'

07.10.08

Tuesday 7 October 4-5pm @ The Glasshouse (Creative Industries Precinct)

Newly published author Zacharey Jane talks about the odds of being discovered and published from the 'slush pile'. Her novel 'The Lifeboat', fell into her head onboard a ferry leaving Mexico, removing 30 years of writer's block, and was published by UQP.

Zacharey will discuss finding a style that voices her thoughts originally, reflecting the way the stories evolve in her head, and the process of being edited and published, as a first time writer.

The session will open with a short book reading from The Lifeboat by the author.

Meet the Artists: Soda_Jerk

08.10.08

Wednesday 8 October 6-7pm @ QUT Art Museum

Together Sydney-based sisters Dan and Dominique Angeloro are Soda_Jerk. They are remix artists whose practice is a combination of paper and digital collage, scratch video, and popular culture sampling. They use material from various sources, from record covers to Elvis films to hip hop music and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, and mix it together to create new narratives and meanings. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Under the Influence: Art & Music.

Image: Soda_Jerk, Astro Black: A History of Hip Hop (Episode 1) 2007. Video still. Courtesy of the artists.

Highly Strung: String Quartet perform live

09.10.08

Thursday 9 October 10am $10 @ QUT Art Museum

Highly Strung is a classical Brisbane based string quartet that also specialises in more modern music. Their repertoire covers a huge range of genres including Classical, Baroque, Romantic, Modern, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Popular and Rock Covers and Latin. The quartet will perform in the gallery with an added double bass and attendees can submit song requests from a supplied list, prior to the performance. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Under the Influence: Art and Music.

Bookings essential.

Working in the Rag Trade

09.10.08

Thursday 9 October 5-6pm @ the shed 2 (Creative Industries Precinct)

Currently working with international fashion label Easton Pearson and as a sessional fashion lecturer at QUT, Jane Morley talks about her journey through the fashion industry since she started out in 2004. Jane has worked in many and varies roles in that time, including assistant designer, product developer and production manager.

Film Screening: Soda_Jerk's "Pixel Pirate II"

11.10.08

Saturday 11 October 2-3pm @ QUT Art Museum

Don't miss the first ever screening in Brisbane of Soda_Jerk's feature length movie Pixel Pirate II: Attack of the Astro Elvis Video Clone. The work is made of samples from over 300 films and songs, and is referred to by the artists as a sci-fi/biblical epic/cheesy romance/action flick. The story goes that space pirates abduct Elvis Presley as part of a scheme to destroy the Ten Commandments of Copyright Law, laid down by Moses in prehistory. Presented as part of the exhibition Under the Influence: Art and Music.

Image: Soda_Jerk with Sam Smith, Pixel Pirate II: Attack of the Astro Elvis Video Clone (2002-2006), video still.

Life After Uni: Learning the Ropes - Mentoring for Artists

15.10.08

Wednesday 15 October 6-7pm @ QUT Art Museum

Mentoring can provide you with valuable contact, skills, critical feedback and professional support in your practice. From working with industry, collaborating with big business to working with an industry peer, the options for mentoring are endless. Come along to this session to hear local mentors and mentorship facilitators talk about the selection process and what mentoring means to them. Presented in partnership with Artworkers.

Speakers: Majena Mafe (Artmilk), Kevin Wilson (Artworkers) and Ian Friend (Artist).

Not Just Dots: The Art of the Desert

12.11.08

Wednesday 12 November 6-7:30pm @ QUT Art Museum

It was in 1971 that Geoffrey Bardon came to work at the Papunya Tula settlement in central Australia, where he encouraged elders to transfer inherited designs into acrylic paints on portable surfaces. Thus started what has been claimed as one of the most significant movements in Australian art. The visual imagery of artists from the desert seldom features naturalistic representations, and is broadly defined by different uses of the 'dot' across vast regions. This session traces the development of Papunya Tula as an art centre and explores the diversity of work produced in the Central and Western Desert.

Bookings essential as seating is limited.