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If it's on display you'll find it here. From the blockbuster exhibitions at the major art galleries across Brisbane to more intimate shows by emerging artists in smaller spaces. Painting and drawing, ceramics and sculpture, photography, new media and multimedia, and everything inbetween.

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Sunday at the Gallery

Local Queensland artists lead these free, creative workshops for kids on Sunday afternoons. Suitable for children aged 3 – 12 years. 14 & 28… more

Dates Sun 14 September 2008 - Sun 7 December 2008
Venue Queensland Art Gallery, Cnr Grey & Peel Street, South Brisbane
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Allyson Reynolds

Museum of Brisbane presents Film: Allyson Reynolds During her 2007 Scotland residency, Allyson Reynolds began work on a series of dark, flowing,… more

artwork by Allyson Reynolds
Dates Fri 17 October 2008 - Sun 14 December 2008
Venue Museum of Brisbane, Adelaide Street, Brisbane City

Someone's Universe: The Art of Eugene Carchesio

'Someone’s Universe' is a focused survey of work by the leading Brisbane contemporary artist Eugene Carchesio. Known for his repeated use of… more

'Test pattern for hope' (2001) Eugene Carchesio.
Dates Sat 25 October 2008 - Sun 1 February 2009
Venue Queensland Art Gallery, Cnr Grey & Peel Street, South Brisbane

Replant: A New Generation of Botanical Art

Replant straddles the boundaries between science and art. Working with the Northern Territory Herbarium artists explore the scientific, cultural and… more

indigenous artwork
Dates Thu 30 October 2008 - Sun 18 January 2009
Venue QUT Art Museum, QUT Gardens Point, 2 George Street, Brisbane CBD

Premier of Queensland’s National New Media Art Award

The award is Australia’s most significant prize for new media art. Nine artists were short-listed for the biennial acquisitive award: Peter… more

Peter Alwast artwork
Dates Wed 12 November 2008 - Sun 8 February 2009
Venue Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), 1 Stanley Street, South Brisbane

War: The prints of Otto Dix

This exhibition presents the complete portfolio of 51 etchings that make up Der Krieg (War) 1924, an extremely important print series by the German… more

Dates Wed 12 November 2008 - Sun 1 February 2009
Venue Queensland Art Gallery, Cnr Grey & Peel Street, South Brisbane

Namatjira to Now

Albert Namatjira’s adoption of the European medium of watercolour for his landscape paintings remains an inspiration to contemporary artists from… more

indigenous artwork
Dates Wed 12 November 2008 - Sun 15 February 2009
Venue Queensland Art Gallery, Cnr Grey & Peel Street, South Brisbane

Board & Shelter

Museum of Brisbane presents Board and Shelter: living in a Brisbane hostel Having a home represents something deep within the human psyche. Whether… more

Dinner table
Dates Fri 14 November 2008 - Thu 8 January 2009
Venue Museum of Brisbane, Adelaide Street, Brisbane City

Ranamok Glass Prize 2008

Museum of Brisbane presents Ranamok Glass Prize 2008. Over the past fourteen years, the Ranamok Glass Prize has become one of the best-kept secrets… more

Ranamok glasswork
Dates Sat 15 November 2008 - Sun 18 January 2009
Venue Museum of Brisbane, Adelaide Street, Brisbane City

Optimism

'Contemporary Australia: Optimism’ is the first in a major new national triennial series of thematic contemporary Australian art… more

Lisa Adams - Rose Garden, 1980
Dates Sat 15 November 2008 - Sun 22 February 2009
Venue Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), 1 Stanley Street, South Brisbane
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