My Gen 50+
My Gen 50+ subscribers enjoying a short course
In conversation programs, give My Gen 50+ visitors the opportunity to ask curators questions about current exhibitions at the Gallery.
My Gen 50+, the Gallery's public program for people over 50, recognises that age is an attitude for any generation. My Gen 50+ provides a range of events for people wanting to gain knowledge through cultural and leisure activities. Programs are held regularly, exploring the Gallery's Collection and current exhibitions through special talks, lectures, courses, after-hours events and more.
Join the mailing list via email to start receiving regular updates on upcoming My Gen 50+ programs. To make a booking to a My Gen 50+ event, please email: mygen@qagoma.qld.gov.au or telephone (07) 3840 7144.
Upcoming programs
‘My Country, I Still Call Australia Home’
Conversations with curators
2.30pm Thursday 6 June
Join Bruce McLean, Curator, Indigenous Australian Art, QAGOMA, for insights into the curatorial development of the ‘My Country’ exhibition. Free, no bookings required.
‘Quilts 1700 – 1945’
Conversations with curators
2.30pm Thursday 20 June, QAG Lecture Theatre
Join Sally Foster, Assistant Curator, International Art (pre 1975), QAGOMA, for behind-the-scenes insights into this large-scale international exhibition. A valid exhibition ticket is required. No bookings required.
Short course: Contemporary Indigenous art
10.30am – 12.30pm Wednesday 10 July
During NAIDOC Week, a morning of short, insightful focus sessions with special guest speakers will introduce contemporary Indigenous art to course participants. Sessions will be based on the rich variety of work presented in the exhibitions: ‘My Country, I Still Call Australia Home: Contemporary Art from Black Australia’ and ‘Death and Life: rakuny ga walnga: Contemporary Arnhem Land Art’. Free, bookings required.
Art at night ‘Quilts 1700 – 1945’
Popular Prints and Patchwork in Nineteenth-Century Britain
5.30pm Wednesday 24 July
Using the Coverlet with George III reviewing the troops (1803–05) as starting point, Sally Foster, Assistant Curator, International Art (pre 1975), QAGOMA, takes an art historical approach to quilt-making, sharing connections between printmaking and patchwork in nineteenth-century Britain. Bookings required. A valid exhibition is ticket required.
To register for any booked My Gen 50+ program or event, or for more information:
T: (07) 3840 7144 | E: mygen@qagoma.qld.gov.au |
