Members Book Club 'Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens' (2023)
When
Where
Queensland Art Gallery, Member's Lounge
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
Admission
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QAGOMA Members
$12.00 -
Members' guests
Member Tickets
QAGOMA Gallery Members and QAGOMA Foundation Members are entitled to a special Members ticket price. We also provide reciprocal membership with the following galleries:
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (AGNSW)
- Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide (AGSA)
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (AGWA)
- Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne (ACMI)
- Auckland Art Gallery (AAG)
- Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory, Darwin (MAGNT)
- Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA)
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (NGA)
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (NGV)
- National Portrait Gallery, Canberra (NPG)
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart (TMAG)
Alternatively email members@qagoma.qld.gov.au or call +61 (0)7 3840 7278
About
Discuss art, life, culture and creativity at our monthly Book Club.
After a break in December, the titles on the Members Book Club reading list from January to May 2025 will explore ideas presented in ‘The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’.
Ticket includes light refreshments. Members receive 20% off current and past Book Club titles from the QAGOMA Stores.
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens (2023) by Shankari Chandran
Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnamon Gardens Nursing Home is nestled in the quiet suburb of Westgrove, Sydney – populated with residents with colourful histories, each with their own secrets, triumphs and failings. This is their safe place, and oasis of familiar delights – but this ordinary neighbourhood is not without its prejudices. When the tranquillity of Cinnamon Gardens is disrupted by external forces that threaten to undermine its unique refuge, the residents are forced to take a stand. Winner of the 2023 Miles Franklin Award, Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens is about family and memory, community and race, but is ultimately a love letter to storytelling and how our stories shape who we are.
January – May reading list
- Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens (2023) by Shankari Chandran
- Yellowface (2023) by Rebecca F. Kuang
- What You Are Looking For is in the Library (2023) by Michiko Aoyama
- Dust Child (2022) by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
- Raised by Wolves (2022) by Jess Ho
Cancellation & Refund Policy
Ticketholders must provide 2 days’ notice of cancellation to be eligible for a refund. Within 24 hours of the event date, ticketholders may request to transfer their payment to another Members event. No-shows cannot be refunded or transferred.