Australian Collection: Poetry Walking Tour - Moving Words
When
2.30 – 3.30pm, Sat 14 Apr 2018Where
Queensland Art Gallery & Galleries 10, 11, 12 & 13 (Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Galleries)
About
"I've come to free the words." Brion Gysin In this special walking tour curated by the Queensland Poetry Festival, hear Brisbane poets perform their ekphrastic poetry created in response to selected artworks in the Australian Collection display. Featured poets include David Stavanger, Jarad Bruinstroop, Theresa Creed, Margie Cronin, Lionel Fogarty, Zenobia Frost, Angela Gardner and Nathan Shepherdson. Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, Sachem Parkin-Owens will no longer participate in this program. Auslan interpreted. The poems are displayed in the Australian Collection galleries throughout March – May 2018 as part of 'Words & Pictures,' an ongoing project engaging with writers and artists in the surrounds of the Australian Collection. This event is a collaboration between Festival2018, Queensland Poetry Festival and QAGOMA.