Lunch and Lecture: Goobalathaldin Dick Roughsey Stories Of This Land
When
11.00am – 2.00pm, Thu 16 May 2019Where
Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, GOMA Farm-to-Table & Lecture Theatre
About
Delve deeper into┬áQAGOMA exhibitions and displays at our monthly lecture or tour, and then catch up with friends over a two-course lunch at the award-winning┬áGOMA Restaurant. Join Bruce Johnson McLean (Curator, Indigenous Australian Art) to learn more about ÔÇÿStories of this LandÔÇÖ, the first major retrospective celebrating the work and life of Goobalathaldin Dick Roughsey (1920ÔÇô85). Roughsey was a figurehead and pioneer of Indigenous art and culture, and his paintings explore traditional practices, stories and ceremonies, the social effects of missionary activity, everyday life on Mornington Island and his travels through Cape York. SOLD OUT $50 Members / $60 Members' guests / Call (07) 3840 7278 to book or add your name to the waitlist