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QUT Art Museum

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3138 5370

Address: 2 George Street 4000 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.artmuseum.qut.edu.au

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25.01.2022 A reminder that QUT Art Museum is currently closed for exhibition changeover. We're super excited to reopen with our Australian-first exhibition, ‘miffy & friends’ from 12pm on Saturday 21 November! bit.ly/qutartmuseum-miffyandfriends #miffyqut #miffyandfriends... Image: Dick BRUNA ‘miffy’ 2008 Mercis bv

24.01.2022 We’re so excited to be publishing a new biography of Fiona Foley, written by Louise Martin-Chew! Here’s a sneak peak of the coverit will be out in mid-July to coincide with Semester 2 O Week and the Art Museum’s survey exhibition, ‘Fiona Foley: Veiled Paradise’. See exhibition details: bit.ly/qutam-veiledparadise

24.01.2022 Six mini solo-exhibitions brought together under one banner, ‘Odd Bedfellows’ explores the sub-tropical contextual bond between these artists: as Queenslanders, and as artists in the QUT Art Collection, allowing QUT’s holdings of these artists to be seen comprehensively for the first time. Artists include Davida Allen, Fiona Foley, Joe Furlonger, Robert MacPherson, Tyza Stewart, and June Tupicoff. The exhibition continues to 8 November, and you can visit us in-person or take the interactive virtual tour https://bit.ly/QUTAM-oddbedfellows-virtualtour. #qutartcollection #qutartmuseum

23.01.2022 Can you see the rhythm in this collage? QUT fashion alumna Nadia Hernández’s creative practice is colourful and bold, filled with optimism. Shaped by the artist’s childhood in Venezuela, her works use vibrant shapes, patterns and often text that reference abstractionism and protest banners Like a young Dick Bruna, Hernández draws upon her imagination to dream new and exciting stories, which you’ll be able to see in ‘miffy & friends’ from Saturday! bit.ly/qutartmuseum-miffyand...friends #miffyqut #miffyandfriends QUT Alumni & Friends QUT Creative Industries Image: Nadia HERNÁNDEZ ‘Aquí también soñaba (Here I also dreamt)’ 2020 paper, oil, flashe, acrylic on Stonehenge paper courtesy the artist Photo: Louis Lim

23.01.2022 Dick Bruna (1927-2017) was a Dutch artist, author and illustrator. Miffy, the enchanting little white bunny (or ‘nijntje’ in Dutch), evolved from a bedtime story Bruna created for his young son over 65 years ago. As an artist, his practice was heavily influenced by Matisse, Léger and Mondrian and Miffy is grounded in ideas of 20th century modernism. ‘miffy & friends’ opens tomorrow at 12pm! bit.ly/qutartmuseum-miffyandfriends #miffyqut #miffyandfriends... Photo of Dick Bruna by Ferry André de la Porte Mercis bv

23.01.2022 #DidYouKnow Miffy’s cult-like status in Japan and similarities to that country’s biggest pop culture icon, Hello Kitty, leads many to incorrectly assume her origins as Japanese. In fact, Miffy’s pedigree lies firmly in the European avant-garde and the formal visual language of modernism. According to QUT Gallery Director and exhibition curator, Vanessa Van Ooyen, Miffy grew from Dick Bruna’s experience as a young student immersed in the contemporary art scene of 1940s and 50s... Paris. Bruna’s desire to honour colour and form over perspective, to acknowledge the value of the inner child, and to engage across media, discipline and process fuelled the creation of this enchanting little bunny. Pick up a copy of the ‘miffy & friends’ catalogue to learn more about Miffy’s origin story. #miffyqut #miffyandfriends Photo Louis Lim

23.01.2022 QUT Art Museum is closed for exhibition changeover. If you missed seeing ‘On Earth’ or would like to revisit it, take the interactive virtual tour! bit.ly/qutam-onearth-virtualtour Photo Josef Ruckli

22.01.2022 'In the hold' virtual symposium seeks to explore and interrogate Cook as an idea, and a myth that continues to grip the public imagination. Hosted by FUMA - Flinders University Museum of Art and the University of Tasmania, the symposium features a number of leading Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, curators, and academics, including 'Rite of Passage' artist Julie Gough. Register now to attend the online event happening tomorrow: https://www.flinders.edu.au/museum-of/in-the-hold-symposium.

22.01.2022 We’re proud to be a part of University Art Museums Australia (UAMA) and to have contributed to this report on the vital role university art galleries play in the sector.

22.01.2022 Did you know there are hundreds of QUT Art Collection works on display around the university? Queensland artist Tom Risley’s ‘Chair’ 1992 was recently installed in the Kelvin Grove library. Risley (1947-2010) was a sculptor who often used found objects in his practice. Weathered materials, like the carved wood and pumice stone in ‘Chair’, cleverly allude to the relationship between natural matter and climate. The QUT Art Collection is shared with the QUT community in public s...paces and offices throughout QUT campuses. Images: Tom RISLEY ‘Chair’ 1992 timber, pumice, paint, bolts, washers and nuts QUT Art Collection Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program in memory of Sir (Anthony) Thomas, Lady Gladys (Rose) Covacevich and John Marcus Covacevich, 2015 Photo Louis Lim QUT (Queensland University of Technology) QUT Library #qutartcollection #qutlife

21.01.2022 We’ll see you this weekend for the final two days of ‘On Earth’. We’re open midday to 4pm on Saturday and 10am to 3pm on Sunday. Visit our website for exhibition details: bit.ly/qutartmuseum-onearth Image: Installation view of ‘On Earth’ at QUT Art Museum, Brisbane (27 March 2021 6 June 2021). Pictured: posters on loan from Griffith University Art Museum by Women’s Domestic Needlework Collective, Greg Forsyth, Campaign Against Police Powers, Toni Robertson and Ray Beattie.

21.01.2022 As an author and guest curator, Nick Earls is happy behind-the-scenes. In honour of his birthday today, we’re sharing his thoughts on becoming part of the story I hadn't planned to appear on the walls during the exhibition, but the gallery team suggested it, as it fitted with the way the story was being told. We looked at a few options and I went for this one since, like Bill’s portraits, it can be read in more than one way, one of which might say something about inflated ...self-importance. One way to read it is that it’s an exuberant fan (me) asking a question of the artist. Another is that it’s me, ludicrously mansplaining his own art to a long-suffering Bill. I’ll leave it up to viewers to decide. Nick Earls, curator of ‘By the Book’, now showing at the William Robinson Gallery. Happy birthday, Nick! Take the virtual tour bit.ly/WR_ByTheBook_VirtualTour #bythebookqut #williamrobinsongallery

20.01.2022 Cultural memory is always embedded within place. Sancintya Mohini Simpson’s ‘Remnants of my ancestors' draws on her mother’s journey from India to South Africa, where indentured labour was common from the 1860s until the 1920s. The narration explores her connections to these landscapes. Don’t miss this timely exhibition - ‘On Earth’ closes next Sunday! More info: bit.ly/qutartmuseum-onearth... Image: Installation view of ‘On Earth’ at QUT Art Museum, Brisbane (27 March 2021 6 June 2021). Pictured: Sancintya Mohini SIMPSON, 'Remnants of my ancestors' 2019, dual-channel projection, sound, 6.03 mins. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane. Photo Louis Lim.

19.01.2022 When it comes to natural beauty, we’re spoilt for choice in Queensland, and for ‘Odd Bedfellows’ artist June Tupicoff, choosing just one favourite spot wasn’t easy! Whether she’s on the windy shores of Minjerribah/North Stradbroke island; in the high rainforest of the Atherton Tablelands; on the sandy beaches of K’Gari/Fraser Island; or at the ‘lungs of Brisbane’, Mt Coot-tha, Tupicoff draws energy and inspiration from being outdoors and immersed in nature. See more from June... Tupicoff in the current exhibition, 'Odd Bedfellows'. Virtual tour https://bit.ly/QUTAM-OddBedfellows Exhibition info https://bit.ly/QUTAM-OddBedfellows Image: June Tupicoff at work on K’Gari/Fraser Island June Tupicoff #oddbedfellowsqut

18.01.2022 In the spirit of 'gezelligheid', the Dutch concept of togetherness, we came together to celebrate the joyful arrival of 'miffy & friends' with a preview of the exhibition late last week. Enjoy this selection of happy snaps from the evening! bit.ly/QUTAM-miffy #miffyqut... Photos Louis Lim

18.01.2022 A hearty congratulations to one of our own, Pia Robinson! Pia has today been recognised as a Champion for Change for her incredible work improving inclusion and access to higher education at Queensland University of Technology in her role as Widening Participation Officer! #WAHED2020 National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education

17.01.2022 School’s out for summer! Escape.com.au has named QUT Art Museum in their top museums to visit with kids, so head down to see ‘miffy & friends’ for a fun and free school holiday adventure! Try the in-gallery AR experience, snap a selfie with Miffy, or relax in the breakout space. Open Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday 12-4pm. No bookings required. https://bit.ly/QUTAM-miffy #miffyqut #miffyandfriends

17.01.2022 Five life lessons we can all learn from Miffy, according to Peppermint Magazine. #miffyqut #miffyandfriends

16.01.2022 Look closely and you’ll see rabbit motifs are a recurring theme in Vipoo Srivilasa’s practice, as is the use of the colours blue and white: significant colours in both Thai and Dutch ceramic tradition. Srivilasa’s characters are multi-faceted, bound with many meanings. ‘miffy & friends’ presents some of Srivilasa’s renowned ceramic works, including ‘Chloris 1’, reflecting the importance of cross-cultural influences on his practice. bit.ly/qutartmuseum-miffyandfriends #miffyq...ut #miffyandfriends Image: Vipoo SRIVILASA ‘Chloris 1’ 2019 porcelain, mixed media and high saturate blue paint courtesy the artist and Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane Photo: Andrew Barcham

16.01.2022 We’re so excited that Melbourne-based artist, Carla McRae is part of our upcoming exhibition, ‘miffy & friends’! Responding to Dick Bruna, the creator of Miffy, McRae has built a shelving system in typical De Stjil fashion, housing replicas of objects she saw when visiting Bruna’s studio in 2016. McRae's objects have been lovingly hand-crafted from plywood and polymer clay, and you can see them up close when the exhibition opens on 21 November. bit.ly/qutartmuseum-miffyandfri...ends #miffyqut #miffyandfriends Image: Carla MCRAE ‘Dick Bruna’s shelf’ 2020 (detail) plywood, acrylic paint, synthetic polymer filler, polymer clay, plastic tube, cardboard tube courtesy the artist Photo: Mark Lobo

16.01.2022 dát vind ik mooi, riep nijntje uit dat met die kleuren daar het lijkt wel of het is geknipt met een gewone schaar ‘nijntje in het museum’... I like that one, cried Miffy, It’s colourful and bright. Are those shapes cut with scissors? I think I could be right. ‘Miffy at the Gallery’ ‘miffy & friends’ is now open! Share your visit with us using #miffyqut. bit.ly/qutartmuseum-miffyandfriends #miffyandfriends #qutlife Image: Dick BRUNA ‘miffy at the gallery’ 1990 silkscreen design Mercis bv

14.01.2022 The Conversation unpacks the magic of Miffy ahead of 'miffy & friends', which opens Saturday! #miffyqut #miffyandfriends

13.01.2022 A big thank you to everyone who came along for ‘Speaking up responding to On Earth’. We had so much fun and hope you did as well! If you’re yet to check out 'On Earth’, visit our website for the exhibition details: bit.ly/qutartmuseum-onearth #onearthqut #qutartmuseum

13.01.2022 ‘Rite of Passage’ opens at NorthSite Contemporary Arts in Cairns today! The exhibition, curated by Shannon Brett, presents autobiographical work by eleven contemporary Aboriginal artists from across Australia as a response to the significance of the year 2020 250 years since James Cook first arrived on our shores. 'Rite of Passage' is open in Cairns until 21 November. http://northsite.org.au/exhibitions/rite-of-passage/ Image:... Installation view of 'Rite of Passage', pictured work by Karla Dickens, QUT Art Museum, 2020. Photo by Carl Warner. #riteofpassagequt

12.01.2022 Colour us excited! ‘miffy & friends’ artist Carla McRae has created a 3D drawing activity just for us! She shows us how to observe and appreciate our world by using different materials to draw nature. Collect your free activity kit including this worksheet from the gallery while stocks last, or download and print it at home: bit.ly/qutam-miffy-activitysheet. Share your creations with us using #miffyqut! Image: Carla MCRAE Dick Bruna’s shelf (detail) 2020... plywood, acrylic paint, synthetic polymer filler, polymer clay Courtesy the artist See more

12.01.2022 Warraba Weatherall’s powerful work, ‘Propagate’, uses uprooted ironbark and river red gum trunks, removed from their environments and placed inside large steel cages. The work makes comment on the impact of colonialism on our environment and addresses domination of the land and people as a viewpoint that was, and is, propagated through the land. More info: bit.ly/qutartmuseum-onearth... Image: Installation view of ‘On Earth’ at QUT Art Museum, Brisbane (27 March 2021 6 June 2021). Pictured: Warraba WEATHERWALL, ‘Propagate’ 2021, steel, wood and coal. Courtesy the artist. Photo Louis Lim

11.01.2022 A prolific writer and illustrator, Dick Bruna’s simple stories evoke feelings of nostalgia for many of us. This non-fiction creative writing workshop by The QUT Literary Salon is a unique opportunity to explore those feelings and be guided in writing your own micro-memoir, which will be featured in a collaborative artwork. Sign up #miffyqut #miffyandfriends

10.01.2022 Every Tuesday and Thursday from 9-10am is Quiet Hour at ‘miffy & friends’, where people with sensory sensitivities can spend some time in the gallery with reduced stimuli. It is a time and space to be yourself and to explore the exhibition in your own way. Please book your free spot via the link below prior to visiting. bit.ly/qutam-miffy-quiet-hour #miffyqut #miffyandfriends... Image: Dick BRUNA ‘miffy's dream’ 1979 Mercis bv

10.01.2022 Don’t miss our free event this Saturday as part of Brisbane Art Design at the Botanica stage in the City Botanic Gardens. ‘Speaking up responding to On Earth’ starts at 2pm and will explore how artists and creatives express new perspectives on climate and the environment. QUT Art Museum will also be open late from 12pm-8pm! It’s free, but registrations for the event are essential. Find out more and register: https://brisbaneartdesign.com.au/events/speaking-up/... #onearthqut #QUTArtMuseum Photo: Louis Lim

10.01.2022 In a year where we pivoted, Zoomed and stayed home, 100 TEXTA Book Club members kept calm and carried on, joining us to unpack books like 'Terra Nullius', 'The Overstory' and 'The Tree of Man' via four online and two in-person meetings. Last week saw our final book club for 2020, and we discussed Jesse Burton’s ‘The Miniaturist’ in conjunction with ‘miffy & friends’. Thank you to everyone who joined us throughout the year virtually or face-to-face for your hearty conversation, curious insights, and good company!

07.01.2022 Spend your Sunday gallery gazing with ‘miffy & friends’. We're open from 12pm, entry is free. bit.ly/qutartmuseum-miffyandfriends #miffyqut #miffyandfriends ... Image: Dick BRUNA ‘miffy at the gallery’ 1997 Mercis bv

06.01.2022 'miffy & friends' QUT Art Museum 21 November 2020 - 14 March 2021 bit.ly/QUTAM-miffy... Photo Louis Lim

06.01.2022 Internship Opportunity Applications are now open for a unique opportunity working with QUT Art Museum on a real-world design project for the upcoming exhibition, ‘miffy and friends’. Successful applicants will collaborate with industry to produce augmented reality activations to assist visitor engagement within the art gallery context. Open to Design students (Interactive and Visual Design, Animation). Find out more http://bit.ly/AM-internships ... Image: Jasmine (top) and Jessica (bottom), past QUT Art Museum interns. QUT Creative Industries QUT Design Lab #qutlife

06.01.2022 Invoking memories of environment is a common theme for many artists in ‘On Earth’. Dale Harding pays homage to the land of his family in ‘Emetic painting 1 (ceremony for toxic masculinities)’. The brushed colours are reminiscent of the sandstone country of Central Queensland, an extraordinary place that everyone should visit in their lifetime. More info: bit.ly/qutartmuseum-onearth ... Image: Installation view of ‘On Earth’ at QUT Art Museum, Brisbane (27 March 2021 6 June 2021). Pictured: Dale HARDING , ‘Emetic painting 1 (ceremony for toxic masculinities)’ 2018, dry pigment, gum arabic pastel and pencil on Fabriano paper. QUT Art Collection. Purchased 2018. Photo Charlie Hillhouse

06.01.2022 One of Queensland’s most renowned landscape and figurative expressionist painters and printmakers, Joe Furlonger is heavily influenced by the environment around him. During Queensland’s most recent drought, he travelled through western Queensland documenting the challenges faced by even its most hardened and experienced inhabitants. QUT holds a number of Joe Furlonger’s works in the Collection, with a selection on display as a mini exhibition in ‘Odd Bedfellows’. Take the vi...rtual tour https://bit.ly/QUTAM-oddbedfellows-virtualtour Image: Joe FURLONGER 'Dead Horse' 2017 acrylic bound pigment on canvas QUT Art Collection Purchased 2017 #oddbedfellowsqut #qutartcollection

05.01.2022 Always Was, Always Will Be. We’re marking National NAIDOC Week by sharing this new artist talk by Judy Watson, in which she discusses a selection of her artworks in our recent exhibition, ‘Rite of Passage’. Featuring eleven contemporary Aboriginal artists from across Australia, the exhibition was curated by Shannon Brett as a response to the significance of the year 2020: 250 years since Cook’s arrival on our shores. You can see it at NorthSite Contemporary Arts in Ca...irns until 21 November, or take our virtual tour anytime. Watch https://vimeo.com/477049276 Take the virtual tour https://bit.ly/QUTAM-riteofpassage-virtualtour #NAIDOC2020 #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

04.01.2022 "[Dick Bruna] has created this whole language and world, and he has influenced designers and artists around the world because of that." QUT Gallery Director and exhibition curator Vanessa Van Ooyen spoke to Brisbane Times about the pervasive influence of Bruna's unassuming little white bunny.

03.01.2022 If you like art and reading (and you’re here, so you probably do ) then you’ll love our book club! Join us online on 1 December for the final TEXTA Book Club for 2020, as we unpack the themes in Jesse Burton’s ‘The Miniaturist’. Register via the event link #textabookclub #qutartmuseum

02.01.2022 We're so pleased to announce our upcoming survey of Fiona Foley's work! Fiona Foley: Veiled Paradise will feature nearly four decades' of the artist's staunch and sensitive work, and will include the presentation of three new artworks. We are very busy producing the exhibition catalogue as well as publishing a biography on Foley written by Louise Martin Chew.... Find out more about the upcoming exhibition: bit.ly/qutam-veiledparadise Image: Fiona FOLEY, 'The Magna Carta Tree #2' 2021. Inkjet print. Courtesy the artist and Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane. Photo: Mick Richards.

01.01.2022 Our thanks to Jenny Woodward Weather for popping into QUT Art Museum to visit 'miffy & friends' for a special sneak peek! #miffyqut ABC Brisbane

01.01.2022 If I look through the book, it has all these stories it is a narrative but within that narrative are all types of objects and artworks that are part of his story. I put that idea to the gallery, quite prepared for them to say ‘No, that’s not how we put exhibitions together’, but they didn’t. And because no one said ‘no’, it ended up happening. Brisbane Times’ Tony Moore chats to guest curator and author Nick Earls and artist William Robinson about new tricks of their tr...ade they have learnt in 2020, including the launch of a virtual exhibition to complement ‘By the Book’, an immersive exhibition experience now showing at the William Robinson Gallery. Take the virtual tour of 'By the Book' at William Robinson Gallery here: https://bit.ly/WR_ByTheBook_VirtualTour #bythebookqut #williamrobinsongallery