Visual Arts
If it's on display you'll find it here. From the blockbuster exhibitions at the major art galleries across Brisbane to more intimate shows by emerging artists in smaller spaces. Painting and drawing, ceramics and sculpture, photography, new media and multimedia, and everything inbetween.
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Sat 30 May 2009 - Sun 20 September 20092055630
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Leonardo’s brilliant mind2424742
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Sat 20 June 2009 - Sun 11 October 20092043897
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Fri 26 June 2009 - Thu 24 December 20092320716
City
Fri 12 June 2009 - Sun 2 August 20092370872
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How does Brisbane celebrate?2394183
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Queensland Stories: People Places Past Present illustrates the diversity of Queensland and traces the change, continuity and innovation since … more
| Dates |
Mon 26 January 2009 - Thu 31 December 2009 |
| Venue |
Queensland Museum South Bank, cnr Grey and Melbourne Street, South Bank |
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin with an exhibition that examines the events and influences that shaped one of the … more
| Dates |
Thu 12 February 2009 - Fri 10 July 2009 |
| Venue |
Queensland Museum South Bank, cnr Grey and Melbourne Street, South Bank |
In celebration of Q150 and the 75th anniversary of the John Oxley Library, Panoramic Queensland presents a unique selection of panoramic photographs … more
| Dates |
Sat 14 February 2009 - Sun 12 July 2009 |
| Venue |
State Library of Queensland, Cnr Grey & Peel Street, South Brisbane |
Spencer Finch: As if the sea should part and show a further sea… more
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Thu 5 March 2009 - Sun 5 July 2009 |
| Venue |
Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), 1 Stanley Street, South Brisbane |
Museum of Brisbane presents Silky Oak.
Silky oak, with its dappled patterning and golden hue, is the timber loved by Queenslanders.
Since the 19th … more
| Dates |
Fri 27 March 2009 - Sun 12 July 2009 |
| Venue |
Museum of Brisbane, Adelaide Street, Brisbane City |
Celebrating Queensland’s 150th year, the Children’s Art Centre presents a large-scale installation by Queensland artist Anne Wallace. In this … more
| Dates |
Sat 11 April 2009 - Fri 16 October 2009 |
| Venue |
Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), 1 Stanley Street, South Brisbane |
What do we believe? What do others believe? Do we share similarities and common experiences? In what ways are our faiths or spiritual beliefs unique… more
| Dates |
Wed 29 April 2009 - Sun 2 August 2009 |
| Venue |
Museum of Brisbane, Adelaide Street, Brisbane City |
This fascinating exhibition of more than 40 state treasures, collected since the opening of the John Oxley Library in 1934, celebrates 75 years of … more
| Dates |
Wed 29 April 2009 - Sun 11 October 2009 |
| Venue |
State Library of Queensland, Cnr Grey & Peel Street, South Brisbane |
A world-exclusive exhibition, ‘American Impressionism and Realism: A Landmark Exhibition from the Met’, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, will… more
| Dates |
Sat 30 May 2009 - Sun 20 September 2009 |
| Venue |
Queensland Art Gallery, Cnr Grey & Peel Street, South Brisbane |
A solo exhibition of contemporary photographs from 1999-2008 focusing on works from the last decade of his Joachim Froese's practice… more
| Dates |
Thu 4 June 2009 - Sun 16 August 2009 |
| Venue |
QUT Art Museum, QUT Gardens Point, 2 George Street, Brisbane CBD |