BACKGROUND

• • The Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is an initiative of the Queensland Art Gallery and is the Gallery’s peak project in its active engagement with the Asia-Pacific region. Since 1993, the APT has been the first and only major series of exhibitions in the world to focus on the contemporary art of Asia and the Pacific including Australia.
  • The APT is now recognised as one of Australia’s foremost cultural events and has earned its place as an essential and important event on the national arts calender.
  • Over the past decade, the Gallery has established and deepened its strong commitment to contemporary Asian and Pacific art through its continuing series of exhibitions, publications, symposia, education programs and research.
  • The audiences for the APT have expanded and consolidated over the last decade. The first APT was held in 1993 and attracted 60,000 visitors, the second in 1996 doubled its attendance to 120,000, while the third in 1999 attracted 155,000 visitors.
  • During the last decade, the APT has strongly appealed to young audiences and students nationally. APT artists and artworks, through the exhibition and associated education programs, is now studied across curricula in primary, secondary and tertiary education frameworks throughout Australia.
  • The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, a $117 million project supported by the Queensland Government, is planned to open in 2005 as part of the Queensland Art Gallery’s ‘Two site, one Vision’ initiative. The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art will offer an outstanding opportunity for the Gallery to showcase its contemporary Asian, Australian and International collections within the new building. The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art will also provide a home for future Triennials.

 

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