2 August – 23 November 2008

'Place Makers: Contemporary Queensland Architects' will present the work of 22 Queensland architects in a major new exhibition.

Exploring diverse design responses to climate, changing lifestyle patterns and population growth, 'Place Makers' will be the largest exhibition of contemporary architecture staged in an Australian art museum.

The exhibition will showcase significant residential, public and institutional projects built during the past two decades, documenting the work of Queensland-based architectural practices which span several generations.

The work will be presented in an immersive exhibition environment that will include models, specially commissioned films and photography, plans, concept sketches and three-dimensional modelling.

OPENING WEEKEND PUBLIC PROGRAMS
‘IDEAS BEHIND THE ARCHITECTURE’

Celebrate the opening of ‘Place Makers’ and hear from architects in the exhibition at this weekend of talks and discussions. Visit the website for program details www.qag.qld.gov.au/placemakers

From 11.00am Saturday 2 August/ Architect floortalks/ Gallery 3.5 & 3.6, GoMA

10.30am – 12.30pm and 2.00 – 4.00pm Sunday 3 August/ Panel discussions River Lounge, GoMA

1.00pm / GoMA tour with architects Lindsay and Kerry Clare (Architectus), GoMA Foyer

CURATOR’S TOUR
11.00am Saturday 9 August

Miranda Wallace, Senior Managerial Researcher and exhibition curator, will lead visitors on a guided tour of ‘Place Makers’. Meet at the GoMA Information
Desk.

FILM PROGRAM – MY ARCHITECT
13 August – 2 November 2008
Every Wednesday and Sunday
Cinema A and B

DAPHNE MAYO SCHOLAR LECTURE

‘ARCHITECTURE AFTER THE AFTERMATH: DWELLING, RETHINKING'
Presented by international scholar Professor Terry Smith, University of Pittsburgh

2.30pm Friday 8 August
State Library of Queensland, Auditorium 1
Free, Bookings required.
To book email rsvplecture@qag.qld.gov.au

This lecture will explore how global politics and clashing cultures following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York have changed the way we experience late modern architecture. The lecture is presented by the University of Queensland, where Professor Terry Smith is the 2008 recipient of the Daphne Mayo Visiting Professorship in Visual Culture,

In association with the State Library of Queensland and the Queensland Art Gallery.

PUBLICATION

The ‘Place Makers’ exhibition will be accompanied by a richly illustrated 320-page publication profiling 55 projects located from the tropical north of Queensland through to the Gold and Sunshine Coasts and inner city Brisbane. Lead essays by contributing authors Brit Andresen, Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper, Rosemary Kennedy, Miranda Wallace and Andrew Wilson introduce the collection. Available from the Gallery Store from 1 August 2008, or order online.

PREMIER OF QUEENSLAND'S NEW MEDIA SCHOLARSHIP

The Premier of Queensland's New Media Scholarship is a $25 000 biennial scholarship presented by the Queensland Art Gallery to assist an emerging Queensland-based artist develop their art practice. The scholarship is a part of the Premier of Queensland's National Art Award in New Media program. Applications are due by 5 September 2008. For further information and application forms please visit the Gallery website.

Book early, limited capacity!
Friday 1 August 2008

Live music: 'Les Idoles': '60's French pop night featuring Sydney Djs
Show & tell: Artist Donna Marcus’s collection of retro kitchenware.
Tickets are $20 (includes exhibition entry) and are available through QTIX or phone 136 246 (booking fees apply). Tickets and ID required upon entry.

Food and drinks are available from the River Cafe (until late) and Foyer Bistro (until 8pm).

GoMA will be open until 9.30pm (exhibition closes at 9.15pm) to present the Up Late program.