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12 September, 2022
Cairns kids to enjoy art workshops from Asia Pacific Triennial
QUEENSLAND Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) is touring APT10 Kids, part of ‘The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT10) to NorthSite Contemporary Arts at Bulmba-ja in Cairns until October 29, 2022.
Member for Cairns and Assistant Minister for Tourism Industry Development Michael Healy MP said APT10 Kids on Tour would delight families with its variety of interactive arts activities, available just in time for school holidays.
“APT10 Kids on Tour is a fun and dynamic program filled with hands-on and multimedia art-making activities created by APT10 artists,” Mr Healy said.
“The free event is developed especially for children and families by selected artists from the Gallery’s APT10 exhibition, which was presented in Brisbane from December 2021 through to April 2022,” Mr Healy said.
“APT10 Kids invites young visitors to explore and experience a range of diverse contemporary art styles and approaches from Australia, Asia and the Pacific.
“The program highlights key themes from the APT10 exhibition, including the importance of community and storytelling,” he said.
Created in collaboration with artists Shannon Novak (Aotearoa, New Zealand), Phuong Ngo (Australia), Syagini Ratna Wulan (Indonesia), Jamilah Haji (Thailand), Gidree Bawlee Foundation of Arts (Bangladesh) and Vipoo Srivilasa (Thailand / Australia), APT10 Kids on Tour includes activities focused on pattern making, digital interactivity, colour design, drawing, puppet building, portraiture and related creative concepts.
Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch said the Asia Pacific Triennial’s artworks and interactives program developed for children and families by exhibiting artists was first staged in 1999 and is supported by The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation.
“Established in 1993, the APT has helped to put Brisbane on the global art map, drawing visitors from around the world every three years,” Minister Enoch said.
“The APT is consistently surprising, challenging and beautiful, helping to explore the diverse stories and cultures of our region through contemporary art,” the Minister said.
NorthSite Contemporary Arts Artistic Director/CEO Ashleigh Campbell said the gallery was thrilled to be the Cairns host for APT10 Kids on Tour.
“We partner with QAGOMA in a number of ways; this year, we are pleased to present both their APT Kids on Tour and, for the first time outside of Brisbane, their Design Tracks program for our Gimuy/Cairns community within the NorthSite galleries at Bulmba-ja,” Ms Campbell said.
“Engaging emerging First Nations creatives from across the State, the Design Tracks program connects with local culture and ties into the great work our IndigeDesign Labs students have done over the past two years.
“These programs are designed to engage young people in contemporary arts experiences that can easily tour to regional locations and are vital for the artistic enrichment of our state as a whole.”
