APT9 Exhibition Report

EDUCATION PROGRAMS SCHOOL AND BOOKED GROUPS Students from schools, tertiary institutions and English language colleges, as well as adults from special-interest community groups and associations, booked to visit APT9. More than 25 000 individuals from over 850 booked groups visited the exhibition. Over 23 000 participants from student groups visited APT9, including school groups from New Zealand, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and many regional Queensland and metropolitan locations. LEARNING RESOURCES A suite of APT9 student resources with a focus on the Australian Curriculum were developed for primary and secondary levels, with accompanying teacher material. Class resources included printed card sets that featured a selection of APT9 artworks. School resource packs were mailed to teachers prior to their class visit. Other school resources included PowerPoint presentations and design-your-own-tour digital worksheets. STUDENT PROGRAMS QAGOMA Learning hosted four APT9-focused student programs, for over 700 participants. In November, the Women’s Wealth program provided 31 female secondary students from Asian and Pacific backgrounds the opportunity to meet Women’s Wealth curators and artists. The aim of the program was to celebrate the role of women in communities and to build resilience in young women. The full-day program included a tour of the Women’s Wealth exhibition, an artist-led weaving workshop and storytelling activity. In December, 25 year 10 students attended the ‘Creative Generation: In Residence’ 3-day visual arts program held in conjunction with APT9 and led by Thai artist Jakkai Sirributr. This was the first in-residence to be delivered as an extension of QAGOMA Learning’s partnership with the Department of Education and with the support of QCA, enabled students and teachers to travel from Queensland regional and metropolitan schools to be immersed in creative learning. Students travelled from Queensland regional and metropolitan schools to be immersed in creative learning. Coinciding with the 2019 World Science Festival, QAGOMA hosted 80 students and 10 teachers from Queensland regional and metropolitan schools for the STEM Girl Power Camp. The Gallery provided visiting primary school students from two Brisbane schools with STEM-related guided tours of APT9. The APT9 Q&A for Secondary Schools program in February provided 261 attendees from metropolitan and regional schools the chance to unpack information about the exhibition during this 45-minute peer-led program. QAGOMA host Zara Stanhope, Curatorial Manager, Asian & Pacific Art, responded to audience questions, which students had developed to discover more about APT9 artworks, artists and curatorial aspects. In April, QAGOMA Learning hosted 400 participants from early years, primary and secondary schools as part of APT9 Schools Program. This program provided eight classes with access barriers the opportunity to travel to QAGOMA to view and engage with APT9 and APT9 Kids. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS 218 teachers attended two APT9 professional development programs for educators. The first event in December provided teachers with the opportunity to view APT9 artworks, receive APT9 school resources and discuss artworks with curators, in preparation for their class visit. In February, primary and secondary teachers joined a full-day program which included Zara Stanhope in-conversation with APT9 guest artists Anne Noble, Taloi Havini and Jonathan Jones, artist floor talks, and artist-facilitated hands-on workshop activities with classroom application. 40 EDUCATION PROGRAMS