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OUTCOMES
• QAGOMA Emerging Creatives and QAGOMA Teens
gave young people access to industry experts and artist
workshops, as well as insights into the Gallery’s exhibitions
and displays.
• The annual Melville Haysom Memorial Art Scholarship was
awarded to emerging Brisbane artist duo Clark Beaumont,
providing financial support and access to the Gallery’s
resources to assist in the completion of a specific project.
Deliver educational programs and services
to schools, universities and the broader
education sector.
The Gallery made art accessible through educational
programs, resources and services to schools, universities
and the broader community. Gallery staff met regularly with
a focus group comprising primary and secondary teachers
to discuss education programs and student resources.
Over 31 200 primary, secondary and tertiary students
attended the Gallery as part of booked education groups.
School student visitation during term one was especially
strong, with ’Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth’ being
the most visited exhibition. Several curator-led tours were
conducted for tertiary groups for this exhibition.
Resources
The Gallery developed exhibition- and Collection-based
education resources aligned with the Australian Curriculum
for use in the classroom and during Gallery visits.
Nine different education resources — worksheets, teacher
notes and videos addressing curriculum priorities for primary
and secondary levels — assisted teachers in facilitating both
classroom lessons and Gallery visits. More than 12 800
copies of the ‘Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth’ student
worksheets and 750 copies of the teacher notes were
distributed to attending primary and secondary classes.
Student worksheets featured QR codes providing links to
informative artist and exhibition videos.
The QAGOMA Collection Education Resource was expanded
to introduce primary and secondary students to artists
and themes in the Gallery’s Australian art and Indigenous
Australian art collections. This online resource allowed
students and teachers to generate customised worksheets
ideal for self-guided Gallery visits and for use in the classroom.
A room brochure incorporating educational material was
created for the regional tour of ‘Ever Present: Photographs
from the Queensland Art Gallery Collection 1850–1975’.
Programs
Over 1900 students were provided with behind-the-scenes
insights into the artist’s practice in a series of 20 illustrated
talks by Gallery curators as part of a free secondary school
program for ‘Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth’.
The Gallery’s Look Out professional development program for
teachers, which included curatorial talks, panel discussions,
artist- and teacher-led workshops and exhibition viewings,
was attended by 207 educators.
A panel discussion exploring ‘My Country, I Still Call
Australia Home: Contemporary Art from Black Australia’
with exhibition curator Bruce McLean; Julie Ewington, former
Curatorial Manager, Australian Art; and artists Megan Cope
and Dale Harding highlighted themes and ideas for teachers
to investigate in the classroom. In addition, a workshop
with Megan Cope provided practical ideas for investigating
exhibition themes with students.
Exclusive teacher viewings and Look Out programs in
conjunction with ‘Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth’
included a curatorial foortalk, insights into the contemporary
Chinese tea ceremony, behind-the-scenes talks and teacher-
led workshops focusing on activities for the classroom.
The annual ‘Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual
Art’ exhibition — an initiative of the Queensland Government
Department of Education, Training and Employment to
showcase outstanding achievement by senior visual art
students from schools throughout Queensland — was seen
by 5754 students as part of class visits.