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Young visitors enjoying 'Pip & Pop: we miss you magic land!' exhibition, GOMA, January 2012 / Photograph: Katie Bennett
Artmail Young visitors enjoying ‘Pip & Pop: we miss you magic land!’ exhibition, GOMA, January 2012 / Photograph: Katie Bennett

Pip & Pop: we miss you magic land!

WHEN: Until 4 March 2012
WHERE: Children's Art Centre, GOMA
 

BUILD YOUR OWN MAGIC LAND ONLINE
Drawing on creation myths, children's stories, Buddhist cosmologies, video games and folktales, Perth-based artists Pip & Pop have created an immersive and vibrant installation made with intricate layers of sugar, glitter, modelling clay and mirrors. Read more
 
DINING AT THE GALLERY
Visitors relaxing at the GOMA Lounge Bar, January, 2012 / Photograph: Brodie Standen   GOMA Lounge Bar

NEW Look
NEW Menu
NEW Management


The Gallery now operates its own cafes, bar and restaurant. The GOMA Lounge Bar is a stylish space to enjoy a drink and a light bite to eat. The bar is also open during Matisse Up Late every Friday from 5.30—10.00pm, 20 January until 2 March 2012.

The Queensland Art Gallery I Gallery of Modern Art operates its hospitality outlets.
All profits support the Gallery.

 
Drawn to Screen: Graphic Novels, Comics and Serials
 
PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Sam Amidon / Photgraph: Reiner Pfisterer

Matisse Up Late

TIME: 5.30—10.00pm
WHEN: Friday 27 January 2012
WHERE: GOMA


Experience the 'Matisse: Drawing Life' exhibition after hours on Friday nights. Meet friends for a drink or meal at GOMA's new catering venues, enjoy talks by contemporary artists, costumed models in The Drawing Room and musical performances with an acoustic edge. Read more

6.00pm MUSIC DJ Jazz BUY TICKETS
6.00—8.00pm DRAW Costumed Model in The Drawing Room
6.30pm TALK 'Approaches to Drawing' with local artist Megan Cope
8.30pm MUSIC Sam Amidon (USA)
 
Terence Maloon, Curator, Special Exhibitions, Art Gallery of New South Wales, providing insights into 'Matisse: Drawing Life' / Photograph: Mark Sherwood   Matisse: Sketches of the Artist — Illustrated lecture series

TIME: 1.00pm
WHEN: Saturday 28 January 2012
WHERE: Cinema B, GOMA

Matisse was an avid reader of poetry, with his first book set out to complement a collection of poems by Stéphane Mallarmé. Explore the affinities between the artist and the poet with Terence Maloon, Curator, Special Exhibitions, Art Gallery of New South Wales. Read more
 
Local artist Charles Robb giving a talk during a recent workshop / Photograph: Mark Sherwood   Matisse: Approaches to Drawing with Contemporary Artists

TIME: 2.30pm
WHEN: Saturday 28 January 2012
WHERE: The Drawing Room, GOMA

Join local artist Charles Robb as he shares his approach to making art through an informal conversation. Exhibition ticket required. Read more
 
Dr Prue Ahrens, Lecturer in Art History at the University of Queensland / Photograph: Mark Sherwood   Matisse: Floortalks 'Talking Travel'

TIME: 2.30pm
WHEN: Sunday 29 January 2012
WHERE: The Fairfax Gallery (Gallery 1.1), GOMA

Join Dr Prue Ahrens, Lecturer in Art History at the University of Queensland, as she explores the lure of the Pacific for modern artists such as Matisse. Exhibition ticket required. Read more
 
Visitors gaining insights into the 'Yayoi Kusama: Look Now, See Forever' exhibition / Photograph: Brad Wagner   Kusama: Focus floortalk

TIME: 2.30pm
WHEN: Tuesday 31 January 2012
WHERE: Gallery 1.3 GOMA
View E-Catalogue Here
Join Reuben Keehan, Curator, Contemporary Asian Art, for a curator's insight into the recent work of Yayoi Kusama. Read more
 
Matisse: Drawing Life
Matisse: Discussion Tour — Working with paper

TIME: 1.30pm
WHEN: Wednesday 1 February 2012
WHERE: The Fairfax Gallery (Gallery 1.1), GOMA

Join a discussion tour of the Matisse exhibition, exploring the intricacies and considerations involved in working with paper, from the perspectives of David Burnett, Curator, International Art, and Kim Barrett, Paper Conservator. Read more
 
 
Threads: Contemporary Textiles and the Social Fabric
Threads: Conservation Considerations

TIME: 2.30pm
WHEN: Wednesday 1 February 2012
WHERE: Level 3, GOMA

Dr Michael Marendy explores the delights and challenges of working with Pacific textiles, in conversation with Ruth McDougall, Associate Curator, Asian and Pacific Art. Read more
 
VIEWING PACKAGES
Guests enjoying 'Matisse: Drawing Life', 2011 / Photograph: Natasha Harth   Matisse: Exhibition viewing packages

Treat your most valued clients, colleagues or members to an exclusive private viewing of the 'Matisse: Drawing Life' exhibition, with curatorial overview, drinks and canapés.
  
5.30—7.30pm (Monday — Thursday)
$65 per person; minimum 50 guests, maximum 150 guests
  
Bookings essential. For more information, contact the Venue Hire Officer on (07) 3842 9945 or email.

 
Please note: Unless otherwsie stated, admission to events and screenings is free, no bookings required. Seating is limited for some programs; please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
 
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