Fresh from completing her Bachelor of Arts majoring in History and Art History, Chloe Marston is back for more at UQ in 2021 studying Honours in Art History and interning with our wonderful registration team. She’s also volunteered at OuterSpace ARI, Milani Gallery and the State Library of Queensland. We caught up with Chloe to … Continue reading
UQ Art Museum’s 2021 creative program
Major exhibitions and projects by artists and collectives exploring what union, and disunion, looks like beyond the challenging events of 2020, will anchor UQ Art Museum’s creative program, UNION 2021. Senior Curator Peta Rake said the universal experience of living together, and alone, locally and globally, during a worldwide pandemic meant the central issues around … Continue reading
The art of business
UQ Art Museum donor Ashby Utting is passionate about creating opportunities for students to foster a love for both business and the arts. As a result of his vision and generosity, we’re so pleased to introduce Eva Bunker, our brand new Ashby Utting Foundation Arts Administration Intern. What appealed to you about the opportunity to … Continue reading
Introducing Advancement Manager, Wendy Mansell
UQ Art Museum’s Advancement Manager Wendy Mansell joined the team just before the COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold in Australia. Now that we’ve reopened and life has returned to a new normal, we wanted to share a bit more about Wendy and the incredible wealth of experiences she brings to her work at UQ Art … Continue reading
Introducing our new Kinnane Endowment Fund Visitor Engagement intern
Rachaell Crawford-Corser is currently researching cultural mediation for her Master’s dissertation at UQ, so her appointment as our new Kinnane Endowment Fund Visitor Engagement intern is a heavenly match. We caught up with Rachaell to find out a little more about cultural mediation, her new role, and what she’s experienced so far. You’re the … Continue reading
Welcome to our new front-of-house staff!
We believe that art museums should be safe spaces to exchange ideas, explore perspectives, and ask questions of one another — and our dedicated staff are always keen to have a chat about our exhibitions or to hear your thoughts. Our front-of-house staff play an important role in furthering this mission and they’re really keen … Continue reading
‘Music of Spheres’ a curatorial debut
Across time and terrain, human cultures have drawn on the cosmos and its symbols to express the infinite universe and our place within it. An ancient hypothesis traced back to Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, ‘Music of the Spheres’ suggests that orbiting planetary bodies produce a musical frequency – revealing a divine poetic order to … Continue reading
Art Museum interning during a lockdown
One of our important jobs at the Art Museum is to help shape the next generation of arts professionals by providing practical experiences. Of course, this becomes a little more difficult to do when the museum doors are closed and the majority of staff are working remotely due to a pandemic! But we’ve embraced the … Continue reading
Art in an ‘infodemic’ age
Every Friday during May and June, we’re sharing on Instagram new Matthew Griffin digital collages, commissioned by UQ Art Museum in response to COVID-19. The artwork is part of Conflict in My Outlook: We Met Online, a major exhibition of Australian and international artists presented on a dedicated web-platform launching in August 2020. We asked … Continue reading
Finding the silver linings
During this period of physical closure, our team has mostly been working remotely. We’re looking forward to being together again and seeing you back at the Art Museum soon! But for now, we thought we’d share some of the silver linings we’re all finding during our time apart. Can you pick who from our team … Continue reading