QUT Art Museum
Monday 28 May | 10.30am | The Day Nursery, Old Government House | FREE
Held in conjunction with the exhibition, Marrka, this month we tackle The Secret River by Kate Grenville. In 1806 London thief, William Thornhill, is transported to Australia. Once there he earns his freedom and settles on what looks like empty land. But the land belongs to the Darug people, and they're prepared to defend it. He can't go back, but how can he go forward? The choice Thornhill makes will haunt him for the rest of his life. Inspired by the author's family history, The Secret River is a classic novel about our nation's past.
Join us for a complimentary morning tea and insightful discussion led by Elizabeth Ellison, Penny Holliday and Ariella Van Luyn from Creative Writing and Literary Studies, QUT. Books are available to purchase from QUT Art Museum.
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Wednesday 6 June | 6pm | QUT Art Museum | FREE
Senior secondary students interested in a career in the visual arts are invited to come along to this free information session. Hear from four young QUT graduates, Sam Cranstoun, Rachael Parsons, Pia Robinson and Tess Maunder, as they chart the path that led to their exciting careers.
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Friday 29 June | 6.00pm for 6.30pm | QUT Art Museum | FREE
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Monday 6 August | 10.30am | The Day Nursery, Old Government House | FREE
Held in conjunction with the exhibition, Roy Lichtenstein: Pop remix, this month we tackle Metro by Alasdair Duncan. Liam Kelly is the very model of the modern male - boys want to be him, girls want to be with him. He and his group of loyal mates spend their days driving around town, drinking beer and very occasionally going to lectures. His good looks compensate, everyone agrees, for his superior attitude and private-school arrogance. Liam and his girlfriend Sara seem to be the perfect couple, but when she leaves for a European trip without him the facade begins to crumble. He sees six months of freedom ahead, unaware that the consequences of his bad-boy behaviour will threaten the image he has so carefully created. Metro is a satirical tale of morality, masculinity and money from the internationally acclaimed author of Sushi Central.
Join us for a complimentary morning tea and insightful discussion led by Elizabeth Ellison, Penny Holliday and Ariella Van Luyn from Creative Writing and Literary Studies, QUT. Books are available to purchase from QUT Art Museum.
RSVP essential 07 3138 5370 or artmuseum@qut.edu.au
Friday 31 August | 6.00pm for 6.30pm | QUT Art Museum | FREE
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Friday 31 August | 6.00pm for 6.30pm | QUT Art Museum | FREE
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Saturday 1 September | 2pm | QUT Art Museum | FREE
Lincoln Austin, Sean Phillips and Arryn Snowball are three Queensland artists working in different media, but with a shared sensibility. Join the artists as they discusses their parallel concerns and inspirations.
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Monday 3 September | 10.30am | The Day Nursery, Old Government House | FREE
Held in conjunction with the exhibition, Tales within historical spaces, this month we tackle Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer. Winner of the Guardian First Book Award in 2002, it tells the story of a young man who goes to the Ukraine in search of the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. He is aided in his quest by a blind man, a randy guide dog and a very, very bad translator. It is funny, moving and gripping and you won't have read anything quite like it before.
Join us for a complimentary morning tea and insightful discussion led by Elizabeth Ellison, Penny Holliday and Ariella Van Luyn from Creative Writing and Literary Studies, QUT. Books are available to purchase from QUT Art Museum.
RSVP essential 07 3138 5370 or artmuseum@qut.edu.au
Monday 8 October | 10.30am | The Day Nursery, Old Government House | FREE
Held in conjunction with the exhibition, Tales within historical spaces, this month we tackle The Bloody Chamber, by Angela Carter. From familiar fairy tales and legends Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves, Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. The Bloody Chamber's interweaving of retold fairy tales demonstrates Angela Carter's narrative gift at its most mocking and seductive - Observer.
Join us for a complimentary morning tea and insightful discussion led by Elizabeth Ellison, Penny Holliday and Ariella Van Luyn from Creative Writing and Literary Studies, QUT. Books are available to purchase from QUT Art Museum.
RSVP essential 07 3138 5370 or artmuseum@qut.edu.au
Saturday 3 November | QUT Art Museum | FREE
RSVP essential 07 3138 5370 or artmuseum@qut.edu.au
