My Gen 50+
The My Gen 50+ program includes special events for grandparents and young visitors.
My Gen 50+ subscribers enjoying a special hands-on workshop
My Gen 50+, the Gallery's public program for people over 50, recognises that age is an attitude for any generation. My Gen 50+ provides a range of events for people wanting to gain knowledge through cultural and leisure activities including art, film and music. Programs are held regularly, exploring the Gallery's Collection and current exhibitions through special events, courses and more.
Join the mailing list via email to start receiving regular updates on upcoming My Gen 50+ programs. To make a booking to a My Gen 50+ event, please email: mygen@qagoma.qld.gov.au or telephone (07) 3840 7144.
March 2012 – May 2012 Program
Please note that the below schedule is the most up to date listings of My Gen 50+ programs.
Lecture
The McConnell ’s: Father and Son
Wednesday 21 March |12.30pm
Exhibition curator, Glenn Cooke, Research Curator, Queensland Heritage, provides an illustrated introductory lecture on the exhibition ‘Carl and Phillip McConnell: Queensland Studio Potters’, exploring the relationship between the father and son.
Where: QAG Lecture Theatre
Bookings: Free. No bookings required.
Special event
After -hours tour of ‘Modern Woman ’
Wednesday 4 April | 5.30pm
Enjoy the exquisite works on display in ‘Modern Woman: Daughters and Lovers 1850–1918: Drawings from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris’ in a private setting, with Angela Goddard, Curator, Australian Art to 1975.
Where: Gallery 4, QAG
Bookings: Please note this event has reached capacity. If you would like to register your interest should another program like this arise or to be placed on the reserves list, please email mygen@qagoma.qld.gov.au.
Conversations with curators
Join Queensland Art Gallery curators and other special guests as they provide insights into current exhibitions and film programs.
Contemporary Australia : Women
Wednesday 9 May |2.30pm
A behind-the-scenes perspective on the development of the ‘Contemporary Australia: Women’ exhibition with Julie Ewington, Curatorial Manager, Australian Art, and Bree Richards, Assistant Curator, Australian Art, where you are invited to join in the discussion.
Where: The Fairfax Gallery (Gallery 1.1), GOMA
Bookings: Free. No bookings required.
Short Course
My Gen 50+ includes a range of special events including after-hours access to current exhibitions and other opportunities to engage with contemporary artist and special guest speakers.
Women in art
Friday 25 May | 10.30am
The changing roles of women in art and social history, including the legacy of feminism and other themes addressed in the ‘Contemporary Australia: Women’ and ‘Modern Woman’ exhibitions are the basis for this engaging short course.
Where: More details will be provided upon booking.
Bookings: Free. Bookings required*
*To make a booking to a My Gen 50+ event, please email: mygen@qagoma.qld.gov.au or telephone (07) 3840 7144.
