Art & This Place : First Nations Tours

11.30am - 12.30pm, Sunday 21 April, 26 May (National Sorry Day & Reconcilitation Week) and Monday 3 June (Mabo Day & Reconcilitation Week) | QAG

Join a First Nations storyteller and creative as they highlight artworks from QAGOMA’s Indigenous Australian Art Collection and explore the complex stories of history, culture and place that they tell.

In this tour, explore the work of artists D Harding, Iltja Ntjarra artists, artists of the Hermannsburg School, Kaylene Whiskey, Aubrey Tigan and Paddy Bedford.

Facilitator: Sandy Harvey is the Public Programs Project Officer at QAGOMA. Sandy is a proud Kalkadoon woman.

Free, bookings required. Capacity is limited. Please note that tour content is repeated across all dates listed. Additional resources and reading about the artworks featured on this tour can be found on the Art & This Place Additional Resources Page

What to Expect

Here's what to expect at this event.

Everyone is welcome! Please contact events.plus@qagoma.qld.gov.au in advance of the program if you have any access needs or queries about the event. Find out more about Accessibility at QAGOMA and planning your visit.

Content and participation

• Content warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are respectfully advised that artworks included in the tour may contain images and references to ancestors, now deceased, and references to strong themes of colonial violence, domestic servitude and contemporary social issues.
• You are welcome to come with a friend, with your mob, or by yourself. Many people attend the Gallery solo.
• 'Art & This Place' Tours are a unique opportunity to engage with First Nations culture, history, and art. It’s not possible to provide a comprehensive history of this place or First Nations art and culture in a short tour. The tour will spark conversation by highlighting QAGOMA artworks and unpacking some of the stories these artworks tell.
• The tours are designed as a space to ask questions and engage in respectful discussion. You can participate in discussion, ask questions, or just listen.
• When posing questions please consider that Art & This Place facilitators are not equipped to speak on behalf of all First Nations people, only on their own unique experience.
• An Art & This Place Additional Resources Page has been compiled for those wanting to explore further before or after the tour.
• We ask all attendees to be kind, respectful, and courteous to all participants, speakers, and staff at this event. This program will be monitored by QAGOMA staff to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our attendees, speakers, and staff.

Sensory aspects

• The tour will go ahead – rain or shine. The tour route starts outside, and then will move inside the Gallery where the air conditioning is set to 21°C. The tour will include flat-terrain walking. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes. The route is wheelchair & pram accessible.
• The tour will include standing. Portable stools without backs will be available.
• The facilitator will use an amplified microphone. Please let us know in advance if you are hard of hearing so we can make this tour accessible for you.
• No screens or projections will be used during the event.
• The event may be photographed by QAGOMA staff. If you do not wish to be photographed, please advise a QAGOMA staff member on arrival.

Top: 'North by North-West' exhibition at Queensland Art Gallery (installation view) / March 2023 / Photograph: J Ruckli, QAGOMA

Bottom: 'North by North-West' exhibition at Queensland Art Gallery (installation view) / July 2023 / Photograph: K Bennett, QAGOMA