what's on?

10 August at 3 pm. Visit the Commissariat Store with Academy members. Please RSVP to the Academy.

10 August at 5 pm. Annual General Meeting. Contact the Secretary for details.

25 August 2010. The Annual Dinner with guest speaker the Premier of Queensland Request booking form

6 October 2010. 10th Anniversary Dinner Guest speaker Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty. Bookings can be made by contacting the secretary.

Publications and Links

John Rigby - Art and Life
A major book on the art and life of John Rigby, who designed our logo, was launched at the Queensland Art Gallery by its Director Doug Hall on 26 November 2003. The 240-page publication includes 211 artworks, almost 200 in colour, spanning from the 1940s to 2003. A wide range of works are featured, including human image, landscapes, still lifes and abstracts in a variety of media.
More informations and orders at:
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~rigby/book.htm
 
Institute of Engineers
http://www.qld.ieaust.org.au
 
Fine Arts Magazine
http://www.sierra-arts.net/

Past Events

Click below to either see the papers from these events or other information collected.

25 June 2010: The General Manager of the Queensland Ballet, Judith Anderson, hosted guests of the Academy at a cocktail party so that they can explore the history and home of the Ballet in this its 50th anniversary.

Amanda Pagliarino presented a lecture for on APT6 at 5.30pm on Thursday 11 February. She discussed the installation of several major works by APT6 artists Subodh Gupta, Charwei Tsai, Mansudae Art Studio, and Shirana Shahbazi.

22 July, 2009 Dinner with Professor Ian Frazer

16 July 2008, Dinner with guest speaker Dr Ron Birch, Futures in Agriculture. Downloadnoted of text here

6 March 2008, Dinner wth Professor Quiggin, Economics of climate change

2 September 2004, Waterfront Visions

27 August 2004, Allan Paull, Hypersonics, UQ

13 July 2004, Peter Andrews, Qld Governement Chief Scientist

8 June 2004, Michael Gow, Director of the Qld Theatre Company

13 May 2004, Danceweek, Performance and Virtual Space

11 May 2004, David Carter, The Weird History of They're a Weird Mob

3 September 2003, Water: Cultural and Scientific Perspectives

21-22 September 2002, Getting the Economy and Ecology Together

20 October 2001, Innovation in the Visual Arts

24 June 2001, Ethics and Genetic Discrimination

21 April 2001, Do we have a Future? Sustainability: Science, Technology and Ethics

16-18 April 2001, Future Factor Exhibition and Forums

5 September 2000, Launch of the Academy