Join us to celebrate the launch and official opening of Rockhampton Museum of Art’s newest exhibitions, Collection Focus: Capricornia Printmakers and Stephen Bird: Industrial Sabotage.
Join us for light refreshments with drinks available for purchase from Hummingbird Cafe. Please note, due to the nature of the event, dietary requirements can not be catered for.
FREE | Limited tickets, online bookings essential.
Collection Focus: Capricornia Printmakers
24 February – 25 August 2024 | Gallery 2.1
Over one inspiring year, local artist collective Capricornia Printmakers embarked on a transformative journey of selecting and responding to artworks from the Rockhampton Museum of Art Collection including works by Eduardo Paolozzi, Max Lovell, Peter Blake, and Lesbia Thorpe. This served as both mentor and muse, prompting each printmaker to create their unique blend of tradition whilst also pushing boundaries by embracing new materials, techniques, and technologies; expanding the possibilities of printmaking and creating an innovative artistic dialogue with the Collection and their artist peers.
Stephen Bird: Industrial Sabotage
24 February - 25 August 2024 | Vitrine Gallery
Stephen Bird is a UK-born painter and ceramicist whose artworks take aim at the class divide of British pottery. While the world-famous ceramics factories of England (think Royal Doulton, Spoke and Wedgewood) are synonymous with fine collectibles, Bird looks to the pre-Industrial Revolution records of workers creating one-off pieces of experimentation and self-expression at the end of their workday. Likewise, Bird’s wares, which he terms ‘industrial sabotage,’ surprise and shock with their violent, bawdy, funny and even grotesque subject matter; offering much more than an ornamental surface
Ticket options: Tickets for this program are free, but we have introduced the option to purchase a contribution ticket at $5.00 or $10.00 for those who have capacity and wish to help cover costs of organising these programs. If you select a contribution ticket, there's no need to also select an admission ticket (selecting both will reserve two places).
*As this is a FREE event tickets are limited to 4 per person/transaction.