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.

Participation and content

  • You are welcome to come with a friend or by yourself. Many people attend the Gallery solo
  • 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 speaker will use an amplified microphone. Please let us know in advance if you are hard of hearing so we can make this talk accessible for you
  • This tour will feature a number of stops throughout the exhibition
  • Chairs without backs will be available for seating. Please let staff know if you require a chair with a back
  • We try our best to minimise sound in the space, but sometimes there might be low level noise from a nearby artwork or the sounds of the Gallery
  • The Gallery air conditioning is set to 21°C to conserve the artworks
  • This event will be photographed by QAGOMA staff. If you do not wish to be photographed, please advise a QAGOMA staff member on arrival
Gwendolyn Grant, Australia 1877–1968 / Winter sunshine 1939 / Oil on canvas / 71.8 x 61.5cm / Purchased 1939 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Gwendolyn Grant Estate / View full image

Gwendolyn Grant, Australia 1877–1968 / Winter sunshine 1939 / Oil on canvas / 71.8 x 61.5cm / Purchased 1939 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Gwendolyn Grant Estate / View full image / View full image

Under a Modern Sun: Art in Queensland 1930s–1950s

About the exhibition