Land, Sea and Sky:
Contemporary Art of the Torres Strait Islands
1 July – 9 October 2011

‘Land, Sea and Sky’ embraces the cultural and practical significance of land, sea and sky to Torres Strait Islander people and its influence on their art. The exhibition celebrates the unique and diverse contemporary art from the Islands, and will include dance objects, prints, film, video, textiles, ceramics and installations drawn from the Queensland Art Gallery's significant collection of works by Torres Strait Islander artists as well as key loans and commissioned works.

The exhibition will reinforce cultural knowledge for Islanders and will present their rich and complex cultures to broader audiences, including performance and oral history. It will be an all encompassing exhibition, representing different island groups as well as mainland and urban groups. Works by more than 40 artists, including major commissions of exciting new works, and loans from both important public and private collections across Australia, will be shown. Presented across the major Level 3 galleries at GoMA, this will be the largest and possibly the most significant exhibition to date of contemporary art by Torres Strait Islander artists anywhere in the world.

Curated film and children’s programs, similar to those presented for other major Gallery exhibitions, will further profile aspects of Torres Strait Islander culture for Gallery visitors.

For more information about this exhibition visit www.qag.qld.gov.au