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Join us at Ipswich Art Gallery as we take inspiration from our main gallery exhibition.

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IAG Kids: Dazzle and Create

Join us at Ipswich Art Gallery for play-based explorations of our current exhibition, Dazzle and Create.

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Toddler Time: Dazzle and Create

Rachel North is an Ipswich based artist and educator, working across textiles and ceramics.

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Rachel North: Anthology of memory

Artworks by Matthew Cheyne + Caroline Cheyne.

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Don’t get too comfortable

An exciting opportunity to experience a unique dialogue between Australian and international abstract art.

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Sharing the National Collection

Step into a vibrant art studio, with hands-on maker stations. Build your own razzle-dazzle cubbyhouse, experiment with materials, and create your masterpiece.

Toddler Time includes hands-on activities, song and sensory play designed to engage and nurture artistic expression and build connection.





















Friday morning, 1 hr session from 10:00am – 11:00am between&nbsp;these dates:&nbsp;







































<ul><li>Friday 21 February 2025 - Friday 4 April&nbsp;2025</li></ul>

<ul><li>(No sessions during School Holidays)</li><li>Friday 2 May 2025 - Friday 16 May 2025</li></ul>













Bookings are not required for families and individuals, just drop in!





 











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Growing up and living in predominantly rural and regional areas, her connection to landscape is an inherent component of her artwork. This exhibition continues the artist’s exploration of connections between the landscape and memory and how the colours and textures of a place can hold, heal, or hinder memory.

 

This exhibition consists of a large-scale installation of naturally dyed wool, silk thread and beeswax alongside ceramic vessels. The work communicates lived experiences of a child within a landscape marred by trauma. In both bodies of work varied surfaces emphasise the contrasting temporality of certain memories, some inseparable from the landscape in which they were formed.

Don’t get too comfortable escapes into a realm of imagination. There are recurring motifs: volcanoes, tents, rodeo bulls, zoos, wild animals, nature – cultured and wild, the topsy-turvy space of the picture plane. Despite its clear escapism, this imagery presents as metaphor, and speaks to experiences we all face in our lives and relationships. 

Matthew and Caroline Cheyne work from their house and studio on the outskirts of Ipswich. There, domestic life and art exist almost without separation. Art in progress can be seen from the kitchen table, and this is often where it is discussed, alongside other important events and occurrences of daily life. 







<h5>This is an Ipswich Art Gallery exhibition.</h5>

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From November 2024, Ipswich Art Gallery will host four significant works from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection. The Sharing the National Collection initiative, funded under Australia’s National Cultural Policy Revive,&nbsp;enables major works of art to be exhibited outside the nation’s capital. 





Ipswich Art Gallery will feature powerhouse American artists Mark Rothko (1903-1970) and Agnes Martin (1912-2004), both exponents of international abstraction. &nbsp;Works by renowned former Ipswich ceramicist, Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott (1935-2013) will also complement those held in the Ipswich Art Gallery collection.





Agnes Martin is known for her minimalist and serene abstract paintings characterised by grids, lines, and subtle colour variations. Her work often evokes a sense of tranquillity and introspection. Mark Rothko is renowned for his large-scale colour field paintings that explore the emotional and spiritual aspects of colour through expansive, immersive canvases. Both Martin and Rothko created work that asks us to spend time contemplating their subtle form and colour. Australian artist Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott is regarded as one of the world’s greatest contemporary potters. Deeply influenced by the quiet still-life paintings of Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964), Hanssen-Pigott leaves behind a body of exquisite still-life assemblages of refined, spare vessels in subtle colours and shapes.





These important works promise to captivate and delight with their profound beauty and sensitivity.

The Ipswich Art Gallery is located in d’Arcy Doyle Place, a pedestrian mall section of Nicholas Street between Brisbane and Limestone Streets in the Ipswich CBD.

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Planning a visit? Here's what you need to know

Ipswich Art Gallery takes play seriously. Our goal is to create
dynamic pathways for lifelong relationships with art.

Structured around our guiding principles, our kids programs celebrate
the spontaneous creativity within each child.

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Contribute to a legacy that preserves Ipswich’s cultural heritage for future generations. Every gift helps foster a vibrant, creative community and supports the acquisition of significant artworks and treasures for our city.

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The Ipswich Art Gallery and Ipswich City Council respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners as custodians of the land and waters we share.  We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, as the keepers of the traditions, customs, cultures and stories of proud peoples.

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Find the Ipswich Art Gallery in d’Arcy Doyle Place in the Ipswich CBD adjacent to the Nicholas St precinct.
The Ipswich Art Gallery is a visual arts and social history museum presenting a dynamic program of exhibitions, heritage displays and an extensive program for children and families.