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IAG Shop + Stage Gallery (Christopher Bentley - Machine, Man) + Collection Galleries (Main hall, Corridors + Heritage Gallery): Open until 5pm, Sun 15 March 2026Main Exhibition Gallery + Children’s Gallery: Closed Mon 9 – Fri 27 March 2026 Whole building closure to the public: Closed&nbsp;Mon 16 – Fri 27 March 2026 Thanks in advance for your patience as we undertake extensive exhibition installations.

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This summer, IAG Kids is bringing back your favourite hands-on activities in a brand-new exhibition, Move It.

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IAG Kids: Move it

Lost in Palm Springs is a national touring exhibition that brings together the creative minds of 14 internationally recognised artists, photographers and thinkers from America and Australia.

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Lost in Palm Springs

Ipswich Art Gallery currently hosts major works from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection.

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Machine, Man explores the fragility of digital memory and the inevitability of technological obsolescence.

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Christopher Bentley — Machine, Man

Build it, fly it, roll it, Move It! Race a LEGO car, test your flying skills in the wind tubes, and send balls soaring through gravity-defying runs.





Step into a world of energy, creativity, and discovery with Move It! &mdash; the ultimate hands-on exhibition designed to get kids building, flying, engineering, and moving like never before! 

 



Packed with crowd-favourite activities in one exciting exhibition, you’ll unleash your imagination while exploring the magic of motion.

 



Race against friends by designing your very own LEGO car &mdash; will it be built for speed, made for jumping, or the toughest crash survivor?

 



Test your flying skills in the wind tubes and see how high your recycled-material creations can soar, crafting gravity-defying designs to outlast the rest. 

 



Then build the most daring ball run ever, full of loops, twists, and tricks, using STEAM principles in action.

 



With endless opportunities to make, experiment, and play all day, Move It! is your ultimate summer interactive exhibition - exclusive to IAG Kids.

 



Are you ready to Move It?

Curated by award-winning Australian writer and conceptual artist, Dr Greer Honeywill, Lost in Palm Springs is a multidisciplinary exhibition that explores the magical qualities of the landscape and the celebrated mid-century modern architecture found in the desert city of Palm Springs, California.

The exhibition features works that respond to, capture, or reimagine the unique characteristics of the city, its surroundings, and its Bauhaus sensibilities. Lost in Palm Springs is a must-see exhibition for anyone interested in mid-century modern architecture and its influence on contemporary culture.







<blockquote>Lost in Palm Springs is not only visually stunning, but it also showcases the rich history and connections between Palm Springs and Australia, and the importance of mid-century modern architecture. We believe that this exhibition will capture the imagination of visitors and we encourage everyone to come and experience it.” &mdash; Tracy Cooper-Lavery, Director, Gallery and Visual Arts at HOTA.</blockquote>

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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 now feature powerhouse American artists Mark Rothko (1903-1970) and Agnes Martin (1912-2004), both exponents of international abstraction. 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.

Using a blend of obsolete media, interactive digital works and sculptural forms, the exhibition invites audiences to step into the body of a cyborg, part flesh and part machine. Through this immersive environment, the works interrogate our shifting relationship to memory, ownership and legacy. Once we held physical copies of our photographs, music and films; now, our cultural memory is outsourced to platforms with uncertain futures. Just as the human body fights, mutates and ages, the tools we use to document our lives do too.





Machine, Man reflects on how far technology has come in a short time, how quickly it recedes into redundancy, and what it means for the stories and information we wish to pass on.

An Ipswich Art Gallery exhibition.

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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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.

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