APT10 Festival

The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10) comes to a close with the unmissable, two-day APT10 Festival at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24, 2022.

Celebrate the creativity, diversity and vibrancy of the Asia Pacific region over two huge days with more than 140 artists and performers presenting over 40 FREE events, including art-making workshops, dance and music performances, storytelling, cooking demonstrations, fascinating talks, and more.

Festival-goers can catch pop-up performances by the Brisbane Pride Choir and APT10 artist Brian Fuata; drop by the story garden featuring APT10 artist Gordon Hookey, writers Nadine Chemali and Sandhya Parappukkaran and members of The Pacific Climate Warriors; and join art-making workshops designed by APT10 artists Phuong Ngo, Shannon Novak,  Vipoo Srivilasa and the Brisbane Tongan Community.

Hear from special guests and artists as they explore the world we inhabit and the future of art in thought-provoking talks titled So…where are you from?, Art Futures, Wit: A Weapon of Mass Disruption, and I’m Not Racist But... 

On Sunday, April 24 at 11am , the cooking demonstration You Are What You Eat will see former Masterchef contest and chef Emily Yeoh and APT10 artist Vipoo Srivilasa, sharing recipes close to their hearts and highlighting the role that food plays in connecting to and celebrating culture.

The APT10 Festival will close with an unmissable Performance Extravaganza, featuring high energy performances by some of Queensland’s best dance troupes, musicians, and more on Sunday from 2pm-5pm. 

Hosted by drag performers Shivannah (Fez Faanana) and Kween Kong (Thomas Fonua), the extravaganza includes a Clap Stick Flash Mob by Digi Youth Arts, Bollywood Dance with Dance Masala, local Pasifika performers Conscious Mic, sitar group Sudha Manian and YATRA, the five-piece Shanasheel Arabic Music Ensemble, Japanese drumming team Kizuna Taiko, Filipino-Australian folk dancers Hiraya Performing Artists, and Brisbane’s pioneering ballroom performers, the House of Alexander.  

Food and drinks will be available at the GOMA Bistro, GOMA Restaurant, QAG Cafe and pop-up Newstead Coastal Bar, plus food trucks will be on-site offering a range of tantalising international cuisine.

Don’t miss your last chance to experience APT10 before it closes!

Nice to know - Many of the activities will be located outdoors, which means there is plenty of room to enjoy the APT10 Festival safely. Events hosted on the Maiwar Green outside GOMA will be live streamed at qagoma.qld.gov.au/livestream, Auslan interpreted and closed captioned.

Need to know - Free travel to and from APT10 Festival is available via Translink for those visitors who register here. 

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