Behind the Art

From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway Audio Guide Part 8: Life Drawings From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway surveys more than two decades of work by Cutler Footway, the former art critic Bruce James. His painting style demonstrates a love of classical painting, as well as the early Impressionists, combined and reinvented to depict the sights of regional Queensland from the ey...

From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway Audio Guide Part 7: Painting on an Easel II From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway surveys more than two decades of work by Cutler Footway, the former art critic Bruce James. His painting style demonstrates a love of classical painting, as well as the early Impressionists, combined and reinvented to depict the sights of regional Queensland f...

From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway Audio Guide Part 6: A Brush with Landscape - between Ayr and Townsville From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway surveys more than two decades of work by Cutler Footway, the former art critic Bruce James. His painting style demonstrates a love of classical painting, as well as the early Impressionists, combined and reinvented to depict the sig...

From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway Audio Guide Part 5: Rain Coming - My Father From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway surveys more than two decades of work by Cutler Footway, the former art critic Bruce James. His painting style demonstrates a love of classical painting, as well as the early Impressionists, combined and reinvented to depict the sights of regional Queensland f...

From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway Audio Guide Part 4: Boy from the Bottoms Up Bar From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway surveys more than two decades of work by Cutler Footway, the former art critic Bruce James. His painting style demonstrates a love of classical painting, as well as the early Impressionists, combined and reinvented to depict the sights of regional Queensla...

From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway Audio Guide Part 3: Marcus Leutscher with Cane Fire, Figurine, Flowers, and Skull From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway surveys more than two decades of work by Cutler Footway, the former art critic Bruce James. His painting style demonstrates a love of classical painting, as well as the early Impressionists, combined and reinvented to depi...

From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway Audio Guide Part 2: Introduction From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway surveys more than two decades of work by Cutler Footway, the former art critic Bruce James. His painting style demonstrates a love of classical painting, as well as the early Impressionists, combined and reinvented to depict the sights of regional Queensland from the eye...

From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway Audio Guide Part 1: Welcome From a Burdekin Studio: Works by Cutler Footway surveys more than two decades of work by Cutler Footway, the former art critic Bruce James. His painting style demonstrates a love of classical painting, as well as the early Impressionists, combined and reinvented to depict the sights of regional Queensland from the eye of t...

Join us for a conversation with Benjamin Scott about his experience as an artist in residence at Rockhampton Museum of Art during 2022. Scott was one of three artists hailing from Central Queensland who selected artworks from RMOA’s nationally significant collection to study more closely during their four-week residencies in the Margaret Olley Art Trust Collection Study Room at Rockhampton Museum...

Join us for a conversation with Julia Higgs about her experience as an artist in residence at Rockhampton Museum of Art during 2022. Higgs was one of three artists hailing from Central Queensland who selected artworks from RMOA’s nationally significant collection to study more closely during their four-week residencies in the Margaret Olley Art Trust Collection Study Room at Rockhampton Museum of...

Join us for a conversation between international artist, Joachim Froese, and Emily Wakeling, Curator at Rockhampton Museum of Art, during Froese's recent exhibition of photographic work at RMOA, "Echoes of Process".  Queensland photographer Joachim Froese’s technical expertise of the varied mechanics of photography inform a conceptual approach to the medium, often dealing with the role of pho...

Join us for a conversation with Sharon Kirk about her experience as an artist in residence at Rockhampton Museum of Art during 2022. Kirk was one of three artists hailing from Central Queensland who selected artworks from RMOA’s nationally significant collection to study more closely during their four-week residencies in the Margaret Olley Art Trust Collection Study Room at Rockhampton Museum of A...

Join us for a conversation between artist, Karen Stephens, and Jonathan McBurnie, Director of Rockhampton Museum of Art.  Stephens is an Australian-born artist based in remote Queensland. Working predominantly in the field of Australian landscape painting, her immersion in the environment informs a sustained investigation of the outback landscape, and she uses its inner regions as fertile gro...

Join us as we explore over the next half hour the career of Kim Withers, Rockhampton Museum of Art Business and Development Supervisor. Bianca Acimovic, Rockhampton Museum of Art Director speaks with Kim Withers about how the coming together of her creative practice and career has laid a path for her recent appointment to the role of Rockhampton Museum of Art Business and Development Supervisor in...

Join us as we delve in to the history of Rockhampton Art Gallery, through the life and memories of Merilyn Luck, the longest serving trustee for Rockhampton Art Gallery Trust. Bianca Acimovic, Rockhampton Museum of Art Director speaks with Merilyn Luck OAM. Merilyn Luck (nee Beak) has made an outstanding contribution to her local community of Rockhampton through her involvement and support of the...

Tess Maunder, Rockhampton Museum of Art Curator speaks with Kaitlyn Sorensen, Rockhampton Museum of Art Business Administration Trainee - Exhibitions. Growing up in Central Queensland, Kaitlyn has always had a strong interest in the creative hobbies that CQ had to offer. Performing in both Theatre and Dance, she has never been shy of performing, and has set foot on the Pilbeam and Walter Reid stag...

Join us as we explore over the next half hour the curatorial practice of Tess Maunder, Rockhampton Museum of Art Curator. Bianca Acimovic, Rockhampton Museum of Art Director, chats with Tess Maunder about Tess’ curatorial practice, and her recent shift from Melbourne to Rockhampton to take up the role of Curator with Rockhampton Museum of Art. Tess comes to the role with over ten years’ experience...

Join us as we delve in to the themes and practice of Jon Cattapan, and discuss his ongoing connection to Rockhampton Museum of Art; and how the themes in his 2016 Gold Award winning work Raft City No. 4 (surveillance version) still continue to inform his practice today. Tess Maunder, Rockhampton Museum of Art Curator speaks with Melbourne based artist Jon Cattapan. Jon Cattapan is widely regarded...

Join us for the next half an hour as we delve in to the practice of Karen Stephens, and how she sustains a professional arts practice in Remote Australia. Bianca Acimovic, Rockhampton Museum of Art Director, chats with artist, Karen Stephens about being an artist and sustaining an arts practice in remote Australia. Karen is an Australian born artist based in far remote Queensland. Working predomin...

Join us for the next half an hour as we explore what is the role of regional galleries, what do they do for regional communities, and why are they important to so many. Bianca Acimovic, Rockhampton Museum of Art Director, chats with Tracey Heathwood, Director of Artspace Mackay, about regional Art Galleries and their role and contribution to the cultural fabric of Australia.  In this conversa...

Join us for the next 20 minutes as we explore CQ Shopfront, a program for Central Queensland artists and makers to build sustainable business models and develop commercially viable products in the years of 2020 and 2021.  Like all that was set to occur in 2020, CQ Shopfront had to pivot to online as social distancing requirement came in to play, forcing the closure of all cultural facilities...

Join us as we explore with Jacob McQuire over the next half hour, for a discussion on recording who we are and what we know now, so that the past is never lost. Bianca Acimovic, Rockhampton Museum of Art Director, chats with First Nations artist and artworker Jacob McQuire.  The conversation explores Jacob’s journey as a young first nation’s man, and his skills and interest to recording oral...

Join us for the next half an hour as we delve into the practice of Michelle Black, and how she connects her skills as a printmaker, graphic artist and urban designer, to result in successful collaborative projects that speak about people and place. Bianca Acimovic, Rockhampton Museum of Art Director, chats with artist Michelle Black about her practice as a fine artist. Printmaker, commercial artis...

Join us as we explore knowing our history, and investing in young people to navigate our future with Nickeema Williams over the next half hour. Bianca Acimovic, Rockhampton Museum of Art Director chats with First Nations artist and artworker Nickeema Williams about living with art in your blood, and being born in to a culture where there is no separation between life and art.  The conversatio...

Join us over the next half hour as we explore access inclusion to cultural content and cultural facilities, and question how to be an advocate to ensure the arts are inclusive, welcoming and safe spaces for all. Bianca Acimovic, Rockhampton Museum of Art Director chats with artist and arts worker Julie Barratt. They explore ideas and ideas of access, from physical to geographical.  They ask t...