Delight in the extraordinary when ‘Wonderstruck’, opens at GOMA
Shayher Group is delighted to be a Major Partner in the upcoming major exhibition, “Wonderstruck” at the Queensland Gallery of Art | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) from 28 June until 6 October 2025.
Visitors of all ages will find wonder and awe in the everyday with a major free exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art from 28 June until 6 October.
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Director Chris Saines said ‘Wonderstruck’ was a journey through spectacular large-scale installations, captivating small treasures and immersive experiences that reveal how wonder abounds in many things.
‘Wonder enters our world through play and imagination and can be inspired by our interactions with nature and encounters with the intangible,’ Mr Saines said.
‘This exhibition, drawn from the Gallery’s Collection and the rich catalogue of projects developed by QAGOMA’s Children’s Art Centre in collaboration with contemporary artists, also considers how wonder emerges from combinations of colour, pattern and visual illusion and an appreciation of the extraordinary within the ordinary.’
‘Wonderstruck’ is co-curated by Tamsin Cull, Head of Public Engagement, and Laura Mudge, Senior Program Officer, Children’s Art Centre, QAGOMA.
Tamsin Cull said the exhibition would present multiple interactive projects alongside artworks by major Australian and international artists.
‘To be struck by wonder is not to escape reality, but to live with heightened awareness, and this exhibition reminds us that opportunities to experience awe and wonder are everywhere if we just stop and notice,’ Ms Cull said.
Laura Mudge said many artworks in ‘Wonderstruck’ would capture a sense of playfulness and whimsy, while others encouraged taking time to look more slowly.
Audiences will be able to delight in a range of ongoing public programs including talks and behind the scenes tours.
On Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June QAGOMA invites audiences to the Wonderstruck Festival – a free, joy-filled celebration for everyone, featuring hands-on workshops, talks, storytelling and live music. For further details visit: www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/wonderstruckfestival
Shayher Group is proud to be a sponsor of this dynamic exhibition of awe and wonder, only in Brisbane.
Pictured:
Yayoi Kusama / The Obliteration Room (installation view) 2002–present / Collaboration between Yayoi Kusama and Queensland Art Gallery. Commissioned by the Queensland Art Gallery. Gift of the artist through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2012 / Collection: QAGOMA, Brisbane / © YAYOI KUSAMA / Photograph: N Harth © QAGOMA
Michael Parekōwhai / Ngāti Whakarongo, Ngāriki Rotoawe / The Horn of Africa (installation view) 2006 / Purchased 2008 with funds from the Queensland Government’s Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions Fund in recognition of the contribution to the Gallery by Wayne Goss (Chair of Trustees 1999-2008) / Collection: QAGOMA, Brisbane / © Michael Parekowhai / Photograph: N Harth © QAGOMA
