What is the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art?
The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, or APT, is a major exhibition held every three years at QAGOMA in Brisbane. Since 1993, it has showcased contemporary art from Asia, the Pacific and Australia.
The APT was one of the first international exhibitions to focus on art from the Asia Pacific region, rather than Europe and North America. It has helped introduce many artists to Australian and international audiences.
Each edition features hundreds of works by artists from dozens of countries, including painting, sculpture, video, textiles, performance and large-scale installations, often spread across both the Queensland Art Gallery and GOMA.
Collection and community
Many works shown in the APT are acquired for the QAGOMA collection, which now holds one of the world's most significant collections of contemporary Asian and Pacific art.
The exhibition includes a dedicated children's program, with artist-designed activities, and a cinema program of films from the region.
The APT usually opens in late November or early December and runs into the following April, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors. Entry is free.
Did You Know?
The first APT in 1993 brought together artists from many countries across Asia and the Pacific, a new idea for a major Australian gallery at the time.