Abstract
Twelve Degrees of Latitude: Regional Gallery and University Art Collections in Queensland is the first major exhibition of works curated solely from Queensland's regional and public gallery collections. It represents a rare opportunity for visitors to view and engage with significant artworks as part of Queensland's sesquicentenary celebrations. Twelve Degrees of Latitude draws on the collections of twenty-seven regional and public galleries. The exhibition focuses on why and how Queensland's regional collections began, their historical roles within their communities, the role of patronage and donor support in their growth and development, and the strength of the state-wide regional gallery culture. Twelve Degrees of Latitude represents a significant opportunity to focus on the vital contribution made by Queensland's regional and public galleries to the state's cultural landscape. The exhibition illustrates the diversity, as well as significant linkages, of regional collections through the following sub-themes: Landscape; indigenous art (aboriginal and Torres strait); Australian 19th and 20th Century art; Queensland regional art; Contemporary art; international art (17th - 21st Centuries). [Exhibition Synopsis]