See the work of major Australian artist Charles Blackman and explore his important connections with Queensland artists and writers. On display will be the ‘Schoolgirl’ and ‘Flower’ series, which were influenced by his Brisbane experiences. This breathtaking collection is exhibiting from Saturday November 7 to Sunday January 31 at Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art. Entry is free.

Charles Blackman in Conversation: Art and Literature – Saturday November 7 at 1:00 pm

Come along to the special in-conversation on the opening weekend of ”Lure of the Sun: Charles Blackman in Queensland’, join Meredith McKinney, daughter of poet and activist Judith Wright and philosopher and novelist J.P. McKinney, in conversation with Michael Hawker, Associate Curator, Australian Art, for insights into Brisbane’s literary and art circles of the 1950s and ’60s and reflections on the influence of writers and literature on Blackman’s practice. Entry is free.