State Library of Queensland (SLQ)

Founded in 1896, State Library of Queensland is the leading reference and research library in Queensland. State Library is responsible for collecting and preserving a comprehensive collection of Queensland’s cultural and documentary heritage, providing free access to information for all Queenslanders and for the advancement of public libraries across the State.

State Library plays a lead role in serving all Queenslanders, through state-wide library services and partnerships with more than 320 vibrant public libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres in Queensland.

State Library of Queensland (SLQ)

Cultural Centre, Stanley Place, South Bank Brisbane QLD 4000

07 3840 7666

www.slq.qld.gov.au

9am-5pm Monday to Friday
10am-5pm Saturday and Sunday

Feature

It is unexpected and oddly refreshing to see Andy Warhol in a regional Australian art gallery

Until 2026, Wanneroo Regional Art Gallery will be showing 53 original artworks by one of the most famous artists of the 20th century: Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol ICONS includes famous works such as Elvis (1963), Campbell’s Soup Cans (1968) and Marilyn (1967).

Christina Chau

Feature

First Nations artists share their sun stories

For the 24th Biennale of Sydney, Paris-based Fondation Cartier has commissioned 14 new works by Indigenous artists across the globe, curated by renowned Kuku Yalanji artist, Tony Albert.

Neha Kale

Feature

The 10 new (and reopening) art spaces you need to know about

From revamped industrial sites to brand new spaces in Sydney, to openings in Adelaide, Melbourne, Cottesloe and Darwin—across Australia there’s a flurry of new and reopening gallery activity.

Art Guide Australia

Interview

Interview: Tracey Moffatt operates in the world of art

In a rare interview, alongside her showing in the 24th Biennale of Sydney, Tracey Moffatt talks about her penchant for the staged and surreal, going beyond identity, growing up in Brisbane and moving to New York in her thirties, and the importance of imagination.

Tiarney Miekus

Interview

“I was ready to die for art”: Marina Abramović talks performance, endurance and trust

In our special interview with the one-and-only Marina Abramović, ahead of her curatorial project at Adelaide Festival, she talks on almost 60 years of performance art, wanting a one-way ticket into space, and answers a question about her most famous performance that no-one has asked before.

Tiarney Miekus

Feature

Yhonnie Scarce’s glass works are a glistening, poignant exploration of how nuclear testing affected First Nations people

Yhonnie Scarce, a Kokatha and Nukunu artist, has emerged in recent years as one of Australia’s most significant contemporary artists. Yhonnie Scarce: The Light of Day, at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, curates a survey of significant works by Scarce from the last few years.

State Library of Queensland (SLQ)

State Library of Queensland (SLQ)

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