Image: Gwyn Hanssen Pigott Bright shadow 2011 | Translucent porcelain, 26.5 x 32 x 29 cm. Ipswich Art Gallery Collection. Acquired through the Ipswich Arts Foundation, 2011

Take a second look at some treasures held within the city’s art collection with a selection of works by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Ricky Swallow and Michael Cook.

Works from the Collection

Image: Kenneth Macqueen Afternoon shadows 1950 (detail) | Watercolour on paper, 35.2 x 46 cm. Ipswich Art Gallery Collection. Acquired through the Ipswich Arts Foundation in recognition of the significant contribution of Mr Greg Roberts, 2009

Kenneth Macqueen (1897-1960) is widely acclaimed as an Australian modernist and ‘the most distinctive watercolourist of his generation’.

Kenneth Macqueen Watercolours

Image: Ricky Swallow Evolution (in order of appearance) 1999 | Cast resin, 4 x 34 x 6 cm . Ipswich Art Gallery Collection. Acquired through the Ipswich Arts Foundation, 2013

Take a second look at some treasures held within the city’s art collection with a selection of works by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Ricky Swallow and Michael Cook.

Works from the Collection

Enter the dazzling world of Light Play where children can explore their artistic potential in an interactive space created especially for them!

Light Play for Kids

Image: Jordana Maisie’s interactive kaleidoscope ‘The Real Thing’

Discover a kaleidoscope of epic proportions! Be mesmerized by the psychedelic imagery of The real thing a human-scaled, interactive kaleidoscope by new media artist Jordana Maisie.

The Real Thing

Image: Michael Zavros Hearth 2010 | Oil on canvas, 103 x 123 cm . Ipswich Art Gallery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the artist and Philip Bacon Galleries, 2010

Take a second look at some treasures held within the city’s art collection with a selection of works by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Ricky Swallow and Michael Cook.

Works from the Collection