Reconciliation Action Plan

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Reconciliation Action Plan 55 RESPECT Acquired for the Collection in 2019 with support from the QAGOMA Foundation’s Contemporary Patrons, RE FORMATION 2016–19 by Quandamooka artist Megan Cope speaks to the visibility of First Australian histories. This installation of cast-concrete oyster shells forms a midden, an accumulation of shells and debris. Similar structures were visible along the waterways of south- east Queensland until the area was colonised and the shells were broken down for use in construction. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures, lands, knowledge systems, histories and rights are important to QAGOMA. QAGOMA acknowledges and respects Australia’s First Peoples as the original creative and visual artists of this land. Building respect between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians will ensure that Indigenous art and cultures are valued into the future and appropriately represented in the QAGOMA Collection, and in the Gallery’s policies, programs and business activities. QAGOMA is committed to providing a respectful and culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visitors, employees and contractors. Opposite: Vernon Ah Kee , Kuku Yalanji/Waanyi/Yidinyji/Guugu Yimithirr peoples / Unwritten #4 2017 / Purchased 2017 with funds from the Contemporary Patrons through the QAGOMA Foundation / © Vernon Ah Kee/Copyright Agency, 2022 Indigenous Advisory Panel Chair Avril Quaill (left) with Quandamooka artist Megan Cope in front of RE FORMATION 2016–19 (Purchased 2019 with funds from the Contemporary Patrons through the QAGOMA Foundation) in the exhibition ‘Water’, GOMA / Photograph: Natasha Harth / Artwork © Megan Cope