Tag: Unlocking the Collection

Photogrammetry: 3D imaging of Fred Embrey’s ceremonial figure

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   6 Mar 2024

As part of QAGOMA’s Digital Transformation Initiative (DTI), the Gallery’s photography team collaborates with conservators, coders and designers in its quest to make the Collection available to everyone. One way the DTI team improves how we understand, care for and represent artworks is through 3D digital capture. Made possible at QAGOMA through the support of…

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We’ve unlocked the Collection

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   28 Apr 2023

QAGOMA’s campaign to ‘Unlock the Collection’ publicly launched in early 2021, with the goal of raising $5 million to increase digital access to the Collection and position the Gallery as leader in digital content creation. In late 2022, the QAGOMA Foundation successfully achieved this fundraising target, thanks to the generous support of more than 660…

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Where to with web3?

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   31 May 2022

That’s a question for 2022 QAGOMA Digital Resident Jessie Hughes. In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns have disrupted how audiences experience art, while the emergence of digital marketplaces and technologies like non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have created new ways for artists to engage with their viewers. In response to these rapidly changing conditions,…

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Unlocking the collection: Project digitise

Posted by QAGOMA   ●   6 Apr 2022

As part of QAGOMA’s Collection Online project, the Gallery joins forces with Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for a new Digital Residency, writes Tonya Turner, that will reveal how digital experiences can best engage virtual and on-the-ground visitors. The residency will break new ground in understanding how visitors engage with art and digital interactives across…

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