Arrive in Brisbane on suggested Qantas flights and make your way to the hotel. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including a private transfer to the hotel and pre-tour accommodation.

At 4:00pm meet tour leader Julie Ewington and fellow travellers for a welcome briefing at the hotel before enjoying a private, after-hours visit to Philip Bacon Galleries. Meet the gallery’s owner and learn about the renowned commercial gallery, which plays a vital educational role in the thriving Brisbane art landscape by exhibiting some of the country’s most celebrated established and contemporary artists, including Fred Williams.

This evening, enjoy a special welcome dinner at one of Brisbane’s fine dining establishments.

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Begin the morning with a talk by Julie, then transfer to the University of Queensland’s Art Museum for a guided tour. The current major exhibition, Occurrent Affair, is by Brisbane’s renowned Aboriginal artist collective proppaNOW.

After lunch, continue to Griffith University Art Museum, situated in one of Australia’s oldest continuing art schools in its Southbank campus. Enjoy a guided tour of Turbulent Water, the first Australian solo exhibition of works by acclaimed contemporary Canadian Indigenous artist Rebecca Belmore.

Continue to West End for a private visit to Milani Gallery, which represents a number of outstanding Australian contemporary art, situated in an elegant warehouse space recently reworked by award-winning local architects Vokes and Peters.

Return to the hotel and enjoy the evening at leisure.

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After a talk by Julie, spend the morning exploring Fortitude Valley and New Farm’s wealth of innovative commercial galleries, stopping in at leading galleries representing and exhibiting a diverse range of Australian and international artists. Then, enjoy some free time to wander through the area at your own pace.

In the afternoon, explore QAGOMA with Julie, who is the former head of the gallery’s Australian Art department, and learn about the institution’s history and architecture. Enjoy some free time to explore the collection or visit Seeing and Being Seen, a major retrospective of Sydney-based photographer William Yang.

Then, enjoy an exclusive, after-hours tour of the gallery’s special winter exhibition, European Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Revel in over 500 years of artistic excellence, including works from Fra Angelico, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer and van Gogh, and uncover new aspects of these iconic works on a private tour led by one of the curators.

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This morning, discover The Paint Factory at Yeronga, a collaborative arts village that is home to the studios of leading contemporary artists, including Gordon Hookey, Judy Watson, Richard Bell and Dale Harding. More than twenty established and emerging artists are based at the community space, located in a former paint-manufacturing facility.

Return to the hotel for some time at leisure, before enjoying a visit of a private collection with an exclusive opportunity to meet the passionate collectors.

Tonight, enjoy a special farewell dinner with Julie and fellow travellers at one of Brisbane’s acclaimed restaurants.

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Tour arrangements conclude after breakfast. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including additional nights’ accommodation either before or after the tour, a room category upgrade and travel insurance (highly recommended).

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