Art Walking Tour: First Nations Art on Campus

Join UQ Art Museum during NAIDOC Week 2026 for an art walking tour exploring some of the incredible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks in the UQ Art Collection.  

Hosted by UQ students from the UQ Art Museum team, this tour will explore this year’s NAIDOC Week (5 - 12 July) theme, 50 Years of Deadly, which champions honouring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture and resilience.  

You will visit and learn about artworks located across four locations on the St Lucia campus. All artworks are by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, including Richard Bell, Rosella Namok, Fiona Foley and more. The tour will involve light to moderate walking, with portable stools and wheelchair accessible routes available throughout.  

Tours run for approximately 60 minutes. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visitors are advised that tour discussions and artworks may contain names of people who are deceased. In these circumstances families of the artists have granted permission for these works to be displayed and discussed at UQ St Lucia. 

Location 

Meet us in the foyer outside Bookmark Cafe, Central Library.

Accessibility

The route is wheelchair accessible, and stools are provided. If you have any questions regarding the tour or would prefer more information please contact us at artmuseum@uq.edu.au or 0457 276 954. 

The tour was developed by UQ Student and UQ Art Museum team member, Braelyn Rolfe-Chase.

Image: Richard Bell, 'Me' 2015. Installation view. Collection of the University of Queensland, purchased 2016. Photo: Joe Ruckli.