Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Project type Learning and Teaching

r e a: NATIVE

11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

From 6 June – 3 August 2024, Griffith University Art Museum hosted ‘r e a: NATIVE’ comprising two interrelated installations delving into the historical and colonial archive. This exhibition coincided with the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) which brings together artists, scientists and scholars from around the world… Read More

Duty of Care

10 - Reduced Inequalities

In the art world, there’s a new emphasis on care, with a focus on gentle attentiveness and good works, and a fear of triggering hurt. Care has become a buzzword and is being used to reset policy and practice. However, too often, the complexity and troublesomeness of care are smoothed… Read More

Australia Awards Fellowship ‘Building capacity for project-ready investment for inclusive climate resilient development (India)’

13 - Climate Action

The Australia Awards Fellowship is a partnership between Griffith University and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) of India to develop technical assistance materials aimed at enhancing project managers’ ability to design investment-ready projects for climate-resilient development. The Fellowship focused on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and disaster risk reduction. By… Read More

Australia Awards South Asia and Mongolia Policy Essentials for Senior Executives (Bhutan) Short Course

16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

The Australia Awards Short Course acknowledges Bhutan as a unique country, guided by its strong cultural principles and focus on national happiness, in addition to sustainable economic development and prosperity. The course was designed to align with the Government of Bhutan’s Thirteenth Five Year Plan and its priorities of developing… Read More

Australia Awards Short Course At the Forefront of Film Screening and Directing

8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Future leaders in Indonesia’s film industry joined Course Leaders Dr Dean Chircop, Associate Professor Maragret McVeigh and Ms Martha Goddard for the short course aimed at promoting Indonesia’s creative industry for economic growth, strengthening participants’ skills in content creation, screenwriting, directing, and producing visual media projects. Key learning objectives included… Read More

QCAD Live Art | Alun Leach-Jones Mural

4 - Quality Education

In 2024 we finalised a six-year-long project to repaint and preserve an artwork that has been in the Griffith University Art Collection since 1979. The second public artwork commissioned by Griffith University, Alun Leach-Jones’s ‘Crossing to Capricorn’ (1979) has been installed in various locations at Brisbane South (Nathan) as the… Read More

Taring Padi: Tanah Tumpah Darah

4 - Quality Education

Local Aboriginal artist collective proppaNOW invited Indonesian artsworker collective Taring Padi to come to Brisbane to collaborate during a month-long residency on the design and execution of a large-scale banner ‘Ngaliya Budjong Djarra’ (Our Mother Earth) 2023-24, which was displayed on the western façade of Griffith University Art Museum (GUAM). Read More