The Noise of Time

About this event

The Noise of Time is on at Ipswich Art Gallery (Darcy Doyle Pl, Ipswich, Queensland, 4305) on Sun 8 Nov 2026.

Tickets and details are on the organiser’s website, linked on this page. Prices listed by the organiser: Price Free. They’re indicative, so check the final price when you book.

The organiser lists these accessibility features for the event: companion card accepted, accessibility information published and tour guides trained in accessibility.

From the organiser

The Noise of Time brings together more than 30 years of Ian Friend's artistic practice. The exhibition includes works from 1993 to work made from his Ipswich studio in 2026.

Throughout his career, Friend has drawn inspiration from literature, poetry, philosophy, music, and the natural world. Presenting works from different stages of his life, the exhibition reflects on the passage of time, connecting the energy and ambition of youth with the insight and experience gained over decades.

Friend's art explores the ways our lives are shaped both by what we gain and what we lose. While we often expect meaning to come from new experiences and achievements, it can also be found in absence, memory, and change. His creative process mirrors these ideas. Over periods that can span months or even years, he embeds ink, gouache, watercolour, and crayon into paper, then removes and reworks these through repeated cycles of building up and erasing. A desire to reinvent and challenge a more traditional practice of works on paper is constant in Friend's work, where paper is not only a base to create on, but intrinsic to the work's state of being.

The venue’s recorded access

Inclusable’s venue database has an entry for Ipswich Art Gallery at this location. It records wheelchair access, step-free entry, accessible toilet and accessible parking. The venue hasn’t confirmed these details. They describe the venue in general, not this particular event.

Not yet recorded for the venue: communication and sensory features such as a hearing loop or quiet hours. We don’t know either way, so it’s worth checking before you go.