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Art Gallery of Ballarat Annual Report 09-1008 09 Annual Report Art Gallery of Ballarat Annual Report 09-1008 09 Annual Report 2008/09 and 2009/10 ISSN 0726-5530 Chairman’s Report ........................................................................................4 Art Gallery of Ballarat 40 Lydiard Street North Director’s Report ...........................................................................................6 Ballarat Victoria 3350 T 03 5320 5858 Association Report .......................................................................................8 F 03 5320 5791 Women’s Association Report ..............................................................10 [email protected] www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au Volunteer Guides Report .......................................................................11 Acquisitions .................................................................................................13 Outward Loans..............................................................................................33 Exhibitions ....................................................................................................39 Public Programs .........................................................................................43 Education Visits and Programs ...........................................................46 Donations, Gifts, and Bequests .........................................................51 Adopt an Artwork .......................................................................................51 Gallery Staff and Volunteers ..............................................................53 Board Members ..........................................................................................54 Budget Summaries ...................................................................................56 Cover image: detail of gallery facade, August 2009. Image left: Art Gallery of Ballarat facade undergoing restoration, July 2009. Photographs by Ian Wilson Photography. Vision Utilising our exceptional collection of works of art, and the creative skills, energy and generosity of spirit of our staff and volunteers, we will create a space where all people who visit will be inspired by the arts. Image: Restored facade of the Art Gallery of Ballarat, 2011. Photograph: Brenda Wellman 3 Chairman’s Report Art Gallery of Ballarat Board of Management This Report is a ‘bumper’ edition, reporting as it does over 26 August 2008 to the public of Ballarat on a free entry basis. The insight, enthusiasm and creativity contributed by my to the Board ceased just after the end of the financial year two financial years (2008/09 and 2009/10). A glance at the An exhilarating two days followed, with over 6000 people fellow Board members and their ongoing support over with the change of governance model. Her extraordinary exhibitions schedule and list of acquisitions for this period streaming through the spaces, not only experiencing the this period have made possible the Gallery’s projects and dedication has assured the Gallery’s prominent position in reveals the strength and sense of purpose demonstrated by visual splendour of the Gallery collection but also singing, their results. The community is fortunate that our Gallery the heritage and education sectors: thank you Anne. Gallery Director Gordon Morrison. Any visitor to one of the debating, sculpting, hair art and much more. These were just has been able to draw upon their collective experience as 60+ shows presented over the 24 month period covered some of the means by which they could engage with the stewards of the Gallery and to these Board members I say Gordon Morrison’s leadership in the midst all these projects, by this report would not have failed to respond to the visual arts. ‘thank you’. I also acknowledge ex officio Board member, any one of which would have been a demanding on its experience in some way, whether it was to feel challenged, own, has been remarkable. Gordon has steered the Gallery Dr Loris Button - this was a momentous period of activity for delighted or simply inspired. In 2009 the Gallery celebrated its 125th year of existence as through this busy time, continuing to deliver a fabulous the Association and without her considered leadership as a collecting institution and the Mayor Cr Judy Verlin hosted program and the Gallery’s vision. Well done Gordon and a President, progress could not have been made at this pace. What is remarkable is that Gordon’s delivery of the Gallery a City reception where she paid tribute to the work of the sincere ‘thank you’ to the Gallery team, to the Association, programme occurred in a roller coaster period that Association’s previous stewardship of the Gallery and its friends and volunteers. included both a physical and an intangible ‘reconstruction.’ assets. Gallery Association President Loris Button spoke on Board members whose service ended over this period The first of these was a major restoration of the Gallery’s behalf of the Association, giving a fascinating insight into include Mr Brian Hay, Cr Cheryl Bromfield, Cr Peter Innes and Sari Baird wonderful high Victorian façade, jointly funded by the past Association luminaries. Ms Debbie Hill. I must single out one recently retired Board Chair Victorian government and the City of Ballarat. The result has member, Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter. Anne’s 13 years of service reinstated the Gallery as a magnificent tawny hued temple In 2009 the age of the Gallery’s collection prompted a to the arts in the centre of Ballarat’s prestige business Foundation-led initiative that resonated successfully and district. profoundly with the community. The Adopt an Artwork program has raised funds that have enabled us to restore The second ‘reconstruction’ involved the implementation frames on some of the Gallery’s signature pieces and of a new governance model. By the end of the 2009/10 also to carry out repair works on paintings that had been financial year this work was all but complete and this is donated to the collection but which were in need of urgent the last Annual Report tabled by the Gallery under its conservation and repair. It is hard to adequately express our Board of Management model. All parties agreed on a more appreciation for the generosity of the donors whose funds appropriate model for the Gallery which was established have made possible the return of some much-loved works (just after the end of the financial year 2009/10) as a not for to a condition which displays their attributes. profit company with charitable status. In a neat parallel with the construction work on the façade, this architecture is All of the above would not have been possible without the expected to provide an enduring foundation that will serve financial support of the City of Ballarat. I believe the intensity the Gallery and its community over the next 125 years and of the City’s involvement and interest in the Gallery over beyond. the years covered by this report has been unparalleled and, on behalf of the Board, I express our appreciation to the In the early phases of this process, the Gallery was also asked Mayor Cr Judy Verlin, CEO Mr Anthony Schinck, and Council to consider its position on free entry and on a name change. executives including Mr George Sossi and his team, and The Art Gallery of Ballarat opened its doors on Mr Ron Egeberg. Image: entry Launch of free the Art to Gallery 2008 of Ballarat, August 4 5 Director’s Report 2009/10 was the first complete year of ‘free entry’ and it has In Your Face! Cartoons about Politics and Society 1760-2010 The Adopt an Artwork Program, launched at the beginning of Permit me to conclude by thanking all of the members of been gratifying to see that the momentum gained in 2008 sought to celebrate a wonderful but little-known area in 2009, continued to gather strength during this period and I the Board and all members of staff for their work on behalf has been sustained, in terms not just of numbers of people the Gallery collection, presenting more than 300 cartoons, am delighted to be able to say that to date nearly $190,000 of the Gallery during the period. It has been a very good through the front door, but of the enjoyment of those who 95 percent of which came from this holding. The show has has been contributed to the conservation of a wide range year, with the promise of even better things to come. came. enabled a large part of this collection to be catalogued and of works of art. Some rooms of the gallery have been utterly new acquisitions to be made, including some wonderful transformed - the Oddie Gallery being a case in point. There Gordon Morrison, Director This was a time of very diverse exhibition programming. gifts from several artists. is now a full schedule of conservation treatments planned Early on the Art Gallery of Ballarat played host to two very for the next 12 months. This program may well be the most different touring exhibitions - the Hans Heysen Retrospective The past year has seen some wonderful new acquisitions successful sponsored art conservation project ever launched from the Art Gallery of South Australia and Great Collections coming in from a range of sources including The Ferry in Australia. from Museums and Galleries NSW. We broke our convention Foundation, the Colin Hicks Caldwell, Maude Glover Fleay, about limiting the numbers of touring exhibitions because Joe White, and Hilton White Bequests. Significant gifts these two shows were simply too good to miss out on. also came through the Cultural Gifts Program. The Maude The latter exhibition, which
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