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Heide Museum of Modern Art 2003 Annual Report HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 2003 ANNUAL REPORT Heide Museum of Modern Art HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 2003 ANNUAL REPORTHEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 2003 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS PAGE CONTENTS 1 Mission 3 2 Patrons, Fellows, 4 Board of Directors and Company Members 3 Chairman’s Report 5 4 Operations Report 6 5 Exhibitions and Events 11 6 Acquisitions 13 7 Outward Loans 15 8 Lenders 16 9 Donors and Partners 17 10 Staff and Volunteers 21 11 Financial Statements 23 HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 2003 ANNUAL REPORT MISSION STATEMENT Heide Museum of Modern Art tells the story of modern art in Australia through the heritage of John and Sunday Reed and the unique environment in which they lived. The Museum maintains their philosophy of support for contemporary art. 3 HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 2003 ANNUAL REPORT PATRONS, FELLOWS, FOUNDING PATRON BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sir Rupert Hamer AC KCMG, 1916 – 2004 Trevor Tappenden Chairman AND COMPANY MEMBERS Kerry Gardner Deputy Chairman PATRON Mrs Terry Bracks Dr Janine Burke Craig Kimberley (from December) FELLOWS Bryce Menzies Dr H Norman B Wettenhall AM, 1988 1915 – 2000 Ken Ryan (from December) Georges Mora, 1913 – 1992 1989 David Walsh Maria Prendergast 1990 Baillieu Myer AC 1992 Rob Adams (to March) Loti Smorgon AO 1993 James Colquhoun (to October) Victor Smorgon AO 1993 Michael Roux (to March) Dr Barrett Reid AM, 1926 – 1995 1994 Dr Tom Quirk 1995 COMPANY MEMBERS Maudie Palmer 1997 Helen Alter The Hon. Mr Justice Charles 1998 Ken Cato Christine Collingwood 1999 The Hon. Mr Justice Charles Albert Tucker AO, 1914 – 1999 2000 Joan Clemenger Barbara Tucker 2000 Christine Collingwood Tom Lowenstein 2002 Patricia Cross Janne Faulkner AM Jeff Floyd Julia King Tom Lowenstein Professor Ray Martin Sarah McKay Ian McRae Dr Thomas Quirk Rosemary Simpson Deryk Stephens Chris Thomas 4 HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 2003 ANNUAL REPORT CHAIRMAN’S REPORT During 2003 Heide underwent significant increased to ensure we can continue to transition to re-emerge as a major art operate to the high standards we seek and destination. This was a year full of challenge, which are now expected by the visiting public. change and excitement highlighted by: Support from the public, our sponsors and – the appointment of Lesley Alway as partners, donors, and from the Members Director in August of Heide, has been outstanding, reflecting – confirmation of the New Development our overall improved performance and with revised plans for a new gallery space, the restoring of confidence with our retail shop, art storage, and car park stakeholders. We look forward to this – revision of the plans for the new Education ongoing support and the Board and staff Centre, now to be expanded of Heide are committed to ensuring Heide – achieving critical acclaim for our exhibitions performs as a world class museum. – extraordinary dedication and commitment On behalf of the Board I would like to from our staff and volunteers, to embrace acknowledge the contribution of Warwick these changes and look to the future Reeder, during his seven years as Director of Heide. I also acknowledge our former At the time of this report we are commencing Founding Patron, Sir Rupert Hamer, who the calling of tenders for the new Education recently passed away. He was the instigator Centre/Office accommodation, which are of Heide as a public museum and we are due to be completed by late 2004. We are truly grateful for his foresight and vision. also finalizing the revised plans for the New Development and expect to start work on This has been a demanding year for your the car-park by December this year, with Board and I thank them for their dedication completion of the entire development by and commitment to Heide. I look forward the end of 2005. to their contribution and that of our new directors, as we embark upon another busy In addition to these significant achievements and exciting year. I would also like to our financial performance has also improved. acknowledge the substantial contributions The surplus for the year from ordinary activities of Board members who resigned during is $536,820 compared with a deficit in the 2003: Rob Adams served for six years and prior year of $205,447. However, we recorded James Colquhoun and Michael Roux an operating deficit of $252,825 compared to served for 4 years. a deficit of $803,064 from the previous year. None of this would be possible without There are a number of reasons for this our staff. They have performed in an improvement with increased Government extraordinary fashion to deliver some funding being a significant component. We outstanding exhibitions. Special recognition gratefully acknowledge this support from all is made of our Senior Curator Zara levels of Government which imposes on us Stanhope for her creativity and courage a tremendous responsibility to the people to push the boundaries of Heide’s mission, of Victoria, and all visitors, to provide and deliver a challenging and entertaining access to a cultural experience of the program of exhibitions. highest standards. With the leadership of our new Director Whilst Heide will report total assets of over Lesley Alway, I am confident our exhibition $32 million the cost of maintaining our works program and the overall performance of of art and property and equipment, as well Heide will continue to succeed in all ways. as providing world-class exhibitions, is ever increasing. Revenue and support from non- T W Tappenden 5 government sources must be continually Chairman HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART Douglas Annand The Typist. Cover design for The Home, 2003 ANNUAL REPORT vol 17, no.7, July 1936 1936 collage of rope, beads, pencils, ribbon, cigarette, erasers, coloured paper, matchstick, cut photographs on fabric mounted on card 33.4 x 31.6 cm National Gallery of Australia OPERATIONS REPORT OVERVIEW Visitation to Australian Surrealism exceeded It gives me a great deal of pleasure to budget by 30%, demonstrating not only the report on Heide’s program for 2003. I have integrity and quality of the show, but also enjoyed a very warm welcome since I the success of the highly coordinated joined Heide in August 2003 and would like marketing campaign developed to promote to acknowledge the support of the highly the exhibition. professional and enthusiastic staff and In Heide II, the award winning ‘gallery for Board of Directors, particularly the living’ built for the Reeds in 1964-7, also Chairman Mr Trevor Tappenden. Heide is had a very busy schedule with some pleased to be part of the reinvigoration of notable and some very successful shows of Victoria’s cultural infrastructure that has emerging artists. These included Soft Steel occurred in Melbourne as well as regional – eX de Medici, featuring work by the and metropolitan areas. The Museum will Canberra based artist, and exhibited as maintain its role as one of Victoria’s major part of the 2003 L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion galleries, offering a unique experience of Festival Arts Program. This was followed landscape, art and architecture. by a survey of recent work by Linde Ivimey, Lesley Alway entitled Close to the Bone, Linde Ivimey, Director Sculpture, comprising sculptures created from materials such as chicken bones. EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS This exhibition curated by Kelly Gellatly developed a high level of interest through The main exhibition space, Heide III, word of mouth and street press. Likewise, hosted four major exhibitions during 2003: I heard it on the grapevine… profiled the Douglas Annand: The art of life, A National work of six young artists previously Gallery of Australia Travelling Exhibition, exhibited in artist-run-spaces, so for most from 15 February to 9 June which of these artists it was their first “public showcased one of Australia’s most prolific gallery” exhibition. Contemporary sculpture but lesser known graphic artists of the also featured in Heide II during October 1930s-50s, Douglas Annand. and November as part of the major SUBLIME 25 Years of the Wesfarmers Australian sculpture survey This was the Collection of Australian Art from 21 June future… Exhibitions such as these which to 28 September, featuring works from one profile young artists to a broader audience of the nation’s most extensive corporate are entirely consistent with the philosophy collections of Australian art. of Heide’s benefactors, John and Sunday Reed who were committed to the support This was the future… Australian Sculpture and development of contemporary of the 1950s, 60s, 70s & today from 4 Australian art and design. October to 7 December, the highly acclaimed exhibition curated by Heide’s Senior Curator, Zara Stanhope. Australian Surrealism The Agapitos/Wilson Collection An Art Gallery of South AustraliaTravelling Exhibition, opened on 16 December and continues through to 28 March 2004. 6 HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 2003 ANNUAL REPORT OPERATIONS REPORT continued The final exhibition in Heide II was Judging In addition to its core exhibition program Architecture: Issues, Visions and Triumphs: Heide also ran a spring garden festival Victorian Architecture Awards 1929-2003. during October, Growingrowing Heide, a This exhibition was generated from the range of public and education programs for Royal Australian Institute of Architects’ both students and adults. review of the last 75 years of Victorian Heide progressed its redevelopment plans architecture awards and a reassessment of for both a new Education / Administration the ‘best‘ buildings. It features both Centre and improvements to the visitor and documentation of the original photographs exhibition facilities in Heide III. It is expected of selected buildings as well as the that building work will progress during 2004 rephotographing of each site by Australia’s and 2005 to be finalised in time for a major most noted architectural photographer, exhibition Heide is planning to coincide with John Gollings.
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