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Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2015–16 QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY GALLERY QUEENSLAND ART BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 REPORT ANNUAL OF TRUSTEES BOARD QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY | GALLERY OF MODERN ART QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 REPORT OF THE QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 22 August 2016 The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP Premier and Minister for the Arts Level 15, Executive Building 100 George Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 Dear Premier I am pleased to submit for presentation to the Parliament the Annual Report 2015–2016 and financial statements for the Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees. I certify that this annual report complies with: • the prescribed requirements of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009, and • the detailed requirements set out in the Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies. A checklist outlining the annual reporting requirements can be found at page 70 of this annual report or accessed at qagoma.qld.gov.au/about/our-story/annual-reports. Yours sincerely Professor Susan Street, AO Chair Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees CONTENTS PART A 4 INTRODUCTION 4 Vision 4 Mission 4 Principles 4 Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art 5 Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees 6 CHAIR'S OVERVIEW 8 BACKGROUND 8 Government objectives for the community 8 Strategic Plan 2015–19 9 Operational Plan 2015–16 9 Operating environment 11 2015–16 AT A GLANCE 12 OUTCOMES 12 Performance measures 13 Strategic objectives 25 Acquisitions 46 Exhibitions, loans and publications 57 Statistical summary 58 GOVERNANCE 58 Management and structure 65 Risk management and accountability 66 Human resources 67 GLOSSARY 68 SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 70 COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST PART B 71 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 04 Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2015–16 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Vision To be the leading institution for the contemporary art of Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Mission To engage people with art and artists through memorable and GOMA is the only art museum in Australia to feature purpose- transformative experiences onsite and online. built facilities dedicated to film and the moving image. The Gallery’s Australian Cinémathèque presents retrospective and Principles thematic film programs and exhibitions showcasing the work of influential filmmakers and artists. • Access for all • Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples The Gallery’s Children’s Art Centre is an international leader in developing and exhibiting interactive art projects for • Leadership through research, learning and innovation children and their families, and publishes an award-winning • Commitment to a sustainable, collaborative and inclusive range of books for children, many in collaboration with leading culture Australian and international artists. Queensland Art Gallery | The Gallery publishes a range of research and scholarship on the Collection, exhibitions and artists, accessible via exhibition Gallery of Modern Art catalogues, monographs, books, brochures and the web. Queensland's premier visual arts institution, the Queensland QAGOMA’s public engagement integrates new technologies Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), connects to enhance the visitor experience. Wide-ranging education and people and art through dynamic Australian and international public programs highlight the visual arts as an interconnected exhibitions and programs that showcase works from diverse part of broader culture, relevant to the lives of diverse historical and contemporary artists. audiences, including children, young people and seniors. Two vibrant and accessible galleries in Brisbane’s Cultural Exhibitions, publications, public programs and collecting Precinct at South Bank, the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) practices, all of which form the Gallery’s core business, and the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) offer complementary make art more accessible to Queenslanders, enhance the experiences that enrich the state’s cultural life. visitor experience and encourage the development of a more inclusive community. Established in 1895 as the Queensland National Art Gallery, the institution was housed in temporary premises until The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art is the opening of the QAG building in 1982. GOMA opened in governed by the Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees December 2006. (Board). The Gallery’s Collection (the Collection) comprises more than 17 000 historical and contemporary Australian, Indigenous Australian, Asian, Pacific and international works of art. Since 1993, the Gallery’s flagship project has been the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT), the only major recurring international exhibition series to focus exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and Australia. The APT series has enabled the Gallery to cultivate an internationally significant collection of art from the region and stage Collection-based country-specific exhibitions. QAGOMA generates ongoing regional touring exhibitions and programs, ensuring access to the Collection across the state. The Gallery is committed to profiling Queensland artists and strengthening relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through a dedicated acquisition focus, an exhibition program and public engagement. INTRODUCTION Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2015–16 05 Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees The Board is a statutory body. Its existence, functions and powers are set out in the Queensland Art Gallery Act 1987. Its functions are: (a) to control, manage and maintain the Queensland Art Gallery and each branch thereof and all property in the possession of the Board; (b) to develop the Queensland Art Gallery’s Collection of works of art; (c) to minister to the needs of the community in any or all branches of the visual arts, including by displaying works of art; promoting artistic taste and achievement through the illustration of the history and development of the visual arts; promoting and providing lectures, films, broadcasts, telecasts, publications and other educational or cultural instruction or material; and promoting research; (d) to control and manage all land and premises vested in or placed under the control of the Board; (e) to restore and repair works of art in the possession of the Board; (f) to frame and package, and manufacture display materials for, works of art in the possession of the Board; and (g) to encourage artistic achievement by artists resident in Queensland. For performing its functions, the Board has all the powers of an individual and may, for example, enter into arrangements, agreements, contracts and deeds; acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; engage consultants; appoint agents and attorneys; charge, and fix terms, for goods, services, facilities and information supplied by it; and do anything else necessary or desirable to be done in performing its functions. 06 Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2015–16 CHAIR'S OVERVIEW CHAIR'S OVERVIEW Professor Susan Street, AO Chair, Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees On behalf of the Board, it is my pleasure to present the The Gallery continues to work through its Aboriginal and Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report Torres Strait Islander Engagement Strategy, to deliver a 2015–16. This year, the Gallery staged the eighth in its flagship Reconciliation Action Plan in the coming year. exhibition series, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, and presented a number of significant exhibitions focusing The Children’s Art Centre presented APT8 Kids and on both Queensland and international art. projects with leading Australian artists Robert MacPherson and Ah Xian, while the Australian Cinémathèque screened This report details the progress on the Gallery’s Strategic underground and cult cinema from Japan, a genre focus Plan 2015–19, and looks at how the Queensland Art Gallery | on the Western, and three film programs as part of APT8. Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) continues to create positive outcomes for the people of Queensland. The Gallery delivered touring exhibitions and programs throughout regional Queensland, among them ‘Transparent: The Gallery’s major exhibitions directly stimulate economic Watercolour in Queensland 1850s–1980s’, ‘My Country, growth through cultural tourism. The Gallery fosters innovation I Still Call Australia Home: Contemporary Art from Black by providing a space for creative thinking, inspiration and Queensland’ and ‘Indo Pop: Indonesian Art from APT7’, transformative experiences, and better education outcomes with combined attendances of more than 64 000. by engaging students of all ages and ability with access to cultural learning. It encourages inclusive communities by Under the leadership of President Tim Fairfax, AC, the QAGOMA providing accessible programs that cater to visitors of diverse Foundation continued to strategically strengthen the Collection backgrounds. and provide specific support to programming, publishing and conservation. This year, the second QAGOMA Medal was QAGOMA attracted 1.17 million visitors to its two venues this awarded to Foundation Special Patron Win Schubert, AO, for year, with visitor surveys indicating a 92 per cent satisfaction her exceptional and inspiring contribution to the state art rate with our exhibitions and programs, and a total of 434 Collection. Generous donations and gifts
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