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ANNUAL REPORT 2019 / 20 COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA NGV ANNUAL REPORT 2019 / 20 COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA NGV INTERNATIONAL 180 St Kilda Road THE IAN POTTER CENTRE: NGV AUSTRALIA Federation Square National Gallery of Victoria PO Box 7259 Melbourne VIC 3004 Australia +61 3 8620 2222 www.ngv.vic.gov.au ISSN: 2206-4982 RESPONSIBLE BODY’S DECLARATION In accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994, I am pleased to present the Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria’s Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2020. Janet Whiting AM President, Council of Trustees 27 August 2020 (cover) KAWS American 1974– GONE 2019 (installation view) patinated and painted bronze 700.0 x 710.5 x 294.0 cm Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, 2020 (2020.177) © KAWS CONTENTS OVERVIEW SUPPORT About the National Gallery of Victoria 5 Affiliated groups 137 President’s foreword 6 2019/20 Donors 140 Director’s review 8 NGV Foundation Members 146 Strategic framework 10 Felton Society Members 154 Report against output targets 11 NGV Life Members 156 Emeritus Trustees and Foundation Board members 157 2019/20 PERFORMANCE REPORT The Felton Bequest 157 Bringing art and design to life 13 Partners 158 Connecting audiences 20 Realising our potential 24 GOVERNANCE Building for the future 26 Council of Trustees 167 Sharing our vision 28 Council Committees and working groups 169 Exhibitions Listing 32 Workforce data 170 Acquisition Listing 36 Organisational structure 173 Publications Listing 64 Other corporate reports 174 Disclosure index 184 2019/20 FINANCIAL REPORT Five-year financial summary 71 Independent audit report 74 Financial statements 76 Notes to the financial statements 82 OVERVIEW ABOUT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA ORIGINS STATE COLLECTION Founded in 1861, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is The State Collection comprises approximately 73,000 works Australia’s oldest public art gallery. illustrating the history and development of Australian, Indigenous and international art, design and architecture in all media. GOVERNANCE The National Gallery of Victoria Act 1966 established the NGV as a PRINCIPAL LOCATIONS statutory authority which currently sits within the Department of The NGV’s St Kilda Road Gallery, designed by Sir Roy Grounds, Jobs, Precincts and Regions. The Act provides for a Council of opened in 1968. Since December 2003 the NGV has operated Trustees with overall responsibility for the Gallery. The Council across two sites – NGV International on St Kilda Road, redesigned reports to the Minister for Creative Industries. by Mario Bellini; and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square, designed by LAB Architecture Studio. COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES FUNCTIONS Section 13 (1) of the National Gallery of Victoria Act provides that ADMISSION the functions of the Council shall be to: Admission to the State Collection is free. Entry fees are charged for some exhibitions. • Control, manage, operate, promote, develop and maintain the National Gallery land. OPENING HOURS NGV International • Maintain, conserve, develop and promote the State 180 St Kilda Road Collection of works of art. Open daily 10am–5pm • Make material within the State Collection available to The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia persons, departments and institutions in such manner and Federation Square subject to such conditions as the Council determines, with a Open daily 10am–5pm view to the most advantageous use of the State Collection. • Conduct public programs and exhibitions of material within the State Collection. • Carry out and make available such other services, including computers and other technologies, and the printing, publication and sale of books, information and reproductions in relation to pictures, works of art and art exhibits as the Council thinks fit. • Assist the promotion, organisation and supervision of art galleries and any body or association established for the promotion of art within Victoria. • Advise the Minister and these organisations on matters of general policy relating to art galleries. • Provide leadership in the provision of art gallery services in Victoria. • Carry out other functions as the Minister from time to time approves. • Carry out any other functions conferred on the Council under this Act. (p. 4) An Auslan-interpreted program As She Appears: The Muse in Art – Subversion, presented in partnership with the Wheeler Centre, and inspired by the exhibitions Olympia: Photographs by Polixeni Papapetrou and Petrina Hicks: Bleached Gothic, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. Photo: Margund Sallowsky © Petrina Hicks. Courtesy of Michael Reid, Sydney; and This Is No Fantasy, Melbourne 5 PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD On behalf of the Council of Trustees of the National Gallery present major international exhibitions, including KAWS: of Victoria, I am pleased to present the Gallery’s 2019/20 Companionship in the Age of Loneliness and Keith Haring | Annual Report. Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines alongside outstanding Australian programming, including Petrina Hicks: Bleached Gothic 2019/20 was a year in which the world felt the impact of and Marking Time: Indigenous Art from the NGV. Preparation also coronavirus (COVID-19). At the NGV this had a significant effect on continued this year on the NGV Triennial, a large-scale celebration our operations, particularly through the period of our closure to the of the best of contemporary international art and design, which is public from mid March through to late June. However, our scheduled to open in December 2020. organisation rose to the challenge of finding innovative ways of presenting a broad range of programming that engaged our An ongoing focus during the year has been the continuation of community in meaningful experiences and provided vital social planning for the delivery of NGV Contemporary – a new dedicated connections during this time. The period of public closure due to gallery for contemporary art and design that will be the cornerstone coronavirus allowed us to adjust and grow our digital offering and of the Melbourne Arts Precinct. Following from the Victorian presence, to which audiences responded with great enthusiasm. Government’s commitment in 2018, the NGV has been working This achievement has demonstrated the ability of the NGV to adapt with key stakeholders to advance this exciting project. We also to a challenging global situation and to excel during uncertainty extend thanks to the Victorian Government for their commitment to and change. facilitating major building improvements that will reduce the NGV’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Greener Government Buildings The year was guided by the NGV strategic direction 2019–2022. program aims to improve the energy efficiency of existing Throughout the year, the Gallery attracted more than two million government buildings. Through this program, the NGV has been visitors to diverse exhibitions and programs. Our programming able to undertake a number of initiatives that will have a significant enriched visitor experiences physically and virtually with our effect on our energy usage. audience engagement and learning initiatives that offered opportunities for people to interact, learn, create and be immersed The growth of the NGV Collection and our exhibition and in the world of art and design. The NGV continued to develop and programming schedule has been enabled by the generosity of the 6 philanthropic community. I thank all our supporters, donors and I would also like to express my sincere thanks to my fellow artists who, through the donation of funds or works of art, have Trustees, Professor Su Baker AM, Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM, enriched the NGV’s holdings and supported specific projects. Leigh Clifford AO, Didier Elzinga, Lisa Gay, Corbett Lyon, Rachael There were many important donations made during this period, Neumann and Andrew Penn. I would also like to acknowledge and a full list of 2019/20 donors can be found on page 140. We Michael Ullmer AO, who retired from the Council in May 2020, for want to really thank the community for their continued support and his valued contribution and service. loyalty, even through this challenging and unusual period. We are very grateful. The Council Committees also contribute enormously to the NGV and I would like to thank the external members who volunteered Our success is greatly attributed to the significant support received their time and expertise: Caroline Coops, Sarah Lowe and Bronwyn from our many friends, volunteers, donors, Members and Ross on the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee; on the Corporate Partners. I sincerely acknowledge the support of the Investment Committee, Chris Pidcock, Andrew Sisson AO and NGV Women’s Association chaired by Maria Smith, and the NGV Michael Ullmer AO; Chris Thomas AM on the Remuneration and Voluntary Guides chaired by Dorothy Bennett. I also acknowledge Nominations Committee; and Louise Tegart on the Victorian the support of the NGV Business Council and thank outgoing Chair Foundation for Living Australian Artists Committee. Gerard Dalbosco for his service. I acknowledge the NGV Foundation Board’s Chairman Leigh The legacy of the Felton Bequest continues to be felt through its Clifford AO and board members who served during the year: transformative influence on the development of the Collection. President Hugh Morgan AC, Norman Bloom, Paul Bonnici, Bill I would like to thank the Felton Bequests’ Committee, chaired by Bowness