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Annual Report 2014-15 QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY GALLERY QUEENSLAND ART BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15 REPORT ANNUAL OF TRUSTEES BOARD QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY | GALLERY OF MODERN ART QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15 REPORT OF THE QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 18 September 2015 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 8 Strategic Plan 2014–19 9 Operational Plan 2014–15 9 Operating environment 10 OUTCOMES 10 Collection and exhibitions 16 Audiences and engagement 21 Partnerships and practices 26 Acquisitions 41 Exhibitions 47 Outgoing loans 49 Publications 53 Statistical summary 54 PROPOSED FORWARD OPERATIONS 54 Operational Plan 2015–16 55 GOVERNANCE 55 Management and structure 61 Risk management and accountability 62 Human resources 63 GLOSSARY 64 FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2014–15 66 COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST PART B 69 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2014–15 04 Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2014–15 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 QAGOMA generates ongoing regional touring exhibitions and transformative experiences onsite and online. programs, ensuring access to the Collection across the state. The Gallery is committed to profiling Queensland artists and Principles strengthening relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through a dedicated acquisition focus, • Access for all an exhibition program and public engagement strategies. • Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples GOMA is the only art museum in Australia to feature • Leadership through research, learning and innovation purpose-built facilities dedicated to film and the moving • Commitment to a sustainable, collaborative and inclusive image. The Gallery’s Australian Cinémathèque curatorial culture department presents retrospective and thematic film programs and exhibitions showcasing the work of influential Queensland Art Gallery | filmmakers and artists, and collects significant works of film, Gallery of Modern Art video and new media. The Gallery’s Children’s Art Centre is an international leader Queensland's premier visual arts institution, the Queensland in developing and exhibiting interactive art projects for Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), connects children and their families, and publishes an award-winning people and art through a dynamic program of Australian and range of books for children, many in collaboration with leading international exhibitions and programs that showcase works Australian and international artists. from a diverse range of historical and contemporary artists. The Gallery publishes a range of research and scholarship on Two vibrant and accessible galleries in Brisbane’s Cultural the Collection, exhibitions and artists, accessible via exhibition Precinct at South Bank, the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) catalogues, books, brochures and websites. and the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) offer complementary experiences that enrich the state’s cultural life. QAGOMA presents engaging public programs, integrating new technologies to enhance the visitor experience. Wide- Established in 1895 as the Queensland National Art Gallery, ranging education and public programs highlight the visual the institution was housed in temporary premises until the arts as an interconnected part of broader culture, relevant opening of the QAG building at South Bank in 1982. GOMA to the lives of diverse audiences, including children, young opened in December 2006. people and seniors. The Gallery’s Collection (the Collection) comprises more than Exhibitions, publications, public programs and collecting 16 000 historical and contemporary Australian, Indigenous practices, all of which form the Gallery’s core business, Australian, Asian, Pacific and international works of art. make art more accessible to Queenslanders, enhance visitor The Gallery’s flagship project is the Asia Pacific Triennial experience and help define the community. of Contemporary Art (APT), the only major recurring international exhibition series to focus exclusively on the The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art is contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and Australia. ‘The 8th governed by the Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT8) will be (Board). presented from November 2015 to April 2016. The APT series has enabled the Gallery to cultivate an internationally significant collection of art from the region and stage country-specific exhibitions drawn from its Collection, including ‘The China Project’ (2009), ‘Unnerved: The New Zealand Project’ (2010) and ‘We can make another future: Japanese Art since 1989’, on display until September 2015. INTRODUCTION Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2014–15 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 (the Act). The Board’s functions include: (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 2014–15 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 This year saw the Gallery implement a new Aboriginal and Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report Torres Strait Islander Engagement Strategy, and enter the 2014–15. This year marks the first of our new Strategic Plan, first stages of a comprehensive review of digital engagement, a document that took shape through close consultation which included the launch of an entirely refreshed, responsive between the Gallery’s Board, management and staff. The website in June. resulting plan articulates the Gallery’s vision to be the leading institution for the contemporary art of Australia, Asia and the The Gallery realised its touring ambitions with the staging of Pacific, and lays the groundwork for continued innovation. This the landmark Collection exhibition ‘My Country: Contemporary report details the first concrete outcomes of the new plan and Art from Black Australia’ at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o progress on ongoing projects, as well as how the Queensland Tāmaki. Meanwhile, Yayoi Kusama’s project for the Children’s Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) has contributed Art Centre The obliteration room 2002 – present was staged in to positive outcomes for Queensland. Asia, Latin American and New York, as well as being revisited at GOMA. Children’s Art Centre projects this year included The Gallery’s major exhibitions directly stimulate economic Jemima Wyman’s ‘Pattern Bandits’ and Robert MacPherson’s growth through cultural tourism. We foster innovation ‘Swags and Swamp Rats’. The Australian Cinémathèque by providing a space for creative thinking, inspiration and presented major programs coinciding with the ‘Harvest’ and transformative experiences. Better education outcomes ‘David Lynch’ exhibitions and ongoing programs of acclaimed are addressed through the Gallery’s direct integration with and rarely-seen film from around the world. the curriculum across all teaching levels. We support all Queenslanders and encourage inclusive communities by Regional Queensland received tours of work by celebrated providing accessible programs that cater to visitors of diverse Chinese-Australian ceramicist Ah Xian, a survey of backgrounds and all levels of ability. international photography and a comprehensive examination of watercolour painting in the state. These exhibitions, along with QAGOMA attracted 1.15 million visitors to its two venues this an extensive regional and remote tour of Jemima Wyman’s year, with visitor surveys indicating a 95.5 percent satisfaction ‘Pattern Bandits’ and several focus workshops, attracted more rate with our exhibitions and programs. Ticketed exhibition than 56 000 Queenslanders to 70 venues.
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