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Annual Report 2012–13 2012–13 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT 2012–13 ANNUAL REPORT 2012–13 The National Gallery of Australia is a Commonwealth (cover) authority established under the National Gallery Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri Act 1975. Pintupi people Untitled (Rain Dreaming at Nyunmanu) 1994 (detail) The vision of the National Gallery of Australia is to be synthetic polymer paint on linen an inspiration for the people of Australia. 152 x 183 cm purchased with funds from the Honorary Exhibition Circle The Gallery’s governing body, the Council of the National Patrons, 2013 Gallery of Australia, has expertise in arts administration, © the estate of the artist represented by Aboriginal Artists Agency corporate governance, administration and financial and business management. (back cover) In 2012–13, the National Gallery of Australia received Korewori caves an appropriation from the Australian Government East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea totalling $49.219 million (including an equity injection Hunter’s helper figure (Aripa) c 1480–1670 of $16.392 million for development of the national wood, ochre art collection), raised $23.573 million, and employed 174.3 x 6.5 x 32 cm 252 full-time equivalent staff. purchased 2011 © National Gallery of Australia 2013 ISSN 1323 5192 All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Produced by the Publishing Department of the National Gallery of Australia Edited by Eric Meredith Designed by Carla Da Silva Index by Sherrey Quinn Printed by New Millennium National Gallery of Australia GPO Box 1150 Canberra ACT 2601 nga.gov.au/AboutUs/Reports 30 September 2013 Senator the Hon George Brandis QC Attorney-General Minister for the Arts Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Minister On behalf of the Council of the National Gallery of Australia, I have pleasure in submitting to you, for presentation to each House of Parliament, the National Gallery of Australia’s Annual Report covering the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013. This report is submitted to you in accordance with the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 and the National Gallery Act 1975. The Performance Report has been prepared consistent with the Commonwealth Authorities (Annual Reporting) Orders 2011. The financial statements were prepared in accordance with the Finance Minister’s Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. Yours sincerely Allan Myers AO, QC Chairman of Council NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2012–13 3 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 7 Chairman’s foreword 9 Director’s report 13 Agency overview 21 Accountability and management 24 PERFORMANCE REPORT 29 Performance summary 30 Report against Strategic Plan 33 GOAL 1 Develop, preserve and protect an outstanding national art collection 34 GOAL 2 Increase engagement with the national art collection and Gallery exhibitions and programs 45 GOAL 3 Maximise support for Gallery operations and plans 60 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 69 4 APPENDICES 105 APPENDIX 1 Council of the National Gallery of Australia 106 APPENDIX 2 Management structure 109 APPENDIX 3 Staff and volunteers 110 APPENDIX 4 Exhibitions and new displays 114 APPENDIX 5 Publications 120 APPENDIX 6 Attendances 123 APPENDIX 7 Website visitation 124 APPENDIX 8 Sponsors 126 APPENDIX 9 Acquisitions 128 APPENDIX 10 Outward loans 189 APPENDIX 11 Inward loans 196 APPENDIX 12 Agency resource statement 201 APPENDIX 13 Compliance index and contact officers 202 INDEX 203 NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2012–13 5 INTRODUCTION National Gallery of Australia Council 2012–13: (left to right) Mr Warwick Hemsley, Mrs Catherine Harris AO, PSM, Mr John Hindmarsh AM, Mrs Jeanne Pratt AC, Dr Ron Radford AM (Director), Mr Allan Myers AO, QC (Chairman), Mr John Calvert-Jones AM, The Hon Mrs Ashley Dawson-Damer, Mr Tim Fairfax AM (Deputy Chairman), Mrs Jane Hylton, Mr Callum Morton 8 CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD In my first report as Chairman of the National I would also like to acknowledge the extraordinary Gallery of Australia, I would like to acknowledge efforts of the Director, Ron Radford AM, along the contribution of interim chairman Tim Fairfax with the Gallery’s committed staff and volunteers. AM and my colleagues on the National Gallery On behalf of the Council, I express our sincere of Australia Council in what has been another appreciation for what has been another year of year of significant achievement. I would especially significant achievement for the National Gallery like to thank long-serving Council member of Australia. John Calvert-Jones AM, whose six-year term concluded on 28 October 2012. The many achievements during the year included the strategically focused development of the national collection of works of art, successful fundraising to support our programs and collection building, commencement of implementation of our ambitious Digital Art Education and Access Initiative and successful delivery of a busy program Allan Myers AO, QC of exhibitions and other public programs. Chairman of Council The achievements of this active year would not have been possible without the generosity of our many donors, benefactors and sponsors. On behalf of the National Gallery of Australia Council, I would like to thank them all for their outstanding support. On behalf of the Council, I would also like to acknowledge the support of the Hon Simon Crean MP and the Hon Tony Burke MP, Ministers for the Arts, during the year and the officials of the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport. NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2012–13 9 JMW Turner’s Rome, from the Vatican. Raffaelle, accompanied by La Fornarina, preparing his pictures for the decoration of the Loggia installed in Turner from the Tate: the Making of a Master at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 30 July 2013. 10 Visitors to Turner from the Tate: the Making of a Master marvel at JMW Turner’s A disaster at sea c 1835, 1 August 2012. NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2012–13 11 Dr Ron Radford and Tim Fairfax in the Toulouse-Lautrec family activity room, 13 December 2012. Visitors to Toulouse-Lautrec: Paris and the Moulin Rouge with Toulouse-Lautrec’s Respite during the masked ball c 1899, La Goulue entering the Moulin Rouge 1892 and L’Assommoir 1900, 13 December 2012. 12 DIRECTOR’S REPORT The 2012–13 financial year has been one of Canberra centenary considerable achievement and consolidation for the National Gallery of Australia. The Gallery planned a diverse program to celebrate Canberra’s centenary year in 2013. In addition We celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of to our usual summer blockbuster, this year’s was our opening, staged back-to-back blockbuster Toulouse-Lautrec: Paris and the Moulin Rouge, exhibitions for the first time, as well as several we introduced a winter blockbuster, Turner from equally ground-breaking smaller exhibitions, and the Tate: The Making of a Master. This is the first made preparations for the great survey exhibition time we have mounted back-to-back blockbuster of Australian art at the Royal Academy of Arts in exhibitions. Both proved very successful. London, for which the Gallery has partnered with the Royal Academy. This year’s Enlighten festival, held in March, coincided with Canberra’s birthday long Our visionary commitment to building the weekend. The Gallery celebrated by extending collection continued this year with the filling of opening hours and lighting our external many significant gaps with key acquisitions across walls with large-scale projections of works by all collecting areas. We also began implementing Toulouse -Lautrec. We also transformed our our Strategic Plan 2012–16, including our ambitious main road into a Parisian promenade, drawing new digital strategy, and advanced designs for 6500 visitors over the weekend. our Stage 2 building project. We continued our The Gallery extended its centenary activities successful fundraising activities and delivered beyond the national capital with the gift to another busy and stimulating year of educational the nation of the travelling exhibition Capital and other public programs. and country: the Federation years 1900–1914. We launched the show in Darwin in May. It will LANDMARK CELEBRATIONS tour throughout 2013 and 2014, reaching most states in Australia. National Gallery of Australia turns 30 We also increased the number of exhibitions The Gallery celebrated its thirtieth birthday touring around Australia for the centenary year. on 12 October 2012. To mark the occasion, I accepted a longstanding invitation to address FUNDRAISING the National Press Club. This was an opportunity to highlight the Gallery’s many achievements The Gallery continues to be a very effective over the past thirty years and to outline our plans fundraiser. It is not easy for Canberra-based for the future, focusing on our proposed Stage 2 institutions to raise money but this year we have building project, incorporating the Centre for raised nearly $13 million in sponsorship and Australian Art, and our new digital strategy. donations of cash and works of art. This includes My address and the following question time a record of approximately $4.5 million in were broadcast nationally by the Australian sponsorship. In addition, our commercial Broadcasting Corporation. operations earned an impressive $12.7 million for the Gallery from sources that included We also introduced the Robert Hughes Memorial merchandising, catering, venue hire and exhibition Lecture Series to commemorate the famous admission. Overall, two-fifths of our income is Australian art writer and critic who died in now self-generated, which is unusually high for August 2012. Neil MacGregor, Director of the a Canberra-based institution. British Museum, delivered the inaugural lecture. NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2012–13 13 COLLECTION BUILDING Sydney in about 1815 to our small but high-quality collection of colonial furniture from New South It has been a remarkably important year for Wales.
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