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Annual Report 2008–09 Annu Al Repor T 20 08–0 9 ANNUAL REPORT 2008–09 ANNUAL REPORT 2008–09 REPORT ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT 2008–09 The National Gallery of Australia is a Commonwealth authority established under the National Gallery Act 1975. The vision of the National Gallery of Australia is the cultural enrichment of all Australians through access to their national art gallery, the quality of the national collection, the exceptional displays, exhibitions and programs, and the professionalism of Gallery staff. The Gallery’s governing body, the Council of the National Gallery of Australia, has expertise in arts administration, corporate governance, administration and financial and business management. In 2008–09, the National Gallery of Australia received an appropriation from the Australian Government totalling $78.494 million (including an equity injection of $4 million for development of the national collection and $32.698 million for Stage 1 of the building extension project), raised $19.32 million, and employed 256.4 full- time equivalent staff. © National Gallery of Australia 2009 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 Printed by Blue Star Print, Canberra National Gallery of Australia GPO Box 1150 Canberra ACT 2601 nga.gov.au/reports (cover) Conrad Martens Campbell’s Wharf 1857 (detail) watercolour, with touches of gum arabic, on thick white wove paper image 46 x 66 cm sheet 46 x 66 cm National Gallery of Australia, Canberra purchased 2009 September 2009 The Hon Peter Garrett AM, MP Minister for the Environment, Heritage and 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 2008 to 30 June 2009. This report is submitted to you in accordance with theCommonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 and the National Gallery Act 1975. The Performance Report has been prepared consistent with the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (Report of Operations) Orders 2008. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Finance Minister’s Orders made under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. Yours sincerely Rupert Myer AM Chairman of Council NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2008–09 1 CONTENTS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 1 CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD 5 DIRECTOR’S REPORT 6 CORPORATE OVERVIEW 9 PERFORMANCE REPORT 2008–09 15 Outcome and Outputs 16 Report against Strategic Plan 2007–10 18 GOAL 1 Build and maintain an outstanding national art collection 19 GOAL 2 Increase the audience for and engagement with the exhibitions and programs of the National Gallery of Australia 28 GOAL 3 Create a welcoming and engaging visitor experience 41 GOAL 4 Secure and strategically manage resources to support Gallery operations and activities 44 GOAL 5 Provide a safe and productive working environment for all staff appropriate to the Australian Public Sector and art museum standards 47 GOAL 6 Ensure the highest standards of corporate governance 52 GOAL 7 Build productive relationships with Government and other stakeholders 53 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 55 2 APPENDICES 91 APPENDIX 1 Council of the National Gallery of Australia 92 APPENDIX 2 Management structure at 30 June 2009 95 APPENDIX 3 Staff of the National Gallery of Australia at 30 June 2009 96 APPENDIX 4 Agency Resource Statement and Resource for Outcomes 2008–09 99 APPENDIX 5 Acquisitions 2008–09 100 APPENDIX 6 Total acquisitions including purchases and gifts 2003–04 to 2008–09 133 APPENDIX 7 Exhibitions and new displays shown at the National Gallery of Australia 2008–09 134 APPENDIX 8 Attendances 2003–04 to 2008–09 135 APPENDIX 9 Travelling exhibitions 2008–09 136 APPENDIX 10 Outward loans to exhibitions—Australia and international 142 APPENDIX 11 Inward loans 150 APPENDIX 12 Outward loans including travelling exhibitions 2003–04 to 2008–09 154 APPENDIX 13 National Gallery of Australia sponsors 2008–09 155 APPENDIX 14 National Gallery of Australia volunteers at 30 June 2009 157 APPENDIX 15 Publications of the National Gallery of Australia 2008–09 159 APPENDIX 16 Website visitation 161 APPENDIX 17 Consultants 2008–09 163 APPENDIX 18 Compliance index and contact officers 165 INDEX 166 NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2008–09 3 National Gallery of Australia Council as at 30 June 2009: (left to right) Mrs Roslynne Bracher AM, Mr Rupert Myer AM, Mr Charles Curran AC, Mr John Calvert-Jones AM, Dr Ron Radford AM, Mr Warwick Hemsley, the Hon Mrs Ashley Dawson-Damer, the Hon Ian Callinan AC, QC, Mrs Roslyn Packer AO 4 CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD The year under review was one of significant The Council acknowledges with appreciation the achievement for the National Gallery of Australia, ongoing support of the Australian Government despite the challenges associated with remaining through the Hon Peter Garrett AM, MP, Minister open to the public while undertaking the most for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, and extensive building program since the opening in officials of the Department of the Environment, 1982. Water, Heritage and the Arts. Among the Gallery’s many achievements in the I would especially also like to acknowledge the year was a record level of support for development extraordinary efforts of Director Ron Radford of the national collection, with donations of more AM and the Gallery’s committed and talented than $10 million in cash and in kind being received. staff and, on behalf of the Council, express my Many outstanding works of art were gifted to or sincere appreciation for another year of significant acquired for the national collection and the Gallery achievement. The Gallery is poised to transform presented a full program of exhibitions and other itself into a multi-visit gallery and an exciting public activities at the Gallery in Canberra and centre for the visual arts as the major extension around the country. Substantial progress with the nears completion and more of the outstanding extension to the building was achieved and access collection is placed on permanent display. to the national collection was enhanced through exhibitions, loans, publications and online services. These achievements were in large measure dependent on the support of our many new and continuing donors, benefactors, corporate sponsors, Gallery members and volunteers and, on behalf of the National Gallery of Australia Council, Rupert Myer AM I thank them all for their outstanding support. I also acknowledge the work of the National Gallery of Australia Foundation in the achievement of a record level of support for collection development and, in particular, the leadership provided by Chairman Mr Charles Curran AC and the Board of the Foundation. The efforts and achievements of the Gallery were also assisted by my colleagues on the Gallery Council, and I would like to acknowledge their enthusiastic and committed contribution, and I welcome Mr Callum Morton who joined the Council in May 2009. Mr Charles Curran AC continued as Deputy Chairman of the Council and as Chair of the Building Committee, as well as Chairman of the National Gallery of Australia Foundation. Mrs Roslyn Packer AO continued as Chair of the Acquisitions Committee and Mr Warwick Hemsley as Chair of the Finance, Risk Management and Audit Committee. NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2008–09 5 DIRECTOR’S REPORT The year 2008–09 has been a year of major and value of works gifted. Many gaps have been accomplishment for the National Gallery of strategically filled. Australia, with a number of record-breaking achievements. Beginning with Australian art, our growing collection of early Colonial art was greatly This financial year, the Gallery staged Australia’s enhanced by the acquisition of a Turneresque first ever Edgar Degas exhibition. It was entitled masterpiece in watercolour by Conrad Martens. It Degas: master of French art. For this exhibition, is of Campbell’s Wharf, Sydney Harbour, and was the Gallery gathered works by this remarkable commissioned in 1857 by the merchant–grazier artist and pioneer of later nineteenth-century Campbell family of Sydney and the Canberra painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture region. It came directly from a Scottish branch from 45 collections from around the world. In the of the Campbell family and is our finest work by short period it was on, this outstanding exhibition this, the most eminent New South Wales Colonial attracted nearly 155 000 visitors from around artist. From early Colonial Tasmania, we acquired Australia to the Gallery and injected $30.3 million two fine portraits by the most interesting of all the into the local economy during a difficult economic early Colonial portrait painters, the convict artist period. Within the exhibition, a special family Thomas Griffiths Wainewright. We also acquired a room proved a very popular initiative and was fascinating pre-gold-rush watercolour view of the visited by over 4000 children. Degas: master of Barwon River in 1847, near Geelong, Victoria, by French art was opened by Guy Cogeval, President John Skinner Prout; it is one of his few Victorian and Director of the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, on works and our earliest landscape from that state. his first visit to Australia. The Gallery won Best The Gallery acquired a number of South Australian Tourist Exhibition Award for the exhibition in the and Queensland nineteenth-century paintings inaugural Australian Hotel Association Awards. and prints, an area of weakness in the collection. Complementing the early Colonial collection Significant parts of our Stage 1 building project of paintings were two fine early-1820s pieces of were completed and handed over to the Gallery furniture: a sofa table from New South Wales and this year.
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