2015 ANNUAL REPORT

The PGAV is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative and receives significant in-kind support from the National Gallery of Victoria.

PGAV PURPOSE PGAV BOARD OF MANAGEMENT To support, develop and promote public galleries in Karen Quinlan President Victoria within a national context. Regional Representative Bendigo Art Gallery PGAV MISSION Melinda Martin Vice President Metropolitan Representative To build and strengthen the capacity of public galleries Linden New Art in Victoria to deliver valuable cultural, social and Rami Eltchelebi Treasurer economic returns to their communities. Co-opted Representative (Finance)

ShineWing PGAV VISION Jody Evans Spokesperson A vibrant, cohesive, professional network of public Co-opted Representative (Marketing) galleries across Victoria which deliver inspiring visual Business School arts experiences that are relevant and accessible to Anthony Camm Regional Representative the whole community. Ararat Regional Art Gallery Charlotte Day Metropolitan Representative Monash University Art Museum Tony Ellwood NGV Representative National Gallery of Victoria Jennifer Kalionis Regional Representative Castlemaine Art Gallery & Historical Museum Debra Morgan Co-opted Representative (Philanthropy) Independent Consultant Tom Mosby Metropolitan Representative Claire Newhouse Co-opted Representative (Legal) Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers 2 Sue Roff Metropolitan Representative Arts Project Australia Anton Vardy Regional Representative Art Gallery

OUR STAFF Anne Robertson Executive Officer (0.8 FTE) Josephine Harkin Summit Intern (0.2 FTE)

OUR FINANCIAL TEAM

Meredith Windust Accountant FAME Group Pty Ltd Gianna Roscia Auditor Alan Dredge & Co

OUR SUPPORTERS Creative Victoria Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers Melbourne Business School National Gallery of Victoria Shine Wing Australia The Robert Salzer Foundation Images (from top): Education Week at Heide Museum of Modern Art, photograph by Jeremy Weihrauch; artist talk at Ararat Regional Art Gallery; Free Art School at Benalla Art Gallery.

PGAV MEMBERS The PGAV represents 50 public galleries across metropolitan and regional Victoria: Ararat Regional Art Gallery ArtSpace at Realm Arts Centre Melbourne Arts Project Australia Arts Space Wodonga Australian Centre for the Moving Image | ACMI Benalla Art Gallery Bendigo Art Gallery Bundoora Homestead Art Centre Burrinja Gallery Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum Central Goldfields Art Gallery City Gallery at Melbourne Town Hall Counihan Gallery in Brunswick Deakin University Collections & Gallery East Gippsland Art Gallery Eltham Library Community Gallery Gallery Gippsland Art Gallery Glen Eira City Council Gallery Hamilton Gallery Heide Museum of Modern Art Horsham Regional Art Gallery Incinerator Gallery Koorie Heritage Trust 3 Latrobe Regional Gallery La Trobe University Museum of Art | LUMA La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre | VAC Linden New Art Manningham Gallery McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery Mildura Arts Centre | MAC Monash Gallery of Art | MGA Monash University Museum of Art | MUMA Montsalvat Regional Gallery | MPRG National Gallery of Victoria RMIT Gallery Shepparton Art Museum | SAM State Library of Victoria Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery TarraWarra Museum of Art The Duldig Studio The Ian Potter Museum of Art

The Gallery @ Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre Images (from top): RMIT Gallery; Emma Coulter’s Town Hall Gallery installation at Linden New Art, image courtesy of the artist Wangaratta Art Gallery and Anna Pappas Gallery, photograph by David Marks; Warrnambool Art Gallery TarraWarra Museum of Art; the Archibald Prize at the Art Whitehorse Art Space Gallery of Ballarat.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT The Summit kicked off an incredibly busy year for the PGAV, with a strong focus on advocacy and capacity building for the sector. I am pleased to provide an overview of the PGAV’s program of activities in 2015 under our key strategic goals – building capacity, advocacy and promoting the sector:

BUILDING CAPACITY  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The PGAV delivers professional development to increase the skills, knowledge and professional networks of staff at public galleries across Victoria. This year we piloted the GALLERY INSIGHTS program, aimed at peer-to-peer knowledge exchange on new Karen Quinlan, PGAV President approaches to gallery practice. In March, John Cunningham, Director, Warrnambool Art Gallery “It has been an incredible year for the PGAV - we provided a tour of the exhibition From the Sacred to convened the Fifth National Public Galleries Summit in the Profane.. In June, members visited Benalla Art Bendigo and delivered on key initiatives aimed at Gallery where Director, Bryony Nainby, shared her building the capacity and profile of the public gallery approach to transforming the gallery and re-energising sector in Victoria.” Karen Quinlan its relationship with the local community, followed by a tour of current exhibitions Ash Keating: Selected The year commenced with the PGAV delivering the Works 2005-2010 and Jacqui Stockdale: Drawing the Fifth National Public Galleries Summit from 5-7 Labyrinth. In July, members attended the exhibition February in Bendigo. The Summit is the key Percy Grainger: In the Company of Strangers at The professional development event for those working in Gallery @ Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre where the public gallery sector. Over three days, more than Gallery Supervisor, Julie Skate, discussed working with one hundred delegates from across Australia and New another institution’s collection, commissioning artists 4 Zealand took part in keynote addresses, panel to develop new work in response to collection items sessions, master classes and networking events. and taking a cross-artform approach to public Andrew Abbott, Deputy Secretary, Creative Victoria programming. In October, members visited Ten opened proceedings, which featured presentations by Cubed and spoke with Gallery Director, Gina Lee, leading figures from the national visual art sector Executive Director, Dianne Gringlas, and Curator to the including Tony Ellwood, Director, National Gallery of Collection, Ada Moshinsky about their unique Victoria and Tony Grybowski, Executive Director, the initiative. Australia Council for the Arts. The Summit received media coverage in The Age / Sydney Morning Herald, We also delivered the third Curatorial Intensive on 29 Arts Hub and the Bendigo Advertiser. Evaluation of the & 30 October, in partnership with NETS Victoria. Summit showed that 49% of delegates were from Central to the program was an international keynote interstate and 44% of delegates were from regional address by Aya Mousawi and Simon Sakhai, founders Australia. The Summit was well received, with 81% of of the Moving Museum. Their inspiring presentation delegates rating it between very good (32%) and was followed by panel sessions about the excellent (49%). commissioning of new work, activating collections and engaging new audiences; exhibition tours at NGV and At the Summit, the PGAV led a forum outlining the Koorie Heritage Trust; and a visit to artist studios in need for the establishment of a national peak body Northcote. for public galleries, including greater collaboration and a national voice for this important sector of the In November we delivered introductory workshops on arts industry. Representatives from Museums how to develop free mobile audio guides with Australia called for the public gallery sector to remain izi.TRAVEL. Members learned how to create an united under the banner of “museums”. While interactive storytelling experience as a way to attract representatives from the public gallery sector referred and engage visitors. to Museum Australia’s poor track record of advocating Our professional development program concluded for galleries and expressed doubts about its ability to with New Leadership in Victoria’s Public Galleries. be an effective body for the gallery sector into the Five of the most recently appointed gallery directors future. It was agreed the best outcome for the public Kallie Blauhorn, Monash Gallery of Art; John gallery sector was for the PGAV and Museums Cunningham, McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery; Australia to pursue their respective visions. Mark Themann, Latrobe Regional Gallery; Vanessa

Geerans, Warrnambool Art Gallery and Sarah Schmidt, Hamilton Gallery outlined their plans for their respective galleries to PGAV members.  ROBERT SALZER FOUNDATION ACQUISITION FUND The Robert Salzer Foundation provides funding to enable public galleries in Victoria to acquire two- dimensional works of art for their collections. To be eligible, galleries must receive funding from Creative Victoria and provide matched funds.

In 2015 the RSF Fund supported the following acquisitions: Ararat Regional Art Gallery acquired a screen-printed textile work, Total Control, 2015, by Sarah Contas; Benalla Art Gallery acquired three photographic works from the series The Quiet Wild, 2012, by Jacqui Stockdale; Gippsland Art Gallery acquiredthe Nature Morte, 2014, a painting by Michelle Molinari; Heide Museum of Modern Art acquired detail A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/ someone looks at something… LOGOS / HA HA (The Wounds of Modernism – Kelly at Glenrowan), 1988, by Peter Tyndall; Horsham Regional Art Gallery acquired Salt 272, 2011, a photograph by artist Murray Fredericks; Latrobe Regional Gallery acquired Comparative Monument (Palestine), 2012, a print in 18 parts by Tom Nicholson; Monash Gallery of Art acquired 6 untitled prints, 1976 by Christine Godden; Wangaratta Art Gallery acquired “HOPE” banner, 2013, by Kate Just; and Warrnambool Art Gallery 5 acquired Muun Gnamatt / Tower Hill Reserve, 2014, a painting by Hobie Porter and commissioned Natasha Bieniek to paint a miniature of the Warrnambool Botanic Gardens to commemorate the gardens’ 150th anniversary. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Robert Salzer Foundation Acquisition Fund. Over this time the Robert Salzer Foundation has provided $682,493 in funding to 16 public galleries across Victoria, enabling them to acquire 164 works of art by 84 visual artists to the value of $1.4 million.  RESEARCH The PGAV undertakes research of the public gallery sector in Victoria to identify the challenges and opportunities facing the sector. Insights from our research are used to deliver programs and services which address these challenges and harness new opportunities for our members. Benchmarking of the sector In February 2016 we undertook snapshot Images (from top): Karen Quinlan, PGAV President and Tony benchmarking of the public gallery sector to gain Grybowski, CEO, Australia Council for the Arts in Bendigo for insights into their resourcing, collections, exhibitions, the Summit; Jody Evans, Associate Professor, Melbourne Business School speaking at the Summit; Tony Ellwood, public programs and audiences over the past 12 Director, National Gallery of Victoria delivering a keynote months. address at the Summit; delegates from across Australia and We learned that in 2015, the public gallery sector in New Zealand attending the Summit. Photographs: Bill Victoria employed 613 full-time equivalent staff and Conroy. were supported by 1,265 volunteers. Our members

were funded primarily by the State Government (38%), followed by Local Government (18%) and universities (8%). They used this funding to leverage support from other sources, including philanthropy (7%), the private sector (4%) and the Federal Government (1%). The sector generates 25% of its own income through ticket sales, membership fees and retail. Our members presented 723 exhibitions and delivered 2,152 public programs and 1,426 education programs. They hold over 753,000 items in their collections with a combined worth of $4.8 billion. Significantly, over 5.4 million people visited a public gallery in Victoria in 2015. Culture Counts Trial Culture Counts is an online measurement platform which captures the quality, reach and impact of arts and cultural events. The PGAV took part in a trial, run by Creative Victoria, to determine the relevance of the platform for public galleries; namely its ability to capture the qualitative impact of public gallery programs and its usefulness in demonstrating the impact of public galleries to stakeholders. We trialled the Culture Counts platform at Shepparton Art Museum for the opening of the 2015 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award; the Art Gallery of Ballarat for the Archibald Prize; and our own Curatorial 6 Intensive. The final report of the Culture Counts Trial will be released by Creative Victoria later this year.

 STRATEGIC PLANNING The PGAV Board commenced strategic planning in December 2015. Drawing on consultation with our members and the national public gallery sector over the past 18 months, we identified the key issues facing the sector, reviewed our goals and set out strategies to address the future challenges and opportunities facing the sector. We released the PGAV Strategic Plan 2017-2020 in May, with copies available from the PGAV website.

ADVOCACY The PGAV draws on its research and consultation with members and key stakeholders to deliver effective advocacy for the public gallery sector in Victoria.  SUBMISSIONS TO GOVERNMENT In 2015 the PGAV made 9 submissions to government and took part in 3 reviews on behalf of our members. These included: the Creative Industries Discussion Paper: Lets get creative about Victoria’s future (Victorian Government); the Senate Inquiry into the Images (from top): Gallery Insights at Benalla Art Gallery; 2014 and 2015 Commonwealth Budget decision on the Gallery Insights at Warrnambool Art Gallery; Curatorial Arts (Federal Government); a review of Creative Intensive studio visit; Simon Sakhai and Aya Mousawi from Victoria’s funding program structures; feedback on the Moving Museum speak with Melissa Keys , from NETS Victoria at the Curatorial Intensive.

the MCM Digital Technologies Working Group Stage 1 our website (8,271), a 60% increase on Facebook (661 Report (Federal Government); feedback on the draft likes) and a 9% increase in our e-news readership guidelines for the National Program for Excellence in (187). the Arts (Federal Government); Review of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (Federal Government); and the Regional Partnerships MEMBERSHIP Program Audience Engagement and Development I extend my sincere thanks to the PGAV membership Research Project (Creative Victoria). for your continued support of the organisation. We  ENQUIRIES are proud to support, develop and promote the Over the year the PGAV responded to 418 enquiries outstanding visual art experiences you deliver to from members, the wider arts industry, media and the audiences across Victoria. public. We also provided de-identified benchmarking BOARD AND STAFF data relating to staffing, resourcing and governance My thanks to my colleagues on the PGAV Board for structures to 16 members, to assist in their sharing your knowledge, expertise and ideas for the negotiations with key stakeholders. benefit of the public gallery sector in Victoria. In particular I acknowledge the contributions of PROMOTING THE SECTOR Charlotte Day, Jody Evans, Jennifer Kalionis and Tom The PGAV undertakes promotion of the public gallery Mosby who are stepping down from the board at this sector in Victoria within a national context. AGM. Culture Victoria On behalf of the Board and membership I would like In March, we published a story and short film about to thank Executive Officer Anne Robertson for her Hamilton Gallery on the Culture Victoria website. The contribution to the PGAV and the support she has film was funded through Creative Victoria and was provided to the Board. I would also like to thank produced by Singing Bowl Media. The Hamilton Josephine Harkin who undertook an Internship with Gallery story joins four we published in 2014 - Ararat the PGAV from September 2014 until February 2015, Regional Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Geelong assisting with the delivery of the Summit, as well as Gallery and Gippsland Art Gallery. The stories are the Summit volunteers – Eleanor Adams, David available on the Culture Victoria website: Challis, Jeanette Hanson, Margaret Lenaghan, 7 www.cv.vic.gov.au Heather McNeill, Val Phillips and Marion Wright. Regional Victoria Living Expo KEY SUPPORTERS In April, the PGAV once again partnered with the Support from government and the private sector is National Gallery of Victoria to promote regional vital to the PGAV’s ability to build the capacity of the galleries at the 2015 Regional Victoria Living Expo. public gallery sector in Victoria. I extend my thanks to The aim of the Expo is to encourage people to move to the Minister for Creative Industries, Martin Foley, the regional Victoria – with arts a highly valuable part of Victorian Government and Creative Victoria. I also the equation. Under the theme of “Art in Your acknowledge the significant and invaluable in-kind Backyard” we presented short films about images of support provided by the National Gallery of Victoria regional galleries, while children took part in NGV Kids under the directorship of Tony Ellwood, as well as the activities created by Romance Was Born, or relaxed on pro-bono support provided by Corrs Chambers under the shade of a Hills Hoist decorated with a Bush Westgarth Lawyers, Melbourne Business School and Canopy by paper artist Benja Harney. The Expo chartered accountancy and advisory company attracted 10,000 visitors over three days and was an ShineWing Australia. We are grateful to Directors of incredible opportunity to highlight the inspiring visual the Robert Salzer Foundation for their 10 year art on offer at Victoria’s regional galleries. commitment to supporting public galleries in Victoria NGV’s Gallery magazine to acquire significant works of visual art for their The PGAV also promotes our members through the permanent collections. We also thank the City of National Gallery of Victoria’s magazine Gallery, which Greater Bendigo for its support of the Summit and has a circulation of 23,000. This high-profile Artwork Transport for sponsoring the event. opportunity is provided as part of the NGV’s in-kind On behalf of the Board I look forward to working with support of the PGAV. In 2015 we featured 25 our members, partners and stakeholders over the exhibitions across six editions of Gallery magazine, coming twelve months as we build the capacity of the promoting 10 regional and 8 metropolitan galleries to PGAV and the public gallery sector in Victoria. the magazine’s readership. Website, social media and e-news

Interest in our website, e-news and social media keeps Karen Quinlan growing. This year saw a 9% increase in visitation to PGAV President

PUBLIC GALLERIES ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA INC. A.B.N. 40 199 833 663

REVIEWED CONCISE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

This concise financial report is an extract from the financial report. The financial statements and disclosures in this concise financial report are derived from the full financial report. This concise financial report cannot be expected to provide as full an understanding of financial performance, financial position and financing activities as the full financial report. The detailed information can be obtained from the financial report which is available free of charge on request.

CONTENTS

Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 9

Statement of Financial Position 10

Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Statement of Cash Flows 12

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STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

2015 2014

Note $ $

Revenue Grant Income - Arts Victoria 2 53,533.00 53,533.00 Project Grant Income – Arts Victoria - 17,028.00 Other Grant Income 55,000.00 55,000.00 Subscriptions 40,341.25 33,443.18 Reimbursement Income 125.16 11,464.00 Regional Living Expo 10,591.04 - Annual Conference 44,744.44 - Other Income 4,491.08 5,941.41 In Kind Contributions – National Gallery of Victoria 63,000.00 63,000.00 271,892.97 239,476.59

Expenses Administration Expenses 17,533.80 16,245.04 Salaries & Oncosts 63,442.37 60,316.19 Marketing Audience Development 8,169.82 12,191.75 Program Exp- Sector Development 116,680.23 73,117.69 In Kind – Rent 50,000.00 50,000.00 In Kind - Advertising 13,000.00 13,000.00 268,826.22 224,870.67

Surplus for the year 3,066.75 14,605.92

Other comprehensive income: Net gain on revaluation of financial assets - - Other comprehensive income for the year - - Total comprehensive income for the year 3,066.75 14,605.92

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to members of the entity 3,066.75 14,605.92

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. Page 9

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015

2015 2014

Note $ $

ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 3 115,577.14 101,970.58 Trade and other receivables 4 105.00 16,400.00 Other current assets 5 2,985.17 2,960.95 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 118,667.31 121,331.53

NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant and equipment 6 230.36 282.36 TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 230.36 282.36 TOTAL ASSETS 118,897.67 121,613.89

LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade and other payables 7 8,402.63 11,760.36 Provisions 8 5,206.46 5,972.95 Other Liabilities 9 20,216.25 21,875.00 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 33,825.34 39,608.31 TOTAL LIABILITIES 33,825.34 39,608.31 NET ASSETS 85,072.33 82,005.58

EQUITY Retained earnings 10 85,072.33 82,005.58 TOTAL EQUITY 85,072.33 82,005.58

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

Retained earnings Total $ $

Opening balance – Retained Earnings at 1 January 2013 61,048 61,048 Surplus / (Deficit) attributable to members 6,352 6,352 Balance at 31 December 2013 67,400 67,400 Surplus / (Deficit) attributable to members 14,606 14,606 Balance at 31 December 2014 82,006 82,006 Surplus / (Deficit) attributable to members 3,066 3,066 Balance as at 31 December 2015 85,072 85,072

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015

2015 2014

$ $

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 12 Receipts from customers 304,161.12 181,280.31 Payments to suppliers and employees (292,350.61) (159,246.39) Interest received 1,796.05 1,736.17 Net cash provided by operating activities 13,606.56 23,770.09

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Payments for plant and equipment - - Net cash provided by investing activities - -

Net increase (decrease) in cash held 13,606.56 23,770.09 Cash at beginning of financial year 101,970.58 78,200.49 Cash at end of financial year 115,577.14 101,970.58

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