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Review 2010/11/12 Review 2010/11/12 Contents 3 Introduction from the Director 4 Extending and Broadening Audiences 10 Developing the Collection 14 Increasing Understanding of Portraiture and the Collection 18 Maximising Financial Resources 23 Developing Staff 24 Improving Services 26 Acquisitions 42 Exhibitions and Displays 46 Financial Review 48 Supporters Inside front cover BP Portrait Award: Next Generation participant Inside back cover Visitors in The Regency in the Weldon Galleries Photo: Claire Clutterbuck ‘I am delighted that the Gallery has achieved so much in these 3 Introduction past two years, in every aspect of Board of Trustees its work – and I greatly welcome 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2012 from the Director HRH The Duchess of Cambridge Professor Sir David Cannadine, joining us as the Gallery’s Patron.’ FBA, FRSL Chairman Zeinab Badawi Professor Sir David Cannadine, The special summer of 2012 – the year of the Diamond Jubilee Chairman, Trustees of the Ms C. Allegra Berman Chair of the Investment Committee and Olympic and Paralympic Games – is an appropriate time National Portrait Gallery (from August 2010) to review the past two years. While mindful of the country’s Professor Dame Carol Black DBE unsettled economic circumstances, the Gallery has focused Sir Nicholas Blake on its central ambition to celebrate achievement and promote Dr Rosalind Blakesley a wider interest in portraiture – both at the Gallery and beyond. Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg MP Two million annual visits is a significant marker for so much that (ex-officio) has been accomplished. The outstanding Lucian Freud Portraits, Lord President of the Council (from 11 May 2010) the ever-growing numbers attending the BP Portrait Award and The Marchioness of Douro OBE DL the success of the Road to 2012 project with BT, through to Kim Evans OBE historical exhibitions, smaller displays and interventions around (from October 2010) the Gallery, demonstrate the inventiveness of the public Dame Amelia Chilcott Fawcett DBE programme, as also evident in our research, learning, outreach, Deputy Chairman and Chair of the national, digital and communication work. At the heart of all Development Board (until June 2011) activity is the Collection, and this period has seen many wonderful Sir Nicholas Grimshaw CBE (ex-officio) acquisitions ranging from portraits of Anne of Denmark and President of the Royal Academy of Anna Wintour to loans of Catherine of Aragon and Ayuba Arts (until 8 December 2011) Suleiman Diallo. New commissioned portraits are also to be Christopher Le Brun (ex-officio) celebrated, including those of The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh President of the Royal Academy of Arts (from 8 December 2011) by Thomas Struth and Sir James Dyson by Julian Opie. The Rt Hon. The Lord Janvrin GCB GCVO QSO During the period we welcomed Allegra Berman, Kim Evans David Mach RA and Mary McCartney as new Trustees, while being immensely (until August 2010) grateful to our ex-officio Trustees and also to retiring Trustees The Rt Hon. The Lord Mandelson Amelia Fawcett, Deputy Chair and first Chair of the Investment (ex-officio) Committee, Sara Selwood and David Mach for their excellent Lord President of the Council (until 10 May 2010) contributions. Mary McCartney (from February 2011) My thanks go to all those – Trustees, Development Council Sir William Proby Bt CBE DL individual donors, benefactors, sponsors, corporate partners, Deputy Chairman from June 2011 trusts and foundations and volunteers – who contribute David Ross so much to the Gallery’s work. I am also very grateful to all of Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee my colleagues, whose knowledge and enthusiasm are central Professor Sara Selwood to the Gallery’s success and especially to Jacob Simon who (until May 2010) completed his period as Chief Curator in September 2011. Marina Warner CBE FBA Opposite: HRH The Duchess of Cambridge with Sandy Nairne, Director Photo: Natalia Calvocoressi 5 Extending and Broadening Audiences Over the past two years the Gallery has continued to attract new audiences, through communications, exhibitions and displays, learning programmes, targeted outreach activities and increased access to the Collection through our partnerships across the UK. The Gallery attracted 1.76 million visits in 2010/11 and 2.05 million in 2011/12, this was the best annual visitor figure in our history and the first time we have received over two million visits. The BP Portrait Award in both 2010 and 2011 attracted, on average, over 3,000 visitors a day – in 2011 341,000 visitors saw the exhibition, making it the most popular we have ever displayed. The Indian Portrait was a great success, receiving over 139,000 visitors, 82% over the expected visitor figure and Glamour of the Gods attracted over 87,000 visitors, 60% above target. Research results indicate that the Gallery continues to attract new and diverse audiences; since March 2010, 51% of visitors were first time attenders and 12% were from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups. Enjoyment and satisfaction levels remain high, with 97% rating their visit ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. 92% of visitors said that they would be likely to return in the future and 97% said that they would recommend a visit to the Gallery. Marketing The ‘Take another look’ marketing campaign won a series of accolades including a silver award at the DBA Design Awards 2011. Effective audience development was undertaken for The Indian Portrait and 24% of visitors to the exhibition were from BAME groups. Thursday and Friday nights were re-launched, with FTI Consulting’s support, as Late Shift in May 2010 and the accompanying marketing campaign has Opposite: encouraged a new, young audience. 74% of visitors were aware The Dance Union project, July 2011 of the Late Shift brand in 2011, a 20% year on year increase. Photograph: Othello de Souza-Hartley Director Sandy Nairne greets the Gallery’s two-millionth visitor in March 2011 6 7 Press Young People Campaigns for a range of Gallery activities resulted in The Gallery’s Youth Forum continues to play an active role in widespread media coverage. Making Art in Tudor Britain and shaping the programme and events have included visitor talks the Scharf archive project received extensive features in led by young people around the Taylor Wessing Photographic the popular press and the Gallery was featured in several Portrait Prize. Year one of the three-year Domino Effect NEET documentaries including The Genius of British Art. The BP (Not in Education, Employment or Training) project funded by Portrait Award 2011 winners’ ceremony was broadcast live from the Dorset Foundation worked with participants from Fairbridge the Gallery for the first time on Channel 4 News. Lucian Freud and Kids Company. After a photographic course each participant Portraits, The Queen: Art & Image tour and the announcement created a workbook and portrait and seventeen of the young that the Duchess of Cambridge had become Gallery Patron all people completed an Arts Council Arts Award qualification. received extensive national and international coverage. Schools and Colleges Interpretation 78,398 taught and self-directed learners used the Gallery The Gallery’s smartphone apps have been available since during the period, with a further 6,230 taught off-site. The January 2011. Often repurposing material made for the Gallery Learning team have continued to deliver high-quality taught audio guide, these offer videos, trails, audio commentaries and sessions including ‘Freud in Focus’ talks and a Continuing information about the Collection with specialised versions in Professional Development programme for teachers. The BP British Sign Language and Japanese. The Lucian Freud Portraits Portrait Award: Next Generation project, part of the Gallery’s audio guide was also made available globally in this way. Cultural Olympiad programme, featured summer schools for young people run by BP Portrait Award artists. Engagement Families through the Next Generation website continues, 250 portraits Illustrators Tim Hopgood and Jason Chapman created have been shared by young people through the Flickr ‘Your characters for the BP Portrait Award family labels and trail Portraits’ gallery and the artists’ films have received 12,685 in 2010 and 2011. This annual feature is now a high-profile views on YouTube. commission for children’s illustrators and forms an important part of our family-friendly provision each summer. A new visual Outreach identity for the family programme was created and has been Targeted community and outreach work continues to be introduced successfully across signage and materials. During over-subscribed and has included working with diverse the coming year, there will be additional self-directed resources, audiences such as basic skills groups, looked-after young interpretation and a staffed pick-up point for families. people, hospital schools and deaf and visually impaired students. Undergraduates from the University of East London have developed a series of documentary portraits on life in the Olympic host boroughs in the lead up to summer 2012. Each week they have worked with a different professional photographer to develop their ideas and practice. This material Portrait by participant in the Kids Company NEET Project will be published on the National Portrait Gallery/BT Road to Family art workshop photographic course, July 2011 2012 project website. Photo: Claire Clutterbuck Secondary school students visiting The Gallery’s smartphone App the BP Portrait Award 2011 8 9 Participation Projects National Programme Year two and three of Chasing Mirrors, a three-year community The partnership exhibition, Writers of Influence, curated by project funded by John Lyon’s Charity, attracted over 77,000 young people, included the first British tour of the Chandos visitors. The displays explored the representation of self and portrait of William Shakespeare and attracted over 85,000 were produced by young Arabic speaking people from West visitors in venues in Sheffield, Sunderland, Plymouth and London in collaboration with lead artists Alinah Azadeh, a Southampton.