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QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY GALLERY QUEENSLAND ART BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2018–19 REPORT ANNUAL OF TRUSTEES BOARD QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY | GALLERY OF MODERN ART QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2018–19 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COUNTRY The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land upon which the Gallery stands in Brisbane. We pay respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present and, in the spirit of reconciliation, acknowledge the immense creative contribution Indigenous people make to the art and culture of this country. REPORT OF THE QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 19 August 2019 The Honourable Leeanne Enoch MP Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts GPO BOX 5078 BRISBANE QLD 4001 Dear Minister I am pleased to submit for presentation to the Parliament the Annual Report 2018–19 and financial statements for the Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees. I certify that this annual report complies with: • the prescribed requirements of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009, and • the detailed requirements set out in the Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies. A checklist outlining the annual reporting requirements can be found on page 76 of this annual report. Yours sincerely Professor Emeritus Ian O’Connor AC Chair Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees CONTENTS PART A 4 INTRODUCTION 4 Vision 4 Purpose 4 Principles 4 Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art 5 Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees 6 CHAIR'S FOREWORD 8 DIRECTOR'S OVERVIEW 10 BACKGROUND 10 Government objectives for the community 10 Strategic Plan 2018–22 11 Operational Plan 2018–19 11 Operating environment 12 OUTCOMES 12 Performance measures 13 Statistics 15 Strategic objectives 22 Acquisitions 47 Exhibitions, outgoing loans, publications and awards 63 GOVERNANCE 64 Management and structure 70 Risk management and accountability 71 Human resources 72 GLOSSARY 74 SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 76 COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST PART B 77 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 04 Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2018–19 INTRODUCTION PART A INTRODUCTION Vision To be the leading institution for the contemporary art of Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Purpose exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and Australia. Through the APT series the Gallery has cultivated To engage people with art and artists through memorable and an internationally significant collection of art from the region. transformative experiences. QAGOMA curates regional touring exhibitions and programs, Principles giving people across the state access to the Collection. The Gallery is committed to profiling Queensland artists and • Access for all strengthening relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait • Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Islander communities through a dedicated acquisition focus, exhibition program and public engagement activities. • Leadership through research, learning and innovation QAGOMA is the only art museum in Australia with purpose- • Commitment to a sustainable, collaborative and built facilities dedicated to film and the moving image. inclusive culture The Gallery’s Australian Cinémathèque presents retrospective and thematic film programs and exhibitions to showcase the Queensland Art Gallery | work of influential filmmakers and artists. Gallery of Modern Art The Gallery’s Children’s Art Centre offers interactive art Queensland’s premier visual arts institution, the Queensland projects for children and families, and publishes books Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA, or the for children in collaboration with leading Australian and Gallery) connects people through exhibitions and programs international artists. that showcase diverse historical and contemporary art by Australian and international artists. QAGOMA also publishes research and scholarship on the Collection, exhibitions and artists, in exhibition catalogues, Two vibrant and accessible buildings in the Queensland monographs, books, brochures and online. Cultural Centre at South Bank, the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), offer complementary The development of a public collection, exhibitions, experiences that enrich the state’s cultural life. publications and public and regional touring programs makes art more accessible to Queenslanders. Wideranging Established in 1895 as the Queensland National Art Gallery, education and public programs highlight the visual arts as the institution was housed in temporary premises until the an interconnected part of broader culture, relevant to the opening of the QAG building at South Bank in 1982. GOMA lives of diverse audiences of all ages. opened in December 2006. The Queensland Art Gallery is governed by the Queensland The Gallery’s Collection (the Collection) comprises more than Art Gallery Board of Trustees (the Board). 18 500 historical and contemporary Australian, Indigenous Australian, Asian, Pacific and international works of art. Since 1993, the Gallery has presented its flagship project, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) — the only major recurring international exhibition series to focus INTRODUCTION Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2018–19 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). Under 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 (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 2018–19 CHAIR'S FOREWORD CHAIR'S FOREWORD I am pleased to present the Queensland Art Gallery Board I want also to thank my eminent colleagues on the of Trustees Annual Report 2018–19, which measures the Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees: Deputy Chair Gallery’s achievements against its strategic and operational Rick Wilkinson, Dr Bianca Beetson (from November 2018), objectives during the period. Gina Fairfax, The Honourable John Mickel, Liz Pidgeon and Paul Taylor. I acknowledge the work of the Board’s two In 2018–19, ‘The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary sub-committees: the Audit and Risk Management Art’ (APT9) was presented across both Gallery sites Committee, chaired by Rick Wilkinson and consisting of from November to April. The window APT9 opened on members Dr Bianca Beetson, John Mickel and Paul Taylor, the region, through the eyes of more than 80 artists and who have helped lead the Gallery’s focus this year on over 400 artworks, once again captivated audiences and best practice approaches to integrity at all levels; and the critics. The APT also earned the Gallery the prestigious QAGOMA Foundation Committee, led by President Tim 2019 International Council of Museums (ICOM) Australia Fairfax AC, which so ably steers a course for generous Institutional Award, with judges citing the series as: individuals from all walks of life to give to the institution they hold so dear. My colleagues on the Foundation probably the only exhibition of its type in Australia that Committee this year were Philip Bacon AM, The Honourable can lay claim to being truly globally significant . It has Justice Thomas Bradley, Anna Cottell, Kathy Hirschfeld AM, cultivated unprecedented connections between artists, Mary-Jeanne Hutchinson, John Lobban, Joseph O’Brien, their communities and countries. Liz Pidgeon, Paul Spiro and Paul Taylor. The continued success of the APT underpins QAGOMA’s The Gallery’s Indigenous Advisory Panel provided strategic vision to ‘be the leading institution for the QAGOMA’s executive team with valuable perspectives and contemporary art of Australia, Asia and the Pacific’. The guidance during the year. I acknowledge the contribution of recognition bestowed by the ICOM award is a gratifying panel chair Avril Quaill and members Michael Aird, Dr Bianca assurance of the Gallery’s high standing in this regard. Beetson, Kevin O’Brien (to February 2019), Helena Gulash, Louisa Panuel and David Williams.