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Power Institute Annual Report 2018 POWER INSTITUTE Foundation For Art & Visual Culture Annual Report 2018 Power Institute Foundation For Art & Visual Culture Mission Power Foundation Council Members The object of the Power institute Foundation Mrs Lynn Fern, President for Art & Visual Culture is to assist the Professor Mark Ledbury University of Sydney, through the Power Professor Annamarie Jagose Institute, to realise the aims of the Bequest of Professor Umberto Ansaldo Dr J.W. Power. Professor Gerard Goggin Ms Melissa Bonevska The Foundation aims to: Ms Julie Ewington Ms Anna Waldmann • bring ideas and scholarship in the Ms Marie Chretien visual arts to the Australian people; Ms Lesa-Belle Furhagen • support research and scholarship, Ms Susan Acret particularly in the Department of Art Mr Simon Chan History & Film Studies, and any other Mr Imants Tillers initiative of the Power Institute; • support the development of the Life Members/Governors of the Schaeffer Fine Arts Library Foundation (incorporating the Power Research Library of Contemporary Emeritus Professor Bernard Smith, Life Art), Power Publications and the Governor Power Public Education Program; Mr John Schaeffer (AO) • enhance the reputation and Mr Peter Burrows (AO) effectiveness of the Institute and Dr Gene Sherman Department within national and Professor Terry Smith international networks; and • seek financial and other assistance Director for the power institute’s activities. Professor Mark Ledbury Secretary Ms Susan Thomas 1 of 29 CONTENTS President’s Report 3. Director’s Report 5. Deputy Director’s Report 7. Update 2: A new report on our progress against our strategic plan in 2015-20 9. 2018 Workshops, Conferences and Symposia 11. 2018 Seminars 13. 2018 Public Talks 14. 2018 Power Publications book launches 16. Publications and Communication 17. Schaeffer Library 19. Financial statements 2018 20. Foundation governance statement 25. 2 of 29 President’s report Lynn Fern IN the conclusion to my report last year I It is with great pleasure that we congratulate wrote that after an impressive year in 2017 Professor Virginia Spate on the award of I looked forward to the year ahead. It gives Companion of the Order of Australia. Those me much pleasure to say that I did so with of us who have known her as a teacher and good reason — the achievements of 2018 a colleague are most glad on her behalf. have surpassed even those of 2017. I shall The last part of her citation recognised her refer to only a few of these achievements as as a role model for young art historians and our Director Professor Mark Ledbury covers as she was J W Power Professor and these in greater detail in his report. Over the Director of the Power Institute of Fine Arts at last year the work of the Power Institute has the University of Sydney from 1978 until ranged far and wide — the subjects of its 1994 one can wonder, too, whether Dr John scholarly enquiry extending from sixth Power might have foreseen what careers century France (exploring the marvels of the and distinctions could result from his bequest. Dame a La Licorne tapestries while they resided at the AGNSW) to contemporary The Foundation Council has grown this year Singapore where the Connecting Art Histories and it is a pleasure to work with new initiative funded by the Getty continues to members and those who have been with us a explore relationships in art practice little longer. I would like to express my throughout the region. thanks to all of them. I would also like to join Mark Ledbury in expressing appreciation of Noteworthy amongst the considerable list of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences achievements this year was the symposium Professor Annamarie Jagose and our newly held on the Aboriginal Memorial held at the arrived Head of the School of Literature Art NGA with colleagues from Melbourne, and Media Professor Umberto Unsaldo for Canberra & the Northern Territory; the their crucial roles in providing wisdom and wonderful workshop on teaching with objects support for all that the Power sets out to do. led by Mimi Hellman from Skidmore College and the exciting interdisciplinary There are already provisions in place for an Synaesthesia Symposium held off campus and exciting year ahead — including making use of scientific and artistic input and engagement with the Chau Chak Wing exchange. The book Ambitious Alignments Museum and with the Sydney College of the which was the product of the Getty Initiative Arts as they relocate to Campus and an Connecting Art Histories in Singapore has impressive program for another exciting gone into a second printing — provides an year of visiting speakers and continuing example of one of a number of impressive contributions from the tireless scholars in the projects for Power Publications. department whose teaching and research are integral to the wonderful scholarship of the Power Institute. 3 of 29 The aims and ambitions of the Power are contingent on inspiring and resolute leadership and we are fortunate to have as our Director, Professor Mark Ledbury, whose energy imagination and vision mean that each year our goals both expand and are fine-honed. With his leadership we look forward to another remarkable year for the Power. 4 of 29 Director’s report Mark Ledbury 2018 has perhaps been the very busiest second printing due to high demand. More year for Power since I arrived in Sydney, can be heard from our Publications and we’ve had many busy ones! Our flagship Manager, Marni Williams, in this Annual lecture series, the Keir Lectures on Art and Report. the Sydney Asian Art Series brought brilliant and diverse minds to campus, sharing not Internationally, from CAA Los Angeles, to only public talks but workshops, seminars, Yangon, Singapore, Hue, Williamstown and object study and much else with students and Penang we have certainly taken our “Art in colleagues across Sydney. We have used our the World: International Collaborations” generous support from foundations in other brief seriously and seen the fruits of vital ways too, expanding one of our briefs international collaborations. We’ve also known as “Art Works: Interdisciplinary addressed burning political and social Innovation Hub” in an event off campus questions with colleagues in Melbourne, exploring Synaesthesia with expert scientific Canberra and the Northern Territory in a and artistic voices. Many of you might have moving, thought-provoking symposium on heard the podcasts of the All in the Mind the Aboriginal Memorial at the National programmes that Lynne Malcolm, a guest Gallery of Australia. We’ve been delighted that night, subsequently made with our to partner with the Australian Institute for Art colleagues and participants. If not you can History and our colleagues at the Art catch them on the ABC site. Gallery of NSW on a symposium on artists archives, entitled “Heat and Dust” and we We also participated in events celebrating have celebrated the great honour accorded the sheer beauty, and mystery, of the Dame to Virginia Spate AC, and 50 years of a La Licorne tapestries on the occasion of teaching in the Department of Art History, their remarkable sojourn at the Art Gallery which, along with the Power Institute, was the of New South Wales, we programmed an great gift and brainchild of John expert workshop on teaching with objects, Power. And just this week we’re announcing brilliantly led by Mimi Hellman from the news of our Power Publications Award for Skidmore College, we convened our first Indigenous Art Writing which we’re delighted plenary Site and Space in Southeast to have awarded to Cara Pinchbeck. Asia workshop for our Getty Foundation Connecting Art Histories initiative in However gratifying it is to look back at the Singapore, which was also the occasion to many successes of this year, and to recognize launch the product of the previous, highly how many of them directly result from new successful Getty initiative, a book, Ambitious and renewed support from foundations and Alignments which has now already gone to a individuals who continue to play a vital role in helping us grow and thrive, I must also use 5 of 29 my introduction to express my deepest thanks exciting and concrete shape on campus and to the many colleagues who have helped we’re actively planning how Power will work make this standout year possible. We are with the Museums team and the Department privileged to benefit from the ongoing and to benefit teaching, engagement and wise counsel and support of the inspired research on collections and exhibitions. Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social The Sydney College of the Arts will transition Sciences, Professor Annamarie Jagose, and to Campus, too and that will bring a the newly arrived Head of the School of wonderful new set of opportunities to share Literature Art and Media, Professor Umberto knowledge and partnerships with the Unsaldo, who ensure that Power works within talented artists who make the heart of any thriving organizational frames and remind us great art school. And of course, we are that Power is part of a wider University looking forward to hosting a full complement enterprise; The Power Foundation Council, of speakers and events, to hosting our which has grown again this year, is a crucial first Terra Foundation Visiting Professor of resource for support and fundraising, advice First Nations Art to welcoming new and suggestions. I am so grateful to all the colleagues to the Department, including volunteers from beyond the University who Peyvand Ferouzeh, expert in Islamic Art and constitute the council, and particularly to our Architecture, and to much else, including the ever supportive and wise Chair, Lynn Fern. launch of new books including our ambitious co-publication on the Bauhaus in But I must here give a special thank you to Australia, and to the many other events that the Power team, with whom I’m privileged to will enliven our field and enrich our work day-to-day.
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