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Gallery profile Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2009–10 1 Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2009–10 2 Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2009–10 Gallery profile Gallery profile Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2009–10 3 Report of the Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees 13 September 2010 The Honourable Anna Bligh, MP Premier of Queensland and Minister for the Arts PO Box 15185 City East Qld 4002 Dear Premier I am pleased to present the Annual Report 2009–10 of the Queensland Art Gallery. 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 at www.qag.qld.gov.au/about _us/annual_reports Yours sincerely Professor John Hay, AC Chair, Board of Trustees Gallery profile Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2009–10 5 Contents Cover: 3 Gallery profile Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan’s Inflight (Project: Another Country) 2009, 4 Highlights and achievements APT6 opening weekend, December 2009 6 Chair’s overview Parastou Forouhar | Swanrider (detail) 2004 | 11 Director’s overview Type C photograph, ed. 1/2 (A.P.) 160 x 160cm | Purchased 2009 with funds 15 2009–10 Strategic goals from Tim Fairfax, AM, through the Queensland Art 15 Two sites, one vision Gallery Foundation 21 Cultural tourism 27 Collection development 41 Accessibility and education 49 Engagement with the Asia Pacific region 52 Appendixes 52 Organisational purpose and responsibilities 53 Program structure 2009–10 54 Agency objectives and performance indicators 57 Strategic direction 58 Contributing to Government’s objectives 58 Performance statement 2009–10 59 Collection acquisitions 71 Exhibitions schedule and sponsors 74 Exhibitions and film programs presented at the Australian Cinémathèque 75 Publications 80 Board of Trustees, Executive Management Team and staff profile 82 Statistical summary 85 Overseas travel 87 Corporate governance 89 Financial summary 2009–10 90 Financial statements Gallery profile Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2009–10 3 Gallery profile Vision Increased quality of life for all Queenslanders through enhanced access, understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts and furtherance of Queensland’s reputation as a culturally dynamic state. Mission To be the focus for the visual arts in Queensland and a dynamic and accessible art museum of international standing. The River Cafe during APT6 The driving philosophy of the two-site Queensland The Gallery is managed by the Queensland Art Up Late, March 2010 Art Gallery is to connect art and people. This year Gallery Board of Trustees under the Queensland Art attendance across the two sites reached almost Gallery Act 1987. 1.4 million. The Gallery presents an engaging program of exhibitions and events, complemented by interpretive Strategic plan 2009–14 public programs, publishing and online resources. The Gallery’s Strategic Plan 2009–14 is based on the Working closely with key corporate, tourism and media following five goals and these have guided operations sector partners, the Gallery continues to build on its this year. recognised profile as an important cultural tourism destination in the region. Two sites, one vision The Gallery’s Collection, including its internationally To consolidate the Gallery’s profile as a two-site institution recognised contemporary Asian and Pacific collection, following the opening of the Gallery of Modern Art in now totals 14 367 works, with 624 works acquired in December 2006, while developing and promoting the 2009–10. Works from the Collection, including major new strengths of each building’s curatorial and programming acquisitions, feature strongly in the exhibitions program. focus to audiences. The Gallery’s engagement with the Asia Pacific region continues, with the ongoing activities of the Australian Cultural tourism Centre of Asia Pacific Art (ACAPA) and the Asia Pacific To secure significant international exhibitions exclusive to Triennial of Contemporary Art series of exhibitions. The Queensland and increase the profile of the Gallery as a Gallery also profiles the artistic practice and cultural life cultural tourism destination for local, intrastate, interstate of Indigenous Australia through its Collection, exhibitions and international visitors. and programs. Collection development The Queensland Art Gallery Foundation provides vital To develop, manage and conserve the Collection to support to the Gallery, supporting the development of the the highest art museum standards for the benefit and Collection and the presentation of exhibition programs. enjoyment of present and future users. The Children’s Art Centre develops and presents Accessibility and education programs for children, young people and families, and To provide access to exhibitions, educational services the Gallery is recognised as an international leader in and interpretive programs of excellence to diverse presenting innovative museum-based learning programs audiences, with particular attention to children and for children. The Gallery also presents a comprehensive young people, Indigenous Australians and regional education program, serving schools, universities and the Queenslanders. broader education sector. Engagement with the Asia Pacific region The Gallery’s Australian Cinémathèque is integral to programming. Launched in 2005, the Cinémathèque is To strengthen the Gallery’s ties with the Asia Pacific the only one of its kind in an Australian art museum and region through initiatives such as the Asia Pacific Triennial collects, conserves, presents and interprets film and of Contemporary Art and the Australian Centre of Asia screen culture. Pacific Art, as well as the development of the Gallery’s renowned contemporary Asian and Pacific collections. The Queensland Art Gallery is the only state gallery to provide, as part of its core business, an ongoing and comprehensive program of Collection-based travelling exhibitions and public programs to regional areas. Travelling exhibitions, educational services and professional development opportunities are provided to regional and remote Queensland through the Gallery’s Regional Services program. 4 Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2009–10 Highlights and Achievements Highlights and Achievements Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2009–10 5 Highlights and achievements The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) attracted 1 397 583 visitors during the year. Audience surveys reflected 97 per cent satisfaction with this year’s exhibitions. Exhibitions The Gallery’s Ron Mueck sculpture In bed 2005 featured Tony Ellwood, Director, Regional services Australian Cinémathèque Queensland Art Gallery; ‘The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ in the popular National Gallery of Victoria touring Three Collection-based touring exhibitions and four The Gallery's Australian Cinémathèque presented 526 exhibition ‘Ron Mueck’ (8 May – 1 August 2010). The Rick Wilkinson, President (APT6) attracted more than 531 000 visitors across GLNG and Queensland public programs visited regional communities. These short and feature films in 465 sessions, and attracted both sites. For the first time, the exhibition included exhibition attracted outstanding attendances, with a daily Santos; Premier of travelling exhibitions drew more than 46 000 visitors to over 24 000 visitors. Highlights of the year’s programs art works from North Korea (DPRK) and West Asia. average of 1880 visitors to the end of June. The Premier Queensland and Minister regional Queensland venues. A number of the programs included a major international survey of animation from Highlights included an intensive program of opening of Queensland and Minister for the Arts, the Honourable for the Arts, the were directly related to APT6: Kids’ APT, which visited Iran; an APT6 film program The Cypress and the Crow: Honourable Anna Bligh, MP; weekend artist talks and events and a strong presence Anna Bligh, MP, announced that after the completion 40 centres, APT6 Artists on Tour, and the conclusion of 50 Years of Iranian Animation; a retrospective of British- of the NGV tour, the Gallery’s work In bed would visit Professor John Hay, AC, in regional Queensland. Chair, Queensland Art an eight-venue tour for the Collection-based exhibition born filmmaker Peter Greenaway with an accompanying selected regional Queensland venues. Gallery Board of Trustees; ‘Frame by Frame: Asia Pacific Artists on Tour’. lecture and performance by the director for the 2009 Continuing its commitment to international exhibitions and Suhanya Raffel, Brisbane Festival; the exhibition and screening program The acquisition of key works and the development of exclusive to Brisbane, the Gallery presented ‘American Deputy Director, Curatorial Regional programs also included two lecture tours. ‘The view from elsewhere’ also presented at the the Gallery’s renowned collection of Asian and Pacific Impressionism and Realism: A Landmark Exhibition from and Collection Xstrata Coal Talking Queensland Art was held at 11 Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney; and works have been defining aspects of the Asia Pacific Development viewing the Met’ (30 May – 20 September 2009) in partnership venues and focused on the exhibition ‘150 Years: curated programs complementing major exhibitions at Triennial of