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MCA Annual Report 2019 Download Annual Report 2019 Contents Section One 03 Who we are 05 Year in Review 06 Chairman and Director’s Message 08 2019 Highlights 12 Curatorial and Digital 32 Audience Engagement 46 Development and Enterprises 58 Finance and Corporate Services Section Two 64 Financial Report Cover: Phuong Ngo, Article 14.1 (Boat Burning Left: Lauren Brincat, The Plant Library, 2019, Ceremony), 2019, installation view, Museum installation view, Rouse Hill, NSW, co-commissioned of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2019, as part of Sydney Metro Northwest Places by performance, mixed media, presented in association Landcom and C3West on behalf of the Museum of with Sydney Festival, image courtesy and © the artist, Contemporary Art Australia, image courtesy and photograph: Jacquie Manning © the artist, photograph: Romello Pereira Annual Report 2019 — Who we are Taking a leadership role The MCA exists because contemporary art Our Values matters: it stimulates the imagination, engages in shaping an Australia our aesthetic senses and has the power to Connecting a broad and diverse public that values contemporary transform lives. Contemporary artists address with the work of living artists, the Museum art and artists. The MCA complex ideas, they challenge us to think and of Contemporary Art Australia pursues see the world differently to inform our outlook curatorial excellence and innovation in is Australia’s Museum on life and society. Located on one of the audience engagement. of Contemporary Art, world’s most spectacular sites on the edge of Sydney Harbour, opposite the Sydney Opera The MCA embodies the following key values: dedicated to exhibiting, House, the Museum presents vibrant and collecting and interpreting popular exhibitions and learning programs that — Artists are central to all our activities continually inspire people. With an entire floor — Making challenging and complex the work of today’s artists. dedicated to the MCA Collection and two floors work accessible featuring changing exhibitions showcasing — Fostering creativity and critical thinking Australian and international artists, the Museum — An entrepreneurial outlook offers a major national resource for education — Collaboration is key and interpretative programs. — Sustainable and resilient The National Centre for Creative Learning including a library, digital and multimedia studios, a seminar room and lecture theatre, provides spaces for people of all ages to create and connect with art and artists. Site-specific commissions take art outside the galleries, and the MCA continues to engage with audiences beyond its harbourside home through a program of touring exhibitions and C3West, a collaboration with both arts and non-arts partners in Western Sydney. Shaun Gladwell, Approach to Mundi Mundi, 2007, installation view, Shaun Gladwell: Pacific Undertow, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2019, The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia 2-channel digital video, colour, silent, 3:50 minutes acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, (Dawn), 4:40 minutes (Day), edition 2/4, image the traditional owners of the land and waters upon courtesy and © the artist, photograph: Anna Kučera which the MCA stands 2/3 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report 2019 — Year in Review 1,014,021 870,962 total onsite visitors unique users of the MCA website 84,737 432,260 participants across Audience followers across social media channels Engagement programs 3,664 78% attended inaugural access weekend revenue generated from non-government sources 20 years leadership from Director 20 years Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE support from major partners Qantas and Telstra Installation view, Janet Laurence: After Nature, Cellular Gardens (Where Breathing Begins) (detail), Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2019, 2005, stainless steel, mild steel, acrylic, blown glass, image courtesy and © the artist, photograph: Jacquie rainforest plant specimens, Museum of Contemporary Manning | Front to back: Heartshock (After Nature) Art, purchased with funds, provided by the Coe and (detail), 2008/2019, Eucalyptus camaldulensis var. Mordant families, 2006, rainforest plant specimens obtusa, longicorn beetle, fungal mycelium, glass, salt from the Rainforest Seed Conservation Project, rocks, tree and plant specimens from the Australian Australian PlantBank, Australian Botanic Garden, Botanic Garden, Mount Annan, collection of the artist; Mount Annan 4/5 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report 2019 Chairman’s Foreword Director’s Welcome Over one million visitors came to the MCA in 2019, further strengthening Digital and social engagement with audiences increased again in 2019 with the Museum’s recognition as the most visited contemporary art museum over 870,000 visitors to the new website and over 430,000 followers across in the world, as reported by The Art Newspaper in early 2019. Of course, social media channels. New initiatives and rich content and resources the Museum’s success is not only measured in visitor numbers but across across these platforms increased dwell time and projects were recognised many touchpoints including local, national and international leadership and with a number of awards. mentorship; financial management; and, critically, supporter relationships. Physical visitation to the Museum exceeded expectations with 1,014,021 The MCA continued to work with artists and organisations in Western people coming through the doors. Visits to the MCA Collection underpinned Sydney, with support from Crown Resorts and Packer Family Foundations nearly half of all visits. This year the Artist Room showcased the photographic and Landcom. Relationships with interstate and regional galleries were work of Destiny Deacon and the new works acquired through the MCA / strengthened through the tour of the landmark exhibition John Mawurndjul: Tate International Joint Acquisition Partnership were displayed. I am the old and the new. Exhibitions of emerging, senior and mid-career Australian artists drew The attention of the contemporary art world was focused on Sydney when attention to social and environmental issues and our international exhibition international contemporary art museum leaders gathered at the MCA for program looked at political and current affairs and transformation. the annual lnternational Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern and Contemporary Art (CIMAM) Conference in November 2019, led by MCA Highlights of a busy learning program included the inaugural Art is for Director and CIMAM Chair Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE. Everyone access weekend celebrating the MCA’s activities for people of all abilities and a fabulous special ArtPlay session in collaboration with Our success would not be possible without vital core contributions from FAMBO, the queer arts festival for all families, to celebrate the launch of government, grants from trusts and foundations enabling specific programs Liam Benson’s Bella Room Commission. and projects and, the generosity of the Museum’s donors, volunteers, and corporate partners. In 2019, nearly 78% of the organisation’s income was Beyond the gallery context, new digital initiatives and off-site activities raised from non-government sources. Proactive custodianship from the reached new audiences. The Digital team and Artist Educators came board and staff has again delivered a good year-end result. together to create over 90 Auslan-interpreted videos for the MCA website and mca.art was launched, connecting audiences with artists and artworks. Philanthropic support facilitates the Museum’s exhibition and creative learning programs, as well as the development of the Collection via the Two new artist projects were created through the MCA’s C3West program, MCA Foundation. In 2019 the MCA acquired 24 key works thanks to funds in partnership with Landcom and involving communities around two new provided by generous private donors. Sydney Metro Northwest stations. Lauren Brincat created connections between backyards and the new local space of Tallawong Station with The fourth year of the innovative MCA / Tate partnership supported by The Plant Library and Tina Havelock Stevens worked with local Bollywood Qantas saw the acquisition of works by Dale Harding, Justene Williams dancers, guitarists, drummers, writers, Indigenous cultural practitioners Strong leadership, prudent and Robert Hunter. Destination NSW again contributed funds for the annual 2019 was another landmark year and martial artists from the Bella Vista community to create a dynamic Sydney International Art Series exhibition, this year showcasing the work celebration of community and diversity. financial management, committed of Turner prize-winning British artist Cornelia Parker OBE. for the MCA with incredible levels supporters and a passionate team of audience and stakeholder The tour of the MCA/AGSA exhibition John Mawurndjul: I am the old and at the MCA continued to advance New and renewed partnerships with AMP, Bloomberg, Corrs Chambers engagement, visitation and the new, commenced with MCA staff providing services and expertise Westgarth, Deloitte, King Living, Patrón, Ray White and Tory Burch provided to bring the artworks and exhibition programs to regional audiences. the role of contemporary art and financial support for exhibitions. Long-term partners Telstra and Qantas acknowledgement. The microsite supporting the exhibition won first prize at the MuseWeb artists throughout 2019. supported the MCA Membership program and MCA Collection respectively. GLAMi conference in Boston. The members of
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