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REGIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY ANNUAL REPORT 2007–08 39
REGIONAL PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES
The Queensland Art Gallery is the only state gallery in Australia to
provide a comprehensive program of collection-based travelling
exhibitions, educational services and programs to regional areas
as part of its core business.
The travelling exhibition 'Queensland Live: Contemporary Art
on Tour' set a new attendance record with 47 104 people viewing
the exhibition during its eight-venue tour.
OPPOSITE (CLOCKWISE)
Angela Goddard, Curator, Australian
Art to 1970, presents a talk at
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and
Museum on 'Myth to Modern: Bronzes
from the Queensland Art Gallery
Collection'.
Children at Cairns Regional Gallery
get involved in activities as part of
the Andy Warhol Summer Festival —
Queensland.
A child enjoys an Andy Warhol
Summer Festival — Queensland
activity at Cairns Regional Gallery.
Visitors at Artspace Mackay, at a
'Picasso & his collection' lecture.
The program for travelling exhibitions in 2007–08 saw
a substantial increase in the number of participating
galleries from seven in the last financial year to 13 for this
reporting period. However, this figure does not take into
account the increased programming that is part of the
Regional Services brief and programs such as the Andy
Warhol Summer Festival — Queensland and the 'Picasso &
his collection' regional lecture tour. The number of
regional venues serviced by these Gallery programs was
26 for this reporting period. The Gallery continues to
expand the number of regional services available and,
more importantly, to diversify the range of those services,
a policy which is responsive to the evolving needs of
regional Queensland.
Gallery staff also travelled to regional galleries to assist
with installation and dismantling of exhibitions, to brief
and train regional volunteers, and to provide consultancy
services for arts workers. They opened exhibitions,
delivered education programs and lectures, and judged
art awards.
Regional travelling exhibitions and programs presented
by the Gallery during 2007–08 included:
Queensland Live: Contemporary Art on Tour
The 'Queensland Live: Contemporary Art on Tour'
exhibition (22 February 2006 – 7 October 2007) travelled
to the final two regional galleries of its eight-venue tour.
'Queensland Live' presented the work of 11 of
Queensland's leading contemporary artists: Vernon Ah
Kee, Richard Bell, Gordon Bennett, Eugene Carchesio,
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Tracey Moffatt, Scott Redford,
Luke Roberts, Anne Wallace, Judy Watson and Judith
Wright. It was accompanied by a 64-page catalogue and
online education kit.
Myth to Modern: Bronzes from the Queensland Art
Gallery Collection
'Myth to Modern: Bronzes from the Queensland Art
Gallery Collection' travelled to five venues. Exploring the
figure through bronze sculpture, the exhibition featured
works from the Gallery's international and Australian
collections, by artists such as Paul Gauguin, Jacob Epstein
and Henry Moore, alongside Australian artists Harold
Parker, Daphne Mayo and Bertram Mackennal.
An eight-page colour brochure is available to exhibition
visitors as part of the 13-venue tour which concludes on
5 July 2009.
Olafur Eliasson's
The cubic structural evolution project
Olafur Eliasson's
The cubic structural evolution project
commenced its 12-venue regional tour in September 2007
at Pinnacles Gallery, Thuringowa, and travelled to six
venues in the past year. This interactive art work from the
Gallery's Collection is by contemporary Danish artist
Olafur Eliasson and comprises 300 kilograms of white
Lego blocks. Audiences are invited to participate in the
construction of an ever-evolving metropolis which is
limited only by the imagination of participants. A free
ten-page brochure is available for visitors.
Backstage Pass: Queensland Art Gallery regional
internships
Allison Bateman, Exhibition Officer, Hervey Bay Regional
Gallery; and Marg Naylor, Public Programs Co-ordinator,
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, were the
recipients of a Backstage Pass: Queensland Art Gallery
Regional Internship from 26 May to 8 June.
This internship included a two-week placement in the
Access, Education and Regional Services section; travel
to and from the Gallery; and a $3000 stipend. During
the placement, the interns were given a tailored work
program incorporating identified areas of interest.
The internship also provided a broad overview of the
Gallery's operations.
'Picasso & his collection' lecture tour
Some 25 regional Queensland galleries will host a special
illustrated lecture by a QAG staff member on 'Picasso &
his collection' between 20 June and 20 August 2008.
The lecture tour will offer regional audiences an insight
into the range of work Picasso collected over his lifetime,
including paintings, drawings, and prints by artists such
as Matisse, Renoir, Cézanne, Rousseau, Miró, Modigliani
and Braque, as well as a selection of Oceanic and African
works. The venues include: Dogwood Crossing @ Miles,
23 June; Outback Regional Gallery, Winton, 25 June;
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum, 26 June; and
Cairns Regional Gallery, 28 June.