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PROGRAMS OF ASSISTANCE
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PROGRAMS OF
ASSISTANCE
The Queensland Art Gallery provides assistance and encouragement
to young emerging artists. It also provides professional development
opportunities for museum professionals and people seeking a
career in the visual arts. Two internships were offered by the Gallery
in 2007–08.
THE MELVILLE HAYSOM MEMORIAL ART
SCHOLARSHIP
In 2008, the Melville Haysom Memorial Art Scholarship
was awarded to Carly Scoufos, a recent honours graduate
in Fine Art at the Queensland College of Art, Brisbane.
The Melville Haysom Memorial Art Scholarship is awarded
annually to an emerging Queensland artist under the age
of 25 in memory of Mrs Yvonne Haysom's late husband,
the artist Melville Haysom. The scholarship provides
financial support and access to the Gallery's resources to
assist the recipient in completing a specific body of work.
HOBDAY AND HINGSTON BURSARY
The Hobday and Hingston Bursary is awarded annually to
the most promising undergraduate from a Queensland
tertiary art course and each recipient receives financial
support towards their continued development as an artist.
Cara-Ann Simpson, a graduate in Visual Art from the
University of Southern Queensland, Toowomba, was
awarded the Hobday and Hingston Bursary for 2007.
The Bursary was instigated by Florence Emily Hobday in
memory of her husband, the artist Percy Stanhope
Hobday, and her brother, Arthur James Hingston.
STARTER SPACE
Starter Space at the Queensland Art Gallery's Watermall
Cafe showcases young Queensland artists aged 30 and
under. It provides an exciting opportunity to present the
new work of emerging artists. From December 2007 to
March 2008 photographic work by Vivienne Kelly, a recent
honours graduate in Photography at the Queensland
College of Art, Brisbane, was displayed. Carly Scoufos,
the Melville Haysom Memorial Art Scholarship recipient
and a recent honours graduate in Fine Art at the
Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, showed her
sculptural installation from April to July 2008.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Gallery's many volunteers play an important role in
the life of the Gallery. This year 43 new trainees joined the
Volunteer Guide program. This is the first new intake since
2003 and responds to an increased demand for guide
services coinciding with major international exhibitions
such as 'Andy Warhol' and 'Picasso & his collection'.
Trainees undertake an intensive eight months of training,
which includes studies in art history, visual culture and
communications theory, before they qualify as Volunteer
Guides. A new initiative within this program has been the
allocation of mentors as a means of offering support to
trainees as they come to understand the guiding culture
of the Gallery. These mentors are drawn from the existing
guiding body and represent the very best in terms of
dedication to the principles of guiding and service to the
community.
During the year, volunteers contributed many hours
presenting Collection tours and tours of special
exhibitions, and assisting staff working behind the
scenes, in the Research Library and with Publications
and Curatorial staff.
INTERNSHIPS
The Backstage Pass: Queensland Art Gallery Regional
Internship consists of a two-week placement in the
Access, Education and Regional Services section of the
Gallery. This year, Allison Bateman, Exhibition Officer,
Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, and Marg Naylor, Public
Programs Co-ordinator, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery,
Townsville, were awarded the internship from 26 May to
8 June 2008.
Volunteer Guide Margaret Hofmeister
taking visitors on a tour of Collection
works, including Fang Lijun’s
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1998.