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Gallery profile
Queensland Art Gallery ANNUAL REPORT 2008–09
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CONTENTS
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GALLERY PROFILE
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HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
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CHAIR’S OVERVIEW
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DIRECTOR’S OVERVIEW
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2008–09 — CONNECTING ART AND PEOPLE
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TWO SITES, ONE VISION
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CULTURAL TOURISM
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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
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ACCESSIBILITY AND EDUCATION
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ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
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APPENDIXES
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ORGANISATIONAL PURPOSE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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PROGRAM STRUCTURE 2008–09
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STRATEGIC DIRECTION
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CONTRIBUTING TO GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVES
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PERFORMANCE STATEMENT 2008–09
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COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS
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EXHIBITIONS SCHEDULE AND SPONSORS
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exhibitions and FILM PROGRAMS PRESENTED AT THE AUSTRALIAN CINÉMATHÈQUE
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PUBLICATIONS
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND STAFF PROFILE
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY
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OVERSEAS TRAVEL
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
COVER
Works from Ah Xian’s ‘Metaphysica’
series 2007 in ‘The China Project’
at GoMA. With the generosity of
Tim Fairfax,
AM
, a group of six of
the sculptures was acquired for
the Collection. The ‘Metaphysica’
series was loaned by the artist for
‘The China Project’.
Ah Xian
‘Metaphysica’ series (detail) 2007
Bronze and brass
36 sculptures: dimensions variable
OPPOSITE
Installation view of
acquisitions in GoMA.
Foreground:
Tobias Putrih
Connection
2004
Cardboard boxes
Purchased 2008 with funds
from Tim Fairfax,
AM
, through the
Queensland Art Gallery Foundation
Background:
Michael Parekowhai
The Horn of Africa
2006
Automotive paint, wood,
fibreglass, steel, brass
Purchased 2008 with funds from
the Queensland Government’s
Gallery of Modern Art Acquisitions
Fund in recognition of the contribution
to the Gallery by Wayne Goss
(Chair of Trustees 1999–2008)