2010-11 Report

Background

Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2010–11

Background

Strategic Plan 2010–15

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out the following strategic objectives:

1. Institutional profile

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programming directions to diverse audiences, to

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two sites.

2. Cultural tourism

To secure significant international exhibitions

exclusive to Queensland and increase the profile of

the Gallery as a cultural tourism destination for local,

intrastate, interstate and international visitors.

3. Collection development

To develop, manage and conserve the Collection to

the highest art museum standards for the benefit and

enjoyment of present and future users.

4. Accessibility and education

To provide access to exhibitions, educational services

and interpretive programs of excellence to diverse

audiences, with particular attention to children and

young people, Indigenous Australians and regional

Queenslanders.

5. Engagement with the Asia Pacific region

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region through initiatives such as the Asia Pacific

Triennial of Contemporary Art and the Australian

Centre of Asia Pacific Art, as well as the development

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Pacific collections.

Operational Plan 2010–11

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30 June 2011 was developed with due consideration

of the government objectives to which the Gallery

contributes, as well as the key themes and guiding

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Arts and Cultural Sector Plan 2010–2013

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Queensland Art Gallery Act 1987

respectively.

The Operational Plan addressed the five key goals of the

Strategic Plan 2010–15.

The plan outlined:

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Some modifications to the exhibition schedule were

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measures—including the number of exhibitions

presented, attendances, audience satisfaction and the

number of regional locations receiving exhibitions and

services — exceeded the 2010–11 targets.

Background

‘21st Century: Art in the

First Decade’ recorded the

highest attendance figures

ever achieved for a

contemporary art exhibition

in Australia, averaging over

4800 visitors a day.

Photograph: Brad Wagner

Government objectives

Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland

The Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees

contributed to the achievement of the Queensland

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ambitions to be:

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exhibitions exclusive to Queensland and increasing

the profile of the Gallery as a cultural tourism

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educational services and interpretive programs of

excellence to diverse audiences, with particular

attention to children and young people, Indigenous

Australians and regional Queenslanders, is particularly

relevant to this ambition.

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Queensland

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Object and guiding principles

In performing its functions, the Board must have

regard to the object of, and guiding principles for, the

Queensland Art Gallery Act 1987

. The object of the Act

is to contribute to the cultural, social and intellectual

development of all Queenslanders. The guiding principles

behind the achievement of this object are:

(a) leadership and excellence should be provided in

the visual arts;

(b) there should be responsiveness to the needs of

communities in regional and outer metropolitan areas;

cultures should be affirmed;

(d) children and young people should be supported

in their appreciation of, and involvement in, the

visual arts;

(e) diverse audiences should be developed;

(f) capabilities for lifelong learning about the visual arts

should be developed;

(g) opportunities should be developed for international

collaboration and for cultural exports, especially to

the Asia Pacific region; and

(h) content relevant to Queensland should be promoted

and presented.