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Introduction Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2010–11 5
Purpose
To be the focus for the visual arts in Queensland and
a dynamic and accessible art museum of international
standing.
About the Queensland Art Gallery
The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) is Queensland's
premier visual arts institution. The driving philosophy of
our institution is to connect art and people and in 2010
the two-site Queensland Art Gallery was the most visited
art museum in Australia.
Established in 1895 as the Queensland National Art
Gallery, the Gallery was housed in a series of temporary
premises throughout its early history. It did not have
a permanent home until the opening of its current
architecturally acclaimed building as part of the Cultural
Centre at South Bank in 1982.
The second site, the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA),
opened in December 2006. GoMA focuses primarily on
the presentation of art of the twentieth and twenty-first
centuries.
The Gallery annually presents a program of Australian
and international exhibitions, showcasing art works from
a diverse range of artists as well as art movements of
historical importance and contemporary interest. Since
becoming a two-site institution in 2006, the Gallery has
presented a number of major international exhibitions
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The Gallery's flagship project is the Asia Pacific Triennial
of Contemporary Art (APT) series of exhibitions, the
only major recurring international exhibition to focus
exclusively on contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and
Australia. Over the 20 years since the inception of this
exhibition series, the Gallery has formed an internationally
significant collection of art from the Asia Pacific region
and has recently begun a series of country-specific
exhibitions from the Collection including ‘The China
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contemporary Australian art exhibitions. The series is a
Introduction
significant national survey of contemporary Australian
art and highlights the extraordinary range, ambition and
achievement of contemporary practice. ‘Contemporary
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series (15 November 2008 – 22 February 2009) and the
second will open in early 2012.
The Queensland Art Gallery is the only state gallery
in Australia to provide a comprehensive program of
Collection-based travelling exhibitions, educational
services and public programs to regional areas as part of
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included two travelling exhibitions and four public
programs which are profiled on pages 63–67.
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international leader in developing interactive art projects
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program. It is also well regarded for its innovation in
audience access, through presenting engaging, large-
scale public programs and integrating new technologies
to enhance visitor experience.
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film programs and exhibitions exploring the important
lines of influence between the moving image and other
areas of visual culture.
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historical and contemporary Australian, Indigenous
Australian, Asian, Pacific and other international works
of art.
The Queensland Art Gallery is governed by the
Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees.
Queensland Art Gallery Board
of Trustees
The Board is a statutory body. Its existence, functions and
powers are set out in the Queensland Art Gallery Act 1987.
For performing its functions, the Board has all the
powers of an individual and may, for example, enter
into arrangements, agreements, contracts and deeds;
acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; engage
consultants; appoint agents and attorneys; charge, and
fix terms, for goods, services, facilities and information
supplied by it; and do anything else necessary or
desirable to be done in performing its functions.
Further information on the Queensland Art Gallery
Management and Structure is available on page 131.
The Gallery’s after-hours
programming takes full
advantage of GoMA’s
spectacular position on
the Brisbane River
Vision
Increased quality of life for all Queenslanders through enhanced access to,
understanding and enjoyment of, the visual arts, and furtherance of Queensland’s
reputation as a culturally dynamic state.