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70 Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2013–14
GOVERNANCE
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern
Art Foundation
The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
(QAGOMA) Foundation supports the development of the
state art Collection and the presentation of major national
and international exhibitions and community-based public
programs, including regional and children’s exhibition programs.
The Foundation receives support through donations, bequests
and gifts of artworks from individual benefactors, as well as
Queensland Government funding.
Over $5.6 million in cash donations was received by the
Foundation during the year. We thank all our supporters
this year and acknowledge the considerable contributions
by several longstanding benefactors, including Foundation
President Tim Fairfax,
AC
, Win Schubert,
AO
, the Tim Fairfax
Family Foundation, Paul and Susan Taylor, James C Sourris,
AM
,
Cathryn Mittelheuser,
AM
, Thomas Bradley and the Airey Family.
A total of 460 artworks were acquired for the Collection
through the Foundation, with a total value of over $5.1 million.
We extend our appreciation to all our donors, particularly
James C Sourris,
AM
, James Mollison,
AO
, Sara Kelly, Dr Michael
and Eva Slancar, Tim Storrier and Glen Manser.
The Foundation 2014 Annual Appeal successfully raised
funds to acquire the remarkable portrait
Sergeant P, after
Afghanistan
2012 by Archibald Prize winner and official
Australian war artist Ben Quilty. At the Appeal, members and
donors had the opportunity to hear the artist speak about
his work. The response to the Appeal was exceptional and
we thank all contributors — Foundation members, QAGOMA
members and the 82 new donors.
The Foundation continued to broaden its funding sources,
attracting support from Desmond and Sharon Whybird for
the
Transparent: Watercolour in Queensland 1850s–1980s
publication, and a significant contribution from the Tim
Fairfax Family Foundation for the presentation of the
Children’s Art Centre exhibition ‘Let’s Create an Exhibition
with a Boy Named Cai’.
This year, 19 new members joined the Foundation and 39
existing members upgraded their level of membership. Full
details of the QAGOMA Foundation operations and activities
are available in the annual Foundation publication,
Year in
Review 2013–14
, published in October 2014.
Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Committee members
during the year included:
Name
Role
Tim Fairfax,
AC
President
Professor Susan Street,
AO
Member (Trustee, Chair)
Philip Bacon,
AM
Member (Trustee)
James C Sourris,
AM
Member
Paul Spiro
Member
Thomas Bradley
Member
Dr Kathy Hirschfeld
Member
Mary-Jean Hutchinson
Member
John Lobban
Member (Trustee)
until 31/10/13