2013-14 Report

OVERVIEW

Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2013–14 07

The Gallery employs a robust risk management framework,

detailed in the Governance section of this report. Strategic

challenges facing the Gallery’s ability to contribute to

Government objectives include adequate resourcing to

continue to deliver high quality exhibitions and programs which

are attractive to Queensland, interstate and international

audiences; and continuing to secure the support of individual

donors and benefactors in order to build the Collection

and enhance programming. Risks that have the potential

to become strategic in nature are referred to the Executive

Management Team, and the findings of risk assessment inform

the Gallery’s broader planning processes.

I gratefully acknowledge the generous assistance and

donations received from all our sponsors and partners,

corporate and private benefactors, and collectors and artists.

A full schedule of the exhibition program, recognising partners

and sponsors, appears on pages 46–53.

I acknowledge the support of the Queensland Government,

in particular the Honourable Campbell Newman

, Premier

of Queensland, and the Minister for Science, Information

Technology, Innovation and the Arts, the Honourable Ian

Walker

. I also thank the current Director-General,

Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation

and the Arts, Sue Rickerby; her predecessor Andrew Garner;

and the staff at Arts Queensland, particularly Deputy Director-

General Kirsten Herring, with whom we have had the great

pleasure of working closely over the past year.

The Gallery contributes to the Government’s

Arts for all

Queenslanders Strategy 2014–2018

through a dedicated

schedule of regional exhibitions, and strives to make its

programs accessible through on-site programs at regional

venues, as well as digital services, including live webcasts

which cater to all audiences.

I welcome the Government’s commitment to make

Queensland an arts and cultural hub, with the

Cultural Precinct

Strategy 2013–2015

and the release of the

Queensland

Cultural Precinct Draft Master Plan

in May. This year, the

Gallery strengthened partnerships with neighbouring arts

organisations to contribute to the realisation of the strategy as

it takes shape.

QAGOMA’s strategic focus on cultural tourism links directly to

the Government’s DestinationQ strategy to make Queensland

Australia's number one tourist destination. The Gallery shares

a great working relationship with the Department of Tourism,

Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games,

and I sincerely thank the Minister, the Honourable Jann

Stuckey

, along with Chair Stephen Gregg, CEO Leanne

Coddington and Steven Wright, former CEO, Tourism and

Events Queensland, together with John Aitken, CEO, Brisbane

Marketing, for their support.

I acknowledge and thank my fellow Trustees — Deputy Chair

Philip Bacon,

, Gina Fairfax, Ross Patane, Liz Pidgeon,

Avril Quaill and Rick Wilkinson, as well as former trustees

Dr Amanda Bell, Margie Fraser, John Lobban, David Williams

and Peter Young,

I congratulate Director Chris Saines,

CNZM

, on an outstanding

first year at the helm of QAGOMA. In October 2013, Chris

outlined his new direction for the future of the institution,

prioritising the growth and deployment of the Collection,

a deep and sustainable commitment to QAGOMA-curated

exhibitions with the world’s leading artists, and a new

learning and social hub for the Gallery that will encourage

lifelong learning.

I extend thanks to the Gallery’s Executive Management Team

for their contribution and leadership: Celestine Doyle, Deputy

Director, Development and Commercial Services; Maud Page,

Deputy Director, Collection and Exhibitions; and Simon Wright,

Assistant Director, Learning and Public Engagement. I also

thank the Gallery’s tremendous staff for their outstanding

commitment during the year, the many volunteers who

contribute to the Gallery community, and our dedicated and

engaged QAGOMA Members.

2013–14 was a year of robust change for the Gallery,

delivering a refreshed Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan,

which were developed through a process of consultation with

the institution’s staff, Board and key stakeholders. This forward

planning, detailed on page 62, positions the Gallery to make

the most of its Collection, reputation and expertise.

This has been a year of remarkable achievements for the

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, and the

Board is extremely confident and enthusiastic about

QAGOMA’s future.