Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, 1999 : Beyond the future : Report.

REGISTRATION PROCESS The Registration Section , under the direction of Registrar And rew Dudley, worked closely with the Project Office and the Exh ibitions Section. Registration staff of the Queensland Art Gallery undertook all arrangements for the packing and transportation of the works from each country and their subsequent return . Reg istration Staff l iaised directly with Freight Agents and with the artists , private col lectors and public collections from which works were borrowed . This included : • preparation and processing of loan agreements • packing arrangements • transportation of loans from more than 20 countries and interstate • completion of customs and q " uarantine formal ities Curators and the APT Project Office provided Registration Forms for all works selected for inclusion in the exhibition including, where possible, photographs of artworks and valuations for insurance purposes. I nternational loans were transported by air or sea freight and this APT saw a larger number of works arrive and depart by sea due to their size or weight. Works borrowed from Australian lenders were transported by road . Only works and materials brought to Brisbane were returned after the exhibition and, as such , were kept to a minimum and insured only for the purchase price of the items . Installations and artworks for wh ich materials were sourced in Brisbane were not forwarded to the artist at the completion of the exh ibition . To facilitate admin istrative functions of the various international shipments, and to minimise the costs, works were consolidated where possible prior to despatch from each country. Australian Embassies and High Comm issions in the various countries were informed of the project in the event of assistance beings required Singapore Airl ines was the carrier of loans from countries serviced by that airl ine's network and this was predominantly Asian nations . Other airl ines were engaged as required to transport works from Pacific nations, Europe and the United States . Registration Staff liaised closely with the Australian Customs Service and the Australian Quarantine and I nspection Service regarding the importation of all art works as wel l as the raw materials required by some artists . The Gallery was responsible for all works that comprised the exh ibition and complied with the constraints appl ied by both agencies . Works for the exh ibition were imported by the Gallery under a special classification for cultural property. Under this classification the Gallery, as importer, was able to acquire works from the exhibition for its collection but 'on selling' of works to a th ird party was not perm itted . Works were required to be in the Gal lery four weeks before the opening date. Eight to ten weeks was allowed after the closing date fo r the return of international loans (excluding those acquired by the QAG) . 58