Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 1993-94

PUBL I C PROGRAMS D i a n n e H e e n a n , Director, the Gallery's Collection, were either R o c k h a m p t o n C i t y A r t Gallery, a n d donated by the late Sir Leon and S t a t e M i n i s t e r f o r t h e Arts, D e a n Wells, a t t h e official opening Lady Trout or were purchased from o f t h e t o u r i n g exhibition the Estate of Lady Trout. Regional ' T h e T r o u t Collection in Profile: Services staff travelled with Chevalier t o Nolan' in Rockhampton. the exhibition, installing and pr demounting the works and providing interpretive programs and tours. Opportunities have again been * . : created for personnel from regional areas to gain valuable expertise in !' the packing, handling and hanging of valuable art works from the State Collection. Conservation staff prepared ondition reports for the exhibition ' t installation and demount, and provided opportunities for regional volunteers and professional staff to develop skills in conservation practices. The Section continued to liaise . ( with the Regional Galleries - Association of Queensland and the Queensland Arts Council to provide a range of services and a coordinated exhibitions program for regional Queensland :X NPUBLICATIONS Publications were produced to accompany exhibitions, to document the Collection and to enhance Gallery visitors enjoyment The catalogue accompanying the first Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art illustrated and documented the work and biographies of each of the seventy- , , , six artists exhibiting in the Asia- / Pacific Triennial. The catalogue was . . , _3•_ accompanied by an eight-page * %ft supplement, illustrating performances and installations presented during the Asia-Pacific Tracey Golds, C o n s e r v a t o r , inspects Triennial. In addition, Tradition and a w o r k f r o m t h e t o u r i n g exhibition * Change: ContemporaryArt o f Asia D e c o r a t e d Clay'. ( P h o t o g r a p h b y R o n B r e t t , T h e I p s w i c h A d v e r t i s e r ) , and the Pacific, was published 22