Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 1997-98

Statistical Summary Attendance Movement of objects Total Gallery attendance 309 788 Inward loans for exhibition/display 108 Objects for acquisition consideration 204 Exhibitions Total outwards 69 Presented at the Gallery 23 Other institutions 43 International touring 4 Government offices 26 National touring 6 Objects dispatched for sale/auction 0 Collection-based 9 Gallery-initiated 14 Library Queensland content 5 Items ordered 337 Installations 6 Items catalogued/indexed 1 747 Internal loans 3 099 Toured interstate 2 Inter-library loans borrowed 322 Inter-library loans lent 33 Presented in Regional Queensland 4 QAGLIB database holdings 12 755 Total attendance: travelling exhibition/loans 29 472 QAGEX database holdings 598 'The Urban Edge' 4. 5/5 venues 12 131 SERIALS database holdings 771 'Still Life' 5/6 venues 8 988 APT-ARTS database holdings 1 758 'Images of Australia' 1 venue only 7 500 PROJECT database holdings 3 233 'Contemporary Vessels and Jewels' 1/10 venues 853 Exhibition venues 14 Curatorial public inquiries Personnel visiting regional Queensland 21 Written answers to queries 84 Venues visited by Gallery staff 40 Visitors with works of art 76 Kilometres travelled to regional Telephone inquiries 669 centres by Gallery personnel 58 986 Collection storage visits 71 Kilometres covered by exhibitions 12 778 Volunteers Education Total 130 Awards judged 12 Volunteer guides/survey volunteers 74 Film Program 48 Information officers 37 Forums, conferences, lectures, floor talks, corporate talks 52 Library volunteers 5 Kits/information sheets produced 72 Survey volunteers 14 Lecture Program 14 Performances 17 Teachers activities 143 Workshops 11 Guided tours 675 Individuals toured by guides 21 538 Publications Published by the Gallery 9 In progress at 30 June 8 Staff contributions to external publications 28 Papers presented (unpublished) 23 Photographic reproductions and copyright clearances Internal requests 234 External requests 195 Copyright clearances sought for Gallery publications 457 Acquisitions Total 223 International art 18 Contemporary Australian art 17 Australian art 20 Indigenous Australian art 11 Prints, Drawings & Photographs 132 Decorative arts 25 Funded through Foundation 93 Funded through Society 52