Queensland Art Gallery Annual report 1999-2000

HghHghts /-\cniev mens Organised a n d presented the Third Asia-Pacific Collaborated with Education Queensland to Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT3), attracting a organise a n d display he N ) 1initcr oak hr record 154 025 visitors a n d 1 592 986 website hits. Excellence in Art', rcrogiti:ug outattndmo 1 0 11 With a theme of Beyond the Future', presenting the b y senior secondary s t u d r u s from schooL work of over 77 artists from 20 countries a n d throughout Queensland. regions, it included a Virtual Triennial, groundbreaking Kids' APT a n d website especially • Developed the cxhibiuon and publication Lrbott for children. The Gallery received a commendation Dingo: The Art and Life of I:it Oitus 1048-1 090 as a for APT3 in the Heritage a n d Cultural Tourism contribution to the proces ol Reconciliation. category of the 2000 Brisbane Tourism Awards. Opening in August 2000 as a key component of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival, the exhibition Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) will be presented at the Queensland Art Gallery announced b y the Premier a n d the Minister for the from November 2000. Arts, as part of a $260 million Millennium Arts Project. Located adjacent to the existing site, the • Continued international cultural exchanges with the new Gallery is planned to open m i d decade. presentation of the first major exhibition of Korean A $5 million refurbishment of the existing building ceramics in Australia, 'Earth, Spirit, Fire: Korean will also occur. The two-site Gallery will provide Masterpieces of the ChosOn Dynasty'. Developed in increased public access to the State Collection a n d collaboration with Sydney's Powerhouse Museum, expanded regional services, educational programs the National Museum of Korea a n d the Ho-Am Art and visitor services. Museum, the exhibition and publication are components of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Celebrated 100 years of travelling exhibitions Festival. through regional Queensland. To commemorate this milestone, the Gallery toured 'The Centenary Appointed four n e w Public Sector Arts Exhibition: Highlights of British a n d French Art Administration Trainees in the areas of Curatorial, from the Collection' to six regional venues. In total, Design a n d Publications, as part of the Gallery's the Gallery toured four Collection-based exhibitions ongoing commitment to training a n d mentoring of to 17 regional Queensland venues, attracting over young professionals. Gallery scholarships and 54 000 people. bursaries were awarded to promising young Queensland artists a n d primary school children. In partnership with the lnnisfail a n d District Historical Society, badly damaged, early twentieth- • Further developed the State Art Collection through century portraits of the See Poy children of Innisfail the acquisition of major art works, such as Charles were conserved. As a Chinese N e w Year celebration, Blackman's The blue Alice, a n d several works from in the presence of See Poy family members from the Asia-Pacific region. North Queensland, interstate a n d overseas, the Gallery unveiled the conserved portraits and launched a website documenting the research and conservation process.