Queensland Art Gallery Annual report 1999-2000

perspectives in art criticism were canvassed. Sessions were The Centenary Exhibition: Highlights of French and held in Chinese, Japanese and Bahasa, reflecting the British Art from the Collection multilingual background of delegates. Sessions o n screen Cairns Regional Gallery culture web art and n ew media were features of the 23 July - 5 Sept 1999 conference and related to the inclusion in the exhibition for the first time of n ew media art and a Virtual Triennial Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery 17 Sept. - 2 4 Oct. 1999 81 TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS Bundaberg Arts Centre Regional and Remote Queensland 30 Oct. - 5 Dec. 1999 Because of the vast distances that have to be covered, it is not possible for everybody living in Queensland to visit Gold Coast City Art Gallery the Gallery. Each year the Gallery tours several 17 Dec. 1999 - 30 Jan. 2000 exhibitions to venues in regional Queensland, as part of its commitment to increasing the quality of life for all Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville Queenslanders a n d to reach as many members of the 11 Feb. - 2 Apr. 2000 community as possible. This allows people throughout IT. the state to have increased access to a n d understanding Gladstone Regional Art Gallery a n d enjoyment of the State Art Collection irrespective of 13 Apr. - 28 May 2000 where they live. It also gives staff the opportunity to build Celebrating 100 years of Quccnsland Art Gallery professional relationships with employees of a n d visitors travelling exhibitions, this display featured some of the to other galleries a n d centres throughout Queensland. Gallery's most memorable works, such as paintings by In the past year, 54 099 people visited the four Edward Burne Jones a n d J o h n Peter Russell sculptures exhibitions that travelled to 17 venues throughout the b y Auguste Rodin a n d Jacob Epstein a n d works on state Overall 126 works from the State Collection were paper b y Jean Francois Millet a n d jamcs Wlilst1cr. Cciv included in the four travelling exhibitions. This year's of the exhibition's central works, Et'ivtcvl by hhindloivl travelling component comprised displays of recent Fletcher, was the Gallery's first purchase a n d was Australian photographic works Australian a n d includvd i n the first travelling exhibition in 1900 international studio-glass works dating from the late- nineteenth century; French a n d British paintings, Luminous: Glass from the Queensland Art Gallery Y sculptures a n d works o n paper, a n d various art forms Collection from the Contemporary Asian Collection. 'The Centenary Cooloola Shire Public Gallery, Gympie , . c Exhibition celebrated 100 years of travelling exhibitions 11 Aug - 12 Sept 1999 in regional Queensland. Two of the exhibitions will continue to tour into the next financial year. Gallery Hincnbrook, Ingham 24 Sept. - 2 4 Oct. 1999 ! : j The Art of Inclusion: Recent Australian Photography Outback Regional Gallery, Winton Mt Isa Civic Centre 9 July - 20 Aug 1999 5 N o v . - 5 Dec 1999 Logan Art Gallery Outback Regional Gallery, Winton 3 Sept - 17 Oct 1999 10 Dec 1999 - 3 0 J a n 2000 This exhibition of works from the Gallery's Collection demonstrated the diversity of approaches to Duaringa Shire Art Gallery, Blackwater contemporary photography, which emerged during the 4 Feb. - 5 Mar. 2000 1980s a n d 1990s.