Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2002-03

Programming developments The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art will be an entirely new kind of art institution in this country. For the first time in Australia, a purpose-built cinematheque wi ll be integrated into an art museum to show the history of cinematic art, as well as the interplay between video and performance, film and painting, television and the internet. Other key initiatives will further expand the Gallery's existing programs - the Children's Art Centre will supplement the Gallery's firmly established children's and families programs, while the conservation program will build on the Gallery's expertise in preventive conservation research. The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art will also see the much-needed expansion of the Gallery's Research Library, a continued program of scholarship, and a new home for the Asia-Pacific Triennials of Contemporary Art and the Australian Centre of Asia-Pacific Art. The Gallery is also positioning itself to implement the combined resources of both sites to achieve the maximum cultural benefit for all Queenslanders, especially those living in regional areas of the state. Through these initiatives - and the increased capacity for the display of the Gallery's permanent Collection - the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art will enable the Queensland Art Gallery to strengthen and diversify its services, and respond to the continuing challenges of presenting and interpreting the cultural life of Queensland. Architect's impression of the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art at Kurilpa Point, opening 2006. Image courtesy of Architectus, Sydney. 11