Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report

queensland art gallery | gallery of modern art / QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY ANNUAL REPORT 05/06 15 14 QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY ANNUAL REPORT 05/06 / queensland art gallery | gallery of modern art AUSTRALIAN CENTRE OF ASIA–PACIFIC ART The Australian Centre of Asia–Pacific Art (ACAPA) seeks to develop scholarship, publishing and collaborative links with other institutions to raise the Gallery’s profile in the field of Asian and Pacific art. In collaboration with Griffith University’s Griffith Asia Institute, ACAPA developed and presented Perspectives: Asia, a series of free public lectures. Perspectives: Asia explored issues of contemporary culture, politics and society in the Asia–Pacific region, and featured guest speakers from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian National University, Care Australia, Griffith University, The Myer Foundation and the University of New South Wales, amongst others. REGIONAL SERVICES The first regional Queensland activity to celebrate the opening of GoMA was the travelling exhibition ‘Queensland Live: Contemporary Art on Tour’. ‘Queensland Live’ provides a snapshot of the excellence, diversity and achievement found in the visual arts in Queensland today, and reflects the strengths of the Gallery’s collections and programs. The exhibition will travel to eight regional venues throughout the state to coincide with the opening of GoMA. Work also continued on programming high-quality Collection-based touring exhibitions and on developing partnerships and collaborations to benefit regional Queensland arts workers. CHILDREN’S ART CENTRE The Gallery’s programs for children and families will have a physical home in the Children’s Art Centre at GoMA. The Centre will specialise in artist-run, activity-based programs which foster the creative and learning potential of children working directly with contemporary artists. The Children’s Art Centre was announced by the Honourable Rod Welford, MP , Minister for Education and Minister for the Arts, at a formal presentation during the ‘Made for this World’ Summer Family Day in January 2006. The Centre, though based at GoMA, will operate across both sites of the Gallery and its programs will allow children to continue to explore both historical and contemporary art. CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART CONSERVATION During the reporting year, the new Centre for Contemporary Art Conservation (CCAC) was officially named. An initiative of the Gallery of Modern Art, CCAC is dedicated to programs of contemporary art conservation and the Centre’s research activities will focus on the Gallery’s post-1970 collections. CCAC will be located at GoMA. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: The Honourable Rod Welford, MP , Minister for Education and Minister for the Arts, at the Summer Family Fun Day, held on 15 January 2006 as part of the ‘Made for this World’ children’s exhibition. Children viewing Aleks Danko’s DAY IN DAY OUT (second version) 1991 at the ‘Made for this World’ children’s exhibition, held at the Queensland Art Gallery 26 November 2005 – 19 February 2006. OPPOSITE: The Gallery’s second site, the Gallery of Modern Art, at Kurilpa Point on the south bank of the Brisbane River, will open on 2 December 2006. 20 July 2005 Robin Gibson and Partners presented a revised design scheme for QAG’s new entry, following feedback in June 2005. 8 September 2005 The largest concrete pour involving an area of 956m 2 occurred on Level 3 of GoMA. November 2005 Sheeting for GoMA’s roof commenced. 2 November 2005 The GoMA ‘topping off’ ceremony was held, with the Hon. Peter Beattie, MP , Premier of Queensland and Minister for Trade, and the Hon. Rod Welford, MP , Minister for Education and Minister for the Arts, in attendance. December 2005 All the main concrete pours for GoMA were completed. 9 January 2006 Bovis Lend Lease commenced construction work on QAG’s new entry to link the two buildings. 3 February 2006 The bridge linking Stanley Place and QAG’s new entry was poured. 18 February 2006 The main crane was removed from the GoMA site. March 2006 GoMA’s roof sheeting was completed. 28 April 2006 Art lift no.1 (GoMA) was completed and commissioned. 28 April 2006 GoMA escalators linking levels 1 to 2 and levels 2 to 3 were installed. 12 May 2006 The timber battens were installed under the south-east soffit of GoMA’s roof. end of May 2006 GoMA’s furniture, fittings and equipment tender specifications were completed. June 2006 The glazing for GoMA’s southern elevation and main entry was completed. QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY (QAG) I GALLERY OF MODERN ART (GoMA) CONSTRUCTION MILESTONES The reporting period witnessed considerable progress in the construction of GoMA. In July 2005, work was only partially complete on the building’s third level, while 12 months later GoMA’s roof is complete, with 80 per cent of facades in place. GoMA will open to the public on 2 December 2006. At the end of May 2006, a total of 56 645m 3 of waste had been generated by the Millennium Art–Queensland Cultural Centre Project site, with 45 337m 3 being recycled, representing 80 per cent of the waste generated. QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY MAJOR CAPITAL MAINTENANCE PROJECTS 2005–06 A range of major refurbishment projects was also undertaken on the Queensland Art Gallery building during the year. A major refurbishment of the Conservation laboratories was undertaken in October and November 2005, and Otis commenced work on a 25-year lift modernisation program at the end of June 2005.