Queensland Art Gallery Annual Report 2006-07

programs of assistance / QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY ANNUAL REPORT 06–07 45 Programs of Assistance The Queensland Art Gallery provides assistance and encouragement to young emerging artists, and professional development opportunities for museum professionals and young people seeking a career in the visual arts. A number of internships were offered by the Gallery in 2006–07. The Melville Haysom Memorial Art Scholarship In 2007, the Melville Haysom Memorial Art Scholarship was awarded to Danny Ford, who is currently completing a Master of Visual Arts at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba. The Melville Haysom Memorial Art Scholarship is awarded annually to an emerging Queensland artist under the age of 25 — in memory of Mrs Yvonne Haysom's late husband, the artist Melville Haysom. The scholarship provides financial support and access to the Gallery's resources to assist the recipient complete a specific body of work. Hobday and Hingston Bursary The Hobday and Hingston Bursary is awarded annually to the most promising undergraduate from a Queensland tertiary art course and each recipient receives financial support towards their continued development as an artist. Madelin Bouwman, a fine art honours graduate from the Queensland College of Art, was awarded the Hobday and Hingston Bursary for 2006. The Bursary was instigated by Florence Emily Hobday in memory of her husband, the artist Percy Stanhope Hobday, and her brother, Arthur James Hingston. Internships Eva Antonsen, a qualified objects conservator undertaking a masters degree through the School of Conservation in Copenhagen, Denmark, began a four-month internship at the Gallery's Centre for Contemporary Art Conservation on 19 February 2007. As part of her internship, Eva undertook research in the first stage of an ongoing proj- ect to develop strategies to document colour changes in semitransparent resins and dayglow fluorescent pigments of art works. She also performed treatments on contemporary sculptural works in the Gallery's Collection. In December 2006, Debra Diamond, Associate Curator South and Southeast Asian Art and Coordinating Curator Contemporary Asian Art, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, was in-residence at the Australian Centre of Asia Pacific Art to further the long-term loans program, developed between the Gallery and the Smithsonian Institution's Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M Sackler Gallery. The Gallery's inaugural 'Backstage Pass' regional intern from 27 November to 7 December 2006 was Janette Laver, Administrator, KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns. Janette was at the Gallery during the key developmental period for APT5 and saw much of the preparations for the opening weekend celebrations. She worked with Gallery staff on Kids' APT activities to develop concepts for future KickArts education programs. Anthony Edwards, Exhibitions Officer, Pinnacles Gallery, Thuringowa, undertook a regional internship at the Gallery from 28 May to 6 June 2007 as part of the ‘Backstage Pass’ program. Anthony joined the Gallery for his intership at the end of APT5 and so assisted with the huge task of demounting the exhibition. From 22 January to 2 February 2007, Rose Marin, Public Programs Officer, Artspace Mackay, also completed an internship at the Gallery. Rose helped to stage the regional component of the Gallery's Kids' APT Summer Spectacular festival at Artspace Mackay on 13 January, and was then involved in working with kids and their families in the 16-day festival in Brisbane. Volunteer opportunities Playing an important role in the life of the Gallery are the Gallery's many volunteers. Although the role of volunteers was somewhat diminished during the August–November closure, following the opening of the two-site institution they contributed many hours assisting visitors and staff in presenting tours of the Collection and special exhibi- tions, working behind the scenes in the Research Library and with Curatorial and Marketing staff, and assisting the Friends of the Gallery. Adrian King Australia b.1974 Lama Lama people All Blacks 2005 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas 121 x 178cm Purchased 2006. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation