Page 8 - Annual Review 2008

8 / REwiNd
2008 has been a great year for the Queensland
Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art. Brisbane
and Queensland audiences have been wonderfully
supportive of the exhibitions, public programs,
member events, and activities for children and
families presented across both sites, as well as
the films and popular new Up Late programs at
GoMA. The Gallery’s major international exhibitions,
in particular, have been strongly supported by
interstate and international visitors.
We’re extremely grateful to the Queensland
Government for its continued substantial support
for our work. In particular, I’d like to thank the
Honourable Anna Bligh, MP, Premier of Queensland,
and the Honourable Rod Welford, MP, Minister for
Education and Training and Minister for the Arts, for
their enthusiasm for our programs. The Queensland
Government is passionate about knowledge,
creativity and innovation, and these qualities are
integral to the programming and commitments
of the Gallery. My thanks also to Rachel Hunter,
Director-General, Department of Education, Training
and the Arts; Leigh Tabrett, Deputy Director-General,
Arts Queensland, and the supportive staff of Arts
Queensland. We’re also thankful for the valuable
support of the Australian Government, provided
through the Australia Council, its arts funding and
advisory body.
CHAiR'S
MESSAGE
Professor John Hay, AC, Chair of the Gallery’s Board of Trustees, speaking at the
announcement of ‘American Impressionism and Realism: A Landmark Exhibition from
the Met’, October 2008, at the Queensland Art Gallery. Photograph: Ray Fulton
On behalf of the Gallery’s Board of Trustees,
I thank our Director, Tony Ellwood, for his leadership
this year, along with the members of his executive
management team, Andrew Clark, Deputy Director,
Programming and Corporate Services; Lynne
Seear, Deputy Director, Curatorial and Collection
Development; and Celestine Doyle, Marketing
and Sponsorship Manager. I also acknowledge
and thank my fellow Trustees, this year’s outgoing
Trustees, and our former Chair of Trustees, Wayne
Goss, who served as Chair from 1999 until February
this year. We’re also very grateful for the professional
expertise and energy of our staff, and for the
generosity of the volunteers who support us
in so many ways.
The achievements of 2008 would not be possible
without our corporate partners and sponsors,
including the members of our new exhibition support
program, Chairman’s Circle. Thank you also to
those generous individual benefactors, including
Tim Fairfax, AM, and Gina Fairfax, Philip Bacon,
AM, James Sourris and Henry Bartlett, CMG, OBE,
who have assisted the Gallery in securing important
new acquisitions.
This new publication, our 2008 Review, is an
opportunity to consider the past year and to
acknowledge the artists, staff, volunteers,
supporters and audiences who’ve contributed
in so many ways to the life of the Gallery.
I trust you enjoy our 2008 Review.
Professor John Hay, AC
Chair, Board of Trustees
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