TWEED SHIRE COUNCIL
MEETING TASK SHEET
Action Item - COUNCIL MEETING Thursday, 26 October 2017
Action is required for Item 60 as per the Council Resolution outlined below.
TITLE: [SUB-TRAG] Minutes of the Tweed Regional Art Gallery Advisory Committee Meeting held Wednesday 9 August 2017
Cr P Allsop Cr C Cherry
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Tweed Regional Art Gallery Advisory Committee Meeting held Wednesday 9 August 2017 be received and noted.
The Motion was Carried FOR VOTE - Unanimous
Committee Meeting held Wednesday 9 August 2017
SUBMITTED BY: Community and Cultural Services
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LINKAGE TO INTEGRATED PLANNING AND REPORTING FRAMEWORK:
3 People, places and moving around
3.2 Places
3.2.2 Art Gallery - To promote awareness, enjoyment and understanding of the visual arts through collections, exhibitions, education and community programs.
ROLE: Leader
SUMMARY OF REPORT:
The Minutes of the Tweed Regional Art Gallery Advisory Committee Meeting held Wednesday 9 August 2017 are reproduced in the body of this report for the information of Councillors.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Minutes of the Tweed Regional Art Gallery Advisory Committee Meeting held Wednesday 9 August 2017 be received and noted.
People, places and moving around
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REPORT:
The Minutes of the Tweed Regional Art Gallery Advisory Committee Meeting held Wednesday 9 August 2017 are reproduced as follows for the information of Councillors.
Venue:
Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre Time:
5.00pm Present:
Cr Warren Polglase (Tweed Shire Council); Hobie Porter; Martin Sullivan; Shirley Kennedy; Louise Devine; Penny Hall ( President, Friends of the Tweed Regional Gallery & MOAC); David Burgener (Tweed Shire Council); Arabella Douglas Harris;
Ingrid Hedgcock (Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre); Tracey Stinson (Tweed Shire Council); Robyn Grigg (Tweed Shire Council); Kree Harrison (Tweed Shire Council - Minutes).
Apologies:
Cr Reece Byrnes (Tweed Shire Council); Jennifer Unwin; Susi Muddiman (Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre).
Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Moved: Hobie Porter Seconded: Martin Sullivan
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Tweed Regional Art Gallery Advisory Committee meeting held 3 May 2017 be accepted as a true and accurate record of the proceedings of that meeting.
Agenda Items:
1. Business arising from the minutes
Arabella queried the comment in the Director’s report ‘frustration at the lack of media coverage’. Ingrid advised this referred not to lack of coverage but to media’s inconsistent use of logos and credits.
2. David Burgener to consult the Committee on the draft Cultural Plan
David provided the committee with background on the Tweed Shire Council 2017 Draft Cultural Plan. This will provide a framework to guide Council’s engagement with cultural activities across the shire over the next four years and is on public exhibition until Monday 14 August.
Arabella expressed concern that the committee is not providing collective feedback. Cr Polglase advised that as the committee has not met for some time it cannot provide feedback by the August 14 deadline however Susi Muddiman provides representation on behalf of the committee and members can provide individual feedback. Ingrid will provide committee members with a copy of the draft plan as requested. Arabella added that she believed it would have been preferable for this Committee to have made a submission and requested that Council ensure the opportunity is provided to comment on any future arts and culture related draft polies that are put out on public exhibition.
3. Gallery Director’s Report
Report of the Art Gallery Director submitted to the Art Gallery Advisory Committee on Wednesday 9 August 2017.
Acting Director’s comments:
The Artist in Residence program is now booked through until end of 2018.
There has been wide national and international media coverage of the Olive Cotton Award. The gallery is working with Council’s Communications team to implement media monitoring software that will result in the provision of detailed media reports at future committee meetings.
228 new solar panels have been installed and are running. The panels provide 18% of the gallery’s power use and result in a 20% reduction of electricity costs. The panels will be paid for over a five year pay-back period and are fully funded by a federal grant.
Five new acquisitions were discussed with the committee.
• Ray Crooke Photograph of Margaret Olley, gift of David and Diana Crooke;
• two hand coloured lino cuts by David Preston, gift of the artist;.
• Andrew Hmelnitsky Plantation Farmhouse, gift of the artist - from CAEP,
• Guy Maestri Reflection, purchased through the Tweed Regional Gallery Donations Fund. This work is an outcome of Guy Maestri’s residency where he created works in response to the Olley recreation.
• Martin added that David Preston donated a print to the Friends of the Gallery for their raffle.
Acquisitions
Moved: Shirley Kennedy Seconded: Hobie Porter
RESOLVED that the List of Acquisitions tabled at the meeting on 9 August 2017 be ratified by the Tweed Regional Art Gallery Advisory Committee.
General Business:
Cr Polglase noted that the Premier NSW visited the gallery and was extremely impressed. This is a credit to Ingrid and the gallery staff.
Louise raised that it is very difficult to see when exiting lower car park due to plants.
Hobie added the issue of bird droppings falling on patrons cars in the undercover car park.
Hockney numbers were discussed. Ingrid advised the committee that numbers are below target.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting of the Tweed Regional Art Gallery Advisory Committee will be held Wednesday 8 November 2017 at 5pm. Committee members are then invited to attend the Brett Whiteley film screening at the Regent Cinema at 7pm (tickets available at Regent Cinema 6672 8265)
The meeting closed at 5.38pm.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM’S COMMENTS:
Nil.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM’S RECOMMENDATIONS:
Nil.
COUNCIL IMPLICATIONS:
a. Policy:
Code of Meeting Practice.
Terms of Reference - Reviewed 21 August 2012.
b. Budget/Long Term Financial Plan:
Not applicable.
c. Legal:
Not Applicable.
d. Communication/Engagement:
Inform - We will keep you informed.
UNDER SEPARATE COVER/FURTHER INFORMATION:
Nil.
