TWEED SHIRE COUNCIL
MEETING TASK SHEET
Action Item - COUNCIL MEETING Thursday, 15 February 2018
Action is required for Item 49 as per the Council Resolution outlined below.
TITLE: [SUB-TRAG] Minutes of the Tweed Regional Gallery Advisory Committee meeting held Wednesday 15 November 2017
Cr K Milne Cr R Cooper
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Tweed Regional Gallery Advisory Committee meeting held Wednesday 15 November 2017 be received and noted.
The Motion was Carried FOR VOTE - Unanimous
ABSENT. DID NOT VOTE - Cr P Allsop
TITLE: [SUB-TRAG] Minutes of the Tweed Regional Gallery Advisory Committee meeting held Wednesday 15 November 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 Gallery Advisory Committee meeting held Wednesday 15 November 2017 are reproduced in the body of this report for the information of Councillors.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Minutes of the Tweed Regional Gallery Advisory Committee meeting held Wednesday 15 November 2017 be received and noted.
People, places and moving around
Who we are and how we live
REPORT:
The Minutes of the Tweed Regional Gallery Advisory Committee meeting held Wednesday 15 November 2017 are reproduced as follows for the information of Councillors.
Venue:
Tweed Regional Gallery Time:
5.00pm Present:
Cr Warren Polglase (Chair), Alan Hann (President, Friends of Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre Inc.), Martin Sullivan, Louise Devine, Michael Rayner (Tweed Regional Gallery Foundation Ltd.), Jennifer Unwin, Robyn Grigg (Tweed Shire Council), Susi Muddiman OAM (Tweed Shire Council), Kree Harrison (Tweed Shire Council - Minutes)
Apologies:
Cr Reece Byrnes, Tracey Stinson (Tweed Shire Council) Mark Cora, Arabella Douglas Harris, Shirley Kennedy, Hobie Porter.
Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Moved: Martin Sullivan Seconded: Louise Devine
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Tweed Regional Gallery Advisory Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 9th August 2017 be accepted as a true and accurate record of the proceedings of that meeting.
Business Arising:
Nil
Agenda Items:
Gallery Director’s report
Susi Muddiman discussed the Director’s report with the Committee:
28,500 visitors attended the Gallery during the preceding 3 month period.
Words & Pictures: David Hockney exhibition: Blue Mountains Cultural Centre attendance numbers currently lower than Tweed Regional Gallery results.
5 enthusiastic high school groups came to view Words & Pictures: David Hockney. It was noted that ticketing was a barrier to further school group bookings.
Louise Devine asked how it was decided which artworks were to be included in the paid exhibition. Susi Muddiman responded that artworks from John Hockney’s collection were exhibited in the corridor as a ‘taster’ offering all visitors the opportunity to view some of the artist’s work.
Louise Devine asked whether the Gallery would host an international exhibition during 2019. Susi Muddiman informed the Committee that an international exhibition was being sourced for presentation in 2019.
Susi Muddiman reported further on the Public Programs complementing the exhibition, including a ticketed, illustrated talk by the artist’s brother John Hockney, which was booked out.
Visitor satisfaction: Comments collated from the visitor survey formulated for Words &
Pictures: David Hockney showed overwhelmingly positive feedback and interest in more international exhibitions from visitors.
Education activities: Susi Muddiman reported that the Gallery’s Education & Audience Development Officer, Jodi Ferrari, presents a full program of events, adding that the trained Volunteer Gallery Guides provide an excellent service to the Gallery’s visitors.
Upcoming Michael Zavros book launch scheduled for Thursday 23 November at 6.00pm.
This event is the Gallery’s first event to utilise on-line booking facility.
A Christmas Party Morning Tea will be held for Gallery volunteers on Tuesday 28 November.
The Artist in Residence Studio is booked out during 2018.
The Gallery’s Forward Plan 2018 was submitted to Create NSW in line with the funding obligations.
The Friends and Foundation held their respective Annual General Meetings during September and October 2017.
The new exhibition program brochure covering the period January - June 2018 will be issued next week.
Exhibitions to be hosted by the Gallery in 2018 were discussed with the Committee.
Curator Margaret Olley Art Centre & Collection Manager, Ingrid Hedgcock, is working on touring show for MOAC featuring artworks from the Collection.
Artist Fiona Lowry, who was evacuated during the April flood event is returning this week to complete her residency in the AIR Studio. Her outcome exhibition will be held in March 2018.
The Gallery is hoping to offer on-line entries for the 2018 Border Art Prize.
The Gallery shop now on-line and attracting sales.
An exhibition highlighting the Gallery’s 30 Year anniversary will be staged in 2018 featuring a number of acquisitions to the collection.
Louise Devine offered her congratulations to Susi Muddiman and the Gallery staff on presenting an excellent year of programs to visitors.
General Business:
Susi Muddiman spoke to the Committee’s Terms of Reference in terms of supporting the Gallery’s aims and objectives in relation to current plans and policies. Speaking to the Gallery’s De-Accession Protocol, she spoke of the need to develop a time-tabled de- accession plan. She advised the Committee that a Valuer has been contracted to identify potential works for de-accession. Michael Rayner enquired as to whether information relating to the provenance of early acquisitions to the collection was available. Susi added that information on acquisitions from the first ten years may be difficult to source, in some cases.
Louise Devine commented that low hanging branches in the lower carpark made exiting the car park safely difficult on occasion. Susi Muddiman to action this item. Susi added that the motor to the lower car park automatic gate had been stolen during the last few days and a police report lodged.
Next Meeting:
The next meeting of the Tweed Regional Gallery Advisory Committee will be held on Wednesday 14 February 2018 at 5.00pm.
The meeting closed at 5.45pm
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM’S COMMENTS:
Nil.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP 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.
