queensland arts council

QUEENSLAND ARTS COUNCIL
ANNUAL REPORT 2010
CONTENTS
ABOUT QAC AND 2010 HIGHLIGHTS
p1
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
p2
CEO’S REPORT
p3
YOUTH PROGRAM
p4-5
EXHIBITIONS PROGRAM
p6-7
CREATIVE INCOMMUNITIES
p8-13
Regional Arts Fund
p8-9
Local Arts Councils Network
p10-11
Creative Generator SEQ
p12
ArtsYakka SwapMeets p13
RECONNECT@NORMANTON
p14-15
ARTOUR
p16-17
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS p18
ARTISTS AND COMPANIES
p19
AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
p20
FINANCIALS
p21
OUR PEOPLE
p22-23
THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS p24-25
Queensland Arts Council | ABN 31 009 726 827
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about qac
Queensland Arts Council (QAC) is Queensland’s
peak regional arts organisation supporting
the artistic and cultural aspirations of regional
communities.
Our vision is to enrich the lives of Queenslanders and
the creativity, liveability, sustainability and prosperity of
communities statewide through access to and participation
in the arts.
QAC provides leadership in regional cultural practice for
our network of volunteer-run Local Arts Councils in 55
regional communities and to a wide range of Associate
Member organisations.
We contribute to a strong and resilient arts sector through
our regular series of ArtsYakka community engagement
forums and workshops, the ArtsYakka website and through
our management of the State Government’s program
of Regional Service Delivery: Creative Generator SEQ.
Queensland Arts Council delivers a range of performance
programs for schools, visual arts exhibitions as well as
funding programs on behalf of the Federal Government.
Reconnect@Normanton is a significant current community
cultural development program operating in remote
Queensland. The tour coordination unit arTour is also
managed by QAC on behalf of the state government.
QAC plays a vital role in building local artistic capacity
and skills in regional Queensland through the provision of
these and other important services.
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
For the third consecutive year, QAC’s community arts
project Reconnect@Normanton, worked with elders and
young people to create connections in the Indigenous
and isolated community of Normanton.
Under Queensland Arts Council management, the
Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund funded 18
arts projects, through its Community Projects program,
injecting $352,936 into the state’s regional arts activity.
Over 150 participants attended the ArtsYakka Regional
Swapmeets in the five host communities of Gladstone,
Ayr, Roma, Crows Nest and Longreach.
In 2010, primary school teachers from 17 schools across
Brisbane participated in Ground Yourself, QAC’s series of
professional development workshops in Drama.
The Youth Program toured 18 productions, delivering
1654 performances and reaching 182,633 students in
657 Queensland metropolitan and regional schools. 295
small schools received subsidised performances, thanks
to the support of the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation.
arTour, the peak tour coordination body in Queensland,
managed by QAC on behalf of the state government,
developed and delivered six touring projects to 49
regional communities. arTour coordinated two national
touring projects.
The Exhibitions Program toured 16 exhibitions, including
nine new exhibitions, across Queensland and NSW. The
visual arts exhibitions profiled the work of 29 regional
Queensland artists.
In 2010 QAC’s statewide network consisted of 55
volunteer-run Local Arts Councils with over 2000 volunteer
members.
QAC launched the Creative Generator SEQ, connecting
artists, arts organisations, councils and communities to
support the development of arts and culture in the 10
local government areas of South East Queensland.
50 Associate Member organizations joined QAC’s free
arts and cultural membership program in 2010. This
new network creates possibilities for collaboration and
strengthens our ability to support the artistic and cultural
aspirations of regional communities.
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
At the end of my President’s report in 2009, I said that I
hoped that 2010 would be a year of consolidation and it
was in many ways. The QAC staff continued to provide
a wonderful service to the members of the organisation
albeit with constrained resources.
Since the introduction of the Associate Members category,
in September 2010, the numbers of arts organisations
interested in joining has continued to grow. These new
associate members have clearly identified that QAC is
an arts organisation that they want to be more closely
associated with and QAC has commenced talking to them
and provided a survey form about what can be achieved
together. QAC needs to value add to both the members
and QAC as the peak body for regional arts.
Three new Board members were welcomed after last
year’s AGM. Ms Sally Charlton is representing the
Western LAC’s and it has been wonderful to have a full
complement of Regional Directors. Sally has fitted in well
and has been pro-active in looking at what she might do
to assist the LAC’s and provide opportunities for them
to be involved in new projects. Dr Chris Willems and Mr
Dare Power were the new Metropolitan Directors. Both
have been actively involved and engaged in the strategic
direction and Chris has also supported and inspired the
50th anniversary committee while Dare has provided his
substantial expertise as a member of the Cultural Support
Fund committee.
Dr Rebecca Scollen is unfortunately stepping down as
the Southern Director and I’d like to thank Rebecca for
her commitment to QAC, her thoughtful and balanced
viewpoint that she provided to the Board and her excellent
representation of the LAC’s. I will be stepping down as
the Northern Director due to the amount of time I spend in
Brisbane and will be a Metropolitan Director in 2011.
To continue to incur debt in order to retain a large property
and a building that requires significant maintenance
cannot continue. A number of options are being considered
including the sale of the property. 2011 will be the year to
decide on what’s best for this wonderful asset.
Although it is also important to acknowledge that without
our equity in the property, QAC may well have closed a
couple of years ago. Having the asset has been beneficial
and the Board want QAC to have a tangible asset into the
future.
I’d like to thank all the Board members for their ongoing
support, guidance and not inconsiderable time that they
have once again devoted to the organisation. They have
thought hard about the decisions that have been taken
and provided strong leadership and good governance to
QAC.
I’d also like to thank Arthur and all the staff for the hard
work, determination and commitment to QAC. It is not a
matter of just coming to work to do a job, but it is certainly a
matter of giving a 110% everyday to make the organisation
better for all, both now and into the future.
2011 is the 50th year. I hope that we can all enjoy a great
celebration at the end of the year to acknowledge this
milestone and that QAC will be widely recognized as the
state peak body for regional arts.
Julie Boyd
President
QAC has again been very thankful for the Philanthropic
support that it has received and in particular I’d like to
acknowledge the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation. This
foundation has continued to support the areas of schools
touring and exhibitions which are a core part of QAC and
integral to what QAC does.
The Board has made several strategic decisions in the
past year. The most significant of these is that QAC will
have a new trading name and that will be unveiled during
2011 together with a brand new website. The Board has
decided that as we are the peak body for regional arts,
our trading name needs to reflect this and it would be
ideal to launch during QAC’s 50th anniversary year. QAC
will connect the state together as the ‘go to’ organisation
for all regional arts matters.
Moving into the next 50 years and being a strong and
dynamic organisation does require bold moves. The
Board has decided that in order for QAC to be a strong and
vibrant force, means that financial security is paramount.
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Julie Boyd at the ArtsYakka SwapMeet in Ayr
CEO’S REPORT
I am pleased to report on the 49th year of operations of
Queensland Arts Council. In 2010 QAC provided the people of regional Queensland with quality performing arts
programs and exhibitions as well as community engagement activities.
A new membership category, inviting arts organizations
to become Associate Members, was launched by QAC
in September. By December 50 Arts organizations had
come on board as the nucleus of what will be a major new
direction for Queensland Arts Council.
The Youth Program continued to provide a diverse range
of engagement programs in Queensland schools as they
have done since 1961. However the program couldn’t
be more different today then it was then. 17 productions
toured throughout the year into primary and secondary
schools.
This amazing response in only three months indicates an
enormous need within communities to be networked and
to receive support, encouragement, skills and training in
a more strategic and empowering way.
Reconnect@Normanton saw artsworkers based, for the
third consecutive year, in this remote community in the
Gulf of Carpentaria. This community arts program worked
with Indigenous students who had disengaged from traditional education processes to reconnect them to their
formal learning. They explored the medium of film, building their skills in script writing, story boarding, editing and
acting.
Reconnect has created a first class pilot program for
adoption in other states and across Queensland but this
could not have been possible without the success of the
Normanton Community in achieving a Regional Arts Fund
grant, the support of the Australia Council for the Arts and
of course the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation.
In 2010 the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation provided
financial support of $185,000. Not only for Reconnect but
also for the development of Snapshot, an early childhood
exhibition. Their support also extended to our Exhibitions
Program which toured 16 exhibitions to 62 communities,
reaching an audience of over 40,000.
Tim Fairfax Family Foundation’s generous contribution
also supported our Youth Program to ensure that 295
schools each with less than 100 students received performances.
We are grateful to Arts Queensland for their contribution
to the Exhibition Program along with the financial support
they provided to establish Queensland Arts Council as the
Peak Body for Regional Arts in Queensland.
I would urge readers to visit our ArtsYakka.com website,
which lists all our Associate Members with links to their
website. While you are there make sure to browse QAC’s
ArtsYakka website. It’s resources are designed to support
volunteers, artists, artsworkers and arts organizations.
In addition to the commencement of the operation of
aTour, the peak tour coordination body in Queensland, for
which we successfully tendered to the State Government,
QAC also won the contract for the Creative Generator for
South East Queensland. The Creative Generator works
across ten local government areas in the region. This is
another particularly exciting development linking us even
more closely with communities and organizations and the
ten local governments in South East Queensland.
I congratulate and thank the artists who worked as part of
our touring programs throughout the year and thank them
on behalf of the quarter of a million audience members
and workshop participants who participated or engaged
with our programs throughout the year.
I acknowledge the enormous work undertaken by the many
hundreds of volunteers within the network of 55 Local Arts
Councils in regional Queensland in 2010. They, like our
great volunteer Board of Directors and our staff, make
collective contributions to the arts in regional Queensland
which are as humbling as they are extraordinary.
Arthur Frame AM
CEO
In 2010 QAC delivered Regional Artsyakka Swapmeets.
Under the expert guidance of facilitator Dr. Judy Pippen,
over 150 participants engaged in five regional workshops.
These dynamic workshops were presented in Gladstone,
Ayr, Roma, Crows Nest and Longreach.
In September 2010 it was my great pleasure along with
members of the Board and a number of staff to attend the
Regional Arts Australia National Conference in Launceston, which attracted over 700 delegates.
Queensland Arts Council plays a key role in the national
regional arts agenda as this state’s member of Regional
Arts Australia.
Arthur Frame at the ArtsYakka SwapMeet in Ayr
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Richards Scholes, Primary schools performance Crazy Science
Primary Students enjoying a QAC performance - photo by Megan Hermans
Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre, Secondary schools performance The Odyssey
YOUTH PROGRAM
Live arts experiences FOR QUEENSLAND YOUTH
QAC’s Youth Program* is committed to entertaining and engaging the hearts and minds of young
people across Queensland.
In 2010, teachers and students were able to choose from a range of productions developed to
enrich the cultural landscape and lives of young people. From February to December QAC’s
artists provided creative and inspiring experiences for Queensland students.
Access for Regional Schools
The Youth Program reached 115,867 children, with
performances in 410 schools in regional Queensland. We
also worked with Aramac and Muttaburra Schools through
an Artist-in-Residence program exploring literacy through
dance.
Small Schools subsidies
QAC’s Youth Program has been subsidising the cost of
touring to small schools for nearly five decades. This
includes small schools in metropolitan Brisbane and remote
schools with less than 10 students. In 2010, QAC Youth
Program subsidised performances in 295 small schools,
with assistance from the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation.
Hospital Schools and Special Schools
Our Youth Program subsidises (sometimes up to 100%)
performances in hospitals, special schools and schools
of distance education. In 2010, the program presented
32 free performances for the children in these special
circumstances, highlighting QAC’s dedication to bringing
the benefits of the arts to all young people.
Supporting Queensland Artists
Bringing the characters to life, touring the state,
and helping Queensland’s children laugh and learn,
QAC’s Youth Program employed 33 artists for a collective
168 employment weeks to deliver its 18 productions.
This includes 15 young emerging actors ready to kick-start
their careers in performance.
Energy and Sustainability
A new schools production, Unplugged, was produced in
partnership with Ergon Energy. Unplugged helps young
Queenslanders learn how to reduce energy consumption
at home and in their school. Ergon Energy and
QAC will be touring Unplugged throughout 2011.
New Productions
All productions have strong curriculum relevance, are
entertaining and engaging arts experiences. They must
also be able to pack up into a station wagon and travel
thousands of kilometres to the smallest and furthest of
Queensland’s primary schools. QAC Youth Program
commissioned four new productions in 2010.
Professional Development for Teachers
In October 2010, primary school teachers from 17 schools
across Brisbane participated in Ground Yourself, a series
of workshops in Drama. The content included a skill
development session and progressed to explore subjects
such as English and Science through Drama. Ground
Yourself was designed to comply with QCT professional
standards.
Total students attending
Total number of schools
Number of small schools (<100 students)
Hospital & special schools
Number of productions toured
Productions commissioned by QAC
Performances statewide
Performances in regional schools
Number of artist employment weeks
Number of artists employed
182,633
657
295
32
18
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1,654
410
168
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The performance was hilarioUs
and captivating from start
to finish. I have never seen
the students as animated...
The usually shy teens
were psyched about putting
on a performance of their own...
A truly spectacular Performance.
The Riddle of the Dragon’s Hat,
Eidsvold State School
*formerly Ontour inschools
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Through The Looking Glass, Melanie Jai Miss Communication
Artesian Country, John Richardson Bush Pegs
The Dying Darling, Michael Pospischil Bill Speaking for Barkindji
Equus: In Celebration of the Horse, Glenn Hunt Naadam Festival, Mongolia Series
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EXHIBITIONS PROGRAM
Connecting the people and places of regional Queensland
through visual arts
Queensland Arts Council’s Exhibitions Program* connects the people and places of regional
Queensland through visual arts and creates ways to celebrate their stories nationwide.
QAC’s Exhibitions bring quality visual arts into regional and remote areas. We support regional
Queensland artists and communities in celebrating their creativity and diversity.
In 2010, Queensland Arts Council’s Exhibitions Program
delivered multimedia visual arts, craft and design touring
exhibitions. They provided professional skills development
opportunities for regional and remote artists and
communities to celebrate their unique sense of place and
identity.
The program promoted the diverse and creative culture
of Queensland, contributed to supporting regional health
and wellbeing and profiled Indigenous and multi-cultural
aspects of Queensland life.
2010 QAC Exhibitions Program Highlights
• Development and delivery of nine new touring exhibitions
into 45 regional, remote and metropolitan venues across
Queensland and NSW
• Delivery of a total of 16 touring exhibitions to 62 regional,
remote and metropolitan venues across Queensland and
NSW
• Profiling of a touring arts program featuring the work
of 29 individual regional Queensland artists and three
community projects featuring over 150 national and
international artists
• Provision of over 30 opportunities for regional
Queensland communities to engage with regional
artists through associated events such as artist talks,
creative workshops and artist’s book signing events.
• A reach of 406,406 in media publicity and promotion for
the 2010 program
• 12,672 website hits
• Provision of a supportive platform for a regionally-based
Queensland artist to gain nationwide recognition
The 29 artists, whose exhibitions QAC developed and
toured, live and work in regional and remote Queensland.
The Exhibitions Program profiled their work not only to
their own communities, but to statewide arts and cultural
networks.
The artists were supported to engage directly with the
broader community through their participation in workshops
for all ages, artist talks, forums and events.
This resulted in building new and strengthening of existing
networks, providing further opportunities for regional
communities to meet and contribute to a broader cultural
dialogue.
These outcomes would not have been achieved without the
continued and generous support of the Tim Fairfax Family
Foundation. The 2010 program also received financial
assistance from the Queensland Government through
Arts Queensland. The Exhibitions team would like to thank
our 2010 exhibition partners, artists, Local Arts Councils,
Associate Member organisations, volunteers, venue and
gallery staff for their commitment to enhancing the cultural
life of their community and of regional Queensland.
Exhibitions Overview
Number of touring exhibitions
Number of artists / arts organisations
Touring weeks
Attendance
Communities Reach
Metropolitan
Regional
Remote
Total
16
29
229
40,097
2
47
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This exhibtion really resonated with
the parents and friends of people with
autism. Many people here on opening
night returned to the exhibition more
than once. More importantly, audiences
responded to the power of the paintings:
the feedback was very appreciative.
Creative Arts Gallery, Gunnedah,
Through the Looking Glass by Melanie Jai
*formerly Ontour Onexhibition
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CREATIVE INCOMMUNITIES
Blackrobats in Dreamtime Peter Pan
RAF COMMUNITY QUICK RESPONSE GRANTS
Biloela Circus Skills Workshop
Drawing the Line Against AIDS
New Flames Residency Program
Showing Their Bits
Australian Performing Arts Market New Flames Residency Program
Attendance at Experimenta Artist Lab
Writers Workshop with Bryce Courtney
Gidarjil Cultural Festival
Bloomin’ Desert
Arts Activated’ Professional Development
See Through Me Phase 2
Revival 2010 Writing Creatively Workshop
Moved By Us - A Forum
Creative Writing Course
The PI Boys - Stylin’ Up Festival 2010
Album launch at the Dreaming Festival Capture Culture Sculptural Component
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$1,500
$1,500
$1,270
$1,500
$1,500
$1,270
$1,485
$1,500
$1,450
$1,300
$1,125
$1,500
$1,500
$600
$1,200
$650
$1,500
$1,500
$1,500
Performance of radio play “Ghost Bats”
Jazz, Blues and Folk in the Park
Heart Beat Project
Millmerran Student Art Workshop
Cooee Bay Workshop
Bringing Home Contemporary Art
Rapt In Felt
Regional Arts Australia Conference
Toi Maori Exhibition-(Maori Arts)
Heads Up 2010 Conference
Art Awards Opening Event
Wallaby Creek Festival, FNQ
Cherbourg Artists at the CIAF
Student Drawing Workshops
Professional Development in Festivals & CCD
Blackrobats in Dreamtime Peter Pan
PD of Kim Webster Reeves
A Different Direction TOTAL
$400
$1,100
$1,179
$634
$1,090
$1,500
$1,080
$1,475
$1,035
$1,178
$1,500
$1,500
$1,500
$512
$740
$1,500
$1,500
$1,000
$48,543
CREATIVE INCOMMUNITIES
SUPPORTING ARTS AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONAL
COMMUNITIES
Queensland Arts Council supports and promotes arts and cultural activity in regional communities.
Creative incommunities manages the Regional Arts Fund, The Creative Generator SEQ, a network
of 55 Local Arts Councils, 50 Associate Member organization and delivered a series of community
engagement workshop, the 2010 ArtsYakka Swapmeets.
REGIONAL ARTS FUND
The Regional Arts Fund is managed in Queensland
by Creative incommunities on behalf of the Australian
Government to give artists and communities throughout
regional, rural and remote Australia better access to
opportunities to practice and experience the arts.
Regional Arts Fund: Quick Response Grants
Number of projects funded: Total funded:
Regional Arts Fund Community Projects
Number of projects funded Total funded
39
$48,543
18
$352,936
On Edge Media and Performance Festival, Other Cairns
RAF COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS
Uniting Church Blackall Longreach Youth Club and Sports Complex Bizoo Umber Productions Carpentaria Shire Council Bush TV Australian Festival of Chamber Music NQ
Full Throttle Theatre Company
On Edge Media and Performance Festival Red Ridge (Interior Queensland) Ltd Aurukun Regional Council La Luna Youth Arts Association Towers Players Joyce Watson Melissa Robertson Cairns Regional Council Bundaberg Regional Council Whitsunday Regional Council Mosaic Installation Way Out West The Final racket from Bizoo Water Wars Reconnect @Normanton
Freedom Stories Winterschool Masterclass
Nocturnal-Youth After Dark
Other Cairns
Alpha’s old Time Dance Band Project
Public Arts by Youth
The Witches Shakespeare in the Bull Ring Spinifex Country and Beyond Song Connection
Laneways Project Gin Gin Streetscape Public Artwork
Blackbirding TOTAL
$ 8,136
$25,000
$15,000
$10,895
$23,500
$26,480
$ 9,965
$10,000
$12,075
$16,635
$30,000
$18,000
$25,000
$24,500
$15,750
$30,000
$22,000
$30,000
$352,936
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CREATIVE INCOMMUNITIES
LOCAL ARTS COUNCILS NETWORK AND HIGHLIGHTS
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Delicious and DeLIGHTful 2010, Regional Arts Council Dalby
Childers Art Camp, Childers Arts Council
Claire Rawlins (Longreach) and Sandy Curtis (Bundaberg) receiving the RAA’s Outstanding Volunteers Awards
ArtsYakka SwapMeet in Roma - photo by Megan Hermans
CREATIVE INCOMMUNITIES
LOCAL ARTS COUNCILS NETWORK AND HIGHLIGHTS
Local Arts Councils are independently incorporated bodies that, through their affiliation to Queensland
Arts Council, bring the world of the arts to their regions. The 55 Local Arts Councils (LACs) are
volunteer-run by local arts champions and over 2000 members.
NORTHERN REGION
- Bowen Regional Arts Council
- Burdekin Arts Council
- Capella Arts Council
- Cassowary Regional Arts Council
- Emerald District Arts Council
- Glenden and District Arts Council
- Hinchinbrook Arts Council
- Mackay Pioneer Valley Arts Council
- Moranbah Arts Council
- The Arts Council Tablelands
- Sarina Arts Council
- Springsure Arts Council
EASTERN REGION
- Arts Council Sunshine Coast
- Childers Arts Council
- Cooloola Community Arts Council
- Gladstone Arts Council
- Hervey Bay Council for the Arts
- Kenilworth Arts Council
- Keppel Coast Arts Council
- Maleny Arts Council
- Maryborough Regional Arts Council
- Moreton Bay Arts Council
- Redlands Arts Council
- Rockhampton Arts Council
- Wynnum Manly Arts Council
NORTH-WESTERN REGION
- Barcaldine Arts Council
- Boulia Arts Council
- Cloncurry Arts Council
- Julia Creek Arts Council
- Longreach Arts Council
- Normanton Arts Council
- Richmond Arts Council
- Tambo Arts Council
- Winton Arts Council
WESTERN REGION
- Biloela Arts Council
- Charleville and District Arts Council
- Chinchilla Arts Council
- Gayndah Arts Council
- Miles Regional Arts Council
- Mitchell Arts Council
- Regional Arts Council Dalby
- Roma District Arts Council
- Wandoan Arts Council
SOUTHERN REGION
- Arts Council Toowoomba
- Crows Nest Arts Council
- Dirranbandi Arts Council
- Goondiwindi Arts Council
- Granite Belt Arts Council
- Millmerran Arts Council
- Mungindi Arts Council
- Oakey & District Arts Council
- Regional Arts Ipswich
- St George Arts Council
- Texas Arts Council
- Warwick Arts Council
2010 highlights
Moranbah Arts Council had a very successful year, with
membership steadily increasing. They have had a strong
response from the younger people both to workshops
and shows and a growing number of men are in their
audiences.
Mackay-Pioneer Valley Arts Council held an event as
part of the Arts Festival entitled ‘Art by Night’. This was
an installation of illuminated art pieces accompanied by
an evocative soundscape in a warehouse space by the
river.
Hervey Bay Council for the Arts received the Fraser
Coast Regional Councils cultural award on Australia Day.
Their annual Easter Festival has grown and attracts wide
participation throughout Hervey Bay.
Maryborough Regional Arts Council established
a street theatre group some five years ago. The Mary
Marys troupe perform at market days, corporate events
and other celebrations in Marborough and surrounding
areas.
Childers Arts Council travel each week to Gin Gin
taking their art and sharing their knowledge and time. It
has been so successful they now combine for exhibitions
in Childers, Bundaberg and Gin Gin.
Barcaldine Arts Council held its 17th Annual Barcaldine
Art Exhibition in July with a total pool of $10,000
acquisitive sponsorship and prize moneys. Categories
include Open, Traditional, Contemporary and 3D. With
approximately 130 entries from all over Queensland.
Longreach Arts Council member and Longreach dance
teacher Claire Rawlins received RAA’s Outstanding
Volunteer award, presented at the national conference
in Launceston. Clair, who has been helping Human
Ventures deliver its regional Creative Pathways program
and Youth festival, also had a Starburst mentorship
during 2010.
Mitchell Arts Council hosted a variety of workshops,
the Fire & Water Festival as well as participating in the
new art gallery and charity camel races.
Roma District Arts Council hosted an ArtsYakka
SwapMeet in July, facilitated a writers’ competition and
workshops, as well as touring performances.
Ipswich Arts Council delivered a successful Artisan
Wonderland Workshop Series in 2010. Each month a
variety of workshops were conducted including felt slipper
making, acrylic painting, basket weaving, drawing, filmmaking, and mosaic.
Oakey and District Arts Council held an Art & Craft Day
in May 2010 in the Oakey Cultural Centre. This inaugural
event gave 30 local artists the opportunity to display and
sell their work.
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CREATIVE INCOMMUNITIES
CREATIVE GENERATOR SEQ
In 2010, QAC launched the Creative Generator South
East Queensland.
Arts Queensland and the Community Partnerships section
of the Australia Council for the Arts collaborated to support
new service delivery models for community arts and
cultural development.Creative Generators is a key initiative
of artbeat: Regional Arts and Culture Strategy 2010-2014.
The model of operation for the Creative Generator SEQ
has been developed to promote and support community
arts and culture in the region and aims to build the capacity
of artists and groups working in these communities.
The Creative Generator SEQ connects artists, arts
organisations, councils and communities to support the
development of arts and culture in the 10 local government
areas of South East Queensland including the Sunshine
Coast, Moreton Bay, Redlands, Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich,
Gold Coast, Scenic Rim, Lockyer Valley and the Somerset
region.
The Creative Generator SEQ works with artists and groups
to develop their ideas and projects and provides advice
on funding opportunities and the application process.
The Creative Generator also advocates for arts and culture
at a Local, State and Federal Government level via funding
bodies and relevant agencies.
QLD Regional Service Delivery
All in the Picture Now: Creative Generators Forum.
On the 2nd of November, the Creative Generators from
the five state regions came together to share how they
support arts and cultural development in Queensland’s
regional, rural and remote communities.
The Forum was followed by a networking event where
representatives from small to medium arts organisations,
statutory authorities, and those industry organizations with
activities in the regions met the five Creative Generators.
The Creative Generators are managed by:
- Queensland Arts Council (South East)
- CICADAS @ RAPAD (Central West)
- Creative Regions (Central & South West)
- Regional Social Development Centre (North)
- Arts Nexus (Far North)
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Creative Generators Forum Participants 2010
CREATIVE INCOMMUNITIES
ARTSYAKKA REGIONAL SWAPMEETS
In May, June and July QAC conducted a series of
community engagement workshops in Gladstone, Ayr,
Roma, Crows Nest and Longreach.
Their purpose was to generate arts and cultural activity by
bringing arts and artsworkers together to learn about arts
project management.
Over 150 people attended the workshops where project
ideas and strategies were swapped and the QAC online
resource ArtsYakka.com shared.
Key outcomes included the increased knowledge and
confidence of participants to develop partnerships, seek
funding and promote community arts projects.
The ArtsYakka SwapMeets were a strategic intiative made
possible through the Australian Government’s Regional
Arts Fund.
FOR ME THE ARTSYAKKA SWAPMEET HAS MEANT
AN INSPIRING AND EDUCATIONAL INSIGHT
INTO ORGANIZING PROJECTS AND MAKING
DREAMS HAPPEN (Roma Participant)
ArtsYakka SwapMeet in Roma - photos by Megan Hermans
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Reconnect@Normanton, Music Recording and Film Making Workshops 2010 - photos by Ross Harrold
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RECONNECT@NORMANTON
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREATIVE AND CULTURAL
EXPRESSION
In October 2010, seven community arts workers presented a three week community arts project in
Normanton. The team was made up of five Brisbane teaching-artists and two Normanton colleagues.
120 community members participated either as workshop participant or audience member.
Involvement
The 2010 project provided opportunities for the community
to be involved in screen arts/filmmaking. It introduced
songwriting and the recording of original songs as well as
cover music by local musicians. The linguist, team member
Henry Fraser, interviewed and consulted with Elders in
order to investigate the status of traditional languages in
Normanton and draw up a report.
Film Making
A series of workshops provided an introduction to basic
film making skills. Over the weeks, the participants became
involved in filming, scripting, performance and interviewing
work. The result was a film called Kurrarr: an Indigenous
word meaning People Coming Together.
Song Writing
Eleven new songs were written over the three weeks
involving pop-culture-driven songs and story telling
social issue songs. Participants created lyrics and
composed music.
Music Recording
Equipment for a complete recording studio was taken up to
Normanton to record not only the newly written songs but also
cover music recorded with local artists. In all, 55 minutes of
music was recorded by Wes Taylor. Part of his recording work
included teaching local musicians about microphone and
recording techniques, and introducing non-linear recording.
The introduction of a linguist in the team in the third
Reconnect@Normanton project was made primarily at
the request of Bennett Toby, an Elder of the Kurtjar tribe.
The language study enabled QAC to involve the corporations,
key Elders and other stakeholders in the community. The
Carpentaria Shire Council Mayor and CEO of the Bynoe
Community Advancement Co-operative Society Limited,
Fred Pascoe, introduced the linguist and the team to
the Elders who were engaged with ‘language’ issues.
He volunteered to be interviewed on the film Kurrarr
and as a result Elders felt empowered to be not only
‘informants’ for the ‘language’ research as they could also
act as spokespeople when interviewed for the Kurrarr film.
If music teaching was more
readily available to young people in
Normanton, they would be writing
their own songs within six months
Jackie Marshall professional musician and songwriter
Most participants worked with only vocals and a single
instrument. Their music was complemented with Wes
playing other instruments to enrich the accompaniment;
using a digital program of synthesized drum, piano and
other instruments. Wes added depth and texture to
the recording. The recorded cover music was put down
on individual CDs and given back to the musicians. A
montage of this original music has been used as musical
accompaniment for the slide show of Normanton people
and sites.
Language
The linguist, Henry Fraser gathered information to discover
what work on traditional languages had already happened,
or was currently happening. He ascertained what people
would like to happen to the language in the future and met
with key stakeholders to discuss possible developments.
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This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body
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Imaginary Theatre’s Tashi - photo by Marisa Cuzzolaro
Brisbane Cabaret Festival’s Tom Waits For No Man - photo by Robyn Mills
The Idea of North
Circa’s 61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes poster- photo by Leif Norman
Gene Peterson’s Gene Peterson Live poster
ARTOUR
Connecting artists, audiences and communities through Queensland
touring services
arTour is the peak tour coordination body in Queensland. It is an initiative borne out of the Queensland
Government’s Coming to a Place Near You Touring Strategy (2009-2014) and commenced operations,
as a business unit of Queensland Arts Council, in January 2010.
At a state level, arTour aims to provide people living in
regional and remote Queensland with access to performing
arts experiences on a community demand basis. Activities
include performances, workshops, master classes,
residencies or a combination of any of these.
At a national level, arTour houses a dedicated Queensland
Blue Heeler, coordinating touring projects throughout the
national touring network and supporting Queensland
producers to engage in the national touring discussion
through Cyberpaddock and the Long Paddock Forum.
arTour supports producers and presenters to grow
audiences and works collaboratively with partners such as
the Northern Australian Regional Performing Arts Centres
Association (NARPACA) network of professionally run
performing arts venues and the Blue Heeler national tour
coordination network exploring means to enhance touring,
producer and presenter processes for the benefit of the
touring environment.
In its inaugural year, arTour developed and delivered
six touring projects to 49 communities spanning the
state from the Gold Coast to Atherton, across to Mount
Isa and Quilpie and back down to Mungindi and fellow
border communities, using for the first time a menu based
production listing and presenter voting to select productions
for tour development. Nationally arTour delivered two
touring projects - Queensland Theatre Company’s Toy
Symphony and Imaginary Theatre’s Tashi - coordinating
over 100 performances across Australia.
In June arTour coordinated the Queensland Touring
Showcase 2010, presenting 27 productions to a room
of 117 presenter, producer, government and volunteer
delegates and guest speakers. The Showcase melded
the production pitching presentations with information
sessions and networking opportunities to promote industry
development and facilitate dialogue between presenters
and producers.
Following the Showcase, arTour undertook a second round
of expressions of interest and itinerary development for
the 2011 touring year from which eight subsidised touring
projects will eventuate for 2011 and one advanced planned
tour for 2012.
Research, with a focus on audience demand, is central
to arTour operations and over 2010 research parameters
and protocols were established in collaboration with Arts
Queensland. Redevelopment of the arTour website was
undertaken to enhance opportunities for audience and
other stakeholder surveying, feedback and interaction with
a relaunch of the site scheduled for early 2011.
The arTour staff actively engaged in state and national
forums promoting the work of the unit and the profile of
Queensland producers while strengthening the network
base of the unit including the Australian Performing Arts
Market, the Long Paddock national touring forums, the
Australian Performing Arts Centres Association (APACA)
and NARPACA annual conferences, the Regional Arts
Australia biennial national conference and the ArtsYakka
SwapMeets.
2010 was an establishment year for arTour, a year in
which the staff and operating structures were established
while simultaneously delivering state and national touring
outcomes.
The arTour staff look optimistically to 2011, to the bedding
down of the important groundwork now in place and to
a broadening of the work we do as we travel forward. It
is with sincere gratitude that I thank the arTour staff for
their dedication and enthusiasm and our presenting and
producing stakeholders for the collective leap of faith into
the new and evolutionary.
Number of tours
Number of cast & crew
Touring weeks
Employment weeks
Number of performances
Number of workshops
Attendance (performances & workshops)
6
43
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206.5
63
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7,446
Community Reach
Metropolitan
Regional
Remote
Total
2
52
9
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‘…THE WHOLE PRODUCTION NOT ONLY
HAD THE CHILDREN LAUGHING BUT THE
PARENTS TOO…. IMAGINARY THEATRE
KNEW WHAT THEIR AUDIENCE WOULD
RESPOND TO…IF I WAS STILL A YOUNG GIRL
& HAD GONE TO SEE THIS, IT WOULD HAVE
BEEN SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE TALKED
ABOUT FOR DAYS
The Pilbara Echo, Tashi Tour
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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
In 2010, QAC introduced a new category of membership and began to develop an
Associate Member network of arts and cultural organisAtions across the state
QAC’s new Associate Members network will create possibilities for greater collaboration and strengthen our ability to
support the artistic and cultural aspirations of regional communities. The aim of the network is to enhance collaboration
and engagement statewide and nationally.
Associate Membership is free to all Queensland arts organisations. Application forms are available for download on the
ArtYakka.com website.
Associate Members receive our monthly e-newsletter and an online listing with link to their website on the ArtsYakka.
com website.The website listing will result in a fully searchable online directory in 2011. It will be a resource tool for
people looking for regional arts organisations in Queensland and enhance the regional profile of their organization.
50 arts and cultural organisations joined Queensland Arts Council’s statewide network between September and
December 2010:
Access Arts Inc.
ACPA - Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts
Anywhere Theatre Festival
Artisan
Arts Nexus Inc.
Arts on Cairncross
Australian Festival Chamber Music
B2Y Connections
Backbone Youth Arts
Brisbane Writers Festival
Bundaberg Writers Club Inc
Burdekin Art Society Inc.
Chinchilla Patches & Piecemakers Inc.
Chinchilla White Gums Gallery
Creating Links
Creative Generator SEQ
Creative Gladstone Region Inc.
Creative Industries Skills Council
Creative Regions Inc
Crossing Divides Inc
Crossroad Arts
Crows Nest Community Arts & Crafts Inc.
Dancenorth
Flying Arts
Gold Coast Theatre Alliance Inc.
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Harvest Rain Theatre Company
Home Hill Choral Society Inc.
Ideas to Life
Kickarts Contemporary Arts Cairns
Kith & Kin Association Limited
Laidley Art Society Inc
La Luna Youth Arts
Museum & Gallery Services Queensland
National Trust of Queensland
Opera Queensland
Outback Festival
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Qantas Founders Museum
QLD Indigenous Languages Advisory Committee
Qmusic - QLD Music Network Inc.
Queensland Music Festival
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Queensland Youth Orchestra
QPIX Ltd
Roma on Bungil Gallery Inc.
Southern Cross Soloists
USQ Artsworx
Women in Harmony Inc.
Wondai Regional Gallery
YPAA Young People and the Arts Australia ARTISTS, ARTS WORKERS & COMPANIES
Queensland Arts Council thanks the artists, arts workers and companies that
bring arts experiences to Queensland communities
We acknowledge the actors who performed in schools; the artists that created and developed visual arts
exhibitions; and the arts workers and arts companies that helped to deliver our programs.
YOUTH PROGRAM
Aboriginal Events Management
Spiral Sounds
Dance Nova
David Hamilton Productions
Harvest Rain Theatre Company
Lightwire Theatrical Productions
Magic of Mime
Mythweaver
Bread Productions
Wizzz Bang! Theatre Company
Zeal Theatre
Hayden Spencer
Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre
Fiddlesticks
EXHIBITIONS PROGRAM
Michael Pospischil
Sarah Moles
Grayson Cooke
Jo Martin
Tom Lockie
Karen Walden
Dena Leo
Glenn Hunt
Corrie Wright
Melanie Jai
Kim Guthrie
Desley Rolph
Pete Martin
Annabel Tully
Dr Suzanne Goopy
David Lloyd
Angela Blakely
Suzanne Howard
Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts
Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery
Barcaldine Regional Council
Central Queensland University
Bundaberg Regional Council
BRAG (Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery)
Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre
REGIONAL ARTS FUND PANEL
Aleem Ali
Deborah Miles
Annette Gordon
Teena Wilcock
Colleen Wall
Hilary Martin
ARTSYAKKA SWAPMEETS 2010
Dr Judy Pippen
Australia Council for the Arts
Longreach Arts Council
Burdekin Arts Council
Gladstone Arts Council
Crows Nest Arts Council
Roma Arts Council
RECONNECT@NORMANTON
Wes Taylor
James Muller, Earth Base Productions
Ros Pappalardo
Brendon Kennedy
Henry Fraser
Ross Harold
William Blanco Snr
The Normanton Community
ARTOUR
Brisbane Cabaret Festival
Circa Ensemble
Full Throttle Theatre Company
Gene Peterson
Imaginary Theatre
Queensland Theatre Company
The Idea of North
Gamut Enterprises representing Sean Choolburra &
David Maxwell
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AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Queensland Arts Council offers scholarships to students and nominates partners for
industry awards. qac recogniseS their important contribution to the organisation AND TO
THE ARTS IN REGIONAL QUEENSLAND
Photographer For a Year
QAC and Griffith University teamed up for the eighth consecutive year to select a photographer from students enrolled to
complete their Masters at Queensland College of Art. The scholarship provides the recipient with valuable professional
experience by being commissioned to shoot various promotional images for QAC. Megan Hermans was the successful
recipient for 2010.
ABAF Award 2010
Queensland Arts Council received a Good Practice Recognition from the Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF)
for its QantasLink Regional Award nomination of the partnership between QAC and Ergon Energy for the schools
production Power Trip: The Adventures of Watty & Volt.
GOOD PRACTICE
IN PARTNERING
QUEENSLAND ARTS COUNCIL MEMBERSHIPS 2010
Regional Arts Australia (RAA)
Queensland Arts Council is this state’s member of the national network of regional arts organisations, Regional Arts
Australia (RAA). RAA promotes and advocates for the development of the arts for the one-in-three Australians who live
in regional, rural and remote parts of the country. The RAA National Conference was staged in Launceston, Tasmania,
in 2010. From 26 - 29 August, over 700 delegates from around Australia gathered in the regional city of Launceston.
Regional Arts Promoters Network (RAPN)
Queensland Arts Council staff participated in the Regional Arts Promoters Network (RAPN), an initiative of Regional Arts
Australia. The national network brings together marketing staff from each of the state-based regional arts agencies to
share ideas to increase the profile of regional arts across Australia.
In 2010, Queensland Arts Council was a member of following organisations:
• Live Performance Australia
• Australian Institute of Arts Management
• Fundraising Institute Australia
• Australian Performing Arts Centres Association (APACA)
• Young People and the Arts Australia (ASSITEJ)
• Drama Queensland
• Lowdown
• ArtsHub
CEO Volunteer Board and Committee Service
In 2010 Arthur Frame AM served in a volunteer capacity on the following boards and committees:
• Regional Arts Australia - Director
• Festivals Australia Committee - Queensland Representative
• The Helpmann Awards - Regional Touring Panel
• Arts House (Canberra) - RAA Representative
• The National Trust of Queensland - Councillor Board
• The National Trust of Queensland - Ipswich Branch President
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FINANCIALS
AN OVERVIEW OF QUEENSLAND ARTS COUNCIL’S PERFOrMANCE IN 2010
For a full and detailed financial overview
of our operations, please see Queensland
Arts Council’s Financial Report for the year
ended 31 December 2010
TOTAL INCOME 2010
Earned Income
Philanthropy and Sponsorship
Governments Grants
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 2010
Youth program
Exhibitions and Community Arts
Infrastructure and Administration
50%
11%
39%
57%
33%
10%
Photo by Megan Hermans
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OUR PEOPLE
STAFF
Administration
Arthur Frame AM Alana Jessop
Ray Gayler
CEO
Business Manager
Maintenance/Workplace Health & Safety Officer
Corporate Development
Jane Frank
Philanthropic & Sponsorship Support Manager
Youth Program
Duncan Maurice
Matthew Nutley
Courtney Sharp-Jones
Johanna Searles
Director
Coordinator
Administrator
Education Liaison Officer (on secondment from Education Queensland)
Exhibition Program
Mia Kempel Manager
Creative incommunities
Letitia Norton
Tim McGee
Robyn Lawton
Development Manager
Creative Generator SEQ
Membership & Funding Coordinator
Marketing & Community Relations
Marc Missiaen
Manager
Accounts
Dharmendra Chandra
Stephanie White
Company Accountant
Officer
arTour
Annette Kerwitz
Libby Ellis
Christine Johnstone
Tamara Kalocsai
Adam Tucker
Operations Manager
Research & Marketing Manager
National Tour Coordinator (& Qld Blue Heeler)
State Tour Coordinator
State Tour Coordinator
The following staff were also part of our 2010 team:
Jacky Burkett, Simon Burvill-Holmes, Karen Farrow, Jayne Ferguson, Mel Geltch, Grant Helg, Martine Lloyd,
Julie Rawlins, Jenni Regnart, Brad Rush, Jess Thompson, Anne Timmers, Jim Vilé, Anika Vilée, Suzan Williams and Brendan Wright
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Julie Boyd Rollo Nicholson Joseph Morfea Sally Charlton
Heather Hale Dr Rebecca Scollen John Posselt Dare Power Dr Chris Willems President & Northern Regional Director
Vice President & Eastern Regional Director
Treasurer & Metropolitan Director
Western Regional Director
North Western Regional Director
Southern Regional Director
Metropolitan Director
Metropolitan Director
Metropolitan Director
ADVOCATES
Patron
Her Excellency Penelope Wensley AC Governor of Queensland
Vice Patron
The Honourable Anna Bligh MP, Premier of Queensland
Associate Artists
Mr Bille Brown AM
Ms Carol Burns
Mr Geoffrey Rush
Ms Geraldine Turner OAM
Honorary Life Members
Mrs Daphne Buckley OBE, 1995
Mr Peter Dent, 1999
Mrs Patricia Mitchell OAM, 2001
Mrs Heather Roberston, 2002
Mrs Teena Wilcock OAM, 2004
Mr Les Jones, 2006
Mrs Christine Pulvirenti, 2006
Mrs Joan Benson OAM, 2007
Cultural Support Fund Committee
Mr Arthur Frame AM
Ms Jane Frank
Mrs Loretta Hyne
Mr Les Jones
Ms Susan McDonald
Mrs Patricia Mitchell OAM
Mr Dare Power
Mr Clinton Woodhouse
Ms Kathy Davis
THE CULTURAL SUPPORT FUND
Queensland Arts Council’s Cultural Support Fund is a philanthropic fund which accepts tax deductible donations to
support our work. In 2010 we gratefully received donations of over $10,000 from our supporters during our annual
appeal. Our appeals continue to exceed all expectations, with an average donation of $74 in 2010. In addition, QAC also
received over $22,000 in donations from our valued supporters including members of Staff, Board, Cultural Support Fund
Committee and many individual donors. QAC would like to wholeheartedly thank each and every contributor, whose
generous donations have assisted in our delivery of live theatre, visual arts, community arts and cultural development
projects to regional and remote Queenslanders.
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THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Our supporters recognise the value of the arts and encourage the cultural enrichment of Queensland
communities by supporting Queensland Arts Council programs, activities and special events.
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
In 2010 QAC received funding of $400,000 from Arts Queensland for the positioning of
the organisation as the Peak Body for regional arts in Queensland ($350,00 Industry
Development Initiative, $50,000 grant for Exhibitions Program). Funding of $70,000 was
also received from Education Queensland to support the operations of the Youth Program.
The Department also provided the services of a seconded teacher to prepare teaching
resources to support the integration of all primary and secondary QAC experiences into
the curriculum. QAC also experiences into the curriculum. QAC also received $99,045 after
being awarded the contract to be the Creative Generator for the South East Queensland
region.
arTour received $570,348 for establishment, website development and operational costs
and $601,784 to support the touring costs for the Queensland tours of Brisbane Cabaret’s
A to Z of Cabaret and Tom Waits For No Man, Circa’s 61 Circus Acts in 60 Minutes, Full
Throttle Theatre Company’s 3 Blokes and Their Barbies, Gamut Enterprises’(representing
Sean Choolburra & David Maxwell) Fresh & Funky, Gene Peterson’s Gene Peterson Live
and The Idea Of North Tour. In addition, arTour received funding of $30,384 to support touring
costs for Queensland venues on theTashi tour and $2,336 towards the 2010 Queensland
Touring Showcase .
QAC manages the Regional Arts Fund, under a partnership agreement with the
Commonwealth Government through the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and
by arrangement with Regional Arts Australia. In 2010 we distributed $352,936 funds to 18
programs. Additionally as a part of the Regional Arts Fund’s Quick Response Program, 39
projects were supported with $48,543. The Strategic Initiatives Project component of the
RAF program saw QAC supporting the Partnership in Regional Arts and Culture (PRAC)
through the delivery of five regional ArtsYakka Swapmeets.
QAC was pleased to receive support of $20,375 from the Community Partnership section
of the Australia Council in 2010 to assist in our delivery of Reconnect@Normanton in the
far north of the state.
arTour received funding to support touring costs for two national tours through the Playing
Australia fund. $229,009 for Queensland Theatre Company’s, Toy Symphony and $132,855
for Imaginary Theatre’s Tashi.
PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER
The continued support of the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation in 2010 has been pivotal for
Queensland Arts Council. This support has impacted positively on our continued ability to
provide our Youth and Exhibition Programs. $73,000 for supporting performaces in small
and remote schools. $50,000 to support our Exhibitions Program plus $40,000 for the
Snapshot! A Picture of Inspirational Children’s Art Projects exhibition. Tim Fairfax Family
Foundation also provided $22,000 in additional assistance for Reconnect@Normanton. The
support received will have lasting outcomes for regional communities as QAC continues to
develop in its role as the peak body for regional arts in Queensland.
SECTOR PARTNER
Queensland Arts Council is this state’s member of the national network of regional arts
organisations, Regional Arts Australia. RAA promotes and advocates for the development
of the arts for the one-in-three Australians who live in regional, rural and remote parts of
the country. In this way Regional Arts Australia gives a voice to artists and puts culture at
the heart of community life across country Australia.
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THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
PROGRAM PARTNERS
YOUTH PROGRAM
After a three year award winning partnership, Ergon Energy commissioned a new
production entitled Unplugged in 2010 to tour for a further three years. Once again,
following on from the success of Power Trip: The Adventures of Watty and Volt, this
production focuses on energy sustainability in the home, to help young people move
towards a greener future.
TOURING PARTNERS: Aborginal Events Management – Spiral Sounds - Dance Nova - David Hamilton Productions Harvest Rain Theatre Company - Lightwire Theatrical Productions - Magic of Mime - Mythweaver – Bread Productions
- Wizzz Bang! Theatre Company - Zeal Theatre - Hayden Spencer – Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre – Fiddlesticks
EXHIBITIONS PROGRAM
TOURING PARTNERS: Barcaldine Regional Council - Central Queensland University
Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts - Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery - Bundaberg
Regional Council - BRAG (Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery) - Girringun Aboriginal Art
Centre
CREATIVE GENERATOR SEQ
The Creative Generator SEQ is funded by Arts Queensland and Australia Council
for the Arts. The role is supported with office space provided by the Sunshine Coast
Regional Council.
ARTOUR
SECTOR PARTNERS: Ausdance Queensland, Brisbane Marketing and the Northern Australian Regional Performing
Arts Centres Association (NARPACA) supported the 2010 Queensland Touring Showcase.
TOURING PARTNERS: Avis Australia, Brisbane Sound Group, Staging and Lighting Dimensions, Roadpro Event
Touring, Stage and Screen Travel Services and Wright Productions.
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
In 2010, QAC received 89 member donations and 21 other donations from special friends and staff.
Ann & Roger Bowden
Ann & Rollo Nicholson (BD)
Arch Cameron
Arthur Frame AM (CSFC) &
Mae Frame
ArtsMedia Consultants
Brisbane Valley Arts Council Inc
Bruce Mellor
Carmel Roden
Chinchilla Arts Council Inc
Christine Webster
Clinton Woodhouse (CSFC)
Creighton Family
Cyril & Shirley Golding
Dana McCown
Dare Power (BD & CSFC)
Dominique Tan
Dr Cathryn Mittelhauser AM
Dr Christiaan Willems (BD) &
Christine Woods-Willems
Dr Margaret Mittelhauser AM
Dr Rebecca Scollen (BD)
Drs HAB & AM Foxton
Fairlie Schmelzer
Glenda Morris
Gwen Lyons
Heather Hale (BD) & family
Heather Robertson (LM)
Happy Apple Resort
Herman Miles
InStyle Shoes & Accessories
Biloela
James N. Kirby Foundation
Jane Frank (CFSC) &
Peter Cummiskey
Jennifer Commens
John & Denise Christensen
John Posselt (BD)
Joseph Morfea (BD)
Judy Chengody
Julie & Peter Dowd
Kazuma Maintenance
& Engineering
Ken & Teena Wilcock OAM
(LM)
L Lawton
Les Jones (LM & CSFC)
Little Artists Moranbah
Loretta Hyne (CSFC) &
Richard Hyne
M.R. & D.L Campbell
Michael & Rowena Stenner
Michael Evans
N&R Hughes
Paradies Family
Patricia Mitchell OAM (LM &
CSFC)
Priscilla Clare
Sally Charlton (BD)
Sara Bannon
Sara Hughes
Sharon Hogan
Siganto Foundation
Stephanie White
The Fraser Foundation
Tim and Tammy Stiller
Tim Fairfax Family Foundation
Walter Benham
BD - QAC Board Director
CSFC - Cultural Support
Fund Committee member
LM - Life Member
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QUEENSLAND
ARTS
QUEENSLAND
ARTSCOUNCIL
COUNCIL
ANNUAL
2010
THEREPORT
PEAK BODY
FOR REGIONAL ARTS
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