National Gallery of Australia Charter of Operations 2010-2011

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Working through the Corporate Management Forum of the Commonwealth Cultural Collecting and Exhibiting Agencies to explore and implement opportunities for ongoing cooperation between member agencies with regard to corporate services and other areas of common interest, including working groups relating to financial management, human resources, information technology, facilities management and risk management and insurance. Participating in the Australian Registrars Committee to encourage and maintain communication and cooperation in relation to registration and collection management practices. Participating in the Advanced Workplace Skills Program and the Cultural Management Development Program and developing and facilitating other joint professional development opportunities. The Gallery will seek to agree on the parameters of its collecting with national collecting institutions and avoid overlap by: Continuously reviewing acquisition strategy to ensure the continued development of the collection. Working through HOCI to develop a strategic approach to common collection acquisition issues and to avoid areas of potential overlap. The Gallery will develop frameworks and strategies in conjunction with the national collecting institutions around common areas of collection management by: Continuing to develop, manage and maintain the collection and improve collection storage in line with the Australian National Audit Office’s Safe and Accessible National Collections report. Working through the National Collections Preservation Committee to develop, implement and promote strategies which benefit the conservation of the collection. Sharing information and expertise on collection management issues. The Gallery will ensure widest possible access to collections through the development of public programs including regional, outreach and touring: Improving visitor facilities at the Gallery including completion of the Stage 1 Australian Indigenous Galleries and South Entrance Project which provide enhanced visitor arrival and entry facilities and improved collection displays, particularly for Indigenous art. Researching and presenting a balanced, stimulating, informative and enjoyable exhibition program in Canberra, throughout Australia and internationally. Providing access to works of art through loans, partnerships and joint ventures.
Continuing to digitise the collection to provide greater electronic access to all Australians and internationally. Increasing access to works of art not on display through collection study room programs. Planning for increased and improved display of the art of our own country and the art of our region. Facilitating greater access to the collection through the Membership program including special events and newsletters. Providing inspirational educational and public programs, with a particular emphasis on programs for younger audiences and visitors with special needs. Publish information about the collection and exhibitions in books, catalogues, the quarterly magazine, journals and online, including publications to support new exhibitions and a handbook on the Australian Indigenous collection. In 2010-11 we will deliver the following exhibition program at the Gallery: o Shimmer. o Robert Dowling: Tasmanian son of Empire. o Life, Death and Magic: 2,000 years of Southeast Asian ancestral art. o In the spotlight: Anton Bruehl photographs 1920s – 1950s. o Space Invaders: Australian street stencils. o Ballets Russes: the art of costume. o Art from the Solomon Islands. o 2 nd National Indigenous Art Triennial. o Connections (a children’s exhibition). In 2010-11 we will deliver the following travelling exhibition program: o In the Japanese Manner: Australian prints 1900-1940 will travel to venues in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. o McCubbin: Last Impressions 1907-17 will travel to a venue in Victoria. o Robert Dowling: Tasmanian son of Empire will travel to venues in Victoria and South Australia. o Australian Portraits 1880-1960 will travel to venues in Queensland and the Northern Territory. o Space Invaders: Australian street stencils will travel to a venue in Tasmania. o In the spotlight: Anton Bruehl photographs 1920s – 1950s will travel to venues in the Northern Territory and Victoria.
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