Bendigo Art Gallery Annual Report 2017-2018

FOUNDATION REPORT
The goal of the Foundation remained
unchanged during the 2018 financial year
to wisely steward donor’s funds for the
benefit of the Bendigo Art Gallery.
One artwork was purchased during the
year to add to the Gallery’s collection.
The purchase of the work Purified by Fire
by artist Christian Thompson, was made
possible by a generous donor in memory
of Wynne Baring. The donor requested
the funds be directed specifically to
the acquisition of an artwork from an
emerging Australian artist and we were
delighted to be able to accommodate
this request.
We acknowledge the generosity of all
donors past, present and future - who
support the work of the Gallery via
the Foundation. The Trustees’ focus
is to provide financial oversight of our
corpus and ensure compliance with
strict governance requirements in
accordance with Australian Law and our
Deed of Trust.
At the conclusion of the financial year
we regrettably received the resignation
of Trustee the Hon Howard Nathan
AM QC. Howard is well known for his
generosity, wit and wisdom. We will miss
his expertise and guidance, and wish him
well in his retirement from the various
Board and Trustee roles he held in our
wider community.
.
Jenny Dawson
Chairman
Christian Thompson
Purified by Fire 2017 (detail)
type C print
Purchased in memory of Wynne Baring by Bendigo Art Gallery Foundation 2017
Image reproduced courtesy of the artist and Sarah Scout Presents
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