Seeking new Executive Officer : 03.09.2010
Applications close 10 September 2010.
Exemplary Programmes Award for Burrinja Gallery: 02.08.2010
Burrinja Cultural Centre is delighted to have been awarded The Archival Survival Award for Small Museums for Exemplary Public Programs.
The award was presented at Museums Australia’s (Vic) annual Victorian Museum Awards on 22 July at the Melbourne Museum. “For an independent cultural organisation to win best small museum in Victoria is no small feat. It is a fabulous peer acknowledgement of the hard work and effort that goes into producing a prodigious output of programs, projects, exhibitions and performances from a very small team.”
Burrinja is particularly pleased to have received this award during a year when it is continuing to present a range of high profile public programs whilst in the midst of a redevelopment that will see a new 400 seat theatre open to the public in July 2011.
New Executive Officer for CTIG: 20.07.2010
The Cultural Tourism Industry Group has at last an Executive Officer – a first for the organisation.
Chris Porter has been working in a number of part-time roles at VECCI (Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Now he adds a new one, assisting CTIG provide services for members and increased awareness of the role of the arts in tourism.
Keep an eye on the VECCI website for news of the new CTIG website.
http://www.vecci.org.au/Pages/Home.aspx
In the meantime the next major event organised by the CTIG is pARTnerships, a conference exploring cultural tourism in regional Victoria. Bendigo, 14 & 15 October 2010.
Congratulations to Horsham!: 06.07.2010
Horsham’s Education Officer, Michael Shiell received an award for research having profound positive change in regard to community attitudes to the environment, at the Environmental Research Event (ERE); “Transitions to a Sustainable Future”, at Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, 27 – 30 June 2010.
Michael Shiell, who is currently completing his PHD at the University of Ballarat, presented a paper entitled; “Direct and indirect learning for students through creation of Empheral Environmental Art”. Shiell’s research was developed through his participation in the Artists in Schools Program at Dimboola Memorial Secondary College in 2008, and his work as the education officer at the Horsham Regional Art Gallery.
Micheal’s project in Dimboola entitled “WATERCOURSE: a creative discourse regarding the journey into and through drought” involved year nine and ten students making a series of temporary sculptures with found natural materials collected along the Wimmera River. More info in the Resources section under Education.
Cooper Review: 06.07.2010
The Cooper Review into Superannuation recommends Australians who manage their own super funds be banned from adding “collectables and personal use assets” to their portfolios and many artists and galleries are worried about the ramifications.
All paintings, fine art, coin and stamp collections, racehorses, exotic cars, boats, antiques, wine and golf club memberships sitting in any of the nation’s 423,000 self-managed super funds will have to be sold.
Read the full article in the Australian:
Other good articles in Lowenstein’s Arts Management April/May 2101. Tax_Matters_for_the_Arts_Apr_May_10
Many PGAV will be adversely affected by the proposed changes – see media release.
Charles Wilson McCubbin 24 August 1930 - 22 June 2010: 22.06.2010
Charles McCubbin, artist, former Wellington Shire Councillor and environmentalist died in the Gippsland Base Hospital yesterday at 2pm.
The Gippsland Art Gallery is preparing to host an exhibition,Wildlife at Heart: A Retrospective from the 3rd of July to 15 of August with the exhibition opening event at 6pm on Friday the 9th of July.
Charles was the subject of a major exhibition at the Gippsland Art Gallery in 2008 titled From Fredrick McCubbin to Charles McCubbin and last in the line of the pre-eminent artist family.
His Grandfather, Fredrick McCubbin, 25/02/1855 to 05/04/1889, was a pioneer of the Heidelberg School of Australian Art and the first Director of the National Gallery of Victoria.
Charles McCubbin is represented in the collections of the Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, the LaTrobe University Museum of Art, National Gallery of Australia, National Library of Australia, Wollongong University Museum of Art, Victorian State Government Art Collection, Hunt Botanical Library Pittsburgh United States of America, and private collection, amongst others.
(Thanks to Anton Vardy, Director of Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale)
PGAV Conference 2010: 27.05.2010
It was a great couple of days with much inspiration and food for thought. For more information see Programs. PGAV Members will soon be able to access full notes and papers from the conference in the Resources section under Professional Development.
Guy Abrahams, formerly Director of Christine Abrahams Gallery has trained in the Al Gore programme. Guy was both inspiring and terrifying in his message of how the arts can contribute to the dialogue.
Dr Cathy Oke, Chair of Melbourne City Council’s Future Melbourne (Eco-City) Committee was another key speaker. She spoke of the positive actions the Council is taking to minimise its carbon footprint by 2020. Check out her PPT: Cr_Oke_presentation-PGAV_conference .
Andy Miller, Client Officer Organisations, Arts Victoria presented an outline of other peak service organisations and the functions they fulfill. See his PPT. Peak_bodies
Final Programmes for PGAV Conference: 13.05.2010
Over the past few weeks there have been a few small changes but this should now be the final.
I think it’s a great programme – lots of interesting and meating content on the theme of “Towards Sustainable Galleries”.
New Member of the PGAV: 10.04.2010
Welcome to new member, Monsalvat.
The Barn Gallery at Monsalvat, which is also often used as a venue for concerts.