OUR TEAM
MEMBERSHIPS
STAFF
OUR ADVOCATES
Executive Arthur Frame AM / Chief Executive Officer Stephen Beardsley / Chief Operating Officer
PATRON Her Excellency Penelope Wensley AC Governor of Queensland
Administration Alana Jessop / Business Manager Amanda Bell / Administration Officer Ray Gayler / Maintenance Marketing and Communications Marc Missiaen / Director Peter Ryan / Officer Corporate Development Zoe Connolly / Philanthropic & Sponsorship Support Manager Creative Communities Letitia Norton / Director Valeska Wood / Creative Generator SEQ Robyn Lawton / Membership & Funding Coordinator Exhibitions Touring Program Lisa Beilby / Director Richard Stride / Assistant Youth Program Matthew Nutley / Coordinator Erina Carboni / Administrator Stacey Muller / Education Liaison Officer (on secondment from Education Queensland) Alana Tierney / Communications Officer Accounts Denise Herbst / Officer arTour Annette Kerwitz / Operations Manager Libby Ellis / Research & Marketing Manager Christine Johnstone / National Tour Coordinator (& Qld Blue Heeler) Tamara Kalocsai / State Tour Coordinator Adam Tucker / State Tour Coordinator The following staff were also part of our 2011 team: Jacky Burkett, Dharmendra Chandra, Margaret Dawes, Jane Frank, Mia Kempel, Duncan Maurice, Tim McGee, Sonal Patel, Louisa Penfold, Jenni Regnart, Johanna Searles, Courtney Sharp-Jones, Jess Thompson, Emily Walker and Stephanie White.
VICE PATRON The Honourable Anna Bligh MP, Premier of Queensland ASSOCIATE ARTISTS Mr Bille Brown AM, 2001 Ms Carol Burns, 2001 Ms Geraldine Turner OAM, 2001 Mr Geoffrey Rush, 2003 Mr David Poulton, 2011 Ms Deborah Mailman, 2011 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 Ms Loretta Hyne, 2011 Ms Kim Davidson, 2011 CULTURAL SUPPORT FUND COMMITTEE Mr Arthur Frame AM Ms Carol McFarlane Mr Clinton Woodhouse Mr Dare Power Ms Jane Frank Ms Kathy Davis Mr Les Jones Mrs Loretta Hyne Mrs Patricia Mitchell OAM Ms Samantha Clark
REGIONAL ARTS AUSTRALIA (RAA)
REGIONAL ARTS PROMOTERS NETWORK (RAPN)
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 onein-three Australians who live in regional, rural and remote parts of the country. QAC contributed to RAA’s formal submission to the federal revision of the National Cultural Policy in 2011.
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 2011, QUEENSLAND ARTS COUNCIL WAS A MEMBER OF FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS Artery ArtsHub Australian Institute of Arts Management Australian Performing Arts Centres Association (APACA) Connecting Up Drama Queensland Fundraising Institute Australia Live Performance Australia Lowdown Museum & Gallery Services Queensland National Accounting Institute of Australia Redlands Creative Alliance Southern Cross Community Enterprise Volunteering Queensland Young People and the Arts Australia (ASSITEJ)
CEO VOLUNTEER BOARD AND COMMITTEE SERVICE In 2011 Arthur Frame AM served in a volunteer capacity on the following boards and committees: Festivals Australia Committee / Queensland Representative Regional Arts Australia / Director The Helpmann Awards / Regional Touring Panel The National Trust of Queensland / Ipswich Branch President The National Trust of Queensland / State Vice-President
THE CULTURAL SUPPORT FUND Queensland Arts Council’s Cultural Support Fund is a philanthropic fund that accepts tax deductible donations to support our work. In 2011 we received donations of over $11,000 from our supporters during our annual appeal. In addition, QAC also received over $313,800 in donations from our valued supporters including members of Staff, Board, Cultural Support Fund Committee and many individual donors.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Julie Boyd / President & Metropolitan Director Rollo Nicholson / Vice President & Eastern Regional Director Joseph Morfea / Treasurer & Metropolitan Director Sally Charlton / Western Regional Director Heather Hale / North Western Regional Director Kay Mays / Northern Regional Director (from May 2011) Dr Rebecca Scollen / Southern Regional Director (to May 2011) Dr Gil Burgh / Southern Regional Director (from May 2011) John Posselt / Metropolitan Director Dare Power / Metropolitan Director Dr Chris Willems / Metropolitan Director
Murris in Ink, touring exhibition, Jurnta (Bush Onions) by Susan Peters Nampitjin
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