sam annual report 2012-13

2012/13 annual report.Shepparton Art Museum

Annual Report

Shepparton Art Museum

Above:Arthur StreetonGranite Boulders, Buffalo (detail) 1913-14oil on canvas64.4 x 76.6 cmShepparton Art Museum, purchased 1949Photograph by Matthew Stanton

Opposite left:SAM’s contemporary collection galleryincluding from left; Renee So, Sam Jinks and Brent HarrisPhotograph by Amina Barolli

Front cover:Longwood Primary School viewed The Golden Age of Colour Prints exhibition in May 2013Photograph by Amina Barolli

mayor’s.foreword.

Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is situated in north eastern Victoria and home to one of the most important collections of historical and contemporary ceramics in Australia. Supporting our display of ceramics, there are many other significant works of art across all media offering local and visiting audiences, both regional and national perspectives on the history of Australian visual culture.

In 2012-2013 I am particularly proud of the art museum’s endeavours to explore Greater Shepparton City Council’s sister city relationship with Toyoake City, Aiche Prefecture in Japan through the presentation of SAM’s first international exhibition The Golden Age of Colour Prints: Ukiyo-e from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It demonstrates the capacity for sister city relationships to open up new opportunities for the community.

The art museum has evolved over the course of the last year, emerging as a leader amongst public galleries in the state. This was acknowledged when SAM was awarded Victoria’s Best Small Museum by Museums Australia (Victoria).

I acknowledge the contribution of the SAM team and thank the many people and important donors who contribute to making SAM the vibrant, engaging and challenging institution that it is.

Jenny HoulihanMayor Greater Shepparton City Council

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Shepparton Art Museum has delivered an ambitious year of internally curated and commissioned exhibitions, public programs, publishing and education initiatives, with 50,212 visitors and 4,441 people participating in a program or event at the museum. I thank the artists who have worked with SAM, and the gift of their time, artwork and skills in creating inspiring visual art experiences which enrich the lives of visitors. I would like to extend particular thanks to artist Sam Jinks, whose artwork Woman and Child, has become SAM’s ‘Weeping Woman’, drawing thousands of people throughout the year to marvel at a work which continues to connect with them, visit after visit.

I acknowledge the support of Mayor Jenny Houlihan, Chief Executive Officer Gavin Cator, Community Director Kaye Thompson and Manager Arts, Events and Tourism, Carrie Donaldson, each for the energy which they have given to SAM in 2012/2013. Owned and operated by the Greater Shepparton City Council, the success of Shepparton Art Museum is due to the successful partnership between the Council, its administration and the community of art patrons, makers, donors and workers who define SAM through their involvement and contribution.

In this way I acknowledge Councillor Michael Polan for his committed role as Chairman of the SAM Advisory Committee and the Committee Members who represent the community’s interest in SAM and oversee the acquisition of artworks into the collection. In particular I extend my thanks to outgoing member Heather van Heerwaarden for her three-year term of service to SAM.

I extend my sincere gratitude to our many donors, in particular Andrew Fairley and Carrillo Gantner who contributed substantial sums toward the purchase of John Perceval’s Ceramic Angel, 1958, The Sidney Myer Fund who continue to champion the commissioning of Australian ceramics through the Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Art

Award, and in particular Michael Moon who in 2012/2013 gifted 17 paintings by established Aboriginal artists from the western desert region to SAM. I would also like to acknowledge the important contribution which the Robert Salzer Fund makes to the SAM collection, which through a matching grant program has enabled the art museum to acquire contemporary artworks of higher value than would otherwise be normally possible.

SAM proudly presented the collection of Carrillo & Ziyin Gantner, publishing the collection in the accompanying book, Speaking with Colour - Longing for Country, and I acknowledge the contribution of Jennifer Isaacs to the exhibition and book. I also acknowledge Gallery Kaiela artists for their contribution to the exhibition’s public program. Carrillo Gantner announced his intention to gift his multi-million dollar collection of Australian Aboriginal art to Shepparton Art Museum during the exhibition and his support for the development of a new museum to showcase this along with the Australian Ceramics and Contemporary Art Collections of the art museum. I acknowledge the time and energy which Carrillo has afforded SAM over the past year, the offer of his private collection, and the gift of his convictions that a regional art museum may lead the growth of a sustainable and enlivened city in Shepparton. The collection will leave a lasting legacy for the region and is an act of benefaction unprecedented in scale, in the history of SAM.

The partnership between SAM and the communities of Greater Shepparton is provided much support by the Friends of SAM and I thank the committee and the dedication of President Barb Gray, for their program and commitment to the life of the museum. The Friends of SAM continue to provide opportunities for the community to learn about art, contribute as volunteers for mail-outs, and with important fundraising efforts. The Friends work hard to contribute to the collection, raising the profile of SAM

in the community, and can feel proud of the contribution they made last year to the Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Art Award.

SAM has a very small, dedicated group of volunteer guides who have taken on learning about art from a wide range of cultures and periods, presenting tours to various interest groups and age levels. Under the guidance of SAM Visual Arts Educator Rhonda Chrisanthou and together with SAM staff, museum guides Judith Roberts, Ann Fagan, Helen Hinks, Kaye Teague, John Teague, Barb Gray, Megan Walker, and John Lawry have delivered guided tours to 3801 people who haved booked tours to learn about a particular exhibit. This figure includes 780 students and teachers who participated in school tours during The Golden Age of Colour Prints, Ukiyo-e from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

I acknowledge the support of staff within the Arts, Events and Tourism team and the Marketing and Communications team at Council who have contributed to the success of the SAM program. In particular, I thank Manager Performing Arts and Conventions, Steve Donelly and his team for support provided through the box office for exhibition ticketing. I also acknowledge the contribution of caterers Jill and Bernard Hayes and their staff whom have made many events at SAM memorable, in particular the Japanese gala dinner and Mother’s Day high tea during the Golden Age exhibition.

SAM staff had a demanding year with changes to adapt to and new operating contexts to thrive within. They have demonstrated commitment to the museum and its purpose in providing exemplary art experiences to visitors, and extended themselves with and through the programs offered. I acknowledge Ryan Johnston and Julian Bowron who filled in during my absence in the early part of the reporting year, and Curator Danny Lacy who moved on from SAM, having provided a valuable contribution to the art museum during his tenure.

Kitagawa UtamaroTakashima Ohisa (about 1792-1793)Vertical aiban, nishiki-e33 x 23 cmPublisher: Iwatoya KisaburoWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection, 11.14317Image 2013 © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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2012-2013 cusped the first two years of programming for the newly branded and renovated gallery. SAM programs are defined by exhibitions curated by the staff of the museum with a network of independent curators, writers and advisors taking up invitation to work on specific projects with SAM. This has required a significant commitment on behalf of all staff. Exhibition research, design, publications, education materials, photography, marketing plans, advertising campaigns, retail offerings, copyright permissions, contracts, relevant networks and programs have had to be developed and delivered entirely by the SAM team, for every project.

Shaped by tandem commitments to commissioning new art, writing, and curatorial projects, and curating the collection into the exhibition program; highlights in the year were Tom Nicholson’s and Rafaat Ishak’s Proposition for a Banner March and a Black Cube Hot Air Balloon, three artist commissioned exhibitions through the 2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Art Award (ACA) and a suite of collection exhibitions including Smash Hits, Occasional Miracles and Crawling Through Mud. I acknowledge the contribution of Lilian Yong, Elise Routledge and Mark Cain for realising

the ambitious exhibition and publishing program. Many thanks go to film-maker Benj Binks, who documented the 2012 Sidney Myer Fund ACA artists in a blog through the support of Culture Victoria. I also thank curator and artist Tina Lee for curating Crawling Through Mud: Australian Ceramics and the Japanese Tradition.

Importantly the renovated art museum was utilised to the full when it presented its first flagship international exhibition, The Golden Age of Colour Prints: Ukiyo-e from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The exhibition celebrated the 10-year sister-city relationship of Greater Shepparton and Toyoake in Japan, stemming from a staff exchange initiative of the Council’s in 2010, and I thank the Japan Foundation for the support they provided the project. I acknowledge the generosity of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for the quality and number of works which were loaned and extend my thanks to Bettina Burr Conservator Joan Wright who shared so generously her knowledge and love of the prints with staff and visitors.

The exhibition initiated a new focussed marketing campaign to National, interstate and Melbourne weekend audiences, including SAM’s very own Golden Age exhibition tram. This

campaign, together with support of SAM’s publicist, who achieved significant mainstream media coverage, resulted in 72% of visitors from outside the Shepparton region, with 30% of visitors staying overnight, contributing substantially to the economy of the region. Notably, 98% of visitors rated the experience highly and were highly likely to recommend SAM and the exhibition to others.

While ticket projections were higher than achieved, these statistics, together with the outpouring of personal letters, emails and visitor comments, thanking SAM for presenting the exhibition and detailing its personal impact, left a lasting impression that flagship international exhibitions showcasing exemplary periods of art production should continue to be pursued for the community. I acknowledge the dedication of Lynne Parker, Sheron Stevens and the front of house team, who made a lasting impact through the provision of welcoming, informed visitor services to patrons of SAM.

A sharpening strategic focus of the art museum was its online presence. The expansion of the SAM Facebook page to annotate the life of SAM; with stories, images, sound bites and video clips has been important as has other new

Wadaiko Rindo Drummers at the opening of The Golden Age of colour Prints: Ukiyo-e from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 8 March 2013Photograph by Amina Barolli


initiatives such as an exhibition specific website and an active Twitter presence. I acknowledge the contribution of Amina Barolli, who was appointed in a permanent capacity this year as SAM’s first Marketing Officer, and her inventive application of the SAM brand and visual identity in all SAM’s communications.

The SAM staff delivered a large and varied public program throughout the year to many audiences and interest groups; including artist-led masterclasses, lectures, children’s programs, forums and cultural development initiatives. Of particular note was the exhaustive public program presented alongside the Golden Age exhibition. This program led by Angie Russi and Rhonda Chrisanthou engaged in an original way with the local Japanese community to present all things Japan to people of all ages. It required staff to identify existing skills and interests, activate those into program design related to the content of the exhibition and broader SAM collection, and then co-ordinate its delivery by the Japanese community. This kind of community-led public program design, connected to a major exhibition of this calibre is an exciting development for public art museums. I acknowledge the Japanese community of Shepparton in particular for the contribution they made to the

SAM program and for bringing to life many cultural aspects relevant to the exhibition.

The 2012/2013 year began another significant initiative of the Museum in the development of the school curriculum program. I acknowledge the support of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, which through the Strategic Partnerships Program has enabled SAM to expand its offering to schools and teachers in the region. The development of educational programs which span literature, collections, story-telling and artmaking processes, has characterised the work of SAM’s educational offering. Utilising the SAM collection, and bringing artists represented in the collection into schools, has enabled literacy, cultural knowledge and personal development outcomes. I acknowledge the commitment of the staff at Numurkah Primary School, St Mel’s Primary School, St Luke’s Primary School and St Georges Road Primary School, who SAM worked with throughout the year in a concentrated program, and the vision of their principals in enabling students and teachers to engage in new modes of learning in and out of the classroom.

The capacity of the SAM team to create engagement with new audiences was

bought to a heightened level this year through many of our endeavours, including marketing, education and programming and demonstrates the committed focus of the SAM brand in connecting communities through and with art.

Looking ahead, SAM is planning for a greatly expanded art museum where it has the space required to become a museum of Australian ceramics, which can showcase an exemplary collection of Aboriginal art beside the Goulburn River, celebrate the migration stories which have shaped our industries and continue to engage contemporary artists with the stories and people of regional Victoria. Throughout the year much preparatory work has been done to ensure the SAM Foundation is established in the next financial year and we can move with greater surety toward the future museum which the community so desires. I look forward to reflecting on the Foundation’s inaugural year in the 2013/2014 Annual Report.

Kirsten PaisleyDirector SAM

Tom Nicholson and Raafat Ishak: Proposition for a Banner March and a Black Cube Hot Air Balloon12 July to 9 September 2013Photograph by Amina Barolli

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Yirawalac. 1899/03–1976Eastern Kuninjku

Untitled (kangaroo) 1972ochre on eucalyptus bark78 x 42 cmcollection Carrillo and Ziyin Gantner© estate of the artist licensedby Aboriginal Artists Agency LtdPhotograph by Andrew Curtis


chairman’s.report.Shepparton Art Museum Advisory Committee, has the responsibility of ensuring that the art museum’s collections continue to grow in a sustainable way that is in keeping with the SAM collection strategy and policy.

I acknowledge committee members for their dedication to this role. The year has seen a large number of gifts which have provided for engaging and sometimes challenging considerations. The significant increase in donations is the result of the increasing profile of the art museum, and the committee is proud of its many achievements.

I extend my thanks to the donors who have gifted work to the museum, including several artists. Their generosity is noted and greatly appreciated. I also acknowledge the gift of Michael Moon’s Aboriginal art collection and the exciting potential of Carrillo and Ziyin Gantner’s offer of their collection, as the museum moves forward with plans for a

greatly expanded stand alone museum.

SAM has a committment to spending acquisition funds on the purchase of contemporary art. To this ends I acknowledge the contribution of the Robert Salzer Fund, and the support of many private galleries who have extended discounts to the museum.

The growth of the collection is placing the collection storage spaces of the museum under stress. It is clear that if we are to continue to grow this important asset we need to plan for an expanded museum, so the art can be safely managed and accessible for public viewing.

Cr Michael PolanChairman Shepparton Art Museum Advisory Committee

president’s report.The Friends of SAM began this calendar year in January with a planning session during which it was decided that the Friends’ vision statement would read;

‘Friends of SAM are informed advocates who champion the joy of community involvement in art.’

This statement reflects the focus of the Friends’ activities during the year October 2012 to October 2013, from AGM to AGM. We have been keen informed advocates in the growth of SAM and passionately engaged in promoting the potential for a new stand-alone art museum.

The Friends always assist SAM staff in a variety of practical ways. We help with the preparation of SAM’s mail-outs, act as tour guides for adult and student groups, and as invigilators for significant exhibitions. In turn SAM staff help the Friends, promoting our events, managing the membership base and preparing our newsletters. We enjoy a sound relationship with SAM staff which is important to our effective functioning.

One of the functions of the Friends of SAM is to raise funds to assist with acquisitions and the Sidney Myer Australian Ceramic Awards. During this past year, the Friends held a successful garden party and a Christmas party partly for this purpose. Except for operating costs, all money raised goes to supporting SAM’s collection. To this ends we met with artist Nici Cumpston who the Friends have commissioned to create

an artwork reflecting some aspect of this area.The Friends of SAM have been focused on growing our membership, partly because a large membership assures us of on-going funds, partly because it means support for SAM itself and partly because it enables us to hold events to interest our membership. On June 30 2013, the Friends had slightly over 450 members, and we hope to continue to grow from this point in the year ahead.

The Friends have been very active on the community front. Regular monthly ‘coffee mornings’ were held throughout the year, most of them involving the broader community. There were highlights. At a general meeting, we made an opportunity for the Director to inform the Friends about SAM’s programs and plans for the future, we hosted Elizabeth Cross from the NGV who presented a well-attended talk on the Monet exhibition, and we arranged a lunch with Carrillo Gantner, SAM supporter and philanthropist.

The Friends, as always, entered their works in More Than Friends, an exhibition of the Friends’ works held over Christmas and the New Year.

Barb GrayPresident Friends of the Shepparton Art Museum Inc.

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exhibitions.Tom Nicholson and Raafat Ishak: Proposition for a Banner March and a Black Cube Hot Air Balloon

12 July to 9 September 2012

Melbourne based artists Raafat Ishak and Tom Nicholson first began exploring shared aspects of their practices in 2003. Proposition For a Banner March and a Black Cube Hot Air Balloon was the resulting exhibition project that evolved out of these exchanges and presented objects and ideas relating to a propositional future public event: a simultaneous banner march and hot air balloon flight through Shepparton.

Ishak and Nicholson have previously explored this concept in propositional forms, through a number of public actions, exhibitions and sculptural forms. Proposition For a Banner March and a Black Cube Hot Air Balloon expanded this aspect of their practices to incorporate the unique and rich history of Shepparton. The exhibition featured multiple elements including the display of project archive material, a series of talks and dinners in the art museum, and the development of a new, site-specific installation.

The Drawing Wall #8: Justin Andrews

26 July to 21 October 2012

Justin Andrews is a Melbourne based artist who explores the language of geometric abstraction through drawing, painting and sculptural assemblages. For Andrews’ Drawing Wall project, a series of large scale black and white prints featuring geometric compositions were presented. These compositions were enlargements from randomly generated constructions created on a scanner. Adding another dimension to the work, geometric forms were then hand drawn across the drawing wall on top of the prints.

Smash Hits: 80s and 90s Ceramics from the Collection

26 July 2012 to 20 January 2013

Smash Hits presented wild sculptural ceramics from the 1980s and ‘90s in SAM’s collection. In decades marked by rampant consumerism, feminist re-evaluation of traditional women’s craft practices and extravagant pop-cultural expression in fashion and music, the ‘80s and ‘90s also produced an explosion of ceramic art in Australia. Characterised by strong use of colour, complex surface design and ambitious sculptural forms, ceramic production in these decades marked a clear departure from the subtle beauty, refined techniques and influence of Japanese aesthetics of the 1970s.

With exhibition design by Molly Hibberd and Simon Jeppesen, Smash Hits presented work by Stephen Benwell, Deborah Halpern, Jenny Orchard, Murray Walker and Christopher Sanders and Gerry Wedd, amongst others.

2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award

20 September to 18 November 2012

Shepparton Art Museum’s flagship biennial exhibition, the Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (ACA) presents the best contemporary art in the medium of ceramics. The award is the richest of its kind in Australia, providing a total of $55,000 to the winning artists across the categories of International, Australian and Emerging Australian to present three newly commissioned exhibitions.

The winners of the 2012 prestigious commissions were; Kirsten Coelho (Australian), Michal Fargo (International - Israel) and Alexandra Standen (Emerging).

In partnership with Culture Victoria, SAM also produced a blog and video documentaries on the Sidney Myer Fund ACA: http://blogs.cv.vic.gov.au/australian-ceramic-award.

The Drawing Wall #9: Agatha Gothe-Snape

2 November 2012 to 28 January 2013

Agatha Gothe-Snape is a Sydney-based artist whose work is informed by a background in performance and takes multiple forms; in text, drawing, objects, dance, conversation and blogging.

Agatha Gothe-Snape’s Drawing Wall project was based on the Lüscher colour test, a psychological test invented by a Swiss psychotherapist, Dr Max Lüscher in the early 1970s. The Lüscher test claims to objectively measure a person’s psychological state through their responses to specific colours. The artist’s installation of five colours from the Lüscher test invited visitors to the Eastbank Centre and Café to choose to sit in front of whichever coloured panel appealed to them most. Visitors also sat opposite the wall and observed people at the tables, as if they were in some kind of performance, with the painted wall acting like a backdrop or theatre set.

North x North East: VCE Art and Studio Arts 2012

29 November 2012 to 3 February 2013

Each year SAM showcases final year artwork by a shortlisted selection of the Goulburn Valley’s VCE Art and Studio Art graduates.

More Than Friends

29 November 2012 to 3 February 2013

Every year the talents of the Friends of the Shepparton Art Museum Inc. are celebrated with a special group exhibition comprising of painting, works on paper and sculpture.

Michal FargoElse project 2011-12porcelain, mixed technique2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award, International PrizePhotograph by Matthew Stanton


Crawling Through Mud: Australian Ceramics and the Japanese Tradition

26 January 2013 to 19 January 2014

This exhibition chronicled the significant influence of Japanese ceramics on Australian studio potters throughout the 20th Century. The works demonstrate a plethora of responses to traditional Japanese ceramic art through the interpretation of the Japanese tea ceremony, folk craft (Mingei), aesthetics, design, historical glazes and wood firing techniques. Crawling Through Mud reflected upon the tremendous influence of Bernard Leach’s The Potters Book, which introduced Australian ceramicists to Japanese ceramics and a new way of thinking about their craft. In addition, the works explore major influential developments including wood firing techniques, Raku, stoneware glazes, porcelain and the Japanese avant–garde collective, The Sodeisha Group.

The Drawing Wall #10: Andrew McQualter

8 February to 21 April 2013

Andrew McQualter presented the 10th Drawing Wall as part of the collection exhibition Occasional Miracles. His work was reflected upon the nature of patterns, gestures and vessels in the art museum’s ceramic collection.

Occasional Miracles: Contemporary Artists Respond to the SAM Ceramics Collection

8 February to 30 June 2013

Rebecca Baumann, Christopher Hanrahan, Katie Lee, Andrew McQualter, Jacob Ogden Smith, Emma White.

Occasional Miracles paired contemporary artists working in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, video art and pottery with ceramic objects and art from the collection. The exhibition raised critical questions about how and why a museum collects and negotiates conceptual boundaries between art, craft and artefact, and provided new contexts, readings and possibilities for ceramic practice and the objects, histories and traditions represented in the SAM collection. Following an artist residency as a result of the exhibition, SAM was delighted to accept new artwork into the collection made in the SAM workshop by artist Jacob Smith, which responded to a convict era, potato-shaped, whisky flask in the art museum’s collection.

The Golden Age of Colour Prints: Ukiyo-e from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

7 March to 2 June 2013

The Golden Age of Colour Prints: Ukiyo-e was drawn from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, one of the most significant collections of Japanese prints in the world. Focusing on what is known as the golden age of nishiki-e colour prints, the Tenmei and Kansei eras (1781-1801), it showcased 96 ukiyo-e prints and offered a rare opportunity for visitors to appreciate the gorgeous colour aesthetic that is the essence of nishiki-e, or ukiyo-e printed in multiple colours.

The exhibition focused on the art of three master printmakers who were key innovators in the medium: Torii Kiyonaga, Kitagawa Utamaro and Toshusai Sharaku. At the time, the superficial world of beauty and entertainment of the pleasure quarter and the theatre were considered to be both remote from everyday life and not appropriate subjects for art. However the art form rose to great popularity in the metropolitan culture of Tokyo during the second half of the 17th century and has had a powerful and enduring influence on Western art.

The Drawing Wall #11: Michael Camakaris with Arts Project Australia

29 April to 28 July 2013

Michael Camakaris is a Melbourne-based artist, who draws inspiration from safari animals, ornithology and portraiture in his strongly coloured and dramatic paintings and drawings. Michael’s Drawing Wall work was an abstracted painting of bulls and was reminiscent Picasso’s tradition of figurative abstraction.

Speaking in Colour: Works from the Collection of Carrillo and Ziyin Gantner

21 June to 25 August 2013

Speaking in Colour showcased for the first time the beautiful collection of indigenous Australian art collected by Carrillo and Ziyin Gantner. The exhibition featured paintings from the Central Desert, barks from Arnhem Land and works from the north of Western Australia and Queensland. In addition, two special rooms focused on particular passions: watercolour works by Albert Namatjira, his children and others in the Hermannsburg school and paintings by Western Australian artist Julie Dowling.

The exhibition provided a wonderful insight into a wide range of approaches to the use of colour in the expression of connection to country and in telling the important stories that emanate from the land, and was received exceptionally well by visitors to the art museum. Alongside the exhibition, SAM published a sizeable catalogue of the collection with new writing by Jennifer Isaacs. SAM is delighted that as a result of the exhibition, the Gantner’s have offered to gift the bulk of this collection to the art museum over the coming years.

Installation view, Smash Hits: 80s and 90s ceramics from the collectionPhotograph by Matthew Stanton

public programs and education.

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Learning Programs for Schools

Through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Strategic Partnership Program, Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) has demonstrated its commitment to providing a range of quality and professionally recognized learning opportunities for schools in northern Victoria. Visual Art Learning Links provided education material, workshops and forums to support arts participation, education and learning for both teachers and students in early childhood, primary and secondary sectors.

Following on from the successful Little Treasures: Exploring Ourselves Through Clay project in 2011 (a six-month Arts Victoria Extended School Residency Partnership between SAM and Numurkah Primary School), SAM invited expressions of interest from other local primary schools to work in partnership with education staff to deliver curriculum programs in 2013. Working with teachers to design and coordinate each program, SAM tailored learning programs for each school curriculum all of which utilised exhibition, collection displays and the workshop room. Schools who participated include: St Mel’s Primary School – 95 Grade 4, 5 and 6 students in an eight week program titled Things of Earth and Fire; St Luke’s Primary School - 55 Grade 5 and 6 students in Japanese art traditions; clay and printmaking; St Georges Road Primary School - 50 Grade 5 and 6 in Making a Portrait; and Numurkah Primary School - 50 Grade 4, 5 and 6 students in A Single Shard. This 10-week program integrated literacy, Asian cultures, art and interpersonal learning.

During The Golden Age of Colour Prints exhibition, a significant number of students studying the Japanese language, as well as other visual art-based primary and secondary classes, participated in tours and activities with close to 1000 students participating in guided tours with education and volunteer staff. SAM also published a full colour education resource booklet that was distributed to all local primary and secondary schools in the region.

Developing New Audiences Through Public Programming

Capturing new audiences by increasing levels of participation and appreciation of art as well as developing partnerships with a number of organisations, museum learning initiatives have extended into informal art history and contemporary talks and learning programs. One such initiative was a six-week course titled, Getting To Know SAM in partnership with U3A, Shepparton. In another partnership with the Multicultural Unit at GOTAFE, Shepparton, the People Talking to People program has increasingly attracted strong involvement and engagement from local communities. Providing a new forum for learning through art making, it is designed to encourage discussion, interaction, respect and communication between people from different language and cultural backgrounds.

High profile, highly skilled and new emerging artists have made significant contributions to SAM throughout 2012/13. With nationally recognized ceramic artists presenting cultural talks on the relationship between fine art and craft through the medium of ceramics, The Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (ACA) seminar program proved to be pivotal in creating renewed interest and engagement from both the artistic and education sectors. Our ACA workshop sessions with visiting artists also provided considerable insight into the dynamic world of contemporary art practice in Australia and overseas. During the year, floor talks and workshops were held by leading Australian painter Brent Harris and ceramic artist/curator Tina Lee as well as Tom Nicholson and Rafaat Ishak, providing stimulating cultural learning experiences.

Other notable scholarly presentations throughout the year include: Joan Wright, Bettina Burr Conservator, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; Wayne Crothers, Senior Curator Asian Arts, National Gallery of Victoria; Dr Gary Hickey, Research Fellow, Lecturer, University of Queensland; Professor Nikos Papastergiadis, Cultural Studies, Media and Communication University of Melbourne; Margo Neale, Senior Research Fellow, Senior Curator National Museum of Australia; and Jennifer Isaacs, art author and consultant on Australia’s Aboriginal art culture.

Continuing Community and Cultural Development Programs

A number of artist lead workshops and partnerships continue to generate interest in local arts practice, including the Aboriginal Women’s Weaving Group. Sponsored by Gallery Kaiela, Cutting Edge Uniting Care and SAM, the weekly weaving program was facilitated by local Aboriginal artist and community worker Eva Ponting. The Aboriginal Women’s Weaving Group brings together young women from the Academy of Sport Health and Education, the local community and others studying Cultural Arts at GOTAFE. Together they have been striving to relearn traditional sewing techniques, source and learn how to use local grasses and plants, finding a way to express themselves as contemporary Aboriginal women through this craft and their connection to culture.

Art and Clay Workshops

Finding One’s Way with Clay is another continuing program delivered twice a year by ceramic artist and Cultural Development Worker Angie Russi. The course provides the only point of visual arts access to ceramics for the wider community in the region and welcomes beginners as well as advanced learners to the practice. Woodblock printmaking is another art form that has enjoyed strong interest in both full day and extended programs in 2013. We look forward to continuing workshops utilising this medium culminating in an exhibition in 2014.


Currently SAM is negotiating to deliver a number of extended workshop programs, including our second Summer Art Experience to be held in January 2014 with painting, weaving, printmaking and ceramic workshops over three days in Murchison; full-day raku clay and four-day wood-firing workshops with established and highly regarded artists.

With the newly installed ceramic kiln fully operational by September 2012, clay workshops sessions during holiday programs for both children and adults have been very well attended by local, regional and metropolitan visitors. Early learning programs for families include Clay Play, and the long standing Rainbow Kids: Art for Small Hands, delivered in partnership with Relationships Australia over the last seven years. Art workshops in a range of media for children continue to attract local interest, repeat visitation and the growing participation of young teenagers.

SAM is leading art education in regional Victoria by continuing to grow new audiences and relationships with arts organisations and artists. SAM looks forward to continue working with the National Gallery of Victoria, Gallery Kaiela Inc., the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Arts Education Victoria and Arts Victoria, GOTAFE and Relationships Australia in 2013/14.

1. Australian Prize winner of the 2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award Kirsten Coelho demonstrates wheel throwing techniques in an artist masterclass, photograph by Amina Barolli

2. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Bettina Burr Conservator Joan Wright gives a special sneak preview of The Golden Age of Colour Prints exhibition, photograph by Amina Barolli

3. Wanganui Park Secondary College students view Speaking in Colour: Works from the Collection of Carrillo and Ziyin Gantner, photograph by Amina Barolli

4. Curator and filmmaker Nicholas Boseley provided insight into the dreamtime and song-lines of Aboriginal Australia for SAM Out Late! July 2013, photograph by Lilian Yong

acquisitions.

Funded PurchasesKirsten Coelho, Toward the end of the day, 2012, porcelain and wooden shelf, (dimensions variable)Acquired through the 2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award, winner Australian Prize

Michal Fargo, Else, 2011-2012 porcelain, (dimensions variable)Acquired through the 2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award, winner International Prize

Alexandra Standen, The Other Moon, 2012 porcelain (dimensions variable)Acquired through the 2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award, winner Emerging Australian Prize

Brent Harris, The Prophet, 2012, oil on canvas (240 x 160cm) Purchased with the assistance of the Robert Salzer Foundation 2012

John Perceval, Ceramic Angel, 1958, glazed ceramic (25 x 10 x 10cm) Purchased with the assistance of Carrillo Gantner and the Sir Andrew and Lady Fairley Foundation

Gifted ArtworksRaafat Ishak and Tom Nicholson, Proposition for a banner march and a black cube hot air balloon, 2003-2012, A- frame sandwich boards with Type C photographs mounted, A3 inkjet print on archival paper (dimensions variable), Gift of the artists

Sanné Mestrom, Untitled 2, 2012, ceramic and glaze (51 x 19 x 19cm), Private Donor

Vladimir Tichy, Eve in Paradise, 1983, ceramic tiles on board (98 x 135 x 5cm), Private DonorVladimir Tichy, Untitled (Seven Sculpture Marquettes), c. 2000 - 2005, ceramic, (variable), Private Donor

The Robert Michael Moon Gift of Aboriginal ArtDonated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program 2012Nyurapayia Bennett Nampitjinpa, Woman Travellers- Yumarra, 2003 acrylic on canvas (91 x 91cm) Jackie Giles Tjapaltjarri, Rockhole-Tjamu Tjamu, 2008 acrylic on canvas (91 x 61cm) Joyce McLean, Miniyma Kutjara Tjukurpa, 2008 acrylic on canvas (91 x 36cm) Joyce McLean, Dreamtime Story, 2006 acrylic on canvas (76 x 15cm) Nancy Naninurra, Rockhole – Mundunburry Country, 2003 acrylic on canvas (90 x 60cm) Rosie Nanyuma, Water Hole Djimidget, 2002 acrylic on canvas (100 x 50cm) Makinti Napanangka, Lupulmga, 2003, acrylic on canvas (61 x 55cm) Value Wintjiya Napaltjarri, Rockholes and Soakage Water Watanumai, 2003 acrylic on canvas (61 x 55cm) Tilly Napaltjarri, Dog Tracking, 2003 acrylic on canvas (61 x 96cm) Tjunkiya Napaltjarri, Rockhole-Umari, 2001 acrylic on canvas (122 x 61cm) Tiger Palpatja, Wanampui-Water Snake, 2005 acrylic on canvas (101.5 x 76cm) Tiger Palpatja, Bush Food, 2005 acrylic on canvas (76 x 76cm) Martin Tjampitjimpa, Rockhole-Umari, 2004 acrylic on canvas, (91 x 61cm) Charlie Ward Tjakamarra, Ngukukurra, 2002 acrylic on canvas (91 x 61cm) Johnny Yungut Tjupurrula, Soakage Water-Tjutalpi, acrylic on canvas (107 x 28cm) Mary Tjaatju, Rockhole – Pulkapayi, 2002 acrylic on canvas (90 x 60cm) Frank Ward Tjupurrula, Two Goanna, 2004 acrylic on canvas (122 x 61cm)

Purchased ArtworksAttributed to Sir John Longstaff, Portrait of a Young Woman, date unknown, oil on linen, (101 x 88cm)Pat Brassington, No. 8 The Pressings, 2011, pigment print, (85 x 115cm)Richard Lewer, Advance Australia Fair, 2013, oil on epoxy coated steel, (100 x 100cm)Richard Lewer, I wish I was as lucky as you, 2013, enamel on found school map, (90 x 80cm)Sanné Mestrom, Untitled (i) and (ii), 2012, porcelain, (dimensions variable)Caroline Rothwell, Murray Darling Vista, 2012, (5 framed drawings) car exhaust emission and binder medium on archival paper, (20 x 31/31 x 20cm)

Artist Alexandra Standen installing her work for the 2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (Emerging Australian Prize)Photograph by Julian Bowron

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loans.Shepparton RSLOctober 2011 – June 2013

Sir John LongstaffPortrait of Brigadier Sir Murray W.J. Bourchier 1927oil on canvas

Counihan GalleryPicture this5 July – 5 August 2012

Vera CooperYorta Yorta Land and Law 2010ceramic

Vera CooperYorta Yorta Elders Along the River 2010ceramic

Vera CooperYorta Yorta Generations 2010ceramic

Ballarat Art Gallery Marlene and Deanne Gilson: Welcome to our Country (Ngardang boap yarrang) - Mother and Daughter - Wathaurung (Wadawurrung) Dreaming 4 August – 9 September 2012

Deanne GilsonBunjil Creation Story 2011earthenware, paper clay and oil paint

Lismore Regional GallerySam Jinks: Body in Time 1 September – 21 October 2012

Sam JinksWoman and Child 2010silicone, silk and human hair

Blue Mountains Cultural CentrePicturing the Great Divide: Visions from Australia’s Blue Mountains3 November 2012 – 3 February 2013

Fred WilliamsOn the Nattai River c. 1959oil on hardboard

Margaret PrestonBlue Mountains theme c. 1941oil on canvas

Wangaratta Art Gallery Retrospective: Lorna Chick 1922 - 2007, 15 December 2012 – 27 January 2013

Lorna ChickWildflowers of the Warby Ranges 1969oil on composition board

Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum Barry Singleton: A Survey from public and private collections and exhibition of current work 1970 - 201316 March – 26 May 2013

Barry SingletonCocoon Pot 1973stonewareiron glaze and Engobe with clear glaze

Barry SingletonCocoon Pot I 1975stonewareblack iron glaze and Engobe with clear glaze

Barry SingletonPot 61 2001stonewarechun ash and Tenmoku glaze with wax resist decoration

National Gallery of Victoria – The Ian Potter Centre NGV AustraliaAustralian Impressionists in France15 June – 6 October 2013

Sir John LongstaffSelf-portrait c. 1891oil on canvas

Bettina Burr Conservator Joan Wright travelled to SAM in March 2013 with The Golden Age of Colour Prints exhibition from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Photograph by Amina Barolli

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publications. Tom Nicholson and Raafat Ishak: Proposition for a Banner March and a Black Cube Hot Air Balloon

Published July 2012

2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award

Published September 2012

The Golden Age of Colour Prints: Ukiyo-e from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Published March 2013

Speaking with Colour - Longing for Country: The Collection of Carrillo and Ziyin Gantner

Published June 2013

SAM acknowledges the contribution of the following authors who have contributed to the above publications; Prof. Nikos Papastergiadis, Amelia Barikin, Allison Holland, Wayne Crothers, Sarah E. Thompson, and Jennifer Isaacs.

The Golden Age of Colour Prints: Ukiyo-e from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston catalogue along with custom- and hand-made shop stock Photograph by Amina Barolli

operation.

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Grants receivedArts Victoria, Regional Partnership Funding, ($115,000)Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Strategic Partnership Program, 2012-2014, ($42,000 over 3 years)Tourism Victoria Grant for 2013 Exhibition program, ($12,500)Robert Salzer Foundation Grant for the purchase of artwork, ($11,253)Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award, ($63,500) (received in 2013/14 Financial Year)

DonationsPrivate donation to exhibition program, ($40,000)Friends of SAM, artwork commission, Nici Cumpston, ($10,000)Friends of SAM, Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award commission for Emerging Artist, ($5,000)

Revenue$

-132,000-30,000-26,400

-207,500 -35,000

-430,900

$-156,670-55,041-29,880-88,822-43,999

-374,412

Expenditure$

609,07815,00034,500

454,70075,900

1,189,178

$703,75822,28541,257

531,07387,680

1,386,053

Net fav (unfav)$

-477,07815,000-8,100

-247,200-40,900

758,278

$-547,089

32,755-11,377

-442,251-43,681

1,011,641

SAM Collection Investment Accounts

Investment account as at 30 June 2013Interest earned 2012/13Deduction

Fairley Trust Fund at 30 June 2013Interest earned 2012/13

$537,861$26,695$30,856 (offset collection expense)

$35,217$1,688

Operational Budget

Art Museum AdministrationSAM Shop Sales PurchasesEducation / Public ProgramsExhibitionsCollections

Total

Year End Actual

Art Museum AdministrationSAM Shop Sales PurchasesEducation / Public ProgramsExhibitions Collections

Total

Shepparton Art Museum is proudly owned and operated by Greater Shepparton City Council.

The Golden Age of Colour Prints: Ukiyo-e from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston was officially opened by Mr Hidenobu Sobashima, Consul-General of Japan, on 8 March 2013 Photograph by Amina Barolli

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Sam JinksWoman and Child 2010

mixed media145 x 40 x 40 cm

Shepparton Art Museum, purchased with assistance from community donations, 2010

Photograph by Amina Barolli

visitation and participation.Month

JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJune

TOTALS

Attendance Total

4,2002,7793,9713,1373,0674,6542,8303,4276,3305,6466,6123,559

50,212

Community group tour visitors

640

School tour visitors2,211

Workshop & floortalk participants1,590

Number of workshops held135

Friends of SAM Memberships240

Previous years:2011/1234,459

2010/1142,076

Please note: SAM was closed due to major redevelopment from June 2011 to 17 February 2012.


Shepparton Art Museum has increased its focus on it’s online presence through major website upgrades, social media platforms and new digital communications. Particular initiatives included a stand alone website for The Golden Age of Colour Prints, bi-monthly e-newsletters and event e-blasts, and regular Facebook and Twitter activities, encouraging interaction with SAM. These projects have resulted in 15, 347 unique user sessions for SAM’s website during 2012/13, 848 Facebook supporters, 425 Twitter followers, and 1064 subscribers for SAM’s E-news and other email communications.

Interaction with SAM’s Facebook page has increased substantially in the past year, with almost double the ‘likes’. 70% of SAM’s Facebook supporters are female, with the largest percentage (40%) of supporters aged between 25 to 44 years.

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DirectorKirsten Paisley

Acting Director Ryan Johnston (until September 2012)Julian Bowron (from September to November 2012)

CuratorElise Routledge (August 2012 to present) Danny Lacy (until August 2012)

Collections Curator / RegistrarLilian Yong (from January 2013)Elise Routledge (until August 2012)

Marketing Co-ordinator Amina Barolli

Visual Arts Educator Rhonda Chrisanthou

Community Cultural Development WorkerAngie Russi

Museum Technician Mark Cain

Administration Officer Sheron Stevens

Shop Coordinator Lynne Parker

Shop Assistants Romola HopmanLyn PatonePatsy Killeen (casual)Silvi Kadillari (casual)

SAM Advisory Committee Cr Michael PolanBarb GrayDawn HillDrew PettiferKirsten PaisleyKris Medsen

Volunteer GuidesAnn FaganBarb GrayHelen HinksJohn LawryJudith Roberts

Kaye TeagueJohn TeagueMegan WalkerSue Graves

Friends of SAM Life MembersDr B & Mrs R CockcroftMr R D & Mrs A FurphyMrs Joan GuymerDr Alan & Dr Beverley LarwillDr John & Margaret LawryMargaret McCrackenMr C W & Mrs J McCrackenDr TW MurrayMurray & Myra SleeDr SR & Mrs M SneydRoss & Daphne Turnbull

10 Year Members Janet AllenRavi & Yasmin BhatChristine & Marcel BroersenJoy CampbellCarrillo Gantner AO & Ziyin Gantner Mandy ChristoeAnn FaganGaye & John GaylardDianne & Ross McPhersonWendy & Alan RossignoliRuth & Russ Shellie

Friends of SAM2012-13Peter & Lex AbbeyRoger AdamsJeremy AddisonDon & Bev AinsworthLiz ArcusMel ArnoldDonna ArtavillaDick AshbySusan BadhamMark BaileyMr & Mrs Philip BainDarlene BakshDavid & Lana BallPhilip & Merilyn BanfieldJo BarkerJan BarnettNoelene BassettAilsa BateyGregory BeckenhamJulie BeerEnrico BertonciniRosalind BeyerPrue & Simon BillingtonBernice Blain

Cameron BlightPF & JM BlockKarin BosmanElaine BowerJune BrewerBruce CummingLinda BryanKimmi BuckleyTerry ButlerMaria & Mario CalandroVal CaldwellVal CallisterJanette CaultsBetty CerasiBeth ChamberlainCheryl ClarkJames & Fay CloneyIan ColdwellJenny ColdwellJudith ColeMichelle CollinsLiz ConnickRick ConnorsLyn CooperGlenda CornellElaine CowleyYvonne CrawfordWendy & Rob CrowSandy CunninghamGayle CyknerRobert & Marilyn DanieliLinda DareSandra DaveyJillian DavisLaura DawesJasmine & Ryerson De LaiAmy DepaolaZoe DepaolaDeb DingwallLouise DoddrellJan DonaldsonNoela DouglasLeonie DoyleValerie DuninMark & Sue EastmanElla EganLizzie EwartArthur & Robyn FennellJ L & S M FinlayBetty FinlaysonJeni FitzgeraldPeter FitzpatrickSimone Fletcher-WellsWendy FreelandRay & Lorinda FreemanMichelle FrenkelJeannie & Adam Furphy

Simon FurphyRoss & Heather GangeAnn & Tom GarrettPeter & Julie GarrettPam GaylandLena GiustinoRobyn GlassonPat & Liz Godfrey Karleigh GoodwinLes GoudieAnne GraesserOlwyn GrahamDebbie GrahamJohn & Barb GrayMelissa GrimwadeChris & Angie HalpinKerry HandwerkDawn HandwerkNorma HarrisMaria HartelStina HaugJill & Bernard HayesJohn & Chris HeadHelen EveristGlen WilsonMeryl & Roy HillRaymond HillCameron & Mihoko HillDawn & Graham HillHelen HinksGraeme & Shirley HowardJohn & Jan HydeLeigh JamesJennifer & Jarred CroftCarmel & Peter JohnsonKiarra JustinSharon & Robert KendallEmma KennedyAndrew KennedyAdam KennedyMonika KofferDanny & Estelle LacyNancy LadasRhonda LaingJohn & Janet LancasterJacquelyn LaurentWilma LawrenceSonia LaytonCollette & Bruce LeesLynda LenneDeb LindsayLiz EvansAndrew SandsFiona LloydFreda & Michele LombardoLeo & Presita LucaKaeden LussettiJohn & Gill MacKellarBrae MacKenzie


Kristen MacKenzieMarg MaconachiePhyl MactierBrendan & Kerry MageeJanice MallonMark Cain & Linda BothamGwen MarklandGaye MarshallMaria MartinHelen MasonVal & Brian MatthewsRichard & Ellen MaxwellAnne McCamishPaul & Melinda McCormickKirsten McDonaldJohn & Diana McDonaldBeris McKemmishIan & Kay McKinnonMillicent & Bruce McNeillSuzi MeadowsPeggy MeaklimDella MetzkeMr & Mrs John MiksadJean MilesAlice MilnerLoretta & Peter MitchellJudith MorganAlice MorrisonAlanah Munro

Janette & Ross MurrayKeya MurtyFrances NewboundJoan NishFiona NoyeRichard & Rosemary OramChana OrloffSuzie O’SheaJanice ParkinsonJoy ParnellSusan Parnell-HoseDenise PartridgeLyn PatoneLauren PayneSharon PhillipsMaureen PhillipsJan & Paul PhillipsGay PogueDerek & Kaye PoultonJohn JL PriceLinda ProsserRosa & Alister PutbrickLiz QuigleyPeter QuinnJoyce ReedJosh RevensSarah RobertsJudith RobertsRae Rodgers

Glenys RokahrVal RokahrCarolyn RollsPam RuddMaree RyanJulie SainesBeverley SchultzJoy ShayDavid & Marcia ShipstonJill SimmonsPenelope Siobhan- JonesAnne SmithChelsea SmithTessa SmithLoretta SmithFran SmullenHamish SteerPaul StewartDr Sharman Stone MPKeith & Florence SullivanDouglas & Norma SutherlandDebra SwanAlice TallisAysa TamiriBetty TaylorMr & Mrs Mary-Jane TaylorJazmine ThainGeoff & Elaine Thompson

Niamh ThornTim GubbinsMary StewartMaree & Ron TomkinsJulienne TracyCatherine, Alexander & Felix TurnbullAnna TurnbullGerrit Van ZeistRhonda VincitorioBen WalkerDenise WatkinsCarmela WatsonMargaret WattsNeil & Erna Werner OAMHelen WestPamela WesternWilliam WallaceIrene Lambert Lilian WilliamsMargaret WilsonFrances WilsonGosia WlodarszakSally WrightShirley YoungDeslee & Don YoungKatrine ZiemerPeter & Georgina Zurcas

The Golden Age of Colour Prints: Ukiyo-e from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston official opening was enjoyed by Friends of SAM (from middle left) Beth Chamberlain (with fan), Margaret Lawry and John Lawry, on 8 March 2013 Photograph by Amina Barolli

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Students from Toyoake Junior High School visited Speaking in Colour: Works from the Collection of Carrillo and Ziyin GantnerPhotograph by Amina Barolli

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