TACGC Annual Report 2011-12

The Arts Centre Gold Coast Annual Report 2011-12

The Arts Centre Gold Coast ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - 2012

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CONTENTS

Contents

Contents

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Vision, Mission & Values

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Chairman’s Report

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General Manager’s Report

10 Snapshot of 2011-2012 12 Annual Performance Calendar 24 Supporting Local Performing Arts Development 31 Celebrating 25 Years Inspiring 34 Gold Coast City Gallery 39 Acquisitions 2011-2012 46 Annual Gold Coast City Gallery Calendar 48 Corporate Information 50 Background 51 Company Profile 52 Board of Directors 54 Executive Team 56 Our Staff 58 Roles and Responsibilities 60 Financials 62 Volunteers of The Arts Centre Gold Coast 64 Benefactors of the Arts 66 Partners and Sponsors

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VISION, MISSION & VALUES

Vision, Mission & Values

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Vision, Mission & Values

Vision

“To be the leading regional arts and entertainment centre in Australia.�

Values Integrity We aspire to do the right thing in all that we do.

Creativity We are a place of inspiration and artistic growth.

Inclusion We offer something for everyone.

Mission We will entertain, inspire, inform and evoke passion for the arts by delivering quality programming, superior service and stimulating experiences.

Collaboration We create artistic and commercially beneficial partnerships.

Recognition We celebrate our community and our place, the Gold Coast.

Excellence We deliver the best in every facet of our organisation.

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Chariman’s Report

Chairman’s Report

On the 6th of December 1986 the doors to Gold Coast Arts Centre were officially opened. Fanfare and ceremony marked this historic occasion heralding a belief that this new facility could become the creative heart of the city, offering the chance to celebrate and participate in the cultural life of the Gold Coast.

years as President, Wendy Spencer stepped down from the committee following the Friends 2012 AGM. Wendy has been an avid arts champion and friend to many over the years and I thank her for her tireless contribution. I also look forward to working closely with new President Tim Cole and his Board over the coming years.

25 years later, the realisation of this aspiration can be seen through the continued growth of audiences and the diversity of artistic programming at The Arts Centre Gold Coast.

From youth workshops to master classes, from preschool productions to our annual subscription season, from local emerging performers to international entertainment icons, all are testament to the courage and vision shown by our city’s forbearers all those years ago.

Our Benefactors continue to be our greatest supporters with their financial contributions being equally matched by the time and passion each give to The Arts Centre. In 2011 we bestowed the title of Perpetual Benefactors upon 9 of our art gallery donors who, over a number of years, have individually donated in excess of $250,000 of art works to the city’s art collection which is now valued at more than $16 million.

Our Perpetual Benefactors includes Adam Knight, Dr Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Tom and Sylvia Lowenstein, Evan Lowenstein, Ken McGregor, Adam Micmacher and Denis Savill.

On 6 December 2012 The Arts Centre Gold Coast launched its 25th Year Celebrations by unveiling 25 special events over 12 months. Free family concerts, premiere performances, exhibitions featuring works from the city’s collection, advanced movie screenings and food and wine events characterised this yearlong celebration and enabled the Gold Coast community to participate in the life of The Arts Centre like never before.

As a result The Arts Centre experienced an increase in attendance of 12% (60,096) bringing the annual visitation numbers to 494,971 for the year. Record breaking cinema sessions, a growth in audience capacity to live performances and a significant increase in functions, meetings and conference attendees are all indicative of another successful year with 5,847 events.

Gold Coast evolvement into an international city looks more likely than ever following the announcement of the successful bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. While understandably much attention has been given to the games themselves, the opportunities across all sectors of industry including the arts, now takes on a new sense of purpose.

The development of a new cultural precinct to build upon the past 25 years success is a possibility that has been welcomed by our new city council and championed by our new Mayor and Board Director Councillor Tom Tate. As Chairman of the Board I continue to work alongside our General Manager Destry Puia, Friends of The Arts Centre Board and other community representatives in ensuring that this vital project remains a regional priority.

The opening of this new exciting chapter for The Arts Centre was marked by the closing of another. After 16 years as a member of The Friends of The Arts Centre and the last 4

After 25 years, the valuable support of Gold Coast City Council remains stronger than ever and I would like to thank Council CEO Dale Dickson and previous Mayor Ron Clarke for their support and welcome Mayor Tom Tate and his fellow Councillors. I look forward to working alongside you all in the coming years and continuing the collaborative relationship between Council and The Arts Centre.

I would like to thank the hardworking staff of The Arts Centre led by General Manager, Destry Puia. The team on all levels continue to strive for excellence and are a great sense of pride for the organisation. Our army of 215 volunteers are now involved in every facet of the organisation and we would not be able to deliver the high standard of service to our community without their efforts.

Finally I would like to acknowledge my fellow Board members who give more of their time than any organisation should expect. The execution of their roles around and beyond the Board room table demonstrates a level of dedication that is both admired and appreciated.

Kerry Watson Chairman of the Board of Directors

Annual Attendance Trends

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Annual Attendance Trends

600,000

500,000

400,000

300,000

200,000

100,000

0 July 2011 - June 2012 Off-Site Catering

Cafe

Cinema

July 2010 - June 2011

Non - Performing Arts External Arts Programs The Arts Centre Programs

Annual Attendance Trends July 11 - June 12

July 10 - June 11

Variance

%

Gallery

43,335

41,772

1,563

4%

The Arts Centre Programs

32,875

32,369

506

2%

External Arts Programs

99,358

92,428

6,930

7%

Non-Performing Arts

98,868

64,154

34,714

35%

Cinema

142,103

132,292

9,811

7%

Cafe

77,727

71,391

6,336

8%

705

469

236

33%

494,971

434,875

60,096

12%

Off- Site Catering Total

Gallery

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General Manager’s Report

General Manager’s Report

This annual report marks our 25th year and comes at the end of a very exhilarating 12 months. Our focus on local artist development began with the announcement of Soapbox Theatre Productions as the 2012 Artist in Residence. This program is now in its third year and includes the delivery of professional development support and business mentoring in addition to producing two new exciting works Sophie Is… and Chasing the Whale.

Our relationship with Queensland’s flagship companies continued with community development programs including Opera for Over 50s with Opera Queensland, The Junior and Youth Theatre Residencies with Queensland Theatre Company, Behind Every Great Singer with the Queensland Conservatorium and Small Dances/Big Stories with Dancenorth. Creative partnerships with the 2012 Surfers Paradise Festival and the inaugural Bleach Festival resulted in the development of new theatre works presented outside the four walls of The Arts Centre as part of the festival programs.

The year saw The Arts Centre return to producing large scale musicals with the world premiere of Pyjamas in Paradise by John-Michael Howson and Peter Pinne while our youth arts development program received a new lease of life with the launch of The Friends of The Arts Centre’s Youth Academy.

This program partnered local talent with industry professionals from theatre, dance and musical theatre and involved 250 young participants throughout the year. I would like to thank past President Wendy Spencer and The Friends of The Arts Centre for their support of not only this program but the many other creative adventures that they have embraced throughout the year.

The Subscription Season, now in its second year, once again featured some of the country’s leading companies while the Showroom played host to an eclectic array of performances.

The Basement delivered regular comedy, jazz and cabaret performances and The Space continues to be the artistic playground that we had been missing for so many years. In total 32,875 people attended 216 arts performances and programs held at The Arts Centre.

the presentation of the Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award 2010, a touring work featuring 46 finalists from 429 entries.

The Foyer Gallery and the Dark Room provided the perfect spaces for mentoring local artists and group exhibitions while over 385 local artists were represented in group or prize exhibitions including the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award, The Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize, The Border Art Prize, Energies and the Queensland College of Art Graduate exhibition.

Now valued at over $16 million, the City Art Collection is a major asset for the community. Exhibitions based upon works from the collection included Face Up featuring a variety of portraits, Art on Art featuring works from a number of art institutions with 12 acquired sculptures and I Love My City Art Collection which was delivered as part of The Arts Centre’s 25th Birthday Celebrations and included 25 local identities selecting their favourite art works from the collection.

The Arts Centre’s cinema program attracted 142,103 throughout the year and set a new cinema record for the highest grossing release for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and a new national record for the highest first week sales in the country for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. The cinema also obtained the exclusive presentation of Academy Award winning film The Artist.

I would like to thank the 113 staff in all areas of the organisation who continue to put the needs of our customers first. The dedication in which you apply your skills is a credit to you all. I would like to acknowledge the support of the Board of Directors and in particular Chairman Kerry Watson for his guidance and wisdom. The success of any company starts with great leadership at the highest level and The Arts Centre is living proof to this.

I offer a sincere thank you to the countless artists and audience members who for 25 years have continued to ensure that The Arts Centre remains as vibrant and vital as ever and I extend a warm welcome to the future artists and audience members who will become part of our next 25 years.

Meanwhile in Gold Coast City Gallery 43,335 people attended 56 exhibitions and events which included exquisite wooden surfboards by Peter Walker, historically charged ceramics by Gerry Wedd, video art by Alana Hampton and Marion Drew and Aboriginal Arts from the Corrigan Collection.

Presenting exhibitions of national importance continued via a partnership with the Seoul Museum of Art that resulted in the Australian Exchange Exhibition Korea: Re-Imagining the City while our partnership with Grafton Regional Gallery resulted in

Destry Puia General Manager

Annual Event Trends

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Annual Events Trends

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0 July 2011 - June 2012 Cinema

Non - Performing Arts

July 2010 - June 2011

External Arts Programs

The Arts Centre Programs

Gallery

Annual Event Trends July 11 - June 12

July 10 - June 11

Variance

%

Gallery

56

63

-7

-13%

The Arts Centre Programs

216

238

-22

-10%

External Arts Programs

189

205

-16

-8%

Non-Performing Arts

1,450

1,243

207

14%

Cinema

3,936

4,078

-142

-4%

Total

5,847

5,827

20

0%

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A Snapshot of 2011/12

The Arts Centre Gold Coast Annual Report 2011-12

A Snapshot of 2011/12 Images from left to right, top to bottom: Boy Girl Wall, Kelley Abbey-Youth Dance Project, Mass - Dance North, Circa, Sydney Dance Company - The Land of Yes and the Land of No, Forbidden Broadway, Gold Coast City Gallery, Gruffalos Child, Cloudland, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, I Bunyip - Kylie Coolwell & Nyols, Drawing Life for Kids on Tour, The Man the Sea Saw, GC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Waters - Looking Through a Glass Onion, Syncopation, Youth Dance, Aprils Fool - Barbara Lowing

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ANNUAL PERFORMANCE CALENDAR

Annual Performance Calendar

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Annual Performance Calendar

JULY 2011 ARTS THEATRE 1 July Rebecca O’Connor Is...

Simply the Best Front Row Management 2 July Akmal - The Life of Akmal The Arts Centre Gold Coast 6 – 9 July Calisthenics Nationals Calisthenics Nationals

15 July Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club 20 July “Spirit of India” - Dr L V Subramaniam The Arts Centre Gold Coast 30 July Loop The Loop The Arts Centre Gold Coast THE BASEMENT

12 – 14 July Beauty and the Beast Aquinas College 15 July Opera for Over 50’s Showcase The Arts Centre Gold Coast 19 – 20 July Turns The Arts Centre Gold Coast 21 July Qld Country Comfort Hour The Arts Centre Gold Coast 22 July Flamenco sin Fronteras HVK Productions 23 July Once Upon A Time St Hilda’s High School 25 – 28 July Return to the Forbidden Planet Benowa State High School PARADISE SHOWROOM 4 July Life Changing Docos Life Changing Docos

1 July Friday Night Comedy - Tom Siegert The Arts Centre Gold Coast 2 July Live & Intimate - Saruzu The Arts Centre Gold Coast 3 July Phoenix Rising Auditions The Arts Centre Gold Coast 4 – 6 July QTC Senior Artist Residency The Arts Centre Gold Coast 7 July Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast 8 July Friday Night Comedy Harley Breen The Arts Centre Gold Coast 9 July Live & Intimate – Dave Spicer Trio The Arts Centre Gold Coast

14 July Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

30 July Live & Intimate Angie & OJ The Arts Centre Gold Coast

15 July Friday Night Comedy Mick Neven The Arts Centre Gold Coast

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16 July Live & Intimate Tibet2timbuk2 The Arts Centre Gold Coast 21 July Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast 22 July Friday Night Comedy Lindsay Webb The Arts Centre Gold Coast 23 July Live & Intimate - Dave Galea & Bass Boy The Arts Centre Gold Coast 26 July Gold Coast Indie Film and TV Network Gold Coast Indie Film and TV Network 28 July The Arts Centre GC - Movie Review Club The Arts Centre Gold Coast 28 July Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast 29 July Friday Night Comedy Lindsay Webb The Arts Centre Gold Coast

4 - 8 July QTC Senior Artist Residency The Arts Centre Gold Coast 9 - 10 July Directors Workshop The Arts Centre Gold Coast 10 July Pyjamas in Paradise Dance Auditions The Arts Centre Gold Coast 10 - 15 July Opera for Over 50’s Workshop The Arts Centre Gold Coast 10 - 14 July Cosi Auditions The Arts Centre Gold Coast 18 - 22 July Turtles Project The Arts Centre Gold Coast AUGUST 2011 ARTS THEATRE 1 August Dancefest Trinity Lutheran College 2 August Grimethorpe Colliery Band HVR Productions 3 - 5 August Annie Get Your Gun Merrimac State High School

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6 August Aerial Angels Academy & Ikin Dance Aerial Angels Academy & Ikin Dance 6 - 28 August Gold Coast Eisteddfod Gold Coast Eisteddfod PARADISE SHOWROOM 4 August Julien Wilson Trio The Arts Centre Gold Coast 5 August A Morning With David Scheel The Arts Centre Gold Coast 12 August Waltzing Our Matilda Opera Queensland 13 August Gold Coast Eisteddfod Gold Coast Eisteddfod 15 August Life Changing Docos Life Changing Docos 18 August An Evening with Friends of the Arts The Arts Centre Gold Coast

25 August Eric Bogle Laing Entertainment 29 August Family Folk Band “Balzats” Life Changing Events

18 August Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

THE BASEMENT

19 August Photo Shoot - The Blonde, The Brunette The Arts Centre Gold Coast

3 August Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

19 August Friday Night Comedy Steve Allison The Arts Centre Gold Coast

4 August Friday Night Comedy Mick Meredith The Arts Centre Gold Coast

20 August Live & Intimate - Caroline Taylor The Arts Centre Gold Coast

5 August Live & Intimate - The John Hoffman The Arts Centre Gold Coast

24 August The Arts Centre GC - Movie Review Club The Arts Centre Gold Coast

11 August Operational Planning Meeting The Arts Centre Gold Coast

25 August Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

11 August Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

26 August Friday Night Comedy Hung Lee The Arts Centre Gold Coast

12 August Rotary Club Gold Coast Rotary Club Gold Coast

26 August Gold Coast Eisteddfod Dinner Gold Coast Eisteddfod

19 August Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club

12 August Friday Night Comedy -Dave Thorton The Arts Centre Gold Coast

24 August GCCC Mayors Seniors Concert Gold Coast City Council

12 August Live & Intimate - Seventh Avenue The Arts Centre Gold Coast

26 August Live & Intimate - Bernie Brown The Arts Centre Gold Coast 30 August Bell Shakespeare Workshops The Arts Centre Gold Coast

THE SPACE 1 – 30 August Pyjamas in Paradise Rehearsal The Arts Centre Gold Coast SEPTEMBER 2011 ARTS THEATRE 1 – 10 September Pyjamas in Paradise The Arts Centre Gold Coast 10 September Glee Club Finals The Arts Centre Gold Coast 16 – 17 September Russian Ballet Russian Ballet Touring Pty Ltd 18 September Shaolin Warriors Andrew Kay and Associates 23 September Josh Thomas “Everything Ever” The Arts Centre Gold Coast 26 September Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries AEG Themestar Australia Pty Ltd 30 September Circus Oz Performance The Arts Centre Gold Coast PARADISE SHOWROOM 3 September 3 Chefs’ Do Lunch The Arts Centre Gold Coast

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5 September Life Changing Docos Life Changing Docos 8 September Fun, Food & Wine Trivia Challenge The Arts Centre Gold Coast 10 September A Champagne Renaissance - GC GC Philharmonic Orchestra 16 September Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club THE BASEMENT 1 September Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast 2 September Friday Night Comedy Daniel Townes The Arts Centre Gold Coast 3 September Live & Intimate – Bec Laughton The Arts Centre Gold Coast 6 September Anthony Laye The Arts Centre Gold Coast 8 September Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast 9 September Friday Night Comedy – Tahir The Arts Centre Gold Coast

10 September Live & Intimate - Lauren Lucille Trio The Arts Centre Gold Coast

30 September Friday Night Comedy Steve Allison The Arts Centre Gold Coast

17 October Trinity Lutheran College Music Trinity Lutheran College

15 September Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

27 - 30 September Youth Theatre Project “The Good Doctor” The Arts Centre Gold Coast

18 – 19 October Pacific Pines Primary School - 10th Anniversary Pacific Pines Primary School

16 September Friday Night Comedy Dave Callan The Arts Centre Gold Coast

OCTOBER 2011 ARTS THEATRE

20 October Varsity College - Annual Awards Evening Varsity College

17 September Live & Intimate - Kaylene & theCarruthers Brothers The Arts Centre Gold Coast 22 September Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast 23 September Friday Night Comedy George Kapiniaris The Arts Centre Gold Coast 23 September Live & Intimate - Juzzie Smith The Arts Centre Gold Coast 28 September Movie Review Club The Arts Centre Gold Coast 28 September Gold Coast Indie Film and The Arts Centre Gold Coast 30 September Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

1 October Circus Oz The Arts Centre Gold Coast 2 October Mario Maiolo Presents Mario Maiolo Promotions 5 October Gold Coast City Ballet Sleeping Beauty Gold Coast City Ballet 7 October Guardian Angels Music Extravaganza Guardian Angels School 5 October Gold Coast City Ballet Sleeping Beauty Gold Coast City Ballet 11 - 12 October Bell Shakespeare - Julius Caesar The Arts Centre Gold Coast 14 October The Man the Sea Saw The Arts Centre Gold Coast 16 October Musicale & Dance Spectacular

21 October Danc’ed In the Spotlight Danc’ed In the Spotlight 22 October NRSO - Gold Coast Pops NRSO - Gold Coast Pops 24 October Nerang SHS - Awards Nerang SHS 25 October Merrimac State High School - Awards Merrimac State High 26 October Robina State High School - Awards Robina State High School 26 October Elanora Primary School Music Elanora Primary School 29 October Wil Anderson “Man vs Wild” The Arts Centre Gold Coast 29 October Benowa SHS - Awards Night Benowa State High School

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PARADISE SHOWROOM 3 October Life Changing Docos Life Changing Docos 5 October GCCC Citizenship Ceremonies GCCC 6 – 7 October A Mid Summers’ Night Dream The Arts Centre Gold Coast 8 October Gold Coast Eisteddfod Celebrating 30 Years Gold Coast Eisteddfod 14 October A Morning With Black Tie The Arts Centre Gold Coast 21 October Danc’ed In the Spotlight Danc’ed In the Spotlight 24 October Life Changing Docos Life Changing Docos 28 October Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club 30 October Dynamite Studios Australia Dynamite Studios Australia THE BASEMENT 1 October Live & Intimate - The Craig Berry Show The Arts Centre Gold Coast

2 October Short & Sweet Audition The Arts Centre Gold Coast

17 October Youth Season Launch The Arts Centre Gold Coast

5 October Volunteers Forum The Arts Centre Gold Coast

20 October Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

6 October Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast 7 October Gallery - Energies The Arts Centre Gold Coast 7 October Friday Night Comedy Chris Wainhouse The Arts Centre Gold Coast 8 October Live & Intimate - Lucy McIntosh The Arts Centre Gold Coast 13 October Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast 14 October Friday Night Comedy Mick Neven The Arts Centre Gold Coast 15 October The Samba Blisstas Workshop Burleigh Arts Group 15 October Live & Intimate - Chris Poulson Trio The Arts Centre Gold Coast

21 October Friday Night Comedy Chris Wainhouse The Arts Centre Gold Coast 22 October Live & Intimate – Kobya The Arts Centre Gold Coast 23 October Dynamite Studios Australia Dynamite Studios Australia 26 October Movie Review Club The Arts Centre Gold Coast 27 October Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast 28 October Friday Night Comedy Matt Okine The Arts Centre Gold Coast 29 October Live & Intimate - Sarah Collyer & Band The Arts Centre Gold Coast 30 October Performance/Filming of Live and Intimate The Arts Centre Gold Coast THE SPACE

17 October Showcase Info Evening The Arts Centre Gold Coast

1 October Youth Theatre Project “The Good Doctor” The Arts Centre Gold Coast 2 October Belinda Manwaring and Friends Belinda Manwaring 13 - 22 October The Blonde, The Brunette &The Vengeful Red HeadPerformance The Arts Centre Gold Coast 26 October Cosi - Benefactor Preview The Arts Centre Gold Coast 27 - 30 October Cosi - Soapbox The Arts Centre Gold Coast NOVEMBER 2011 ARTS THEATRE 3 November Awards Night Keebra Park High School 4 November Night of Excellence Aquinas College 5 November Street Jam presents Pop Kulcha Street Jam 6 November Leanne Spence Dance World Academy Leanne Spence Dance World Academy 8 November Kings Christian College – Presentation Kings Christian College

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9 November Helensvale State High School - Awards Helensvale State High School

27 November The Fairies Christmas Ballet The FairiesTouring Company

12 November Gold Coast Youth Orchestra - Gala Gold Coast Youth Orchestra

28 November Suzanne Swain Dance Academy Suzanne Swain Dance Academy

27 November Stageworx Performance Stageworx

17 November Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

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13 November Leanne Spence Dance World Academy Leanne Spence Dance World Academy 14 November Graduation Ceremony St Hilda’s School 16 November Graduation Benowa SHS 17 November Helensvale State High School Helensvale State High School 20 November Dance Until Paradise Performers 22 November Bangarra - Mathinna The Arts Centre Gold Coast 24 November Subscription Launch The Arts Centre Gold Coast 25 November Annual Performance Emmanuel Dance Academy 26 November Tribute to Music Elite Dance Academy

30 November KOTB Performance Academy KOTB Performance Academy PARADISE SHOWROOM 1 November Melbourne Cup Luncheon The Arts Centre Gold Coast 6 November The Hidden Agenda 2012 The Health Imperative 7 November Life Changing Docos Life Changing Docos 9 – 10 November Plop! - Windmill Theatre The Arts Centre Gold Coast 17 November Graduation Varsity College 18 November Graduation Aquinas College 25 November Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club 26 – 27 November Disco Mania XMAS SHOW The Arts Centre Gold Coast

3 November GC 7’s Reception Events Qld

18 November New Volunteer & FOH Training The Arts Centre Gold Coast

3 November Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

18 November Friday Night Comedy Tommy Little The Arts Centre Gold Coast

4 November Friday Night Comedy Lindsay Webb The Arts Centre Gold Coast

19 November Live & Intimate - View From Madeline’s The Arts Centre Gold Coast

4 November Live & Intimate - Yemanja Quintet The Arts Centre Gold Coast

22 November EL MAR, MI ALMA - Film Screening The Arts Centre Gold Coast

9 November Band Night Benowa SHS

23 November Movie Review Club The Arts Centre Gold Coast

10 November Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

24 November Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

11 November Rotary Club Gold Coast Lunch Meeting Rotary Club Gold Coast

25 November Friday Night Comedy Sam McCool The Arts Centre Gold Coast

11 November Friday Night Comedy Dave Thornton The Arts Centre Gold Coast

26 November Live & Intimate - Wizard & Oz The Arts Centre Gold Coast

12 November Live & Intimate - Virtousity The Arts Centre Gold Coast

30 November Gold Coast Indie Film and TV Network Gold Coast Indie Film and TV Network

13 November Young Kickstarters Young Kickstarters

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THE SPACE 1 – 3 November Cosi The Arts Centre Gold Coast 4 – 7 November Short & Sweet Theatre Festival The Arts Centre Gold Coast 10 – 11 November Merrimac SHS - GCTT Showcase Merrimac SHS DECEMBER 2011 ARTS THEATRE 1 December Lenore Robbins Dance presents Lenore Robbins Dance 2 – 3 December Kay Flynn Dancing Academy Kay Flynn Dancing Academy 4 December D & D School of Performing Arts D & D School of Performing Arts

9 December Dance Force Dance Force

3 December Arj Barker - Eleven Mary Tobin

7 December Q Music GCCC

10 December United Funk Dance United Funk Dance

5 December Life Changing Docos Life Changing Docos

8 December Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast

11 December Dance Force Dance Force

6 December Awards Night Gold Coast Area Theatre

13 December Hinterland Dance Academy Hinterland Dance Academy

9 December A Morning With Hilary Henshaw “Bagels The Arts Centre Gold Coast

14 December Mudgeeraba Dance Studio - Concert Mudgeeraba Dance Studio 15 -16 December Anne Kingsford Academy of Dance Anne Kingsford Academy of Dance 17 December La Monica Hyped Performing Arts 18 December Dynamite Studios Australia Dynamite Studios Australia

6 December Bound for Broadway Sheridan Studio 1

19 December Can You Feel It Ashmore PCYC

7 December Dance Technique “Born to Dance” Dance Technique “Born to Dance”

21 December Christmas in Lazy Town Andrew Key & Associates Pty Ltd PARADISE SHOWROOM

8 December Danielle’s Studio of Dance Danielle’s Studio of Dance

2 – 3 December Disco Mania XMAS SHOW The Arts Centre Gold Coast

9 – 10 December Disco Mania XMAS SHOW The Arts Centre Gold Coast 12 December Probus Club of Robina Christmas Probus Robina 16 – 17 December Disco Mania XMAS SHOW The Arts Centre Gold Coast 31 December NYE - Generation X The Final Countdown The Arts Centre Gold Coast THE BASEMENT 1 December Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast 2 December Friday Night Comedy Sam McCool The Arts Centre Gold Coast 3 December Live & Intimate - Maggie Britton The Arts Centre Gold Coast

9 December Friday Night Comedy Mick Meredith The Arts Centre Gold Coast 10 December Live & Intimate - Lil Fi The Arts Centre Gold Coast 15 December Unplugged in the Basement The Arts Centre Gold Coast 16 December Friday Night Comedy - Troy Kinne The Arts Centre Gold Coast 17 December Live & Intimate - Burton, Sunde & Fix The Arts Centre Gold Coast THE SPACE 4 December Naomi’s Drama School Naomi’s Drama School JANUARY 2012 ARTS THEATRE 16 – 19 January Youth Dance Project The Arts Centre Gold Coast 20 January Friends Youth Arts Academy Showcase The Arts Centre Gold Coast

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28 January Morning of the Earth Live Bold Jack Pty Ltd

20 January Friday Night Comedy Adam Rozenbachs The Arts Centre Gold Coast

PARADISE SHOWROOM 3 January Joe Robinson The Harban Agency 8 January Wedding Links Expo Wedding Links 10 January 2012 BMW Magic Millions VIP Launch Magic Millions 13 January Rhonda Burchmore “Leg’s 11” The Arts Centre Gold Coast 20 January GCCC - Australia Day Awards Breakfast Gold Coast City Council 20 January Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club

21 January Live & Intimate - The Curlew Republic The Arts Centre Gold Coast 27 January Friday Night Comedy Justin Hamilton The Arts Centre Gold Coast

14 January Live & Intimate - The Ingrid James Quartet The Arts Centre Gold Coast 19 January Reeder Management Fashion Parade The Arts Centre Gold Coast

18 February Opera Over 50’s Showcase The Arts Centre Gold Coast 29 February An Evening with John Cleese Adrian Bohm Presents Pty Ltd PARADISE SHOWROOM

28 January Live & Intimate - The Ella & Louis Project The Arts Centre Gold Coast THE SPACE 7- 12 January Musical Theatre Summer Residency The Arts Centre Gold Coast 13 January Friends Youth Arts Academy Showcase The Arts Centre Gold Coast 13 – 19 January Youth Dance Project The Arts Centre Gold Coast

THE BASEMENT 13 January Friday Night Comedy Dave Jory The Arts Centre Gold Coast

7 February Trinity Lutheran College Trinity Lutheran College

25 January 25th Birthday Event Series - Kids The Arts Centre Gold Coast 30 January Haka Rehearsal The Arts Centre Gold Coast FEBRUARY 2012 ARTS THEATRE 2 -5 February Australia’s Got Talent Australia’s Got Talent

4 – 5 February Australia’s Got Talent Australia’s Got Talent 17 February Bruce Mathiske - Rhythm Express The Arts Centre Gold Coast 20 February Life Changing Events – Oceans Life Changing Events 21 February When A City Falls The Arts Centre Gold Coast 22 February A Morning WithThe 7 Sopranos The Arts Centre Gold Coast 24 February Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club 29 February One Step Further Graduation Ceremony One Step Further THE BASEMENT

3 February Friday Night Comedy Chris Radburn The Arts Centre Gold Coast 4 February Live & Intimate - Tori & Ben The Arts Centre Gold Coast 10 February Friday Night Comedy Fred Lang The Arts Centre Gold Coast 11 February Live & Intimate - Mick McHugh The Arts Centre Gold Coast 14 February Valentine’s Day Ball Vibe Events 17 February Friday Night Comedy David Smiedt The Arts Centre Gold Coast 18 February Live & Intimate - John Reeves Afro Jazz The Arts Centre Gold Coast 24 February Friday Night Comedy Brett Nichols The Arts Centre Gold Coast 25 February Live & Intimate – Mazaza The Arts Centre Gold Coast THE SPACE 7 February Cradle Songs The Arts Centre Gold Coast 23-25 February The Surfer & the Mermaid The Arts Centre Gold Coast

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29 February Primary Music Teachers Professional The Arts Centre Gold Coast MARCH 2012 ARTS THEATRE

PARADISE SHOWROOM 3 March “Sex Up the City” - Variety Fundraising The Arts Centre Gold Coast

1 March An Evening with John Cleese Adrian Bohm Presents Pty Ltd

5 March Life Changing Events Wasteland Life Changing Events

2 March Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain Les Currie

8 March International Women’s Day Youth International Women’s Day

7 March Busting Out Theatre Tours Australia Pty Ltd

10 March ADFAS Morning Tea & Lecture ADFAS

7 -10 March Dance North - MASS The Arts Centre Gold Coast 12 March Dutch Swing College Band Confirmed 17 March Petula Clark ATA Allstar Artists Pty Ltd 19 – 20 March Daniel O’Donnell Daniel O’Donnell 21 March Miriam Margolyes in Dickens’ Women 22 – 23 March The Gruffalo’s Child The Arts Centre Gold Coast 25 March Family Fun Day The Arts Centre Gold Coast

13 March UDIA Gold Coast Logan Mayoral Gold Coast City Council 19 – 20 March Daniel O’Donnell Dinners The Arts Centre Gold Coast 23 March Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club 25 March Family Fun Day The Arts Centre Gold Coast 26 – 28 March Gold Coast Health and Wellbeing Gold Coast Health and Wellbeing THE BASEMENT

2 March Friday Night Comedy Pommy Johnson The Arts Centre Gold Coast

23 March Friday Night Comedy Steady Eddy The Arts Centre Gold Coast

3 March Live & Intimate - The Tiffany Rae Quartet The Arts Centre Gold Coast

24 March Live & Intimate Vasudah & Jem The Arts Centre Gold Coast

5 March Volunteers Information Session The Arts Centre Gold Coast

25 March Family Fun Day The Arts Centre Gold Coast

8 March The Empire Theatre Projects present The Empire Theatre Projects 9 March Friday Night Comedy - Des Dowling The Arts Centre Gold Coast 10 March Live & Intimate - Australian Guitar Duo The Arts Centre Gold Coast 16 March Friday Night Comedy Monty The Arts Centre Gold Coast 17 March Live & Intimate - Andrew Baxter Jazz’n The Arts Centre Gold Coast 18 March Young Kickstarters Young Kickstarters 21 March Gold Coast Indie Film and TV Network Gold Coast Indie Film and TV Network

28 March Movie Review Club The Arts Centre Gold Coast 28 March Youth Event Vibe “DJs Vibe Events 29 March Abby Skye and Craig Kickbush Abby Skye and Craig Kickbush 30 March Friday Night Comedy Lindsay Webb The Arts Centre Gold Coast 31 March Live & Intimate - The Bob Schultz Quintet The Arts Centre Gold Coast THE SPACE 5- 9 March Small Dances Big Stories Workshop The Arts Centre Gold Coast 23 March Friends of The Arts Centre Recital The Arts Centre Gold Coast

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24 March Forbidden Broadway Auditions The Arts Centre Gold Coast 25 March Family Fun Day The Arts Centre Gold Coast APRIL 2012 ARTS THEATRE 13 April Australia’s Got Talent Australia’s Got Talent 14 April Ross Noble A-List Entertainment 20 April Voice Fusion The Arts Centre Gold Coast 21 April A Finger On The P.U.L.S.E Tour Darkside Trading Pty Ltd Australia 23 – 24 April Sesame Street - Elmo’s World Tour Confirmed Life Like Touring Australia 27 – 28 April Anne of Green Gables St Hilda’s School 28 - 30 April April’s Fool The Arts Centre Gold Coast PARADISE SHOWROOM 2 April Life Changing Events - May I Be Frank Life Changing Events

16 April GCCC Industry Briefing GCCC

18 April Movie Review Club The Arts Centre Gold Coast

18 April A Morning With Melanie Parry - Judy a Life in Song The Arts Centre Gold Coast

18 April Forbidden Broadway Rehearsals The Arts Centre Gold Coast

18 April ABC Coast FM - Mayoral Debate ABC Coast FM

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20 April Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club THE BASEMENT 4 April Forbidden Broadway Rehearsals The Arts Centre Gold Coast 7 April Live & Intimate - The Hard Word The Arts Centre Gold Coast 11 April Bands Get Live Youth Event Vibe 13 April Friday Night Comedy Lindsay Webb The Arts Centre Gold Coast 14 April Live & Intimate - The Wizard & Oz The Arts Centre Gold Coast 15 April Forbidden Broadway Rehearsals The Arts Centre Gold Coast

2 April Sophie Is - Auditions The Arts Centre Gold Coast 4 April Forbidden Broadway Rehearsals The Arts Centre Gold Coast 10- 14 April National Youth Week Workshop The Arts Centre Gold Coast 20 April Voice Fusion The Arts Centre Gold Coast 22 April Behind Every Great Singer The Arts Centre Gold Coast 23 - 19 April Forbidden Broadway Rehearsals The Arts Centre Gold Coast MAY 2012 ARTS THEATRE 1 May April’s Fool The Arts Centre Gold Coast

11 May Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Arts Centre Gold Coast 17 - 19 May Yes Prime Minister The Arts Centre Gold Coast 23 - 25 May Disney’s Aladdin JR. Merrimac State High School PARADISE SHOWROOM 1-2 May Filming - Fatal Honeymoon Fatal Honeymoon 11 May Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club presents Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club 11 May Life Changing Events Crazy Sexy Life Changing Events 17 May John Waters - Looking Through a Glass Onion Q-Live Pty Ltd 18 May Rotary Club Gold Coast Trivia Night Rotary Club Gold Coast 19 May The Best of British Variety Fundraising THE BASEMENT

5 May Jane Rutter “An Australian in Paris” The Arts Centre Gold Coast

4 May Friday Night Comedy - Joel Ozborn The Arts Centre Gold Coast

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5 May Live & Intimate - Passionata The Arts Centre Gold Coast 9 May Gold Coast Indie Film and TV Network Gold Coast Indie Film and TV Network 10 May GC Magic - Filming - The People and the Private GC Magic 10 May Liz Martin Band Album Liz Martin Band 11 May Friday Night Comedy - Chris Wainhouse The Arts Centre Gold Coast 12 May Live & Intimate - Sue Bond Quartet The Arts Centre Gold Coast 18 May Friday Night Comedy - Steve Allison The Arts Centre Gold Coast 19 May Live & Intimate - Maggie Britton The Arts Centre Gold Coast 23 May Movie Review Club The Arts Centre Gold Coast 25 May Friday Night Comedy - Josh Earl The Arts Centre Gold Coast

26 May Live & Intimate - Shannon Marshall & the Souls Almighty The Arts Centre Gold Coast THE BASEMENT 1 June Friday Night Comedy - Mick Neven The Arts Centre Gold Coast 2 June Live & Intimate - Acoustic Guitar The Arts Centre Gold Coast

22 June Friday Night Comedy Daniel Townes The Arts Centre Gold Coast 23 June Live & Intimate - EllyHyot Quartet The Arts Centre Gold Coast 24 June Dynamite Studios Australia Dynamite Studios Australia 25 - 26 June QTC Junior Theatre Residency Workshop The Arts Centre Gold Coast

6 June David De Vito Live @ The Basement David De Vito

27 June Movie Review Club The Arts Centre Gold Coast

8 June Friday Night Comedy - Tom Siegert The Arts Centre Gold Coast

28 June QTC Junior Theatre Residency Workshop The Arts Centre Gold Coast

9 June Live & Intimate - Miss Mandy Swing The Arts Centre Gold Coast

29 June Friday Night Comedy - Matt Okine The Arts Centre Gold Coast

15 June Friday Night Comedy Pommy Johnson The Arts Centre Gold Coast

30 June Live & Intimate - Guriguru The Arts Centre Gold Coast

15 June Live & Intimate - Lachlan Wallace The Arts Centre Gold Coast 20 June Gold Coast Indie Film and TV Network Gold Coast Indie Film and TV Network

THE SPACE May 2 - 9 May Forbidden Broadway Rehearsals The Arts Centre Gold Coast 4 May Dynamite Studios Australia presents Dynamite Studios Australia

10 - 12 May Forbidden Broadway The Arts Centre Gold Coast 13 – 15 May The Zoo Story Rehearsal The Arts Centre Gold Coast 16 - 19 May The Zoo Story The Arts Centre Gold Coast 20 - 23 Hopelessly Devoted Rehearsal The Arts Centre Gold Coast 24 - 26 June Hopelessly Devoted The Arts Centre Gold Coast JUNE 2012w ARTS THEATRE 2 June Men In Pink Tights Retfar Entertainment 5 June Far North Coast Dance Festival 2012 Far North Coast Dance Festival 2012 8 June Let the Sunshine The Arts Centre Gold Coast 15 June Cloudland The Arts Centre Gold Coast 21 June Aerial Angels Academy & Ikin Dance Aerial Angels Academy &Ikin Dance

Annual Performance Calendar

Annual Performance Calendar

22 June Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Arts Centre Gold Coast

26 June A Morning With Jonathan Welch The Arts Centre Gold Coast

23 June Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow The Arts Centre Gold Coast

29 June 25th Birthday Event The Arts Centre Gold Coast

26 June Syncopation The Arts Centre Gold Coast

30 June Probus Assoc. of GC Probus Assoc. of GC THE BASEMENT

28 June IBunyip The Arts Centre Gold Coast

2 June ImproMafia Gold Coast ImproMafia Gold Coast

PARADISE SHOWROOM 3 – 4 June Far North Coast Dance Festival 2012 Far North Coast Dance Festival 2012 6 June 8th Day Charity Concert 8th Day Charity Concert 14 June Events QLD GC - GCAM Official Launch Events QLD GC 15 June Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club 16 June Life Changing Events Garbage Warrior Life Changing Event 24 June An Evening with Friends of The Arts The Arts Centre Gold Coast

3 June Belinda Manwaring and Friends The Arts Centre Gold Coast 7 June Ben Veitch Rehearsal The Arts Centre Gold Coast 7 June Mojo Management Auditions Mojo Management 12 - 18 June Surfer & the Mermaid Development The Arts Centre Gold Coast 16 June Concrete Jungle Rehearsal The Arts Centre Gold Coast THE SPACE 21 - 23June Boy Girl Wall The Arts Centre Gold Coast 25 – 29 June QTC Junior Theatre Residency The Arts Centre Gold Coast

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SUPPORTING LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS DEVELOPMENT

Supporting Local Performing Arts Development

Supporting Local Performing Arts Development

Regional Stages Regional Stages is a joint partnership between The Arts Centre Gold Coast and The Cultural Development Unit of the Gold Coast City Council for local artist development on the Gold Coast. This promotes The Arts Centre as an accessible venue by providing a range of professional development opportunities. The Creative Producer and Programming Manager worked closely with emerging Gold Coast and South East Queensland artistic companies and individuals, as mentors and co producers.

Introducing new audiences to contemporary performing arts performed by leading local and state artists continues to be an important component of our programming philosophy.

Building community access, connection and engagement with youth and emerging artists and performers activated and re stimulated under-utilised areas of The Arts Centre Gold Coast and other regional facilities. A great example of this was the commissioning for the production of The Surfer and the Mermaid.

The Surfer and the Mermaid The Surfer and the Mermaid was a major project for 2012. The Arts Centre Gold Coast worked in partnership with Connecting Southern G.C. and Bleach Festival. This Partnership worked together to a children’s theatre play based on the book The Surfer and the Mermaid, a unique local publication. The play was adapted by author Tim Baker, using images by photographer Ted Grambeau. Music and soundscape were developed by local singer/songwriter Nadia Sunde, while Melinda Collie-Holmes directed actor Luke Townson in this production.

The story of The Surfer does not end there. Stage one saw the project presented at Bleach Festival and The Arts Centre Gold Coast. A regional performance was also held at Mt. Tamborine in the Gold Coast Hinterland to engage an extended audience.

The second stage included further development to prepare for a 26 performance season at Sydney’s Bondi Beach Pavilion.

Surfer is under further consideration to be included in our Education program in 2013.

Images provided courtesy of 1. Engaging with young performers 2. Bleach Festival Logo 3. Luke Thomson - The Surfer and the Mermaid - Luke Townson

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Supporting Local Arts Development

Supporting Local Arts Development

The Zoo Story The Zoo Story’s Gold Coast season saw the two characters played by local artists Luke Townson and Hayden Jones.

Project development and rehearsals used The Space where final performances were also presented to our Gold Coast audiences. A regional performance took place at Goat Track Theatre, Mt Tamborine. This production of The Zoo Story will be put forward for consideration for further touring.

Surfers Paradise Festival: Concrete Jungle The Surfers Paradise Festival only 3 years in the making is a major local arts festival based in the Surfers Paradise surrounds. Collaboration with the Surfers Paradise Festival and The Arts Centre through the artistic direction of Ben Veitch, enlisted local creative expertise to engage with an active audience by producing performance pieces where artists overlayed cultural experiences into an area, which had not previously been used in this way. Concrete Jungle was viewed as a progressive theatre experience, accentuating the pulse of the Surfers Paradise precinct. Staged at several locations, this guided experience highlighted the depth of talent and creativity in the Gold Coast arts underground juxtaposed with the concrete jungle of Surfers Paradise. Around 30 local performers and creatives were contracted to the project.

Opera for Over 50’s This five day workshop was following on from, the incredible success of the 2011 program. We saw the centre engage with Opera Queensland to conduct workshop’s offered to members of the community aged 50+. Opera for the over 50’s was not purely about learning to sing, but developing aspects of stage craft, improvisation, singing techniques and stage direction.

It incorporated warming up and vocal techniques; breathing exercises musical games; harmony work and fun. The concept was an adaptation of Opera Queensland’s successful youth program, “Moving Opera”. The showcase which completed the program provided an opportunity for family, friends and community to enjoy the achievements of the week.

Images provided courtesy of 1. Zoo Story - Luke Townson 2. Surfers Paradise Festival Logo 3. Over 50’s Opera on stage at The Arts Centre

Supporting Local Arts Development

Supporting Local Arts Development

Artist in Residence The AIR program is a key initiative of Regional Stages and the Gold Coast. Providing local theatre practitioners well needed infrastructure and support to carry out their activity. The program includes professional development, mentoring, and business planning. Following an application process Soapbox was awarded 2012 AIR. Through financial and in-kind support the company was to present 2 main works in conjunction with The Arts Centre. Performances included Sophie Is..an original work chosen as part of the Artslink Schools Touring program in 2012. We will also see later in 2012 the second performance, Chasing the Whale.

Sophie Is...a theatre piece which inspires young people to examine and discuss their own stories of struggle and oppression in order to achieve greater confidence and control of their lives.

Artist Development - Behind Every Great Singer In collaberation with Marissa Lee, professional expertise was drawn from QLD Conservatorium of Music who presented a workshop for singers, vocal teachers and coaches. Behind Every Great Singer provided professional artistic development for this appreciative group.

Script Writing - Unnatural Selection Phase 1 and 2 Regional Stages provided funding to enable the delivery of a Playwright Development Program, which provided local playwrights with a workshop experience to develop their script.

This program (exclusive to the Arts Centre), was delivered in 2 phases • Phase 1 selection and development of chosen scripts where participant’s worked with an established dramaturg who provided feedback and coaching aimed at building on the script.

• Phase 2 selected Unnatural Selection which was given support in kind for further script development.

Voice Fusion The Voice Fusion project partnered with the South-East Regional Music Department. The project was realised in partnership with Opera Queensland and came in the form of vocal based workshop which manifested itself in a combined 400-500 voice children’s choir on the mainstage. Students participating in the event were sourced from local state primary schools.

Images provided courtesy of 1. Sophie is - Early Days 2. Soapbox Productions Logo 3. Sophie is - Meeting Kate & Gemma

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Youth Arts Academy

The Friends of the Arts Centre Gold Coast-Youth Arts Academy

Musical Theatre This twelve-day professional development program created an understanding and appreciation for music theatre. Young talented people from the ages of 15 to 21 explored singing, dancing and acting. This was a rare opportunity to learn from industry’s leading practitioners and discover what it takes to be a ‘triple threat’ performer.

The Youth Dance Project The Youth Dance Project took the form of an intensive five day boot camp held in January 2012. Sessions from a nutritionist, physiotherapist, yoga teacher, stage make-up designer and artist’s agent, informed participants, overseen by Ben Veitch. A showcase was held at the completion of the residency.

Forbidden Broadway - Fill this Space Forbidden Broadway was a Fill this Space initiative. This collaborative exercise answered the requirements of local musical theatre and performing arts enthusiasts by providing paid employment. The Cast were selected through an audition process. A Benefactor preview was followed by a successful season filled with smiling audiences and cast members.

Small Dances/Big Stories Small Dances Big Stories was a 5 day workshop program provided by Dancenorth, who engaged with six at-risk youth who had attended programs provided by Inter Urban Arts.

The students engaged in dance-theatre processes and were supported in exploring individual stories in a dynamic exchange between the professional dancer and the student. A public sharing by each participant left many who attended feeling deeply moved and inspired.

Images provided courtesy of 1. Forbidden Broadway 2. Forbidden Broadway 3. Musical theatre

Junior Theatre Residency

Junior Theatre Residency

QTC Junior and Youth Theatre Residencies For the second consecutive year the Junior and Youth Theatre Residencies saw The Arts Centre collaborate with Queensland Theatre Company to offer an opportunity for Gold Coast performers aged 7 – 14 years & 15 - 24 years. These residencies provided 5 days workshop to the participants offering a range of performance skills develop insights in to the industry from established professional facilitators.

Forty participants attended the Junior Residency workshop.

Content was challenging diverse and most importantly fun.

Workshops included clowning - Ben Cornfoot, movement and physical theatre - Dan Crestani & acting technique - Amelia Dowd. A showcase was held for the family of the students on the final day with more than 105 in attendance.

The Youth Residency was held from 3-6 July, 2012. Facilitators Carol Burns, Hugh Parker and Tim Dashwood came to this program with a depth of industry experience, covering approaches to text, analysing narrative structure, mapping the story, owning the space, connecting to the audience, movement and physical presence which enabled participants to showcase work of a very high quality. Each student who attended the Junior and Youth residency workshops was presented with a certificate of participation by General Manager, Destry Puia.

Eyes to the Floor - The Youth Theatre Project Following an audition process, Youth Theatre Project 2012 successful applicants were:-Georgia Brennan (19); Brittany Muscatt (20); Tori Bailey(17); Valentina Diaz-Byers (18); Clara Aleckson (19); Rebekah Cornell (16); James Bolton (21); Brynne Morris (20) and Mackenzie Fearnley(18). Eyes to the Floor showcased a 5 performance season in early October 2012, which included a preview for Arts Centre Benefactors and Board members. The Cast received expert guidance under the professional direction of Andrea Moor assisted

by Jessica Westhead, Artistic Director from Soapbox, The Centre’s 2012, Artists in Residence.

Images provided courtesy of 1. Queensland Theatre Company - Logo 2. Eyes to the Floor

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Pyjamas in Paradise

Pyjamas in Paradise

Pyjamas in Paradise The Arts Centre Gold Coast produced the World Premiere of Pyjamas in Paradise which opened on Friday 2 September, 2011.

Pyjama parties of the late 1950’s and early 60’s put Surfers Paradise on the map, attracting young people to the coast and the Surfers Paradise holiday strip. Pyjamas in Paradise production carried with it local historical references. 2011 seemed to be the perfect time for an historically and culturally significant production to occur in the form of the world premiere of the latest John-Michael Howson and Peter Pinne musical on our stage. Not only because is it a musical, but a story integral to the historical fabric of this great city, the Gold Coast. Directed by Tony Bartuccio who‘s love affair with the Coast began when he was a young boy. When he was asked to direct a show that embraced ‘the quirky avant-flair of this amazing place,’ he found the offer too ‘irresistible to refuse!

An outstanding cast including, Steven Tandy, Donna Lee, Peter Lowry and Jane Scali featured with our hard working local talent. The use of facilities for rehearsal, consolidation and final performance of this production showed that the Gold Coast really could put on a show. “Behind the scenes” we saw a local production offering a range of employment opportunities for young local performers and technical crew including lighting and costume, a great example of how a local production can keep talented locals in the industry working.

Thanks and appreciation were extended to our financial supporters including Stuart Silver King and Burns, BBC Digital, I and R Electrical, Gold Coast McDonalds and Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast, and our many private and corporate Benefactors, supporters and donors. Without corporate and philanthropic support presenting Pyjamas in Paradise at The Arts Centre Gold Coast would be an idea. We acknowledge, the Gold Coast City Council who continue to provide support to The Arts Centre Gold Coast and arts development in general across this great city.

Images provided courtesy of 1. Pyjamas in Paradise Promotional Image 2. Cast of Pyjamas in Paradise 3. Cast of Pyjamas in Paradise

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS INSPIRING

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Celebrating 25 Years The Arts Centre Gold Coast celebrated 25 years of inspiring the Gold Coast community on December 6, 2011. The birthday marked a significant milestone in the Centre’s calendar and set forth a suite of activations, performances and exhibitions that would roll out during 2012. The 12 months that followed saw 25 events profiling each of the Centre’s venues and provided a wealth of opportunities for Gold Coast residents and visitors to not only watch but participate in as well.

The schedule of events included: 1. Tuesday 6 December, 2011, The Arts Centre Gold Coast and the Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke launch the celebrations with speeches and cake cutting. Special guest and previous General Manager Kelvin Cordell assist current general manager Destry Puia in cutting the cake. In attendance were community dignitaries and over 200 guests including Friends of The Arts Centre, Benefactors, patrons and media.

13. Monday 25 June. Event No. 13, Film Q&A. An Australian made independent movie was secured for this event and the response was so large that the screen and Q&A had to be moved to the Paradise Showroom. The Nullarbor Nymph Queensland Premier hosted the five main actors as well as a South Australian pre screening function with kangaroo meat pies, South Australian Oysters and Haighes chocolates. The Q&A was facilitated by Gold Coast Film Festival Director Casey Siemer Marshall. 500 attended.

2. Wednesday 25 January. Event No. 2, Children’s Story Telling.

14. Monday 25 June Event No. 14, A Morning With Jonathon Welsh.

3. Friday 3 February. Event No. 3, Opening night of Sons Of Beaches exhibition.

15. Thursday 28 June. Event No. 15, I, Bunyip.

4. Wednesday 22 February. Event No. 4, A Morning With The Seven Sopranos.

5. Saturday 25 February. Event No.5, Mzaza in The Basement.

6. Monday 19 March. Event No. 6, Daniel O’Donnell 7. Thursday 22 March. Event No. 7, The Gruffalo’s Child.

8. Sunday 25 March. Event No. 8, A highlight of the birthday celebration schedule was the Family Fun Day. The Arts Centre was inundated with nearly 3,000 members of the community on Sunday 25 March. All areas of the Centre were activated and feedback was extremely positive. Over 200 patrons entered the passbook competition. Relationships with the TAFE and dance schools provided a large numbers of visitors.

16. Wednesday 4 July. Event No. 16, Children’s School Holiday Activity Shakin The Contemporary Kinetic Aesthetic workshop.

17. Wednesday 25 July. Event No. 17, Sydney Dance Company’s The Land of Yes and The Land Of No. 18.Thursday 16 August. Event No.18, Winemakers Event. This event profiled the Centre’s newly created wine list and was a sell out!

19. Saturday 25 August. Event No. 19, Exclusive Benefactor Event - over 70 Benefactors and sponsors attended the exclusive invite only event at Sovereign Island home of the Glenister’s. Australian synchronised swimmers were part of the day.

20. Saturday 25 August. Event No. 20, Launch of Biennial International Ceramic Award.

9. Friday 20 April. Event No. 9, Voice Fusion.

10. Friday 25 May. Event No. 10, Opening night of I Love My City Art Collection exhibition. 25 celebrities from their chosen fields (including sport, media, art, academia) selected a piece of art form the City’s collection. The choices reveals some surprising insights and the exhibition provide a wonderful opportunity to reflect upon the value and meaning of the collection for the city as a whole. On the night The Hilton’s FIX bar partnered with the event and mixologits presented two delicious cocktails as guests arrived. Nicole Dwyer from ABC Coast emceed and various selectors were interviewed as part of the nights festivities.

21. Saturday 1 September. Event No. 21, Three Chefs Do Lunch, an annual event on The Arts Centre Calender was included in the suite of activities. As part of the celebrations special guest Skye Craig former contestant on Master Chef and dessert extraordinaire attended and assisted on stage and helped cut the cake.

22. Thursday 20 September. Event No. 22, Movie Screening Event. The Art Cinema went red and sparkly for this event by premiering the movie Ruby Sparks and hosting a selection of local producers through market stalls in the Centre’s foyer. The event was a sell out.

11. Friday 25 May. Event No. 11, Josh Earl vs The Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book.

23. Wednesday 3 October. Event No. 23, Children’s School Holiday Activity.

12. Saturday 23 June. Event No. 12, Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow.

24. Thursday 25 October. Event No. 24, Kransky Sisters.

25. Tuesday 20 November Event No. 25, Launch of 2013 Subscription Season.

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Celebrating 25 Years Images from left to right, top to bottom: 25 year celebrations, Family Fun Day, Destry Puia & Kelvin Cordell, Ruby Sparks Premiere, Benefactor Event, Nullabor Nymph Cast, Mixologists from Fix for I Heart My City Art Collection Launch, Hayley Bateup, Winemakers Event

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Gold Coast City Gallery

Developing and presenting high-quality exhibitions to diverse audiences Throughout the year, 20 exhibitions were presented on site ranging from the exquisite wooden surfboards by Peter Walker alongside historically charged ceramics by Gerry Wedd; the latest in contemporary art installations from Marian Drew and locally based Alana Hampton as well as a survey of contemporary Korean Video Art and a stunning collection of Aboriginal Art from the Corrigan Collection. In addition to this two exhibitions Kuru Alala: Eyes Open and Ian Smith: On and Off the Road travelled collectively to twelve venues throughout the country.

A narrative of land, culture and colour filled the gallery when highlights from the Corrigan Collection of 21st century Aboriginal art were on display. In addition to his role as Chairman of the Gallery, Patrick Corrigan AM is an avid collector and arts benefactor. This exhibition from the Corrigan Collection celebrated the sophistication of modern masters from the Kimberley, Central Deserts and Top End, including Paddy Bedford, Sally Gabori, Eubena Nampitjin, Makinti Napanangka, Minnie Pwerle, George Tjungurrayi, Tommy Watson, Regina Wilson and more.

Initiating and presenting exhibitions of national importance Australia Exchange Exhibition: Korea-Re-Imagining the City: Contemporary Korean Video Art about cities and change was an exhibition from the Seoul Museum of Art presented as part of the Korean Australian Year of Friendship in response to Austalia-Digital Urban Portraits. Drawn primarily from the SeMA collection, this exhibition aimed to provoke thought about how the city is recognised and what relationship it has with the environment in the 21st century. Artists consider urban space not as materialistically composed of buildings, but space that is inseparable from the environment; continually accumulating historic events. The exhibition presented the artists point of view and how they transform an urban environment through imagination.

1. Gerry Wedd, Sea of Heartbreak 2011, ceramic.Courtesy the artist. Featured in the exhibition, Gerry Wedd: RIP Surf Ceramics 2. Peter Walker, assorted surfboards 2010 (detail), paulownia, Brazilian cedar, clackwood, myrtle, Western red cedar All courtesy of the artist. Photos by Grant Hancock.

Featured in the exhibition, Peter Walker: FLUID AND HOLLOW Wooden Surfboards 3. Installation view from Korea- Australia Exchange Exhibition, Korea - Re-imagining the city Contemporary Korean Media Art about cities and change

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Presenting significant travelling exhibitions Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award 2010 The practice of drawing has emerged from the sidelines of art practice to become a vital and contemporary medium and this biennial exhibition organised by Grafton Regional Gallery is one of the best ways to see how contemporary Australian artists are working with drawing. The 2010 JADA included works by 46 finalists from all over Australia, who were selected from 429 entries and included works by Gold Coast artists Shalye Flesser and Wayde Owen.

Mentoring local artists and displaying their work Predominantly through the use of the Foyer gallery and the Darkroom, Gold Coast City Gallery offers a regular program of solo exhibitions by local artists. Gold Coast artists have also featured in group exhibitions in the main gallery spaces. These exhibitions present significant professional development and exposure opportunities for artists, with catalogues produced and works of art being sold. Hosting public events also allows artists direct engagement with the community and media exposure.

In addition over 385 local artists were represented in group or prize exhibitions including The Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award, The Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize, The Border Art Prize, Energies and the Queensland College of Art Graduate exhibition.

1. Miles Hall, Baignade Rose (out of the dead land) 2010, Charcoal on paper dipped in pink acrylic.Grafton Region Gallery collection (Acquired JADA 2010).

Featured in the exhibition, Jacaranda Acquisitive Art Award 2010 2. Peter Alwast Trees, Waterfall, Back 2010 (winner 2010 JADA). Collection Grafton Regional Gallery. Copyright the artist. Featured in the exhibition, Jacaranda Acquisitive Art Award 2010

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Presenting works from the collection in new ways Face Up: A Look at Portraits from the Collection Artists can bring intensive scrutiny to our notions of identity.

This exhibition featured portraits and figurative works that show how artists grapple with the creative challenge of finding visual representation of the individual. How does an artist present the identity of their subject within a work of art? Is it through the gaze, the physical gesture, the colour, the background, or the context of the subject? Greg Weight’s portrait of Tracey Moffatt employs a mirror to distance the subject from the viewer, allowing an unbridled form of scrutiny. The subjects’ eyes in the mirror, however, confront the viewer – the subject is not solely a spectacle, but a spectator herself. This exhibition included works by Julie Rrap, Peter Smets, Adam Cullen, Michael Zavros, Joe Furlonger, Anthony Bennett, Davida Allen, Cherry Hood and many more.

Art on Art Artists have long looked to the work of their contemporaries and back to their predecessors to draw inspiration. Through a highly considered selection of art works from a number of art institutions, Art on Art explored these links and interrogated the act of referencing other artists’ work and life. With a selfreferential gaze, the exhibition also pondered the Australian art scene and its’ doyennes. In 2011 the Gallery acquired 12 sculptures by mid-career Queensland artist Alasdair Macintyre.

The works from this significant acquisition depict cheeky small-scale effigies of leading art figures, including John Olsen, Richard Bell and Rosalie Gascoigne. Art on Art also included works by Julie Rrap, Imants Tillers, Michael Zavros and more.

1. Greg Weight, Tracey with mirror 1995, silver gelatin photograph.Gift of Pat Corrigan under the Cultural Gifts Program, 2004. Featured in the exhibition, Art on Art 2. Alasdair Macintyre, Dinky-Di Series 2011 (detail). Purchased 2011 - Featured in the exhibition, Art on Art

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Gold Coast City Gallery

I Y My City Art Collection To celebrate the 25th birthday of The Arts Centre, Gold Coast City Gallery invited 25 people from across the community to select their favourite work of art in the City Collection for display. With over 3,000 works to choose from, the selection conveyed the diversity and strength of the collection, and exposed some absolute gems. This exhibition was a wonderful opportunity to reflect upon the value and meaning of the collection for the city as a whole.

Caring for and managing the Gold Coast City Collection The City Art Collection is a major asset for the city and the community and is valued at over 16 million dollars. New storage facilities were created utilising air-conditioned space behind the screen in Cinema One thanks to a Regional Infrastructure Grant from Arts Queensland that provided matched funding for this project and the replacement of the lighting system in Gallery two.

1. Jon Cattapan, Drop Vista No. 2 2000, oil on linen.Purchased 2000. Featured in the exhibition, I Y My City Art Collection 2. Walungkura Napanangka, Women’s Ceremony 2006 synthetic polymer paint on canvas. Featured in 21st Century Beginnings: the Corrigan Collection of Aboriginal Art 3. Marian Drew and Alana Hampton, Lorikeet Island 2011 (detail), Courtesy of the artists. Featured in the exhibition, Marian Drew + Alana Hampton: The Lorikeet Island Project

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Acquisitions 2011-12

The following works were acquired from the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award, 2012 Eugenia RASKOPOULOS Vestiges#3 2010 pigment print 115 x 80cm Chris BUDGEON Maz 2011 pigment print 100 x 75cm Sam SCOUFOS Untitled 2011 archival inkjet print 100 x 150cm Chris HERZFELD & Thom BUCHANAN Superhero 3 2012 type C photograph 74 x 110cm Ella DREYFUS The Invisible Partners 2012 cromogenic print 60.9 x 144cm Marilyn FAIRSKYE Plant Life/playground 2011 pigment print 80 x 218cm The following works were acquired from the Stan & Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize, 2011 Chris LANGLOIS Darkwood no. 19 2011 oil on canvas 137 x 153cm Jodie WELLS Blue faced honey eater peek 2011 oil on canvas 25 x 30cm Rew HANKS The Hunter and Collector 2010 linocut 107x 70cm

The following work was gift of Adam Knight under the Cultural Gifts Program 2012

Herbert Reginald GALLOP Valley Fields oil on board 37 x 45cm

Bruno LETI The Neilson Lines 1997 linocut 25 x 25cm

Warlukurlangu Collaborative Yaparranji Jukurrpa - Young Boys Initiation 2001 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 400 x 300cm

Lawrence DAWS Summer oil on board 60 x 75cm

Andrew TAYLOR Red River 1995 oil on canvas 185 x 75cm

Lawrence DAWS Green Bridge oil on board 76.5 x 76.5cm

Geoffrey RICARDO Kick off 1992 drypoint and aquatint, printed in colour, from one plate 20 x 28cm

The following work was gift of David Wilson under the Cultural Gifts Program, 2012 Anne STARLING All’s Right with the World 2010 woodblock, linocut (on BFK paper) 81 x 107.5cm The following works were gift of Denis Savill under the Cultural Gifts Program, 2011

John D MOORE Mountain Scene c 1952 oil on canvas 18 x 23cm Jamie BOYD Flying Bird, Interior and Landscape oil, collage on canvas 231 x 318cm

Michael WEDD Fairfield @ 3.00 AM 2002 monotype 78 x 60cm Cameron ROBBINS Wind Machine Drawing 2007 pen and ink on paper 80 x 80cm

The following works were gift of Evan Lowenstein under the Cultural Gifts Program, 2012

Stephen WICKHAM Purple Grid 1 2010 oil on linen 25 x 25cm

Sharon BILLINGE Second hand real II 2005 mixed media 23 x 23cm

Catherine PILGRIM Drapery 2011 lithograph 16 x 12cm

Sydney NOLAN Rainbow face mixed media 160 x 183cm

Brett COLQHOUN Study 2006 oil, silver paint on card 10 x 18cm

Penelope LONG Oval Red and Blue 2001 oil on canvas 50.5 x 40cm oval

Charles BLACKMAN The Mirror, Genieve 1978 oil on canvas 117.5 x 100cm

Louise HALL Multicolour Circles 2010 watercolour 20 x 28cm

Stephen Wickham Purple Grid 11 2010 oil on linen 25 x 25cm

Robert JACKS Displaced Ziggerat II 1983 oil and wax on canvas 197 x 297cm

Ann HOLT Summer Lymington, Tasmania 2001 oil on paper 18 x 27cm

Stephen WICKHAM Untitled 1986 etching and aquatint 14 x 27cm

Melinda HARPER Untitled 2004 oil on canvas 112 x 111cm

Stephen WICKHAM Mt Buffalo 2005 type C photograph 43 x 40cm

Kim WESTCOTT Grid 1995 monotype 90 x 70cm

Charles BLACKMAN Harbour Scene, Williamstown oil on board 42 x 60cm Charles BLACKMAN Young Girl Sleeping oil on glass 28.5 x 37cm

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Kim WESTCOTT Sorrento 111 2002 monotype 101 x 77cm

The following works by Vincent Brown were gift of Mrs Dorothy Brown

No title pastel on paper 12.3 x 15.4cm

Kim WESTCOTT Black and White 2002 monotype 120 x 84cm

No title nd pastel 11 16.5cm

Dorothy 1985 pencil on paper 25.5 x 15.5cm

Helen KENNEDY Octon 1996 etching and acquatint 95 x 60cm Tony SCOTT Temple Series XXVl 1996 oil, collage of joss paper on canvas 35.3 x 38cm Tony SCOTT Check Series A 1996 oil, collage of joss paper on canvas 40 x 50.3cm Penelope LONG Oval Yellow and Red 2001 oil on canvas 50.5 x 40.5cm oval The following work was gift of John Ioannou under the Cultural Gifts Program, 2011 Tommy WATSON Pukara 2010 synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas 75 x 118.5cm The following work was gift of Malcolm Cummings under the Cultural Gifts Program, 2012 Galuma MAYMURU Guwak Manda 2002 earth pigments on bark 180 x 65cm

No title pastel 10.4 x 16cm Romeo and Juliet, Capulets Garden ball-point pen on paper 16.8 x 10.7cm Romeo and Juliet’s Tomb ball-point pen on paper 5 x 8.2cm No title 8.3 x 12.5cm Cambridge ball-point pen on paper 7 x 10cm Clarence’s Dream No 6.

1985 26.3 x 24.2cm Clarence in the tower being murdered 1985 26.1 x 25cm Clarence’s Dream, (Legion of fowl friends) 1985 26.2 x 24.7cm Romeo and Juliet, Capulets Garden ball-point pen on paper 12 x 24cm

Bullocks crossing the Coomera etched 1930. printed 1980 etching and mezzotint 17.5 x 15cm Bridge over the Logan etched 1920. printed 1980 aquatint 12.5 x 16cm Over the Hill etched 1930. printed 1980 etching and roulette 26.5 x 29.3cm The Old Mine 1980 linocut 15 x 20.3cm Model Resting etched 1979. printed 1980. dry point and roulette 17.6 x 25cm Prostate Model etched 1979. printed 1980 dry-point and mezzotint 18.5 x 25cm Kneeling Model etched 1979. printed 1980 dry-point and mezzotint 23 x 27.2cm

No title 8.5 x 12.5cm

The Arched Bridge etched 1930. printed 1980 dry point and roulette 14.6 x 21.2cm

Seated model with hands clasped 1940 offset lithograph with graphite 29.4 x 21.2cm

The Crossing, Labrador etched 1926. printed 1980 etching and roulette 14 x 23cm

The Booklover etched 1920 printed 1980 etching and mezzotint 22.5 x 17cm Model kneeling 1940 offset lithograph with graphite 29.4 x 21.2cm Bernard Shaw teaching the New Idea etched 1925 printed 1980 etching and mezzotint 20.3 x 25cm No title pencil on paper 7 x 8cm No title 1965 13.8 x 12.5cm Seated figure with headscart 1940 offset lithograph with graphite 29.4 x 21.2cm Evening Upper Coomera etched 1925 printed 1980 mezzotint 20 x 20cm Seated model with bun 1939 offset lithograph with graphite 29.4 x 21.2cm Evening Upper Coomera etched 1925. printed 1980 mezzotint 16 x 24.5cm No title pencil on paper 13.5 x 14.5cm The Tempest pencil on paper 14 x 14cm No title 18 x 13cm No title 17 x 13cm

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No title pencil on paper 7 x 8cm No title pencil on paper 7 x 8cm The Bush Orpheus etched 1925 printed 1980 etching, dry-point and mezzotint 14.7 x 20.5cm Clarence’s Dream 1985 oil on board 90 x 90cm Funeral Vault, Romeo and Juliet 1955 16.5 x 41cm Apothecary’s Cell 1955 18 x 41cm Gloucester casts Clarence overboard 1985 26.1 x 24cm As you like it 1965 19 x 40.5cm No title 12.5 x 16cm Hyman and Rosalind 16.5 x 14cm

Clarence on the bottom of the sea 1985 26.3 x 24.4cm Richard 111 and Brackenbury lieutenant of the tower 1985 25.7 x 23.8cm Negro Spirituals 1940 15 x 36cm Clarence’s Dream 1985 52 x 46.5cm No title pencil on paper 7.5 x 7.7cm Of Romeo and Juliet pencil on paper 17.8 x 11cm As you like it 16 x 13.5cm No title 1965 14.5 x 15.5cm Clarence cast overboard 1985 52 x 46.5cm

Clarence’s Dream 1985 52 x 48cm

As you like it 11.5 x 16cm

Clarence’s Dream (Clarence Below) 1985 52 x 48cm

No title pencil on paper 26 x 9cm

Clarence’s Dream (Clarence breaks from the Tower) 1985 52 x 48cm

Clarence’s escape from the tower 1985 26,3 x 24.5cm

No title 17.5 x 24.5cm

No title 29 x 9.5cm

Richard 111 1985 52 x 46.5cm

No title 17.5 x 25cm

No title 17 x 26cm

As you like it 1965 17.5 x 32cm

Duke Frederiks Camp 14 x 16cm

My sister Eva 1980 ball-point pen on paper 19.3 x 13cm

As you like it pencil on paper 11.5 x 15.5cm No title pencil on paper 8.7 x 8cm Olivers Garden 11 x 14.5cm

Macbeth 1965 16 x 36cm

Pigmalion oil on board 85.5 x 64.5cm

No title 10.4 x 14.7cm

Forest Backcloth 1965 18.5 x 41cm

Clarence’s Dream 1985 51 x 48cm

Twelfth Night 1952 10.7 x 14.2cm

Bridge over the Logan etched 1925 printed 1980 mezzotint 12.5 x 16cm

The Bedroom (The Country Wife) 41 x 67cm

No title pencil on paper 12.6 x 16.8cm

Clarence and the ferryman 1985 26.3 x 24.3cm

Clarence’s Dream, (Awake in the tower) 1985 52 x 46.5cm

Surfers Paradise 1925 watercolour on paper 25 x 23.5cm

No title 14 x 13cm

Clarence’s Dream 1985 52 x 46.5cm

No Title 1965 17.5 x 32cm

No title 1960 16.5 x 40.5cm Otto The Great 1949 16 x 19.5cm Romeo & Juliet 1938 18.5 x 30cm No title 21 x 10.5cm The following works were gift of Patrick Corrigan AM under the Cultural Gifts Program, 2011 Sally GABORI My Country 2006 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 137 x 137cm Nancy CHAPMAN (Nyanjilpayi) Yinta 2007 synthetic polymere paint on canvas 107 x 101cm

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Paddy Japaljarri STEWART Yaparranji Jukurrpa (Young men’s Dreaming) 2002 synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas 122 x 76cm

David KEELING Suburbane view 1992 oil on linen over wood (2 panels) diptych 21.7 x 23cm left 17.8 x 23.4cm right

Bessie Nakamarra SIMS Ngarlajiyi Jukurrpa (Bush Carrot Dreaming) 2010 synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas 76 x 46cm

Adam CULLEN I got it bad and that ain’t good ink on reverse photographic paper 40 x 30cm

Bessie Nakamarra SIMS Ngarlajiyi Jukurrpa (Bush Carrot Dreaming) 2010 synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas 122 x 61cm

Shane COTTON Koriniti 2000 oil on canvas 20 x 20cm

Ian WALDRON Living in Paradise Forever 2009 archival inks on paper 107 x 62cm Gloria PETYARRE Bush Medicine 2006 synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas 172 x 122cm Hossein VALAMANESH Passing of Memory 2004 digital print 29.7 x 42.1cm Noel McKENNA Brisbane airport 1985 watercolour, graphite pencil, pastel 28.5 x 37cm (sight) Tim STORRIER The Tent 1980 pencil on paper 22 x 28cm Charles BLACKMAN Untitled(Lady with Hat) 2007 felt-tipped pen on paper 34.5 x 26.5cm

Tim SILVER Untitled (Killing me softly) 2005/06 archival inkjet print 30.5 x 46cm The KINGPINS Azaria 2007 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 29.5 x 148cm

The following works were gift of Robyn Farrar, 2011 John MILLINGTON No Title oil on canvas 148 x 108cm John MILLINGTON Cane fire with figures pastel on paper 91 x 67cm John MILLINGTON Cane Burners 1998 oil on canvas 25 x 99cm John MILLINGTON View of a Sugar Town 1998 oil on canvas 65 x 99cm John MILLINGTON Currumbin rock and alien wave pencil on paper 66 x 97cm David SEIBERT No title pencil on paper 70 x 91cm

Tim STORRIER Saddle and blue cloth pastel on paper 17 x 17cm (sight)

The following works were gift of the artist under the Cultural Gifts Program

David ROSETZKY Untouchable #4 2003 type C photograph 38 x 28cm

John NICHOLSON Finding a surface 2007 mixed media 164 x 112 x 11cm

Peter ATKINS Community polychrome project No 2 2005 mixed media 33.5 x 33cm

John OLSEN Bird Watchers 2012 etching comp 35 x 49.5cm Sheet 57 x 76cm

Mark KIMBER Portrait of Hossein Valamanesh 2003 type C photograph 120 x 120cm

Tim STORRIER Landscape (modern blocks) 2006 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 106.5 x 305.3cm

Donna MARCUS Sunday Stroll 2009 mixed media 114 x 114 x 10cm Peter SMETS Curious 2006 oil on canvas 100 x 110cm Peter SMETS Corrigan at Tweed 2011 oil on linen canvas 145 x 240cm Davida ALLEN John Coburn 1990 oil on linen 81.5 x 81.5cm Paul DAVIES Seidler house pool & palms 2010 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 153 x 122cm Anne STARLING Post Industrial Landscape 2006 6 panel linocut (on Fabriano paper) 81 x 123cm McLean EDWARDS Tourists (Black Clouds) 2009 oil on canvas 204 x 113cm McLean EDWARDS Art school #1 2010 oil on canvas 199 x 153cm Dean BOWEN Major Arterial 2004 oil on linen 122 x 183cm Dean BOWEN Tree with Owl 2008 bronze 50 x 29 x 15cm Stephen NEWTON Pinnacle 2009 sandstone 320 x 50 x 50cm

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Rodney POPLE Zuri 2010 oil and photographic media on linen 97 x 133cm Rodney POPLE Ripley 2010 oil and photographic media on linen 97 x 133cm Rodney POPLE Kibabu 2010 oil and photographic media on linen 97 x 133cm Rodney POPLE Jumilah 2010 oil and photographic media on linen 97 x 133cm John OLSEN Desert seedling 2008-10 watercolour 159.5 x 121cm The following works were gift of The Australian Art Print Network Pty Ltd under the Cultural Gifts Program, 2011 Uni MARTIN NAMPIJINPA Wayipi Story 2003 etching 76 x 56cm Teddy MORRISON JUPURRURLA Kulukuku - Wild Bush Pigeon 2003 etching 76 x 56cm Rosie TASMAN NAPURRURLA Grass Seed Dreaming Ngurlu I 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm

Lily HARGRAVES NUNGARRAYI Goanna Dreaming 2003 etching - sugar lift and aquatint on two plates 76 x 56cm Paddy STEWART JAPALJARRI Ngarlu Jukurrpa 2003 etching 76 x 56cm Abie JANGALA Rainbow Man 2002 etching 56 x 76cm Judy NAPANGARDI WATSON Love Story 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm Abie JANGALA Katinpatimpa 2003 etching 56 x 76cm Liddy NELSON NAKAMARRA Wapurtarli 2003 etching 76 x 56cm

Ronnie LAWSON JAKAMARRA Women’s Dreaming 2003 screenprint 76 x 56cm

Bai Bai NAPANGARTI Love Magic Ceremony Design 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm

Judy MARTIN NAPANGARDI Majardi - Womans Love Magic 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm

Paddy STEWART JAPALJARRI Ngarla Jukurrpa - Love Story II 2002 etching 76 x 56cm

Elizabeth NYUMI NUNGURRAYI Kantil - Kantil 2002 screenprint 56 x 76cm Samson MARTIN JAPALJARRI Ngarlu Jakurrpa - Love Story Dreaming 2002 etching 56 x 76cm Rosie TASMAN NAPURRURLA Grass Seed Dreaming Ngurlu II 2002 etching 76 x 56cm Paddy SIMS JAPALJARRI Yanjirlpiri - Star 2002 etching 56 x 76cm

Lucy YUKENBARRI NAPANANGKA Punyarnita II 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm

Helicopter TJUNGURRAYI This Place My Country 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm

Molly TASMAN NAPURRURLA Wild Bush Plum 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm

Suzie BOOTJA BOOTJA NAPANGARTI Kaningarra 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm

Rosie TASMAN NAPURRURLA First Love 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm

Lucy YUKENBARRI NAPANANGKA Punyarnita I 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm

Teddy MORRISON JUPURRURLA Wamparna - Bush Wallaby 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm

EUBENA NAMPITJIN Nakarra Nakarra I - Seven Sisters Dreaming 2002 screenprint 76 x 56cm

Liddy NELSON NAKAMARRA Yumupa - Big Bush Potato 2003 etching 76 x 56cm The following work was gift of Virginia Milson under the Cultural Gifts Program 2012 Anne WALLACE Searsucker 2001 oil on canvas 140 x 197cm The following work was gift of the artist Phil ROUBIN Nic 2010 digital type C photograph 99.5 x 81cm The following works were purchased Michael COOK Through my eyes #23 2010 inkjet print 51 x 40.5cm Michael COOK Through my eyes #1 2010 inkjet print 51 x 40.5cm Michael COOK Through my eyes #26 2010 inkjet print 51 x 40.5cm Michael COOK Through my eyes #24 2010 inkjet print 51 x 40.5cm

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Alasdair MACINTYRE Margaret Olley 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 62 x 29 x 31cm

Alasdair MACINTYRE Ian Fairweather 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 86 x 33 x 28cm

Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #7 [Kawaguchiko] 2004 type C photograph 50 x 60cm

Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #35 [Lake Kawaguchiko] 2005 type C photograph 50 x 60cm

Alasdair MACINTYRE Joy Hester 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 70 x 30 x 32cm

Alasdair MACINTYRE Fred Williams 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 71.5 x 43 x 32cm

Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #44 [Kawaguchiko] 2006 type C photograph 50 x 60cm

Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #40 [Kawaguchiko] 2005 type C photograph 50 x 60cm

Alasdair MACINTYRE Bill Robinson 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 66 x 32 x 34cm

Alasdair MACINTYRE Charles Blackman 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 64.5 x 34 x 23cm

Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #50 [Hakone] 2006 type C photograph 50 x 60cm

Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #19 [Kawaguchiko] 2004 type C photograph 50 x 60cm

Alasdair MACINTYRE John Olsen 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 65.5 x 36 x 31cm

Alasdair MACINTYRE Brett Whiteley 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 68 x 31 x 28.5cm

Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #43 [Shinjuku Southern Tower] 2005 type C photograph 50 x 60cm

James WIENEKE (Landscape) watercolour 20.5 x 38cm

Alasdair MACINTYRE Tom Bass 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 64 x 39 x 35cm

H.C. SIMPSON Fingal Rocks Tweed Heads 1918 watercolour on paper 12.5 x 21.5cm

Alasdair MACINTYRE Richard Bell 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 67 x 44 x 23cm

H.C. SIMPSON Cut Hill & Danger Bay 1918 watercolour on paper 12.7 x 22.5cm

Alasdair MACINTYRE Rosalie Gascoigne 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 64 x 30 x 30cm Alasdair MACINTYRE Jeffery Smart 2011 resin, polystyrene, wood, synthetic polymer paint 68.5 x 40 x 25.5cm

H.C.SIMPSON Cut Hill 1916 watercolour on paper 16 x 22.8cm H.C.SIMPSON Tweed Heads 1919 watercolour on paper 10 x 24cm Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #27 [Kawaguchiko] 2004 type C photograph 50 x 60cm

Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #4 [Fujikyu Highland Park] 2004 type C photograph 50 x 60cm Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #24 [Kawaguchiko] 2004 type C photograph 50 x 60cm Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #22 [Kawaguchiko] 2004 type C photograph 50 x 60cm Mathew SLEETH 12 Views Of Mount Fuji #16 [Kawaguchiko] 2004 type C photograph 50 x 60cm

Wilson COOPER (Beachscene) 1950 watercolour 26 x 36cm Teddy MORRISON JUPURRURLA Wamparna - Bush Wallaby 2003 screenprint 76 x 56cm Eileen NAPALTJARRI Untitled 2006 synthetic polymer paint on linen canvas 91 x 122cm Wilson COOPER The Cougals nd watercolour 34 x 48cm Wilson COOPER Numinbah 1950 watercolour 24.5 x 34cm

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The following works were purchased with funds from the Art Gallery Gift Fund Guan WEI Play on the beach No 4 2011 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 130 x 50cm Vernon AH KEE wegrewhere #2 2009 type C photograph Vernon AH KEE Unwritten 2011 pencil on canvas 121 x 90cm The following works were acquired from various sources Paddy DHATANGU Wagilag sisters dreaming 1991 etching 53 x 74.7cm Charlie DJURRITJINI Collecting goose eggs 1991 etching 32 x 23.5cm (comp), 56 x 37.5cm (sheet) Josephine ULRICK Untitled 26 1965-90 type C photograph 25 x 37cm Betty COX The Old Arrowroot Mill (Pimpama) nd watercolour 55 x 75cm

1. Vernon Ah Kee, wegrewhere 2011. Purchased 2011 with funds from the Art Gallery Gift Fund.

2. Chris Herzfeld & Thom Buchanan, Superhero 3. Acquired from Josephine Ulrich and Win Shubert Photography Award.

3. Peter Smets, Corrigan at Tweed 2011. Cultural gifts program 2011

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ANNUAL GOLD COAST CITY GALLERY CALENDAR

Annual Gold Coast City Gallery Calendar

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GALLERY 1 28 May – 10 July Gerry Wedd: RIP Surf and Sea Ceramics Peter Walker: Fluid and Hollow – Wooden Surfboards 16 July – 28 August Face Up: A Look at Portraits from the Collection 3 September – 16 October The 2011 Border Art Prize 22 October – 4 December Does My Art Look Big In This?

Fine Art Graduates from Queensland College of Art, Gold Coast

FOYER GALLERY 28 May – 10 July Surf and Beachscapes from the collection 16 July – 28 August Opened Land 29 October – 4 December Paul Davies 11 February – 25 March Judy Watson – Heron Island Suite TOURING EXHIBITIONS Ian Smith: On and Off the Road

10 December – 05 February The 2011 Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize

29 July - 10 September Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum

11 February – 25 March Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award 2010

10 December – 30 January Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery

31 March – 13 May Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award 2012

2 February - 18 March Noosa Regional Gallery

19 May – 1 July I Love My City Art Collection

1 April – 1 June Warwick Art Gallery

GALLERY 2 2 – 24 July Gold Coast Quilters Guild Exhibition

19 June – 4 August Gympie Regional Gallery Kuru Alala: Eyes Open

30 July – 11 September Dennis Nona: Recent Prints and Paintings 17 September – 30 October ENERGIES – combined Gold Coast secondary school student exhibition 5 November – 11 December Australia Exchange Exhibition: Korea: Re-Imagining the City Contemporary Korean Video Art about cities and change 17 December – 29 January 21st Century Beginnings The Corrigan Collection of Aboriginal Art 4 February – 18 March Sons of Beaches ‘72 24 March – 6 May Marian Drew + Alana Hampton: The Lorikeet Island Project 12 May – 24 June Art on Art

3 June – 10 July Manly Art Gallery and Museum 16 July – 3 September Blacktown Arts Centre 4 September – 16 October Western Australian Museum, Perth 20 October – 20 November Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre 9 December – 19 February Geraldton-Greenough Regional Art Gallery 20 April – 7 June Jam Factory, Adelaide 16 June – 15 July Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

Corporate Information

Corporate Information

GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE PTY LTD THE ARTS CENTRE GOLD COAST ABN 85 060 787 466 Registered Office 135 Bundall Road Surfers Paradise QLD 4217 Postal Address PO Box 6615 Gold Coast Mail Centre QLD 9726 Contact Numbers P 07 5581 6500 F 07 5581 6593 E admin@theartscentregc.com.au W www.theartscentregc.com.au Auditor Queensland Audit Office Level 14 53 Albert Street Brisbane QLD 4000 Bank Bendigo Bank 42 The Esplanade Paradise Point QLD 4216

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Background

Background

The Arts Centre Gold Coast was first envisaged in 1968 when a group of like-minded Gold Coast area citizens actively promoted the need for a first-class theatre and gallery complex for entertainment and the arts on the Gold Coast. This group was later registered in 1971 as the Cultural Centre Association and known as the Community Arts Centre Association (C.A.C.A).

By April 1969 this group secured the Gold Coast City Council’s support for the development of an arts centre on Evandale Park next to Gold Coast City Council Chambers. The Centre opened in 1986 and was called ‘The Keith Hunt Community Entertainment and Arts Centre.’ The Centre was run directly by Council via a sub-committee.

In 1993, a Board of Management was established and the Gold Coast City Council changed the name from The Keith Hunt Community Entertainment and Arts Centre to the Gold Coast Arts Centre Proprietary Limited as a separate legal entity. During this time the entertainment program was expanded, the city’s first Arts Cinema was created, foyer space was increased, with a new bar area, the Arts Café was constructed and a new lobby retail shop opened.

In March 2010, the Gold Coast Arts Centre was renamed, rebranded, refurbished and relaunched as The Arts Centre Gold Coast, as part of an ongoing change in strategic direction. The Arts Centre Gold Coast (TACGC) is a registered trading name of Gold Coast Arts Centre Pty Ltd. On 6 December 2011 The Arts Centre Gold Coast celebrated its 25th Birthday.

Company Profile

Company Profile

Gold Coast Arts Centre Pty Ltd is the statutory body that operates The Arts Centre Gold Coast with Gold Coast City Council as the sole share holder of the Company. The Board of Directors consists of 7 members appointed by Council.

The Arts Centre Gold Coast is the Gold Coast’s premier cultural facility, bringing visual and performing arts to residents of South East Queensland. The complex houses the Arts Theatre (with 1,139 seats), Gold Coast City Gallery, the Paradise Showroom, two cinemas and the Arts Café as well as several stunning function rooms, a chapel and two small performance spaces, The Basement and The Space. Gold Coast City Gallery houses the renowned city collection of contemporary and historical artworks.

The Board of The Arts Centre Gold Coast is custodian of the City’s art collection valued at approximately $16 million and has management responsibility for the activity worth approximately $11 million undertaken in The Arts Centre employs 39 full time staff, 3 permanent-part time staff and over 74 casual staff.

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Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Kerry Watson Chairman of the Board of Directors Appointed to the Board in 2008

Patrick Corrigan AM Board Director - Appointed to the Board in 1996 Chairman Gold Coast City Gallery Sub-Committee

Born and educated in Queensland, Kerry Watson began his career in stockbroking and merchant banking before returning to the Gold Coast to establish the Quality Inns Group with the Graham family. Kerry was involved in the commencement of Japanese and Asian tourists to Australia.

Patrick Corrigan began his career in the freight industry in the 60’s and by the mid 70’s he was head of several freight companies which participated in the phenomenal expansion of the freighting industry in Australia and overseas. Pat began his love affair with collecting art and art books in his 30’s and his library is recognised as one of the finest private library collections of its type in Australia. Pat says that the main thrill of collecting has always been the hunt and acquisition of rare items, rather than possession of them once acquired. Pat has been donating art to public galleries for many years and his involvement with the industry remains strong. In 2000 he was made a member of the Order of Australia for services to the arts and holds an Honorary Doctorate from Bond University.

He is a life member of the State Library of Queensland,The Art Gallery of New South Wales and the National Association of Visual Arts. Pat is married to Barbara and they have a daughter and three sons. In July 2010 Pat and Barbara were bestowed the title of inaugural Life Benefactor of The Arts Centre Gold Coast, in recognition of their meritorious services in enhancing the Gold Coast City’s Art Collection.

After the sale of the Quality Inns Group, Kerry commenced a consulting business through his company, Pacific Global Corporation with clients including Marriott International Australia and the Queensland Government through Events Queensland Gold Coast. Kerry is currently Chairman of Events Queensland Gold Coast (Gold Coast Marathon and Pan Pacific Masters Games) and Gold Coast Tropicarnival Ltd – Gold Coast Eisteddfod, as well as Executive Advisor – Japan for Tourism Australia and an Honorary Life Member of Gold Coast Tourism.

He has previously held positions as Deputy Chairman of the Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation (now Tourism Queensland), Chairman of the Inbound Tourism Organisation of Australia (now Australian Tourism Export Council) and Director of the Gold Coast Tourism Bureau and Gold Coast TAFE. Richard Munro Bus. CPA, MAICD Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors Chairman Finance, Philanthropy, Assets and Risk SubCommittee - Appointed to the Board in 2008 Richard has been in Public Accounting Practice on the Gold Coast since 1994, including his position as partner at Munro Accountants Gold Coast. Past roles include committee positions on various business and sporting organisations including past President of CPA Australia, Gold Coast Branch.

Most recently Richard became a member of the Board for the Gold Coast Institute of TAFE and has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors Diploma Course covering Corporate Governance.

His extensive experience gained in working with many South East Queensland businesses and associations means that Richard brings a high-level of expertise and strengths in financial and strategic management to the role of Deputy Chair of the Board of The Arts Centre Gold Coast. While Richard’s specific interests have generally revolved around business and sports, his family has participated in a number of Summer Schools at The Arts Centre over the years, giving him a strong appreciation of the benefits the arts bring to the community.

Judith Ferber Board Director - Appointed to the Board in 2007 Chair Marketing, Programming & Sponsorship Sub-Commitee Judith has been a Gold Coast resident since 1967 when she worked at the Gold Coast’s first radio station 4GG and then in the entertainment department for the Chevron Group of Hotels.

In 1982, together with business partner, the late Paul Sharratt, Judith ran the first Gold Coast Festival, Tropicarnival. The pair co-ordinated many other events and also produced Logie Award, winning shows for QTQ Channel Nine during the 1970’s. Tropicarnival was a two-week celebration featuring over 200 events and ran every October for 20 years.

Tropicarnival won a Queensland Tourism award for best Regional Event. The Gold Coast Eisteddfod was part of the Festival and continues to this day, becoming the largest Eisteddfod in the country.

Judith has coordinated several major events for the Gold Coast community including Christmas Carols, New Year’s Eve Celebrations and the Gold Coast City Council’s Australia Day activities. In 2004, she won the major award in the Gold Coast Bulletin Honours for Services to the Community. Judith is General Manager of the Gold Coast Eisteddfod and a Board member of Gold Coast City Council’s Events Advisory Committee. She has two daughters and three grandchildren who also live on the Gold Coast and enjoys a busy life with partner Bryan Durham.

Board of Directors

Alan Hayes B.Des.St, B.Arch. (Hons) Board Director - Appointed to the Board in 2009 After graduating from the University of Queensland in 1979, Alan practised architecture on the Gold Coast for 18 months, specialising in fast-track documentation, before taking up the A.E. Brookes Travelling Scholarship which was awarded on graduation. This enabled a 12-month stay in Europe during which he worked with The Halpern Partnership in London.

On his return to the Gold Coast he joined Silver Goldberg Hamilton and gained further fast-track experience working on the Paradise Centre. At the time, this was the largest urban development project in Australia and required special enabling legislation passed by the State Government.

By completion of this project Alan had become an Associate and then Director of the company, which duly then changed the company name to Hamilton Hayes Henderson Architects.

The firm celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2008 and continues to shape our built environment. Alan strongly believes that good design shapes our attitudes, both individually and collectively, and that The Arts Centre has a pivotal role in increasing design awareness on the Gold Coast.

Christine Lohman MBA FPRIA FAICD Board Director - Appointed to the Board in 2010 Christine Lohman currently serves as a director on the boards of Workcover Queensland, Sisters of the Good Samaritan Foundation, and member of St Vincents Australia Health Limited Queensland Advisory Committee. Past directorships include St Vincent’s and Holy Spirit Health Limited, Board of Governance for St Pauls, The Brisbane College of Theology, The 1994 World Masters Games, The Office of Economic Development for the City of Brisbane, Tourism Brisbane and several not for profit organisations. Until recently she provided professional counsel to the Board of Gladstone Ports Corporation and was a member of the Queensland Government Clean and Healthy Air for Gladstone Industry Reference Group.

She holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Queensland, has completed the AICD Directors Course and has achieved the highest level of recognition her industry can bestow as a Fellow of the Public Relations Industry of Australia. Christine is also credited as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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owned and operated one of Queensland’s leading public relations companies which formed part of a national group advising major ASX listed companies and government.

Her connection with the Gold Coast goes back to the early 80’s when her client Jennings Limited secured a licence to operate a casino. From inception she worked on the project managing government relations and marketing for what was then Australia’s largest public float (IPO). Her company continued to provide specialist investor relations assistance to the Board of Jupiters Limited until its takeover by Tabcorp Holdings Limited. She was an integral part of a team that won for Jupiters a contract to develop and manage the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre. Her company consulted to numerous major construction projects on the Gold Coast and managed the investor relations campaign for the public float of Sea World Limited.

Naomi Middlebrook ATCL LTCL CSCA Board Director - Appointed to the Board in 2008 Over the past 30 years Naomi has worked in all aspects of performance and communications. Her love of theatre started from an early age and she began working in community theatre on the Gold Coast in the mid 70s. In 1980 she relocated to Sydney where she studied acting. After a number of years as an aspiring actor Naomi completed teaching qualifications and returned to the Gold Coast where she established one of the first private drama studios.

Naomi has taught extensively in the school system and currently works as a drama and communication specialist at All Saints Anglican School on the Gold Coast, a position she has held for almost two decades. In addition to this she regularly consults as an acting coach in the film and television industry and at a corporate level, and as a mentor teacher for new drama and communication teachers. Naomi is passionate about the Gold Coast and embraces all the city has to offer, in particular the cultural and outdoor facets. She has been a long-term member of the Gold Coast Eisteddfod movement and is a motivating force behind youth in arts on the Gold Coast.

Christine has an extensive background in corporate communication and strategic planning in both the private and public sectors and brings to the Board a high level of communication and corporate governance expertise. She Left To Right Richard Munro, Christine Lohman, Kerry Watson, Judith Ferber, Naomi Middlebrook, Alan Hayes & Patrick Corrigan AM.

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Executive Team

Executive Team

Destry Puia General Manager

Conan Dunning Customer Services Manager

Destry has extensive experience within the arts and government sector, having worked for a variety of organisations including independent theatre companies, large metropolitan arts organisations and regional and metropolitan councils. Prior to taking up his current appointment, Destry was the General Manager for The Events Centre on the Sunshine Coast. Destry guided this organisation through a significant artistic and strategic redevelopment which resulted in an increase in attendance, participation and financial returns.

Prior to this, Destry was Director of Arts and Cultural Services for Kingston City Council in Melbourne and was a previous committee member of the Arts Industry Council of Victoria.

Before taking up the challenge of Customer Services Manager at The Arts Centre, Conan was the Operations Manager at The Lakeshore Theatre in Chicago where he transformed the venue both structurally and philosophically from a Broadway roadhouse into the only venue in the world that presents ‘Comedy as Art’. Conan has a deep understanding of theatrical performance, touring, arts entrepreneurship, sales and management. His formal training includes a Bachelor of Arts – Theatre Studies from QUT and a Master of Arts, Entertainment and Media Management from Columbia College in the United States.

Destry is currently President of the Northern Australian Regional Performing Arts Centres Association (NARPACA), the key peak body responsible for collaborating with the Queensland Government on venue management challenges, arts industry matters and regional touring strategies. Other previous Board appointments include Regional Touring Panel Member for the Helpmann Awards, Executive Committee Member for APACA (Australian Performing Arts Centres Association) Non Executive Committee Member for PATA (Performing Arts Touring Alliance) and Panel Member for Ausdance Queensland Destry has an Arts Degree in Social Science and in 2006 was a regional winner of the Young Manager of the Year by the Australian Institute of Management. Destry is married to Poppy and they have three beautiful daughters Taylor, Manaia and Kyra.

Jamie Stahl Venue Operations Manager With over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Jamie brings a wealth of knowledge, expertise and understanding of the performing arts and venue management.

Prior to taking the position of Venue Operations Manager at The Arts Centre Gold Coast, Jamie spent 15 years as the Venue Operations Manager at the Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC). Prior to that appointment, he was located on the Gold Coast working in his father’s business, Bernie Stahl Management and Gordon & Stahl Touring.

As a senior manager at GPAC, Jamie was responsible for asset planning and major capital works projects, including a $3 million redevelopment of the 800-seat Playhouse Theatre involving close collaboration with the Victorian Government and Geelong City Council, on the Cultural Precinct Master Plan. Jamie was Chair of the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centre Technical Managers Network for over four years and during this time the network developed and implemented procedures which were subsequently adopted by all Victorian venues.

His practical experience initially involved writing, directing, producing and performing for the stage throughout Australia, Europe, Asia and the United Kingdom. The ability to attain non-earned revenue through bodies including the Australia Council, Arts Council England, Youth Arts Queensland and his ability to lead teams in the pursuit of sales ultimately shaped his customer-focused arts management career.

Kathy Knott Development Manager Kathy has more than 25 years experience in fundraising, sponsorship management and corporate communications gained in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Kathy’s positions in New Zealand included Head of Events for a major bank, Public Relations manager for a museum and Senior Events Marketing Manager for an international public relations consultancy. She was also co-director of her own Public Relations consultancy, specialising in business/ community partnerships for corporate and non-profit clients.

In 1998 she was appointed Olympic Sales and Marketing Manager for a Sydney 2000 Olympic Games sponsor and subsequently managed the arts portfolio for an Australian airline. In 2001 Kathy moved exclusively to the non-profit sector as Development Manager for the newly created Queensland Orchestra and then as Development Manager for Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Working in the UK, Kathy raised funds for the International Fund for Animal Welfare and after returning to Australia she held senior fundraising roles with the Mater Foundation and Opera Queensland.

Kathy is an Executive Member of the Fundraising Institute of Australia and is a workshop presenter for the Australia Business Arts Foundation, presenting seminars to arts professionals on fundraising and philanthropy. She has a Masters Degree in Philanthropy and Non-Profit Studies from the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Non-Profit Studies at QUT and received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in 2009.

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Lynda White Finance and Governance Manager

programs, increasing audience attendances and implementing efficient marketing processes.

Lynda is a Member of the Chartered Secretaries (Australia) and holds professional qualifications in Corporate Governance as well as having an HNC (expand) in Public Administration, Diploma in Management and ONC (expand) in Business Studies. Her experience includes more than 32 years in finance, human resources, contract management, payroll, administration, company secretarial and customer services experience.

Sue-Anne moved to the Gold Coast at the commencement of the Marketing and Partnerships Manager role in January 2010 and thoroughly enjoys the Coast lifestyle. She is an avid reader and has a passion for travel and adventure.

Lynda joined The Art Centre from the Commonwealth funded Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) based at Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus where she was employed as General Manager, Corporate Services and prior to this role, as Business Manager. The Centre was closed on 30 September 2010 in accordance with the Commonwealth Agreement after 13 years of operation and 2 successful terms of funding.

Prior to immigrating to Australia in 2001, from the UK, Lynda worked in Local Government for over 23 years, holding positions at management level for over 15 years and was Departmental representative on various Human Resource and Development working committees.

Cheryl Jorgensen Programming Manager Following 13 years as a primary school teacher and five years at home with her son, Cheryl started work at the Mackay Entertainment Centre in 1989 as a Box Office Attendant.

Advancement saw her undertake the roles of Box Office Manager in 1993, Box Office and Administration Manager in 1997, Acting Director in 1999, Director/Manager in 2000 and finally Operations and Events Manager in 2008, a position she held until retirement in July 2009.

In August 2009, Cheryl came out of retirement to undertake a project for Arts Qld, establishing the new Queensland Touring Service now called Artour. In April 2010 she accepted the role of Programming Manager at The Arts Centre Gold Coast.

She is married with one son and enjoys reading, jazz and blues and travel.

Sue-Anne Chapman Marketing and Partnerships Manager Before leading the Queensland Symphony Orchestra through a major rebrand in 2009, Sue-Anne Chapman was Operations Manager for the Gold Coast Titans and the Marketing and Promotions Manager for AFL Gold Coast. Sue-Anne has worked as a PR and Marketing Officer for State Government departments and has significant experience in rolling out large scale marketing campaigns, developing subscription

John Walsh Gallery Manager John has worked in the public gallery sector since the 1980s with his first appointment being at the National Gallery of Australia in the Australian Art Department. In 1989 he became Assistant Director of Wollongong City Gallery, a position he held for seven years. Since 1996 he has been Gallery Manager of Gold Coast City Gallery and is currently President of the Board of the Regional Galleries Association of Queensland.

Over the years John has curated and coordinated numerous exhibitions from a variety of sources. He has worked with artists engaged in a diverse range of media and in all stages of their careers and produced numerous publications including catalogues for many of the exhibitions he has been involved with.

Jason Solman Functions and Events Manager Jason is a dedicated hospitality professional with tertiary qualifications in Hospitality Management and Events Management. He has over 21 years of industry experience working in a wide variety of organisations, including time as a Club Manager, Gaming Manager and Hotel Manager.

Jason was responsible for the initiating the industry-recognised 3 Chefs Do Lunch annual event and was a member of the organising committee for Taste of Gold Coast - Food & Wine Festival over 8 years for the Gold Coast City Council. Jason currently holds the position on the Board of the Restaurant Industry Support Gold Coast and has led The Arts Centre Gold Coast Functions team to win the Restaurant and Caterer’s Association’s Regional Event’s Caterer award every year from 2004-2009, as well as the State Event’s Caterer award in 2009. Jason has lived on the Gold Coast for 17 years, and has an appreciation for good food and fine wine.

OUR STAFF

Our Staff

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Administration Destry Puia Robyn Wagner

Gold Coast City Gallery General Manager Executive Assistant to General Manager

John Walsh Virginia Rigney Pip Minney

Gallery Manager Senior Curator Assistant Curator

Customer Services Marketing and Partnerships Conan Dunning Jessica Fraser Jayne Lucas Vicki Milligan Mika Mantykivi Di McCormack

Customer Services Manager Customer Services Supervisor Customer Services Coordinator Customer Services Coordinator Cinema Supervisor & Programmer Memberships Coordinator

Sue-Anne Chapman

Amy Church Amanda Sheehan Michelle Macwhirter Nathan Herbertson

Marketing and Partnerships Manager Marketing Coordinator Marketing Coordinator Marketing Coordinator Graphic Design and Brand Coordinator

Development Programming Kathy Knott

Development Manager Brad Rush Vicki Buenen

Acting Programming Manager Associate Producer

Finance and Governance Lynda White Stephanie Zhou Shelease De Meur

Finance and Governance Manager Accounts Supervisor Accounts Coordinator

Functions and Events Jason Solman Stacey Campbell Carrie Ball Fran Nixon Nick Santy

Lotti Marei

Brian Meade Al Anderson Carol Sullivan

Functions and Events Manager Functions and Events Coordinator Functions and Events Coordinator Functions and Events Coordinator Functions and Events Service Supervisor Functions and Events Service Supervisor Executive Chef Sous Chef CafĂŠ Supervisor

Venue Operations Jamie Stahl Jason Freeman Paul Auld

Alex Fox Stuart Johnson Richard Muecke Zachary Burton Jamie Muller

Venue Operations Manager Technical Services Supervisor Cleaning and Maintenance Coordinator Senior Technician Senior Technician Senior Technician Senior Technician Senior Technician

Over 74 casual staff members are employed across all departments within The Arts Centre Gold Coast

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Roles & Responsibilities

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Board of Directors

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Customer Services Manager

Development Manager

Functions & Events Manager

Finance & Governance Manager

Cinema Operations Cinema Programming Ticketing Services Database Management Front of House Volunteer Program

Fundraising Philanthropy

Promoter Activity Hirer Activity Food & Beverage Arts Cafe Event Management MICE Sales MICE Business Statistical Reporting

Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable Payroll Financial Reporting Corporate Governance Human Resources

Gallery Manager

Marketing & Partnerships Manager

Programming Manager

Venue Operations Manager

Exhibition & Programs Art Valuations Collection Maintenance Art Donations

PR/Media Corporate Marketing Communications Sponsorship CRM Development E Marketing

Main Stage Program Artist Development Regional Stages Audience Development Youth Program

Technical Services Production Services WH&S Facility Maintenance Asset Management Capital Program

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Volunteers

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Volunteers of The Arts Centre Gold Coast

The Arts Centre Gold Coast would like to acknowledge the following individuals who have committed to delivering memorable artistic experiences to the Gold Coast community through generously volunteering their time and expertise. There were 215 Volunteers in total comprising of ,162 Volunteers for the Gallery, 81 Volunteers working at The Theatre, 59 for Marketing and Cinema totalled 69.

Alfred (Jim) Stonier Alisha Farrelly Alison Lyhne Alison Mullery Amelia Willmer Andrea Brew Andrea Curtis Angela Maxwell Angelo Marguglio Ann Krebs Anna Law Annette Thiedeke Aoi Okochi Avrill Dell Barbara Doran Barbara Goldner Barbara Powell Barry Frith Belinda Simons Bernadette Daniel Betty Surman Bridghid Russell Bruce Cook Cara Thompson Carol Simpson Carole Byron Carolyn Frogley Cathy Scanlon Cheryl Alexander Christine Commander Colleen Greenwood Corrine Kenway Criss Gidas Daniel King David Carter David Fletcher Deborah Gauthier Debra McGinniskin Delia Piccoli Delma Christen Dena Maddick Di Elliott Diana DeCler Diana Mackenzie Diana Stonier Diana Willemsen Dianne Cecil Dianne Lonnquist Dianne Nicol Doe Rudd Dominga Kelly Dusanka Soskic Dyna Hone Eileen Morrissey Elaine Speedie Eleanor Woodforth Elenor Murray Elizabeth Gero Elizabeth Rintel

Esme Bryce Estelle Cooper Eva Ebert Faye Bustin Fiona Dagott Fiona Lyons Florencia Solari Gail Savage Germain Colamarino Gigi Wilson Glenda Martin Gloria Swannell Grace Dykstra Greer Waters Halina Oxnard Hanna Sandgren Hanna Siven Helana Tulloch Helen Dearlove Helen Hill Helen McFadden Helen Paris Helen Pierson Helene Harrison Helene Sawyer Ildiko Muller Ingrid Breusch Ingrid Miu James Herdianto Jan Bunning Jan Craik Jan Stewart Janet Cross Janet Mitchell Janet Sadler Janet Waterhouse Jean C. Keil Jean Di Benedetto Jen Fitzgerald Jennifer Chalmers Jennifer Kay Jennifer McKellar Jennifer Moss Jennifer Scanlan Jennifer Tranter Jenny Phillis Jess Syme Jo Ryder Jock Wilson Joe Cassar John Barr John Dwyer Joseph Mollek Joy Vercoe Joylene Stanley Judith McLean Judith Mecoles Judith Suchting Judy Bewicke

Judy Crewes Judy Rosemonte Judy Warren Julia Robbins Julie Ann Garrison Karen Anderson Karon Vick Kate Howe Kathie Johnston Kathleen Bish Kathryn Cummins Kathy Jobsz Kay Hawker Ken Frith Kerry Campbell Kevina Mackechnie Kym Neuandorf Leilani Green Lenore Andrews Letitia Whitmore Lisa Di Bartolo Lisa Sheldon Liz Barker Lois Kuip Lois O’Connor Lorna Annankin Lorraine McLean Lorraine Johnston Lurline Bament Lynette Hill Lynette Mann Lynette Robertson Lynne Bennett Lynne Staddon Margaret Collins Margaret Davies Margaret McColl Margaret McKellar Margaret Nagy Margaret Phillips Margaret Smollen Margaret Yeadon Margo Pulsford Maria Kirkman Marianne Lane Maribel Gooding Marie Gidas Marilyn Vandenbergh Marina Hamilton - Craig Marjolyn Barnett Mary Bell Mary Ilias Mary Oxenford Matthew Gothard Meg Davies Melaine Lahina Merv Ebert Michael Jones Michele Soulard

Mike Cecil Mitch Wanless Mitchell Cameron Monica Bailey Moya Rix Naomi Caines Narelle Peck Natalie Maurer Natasha McDonnell - Woods Noelle Cook Norma Kingsley - Smith Norman Fizell Pamela Railey - Mitchell Panagiota Papageorgiou Pat Hunter Patricia Thornton Patsy Meyer Patty Butcher Paul Kachel Pauline Stafford Peter O’Connor Phillip Verran Rhona Brooks Rob Speedie Robin Rawson Robyn Inglis Robyne Peebles Ron Slater Ros Hardy Rosemary Hogan Rosemary Wallis Roshni Walsh - Lal Sam Hutson Samantha Walsh Sarah Alcock Sheryl Lea Keavney Shirley Cassar Shirley Lew Shizu Fujii Sue Bennetts Sue Marshall Suzanne Stuart Sylvia Cope Sylvia Tiarks Sylvia Trankalis Tatiana Richardson Thelma Rose Therese Mitchell Tina Campbell Trish Halligan Valerie Brown Veronica Burns Veronica Costas Virgina Davis Wendy Bowman Wendy Clark Wendy Pangrazio

BENEFACTORS OF THE ARTS

Benefactors of the Arts

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Benefactors of the Arts

The Arts Centre Gold Coast applauds the generosity of our Benefactors who continue to play a leading role in building and enriching the cultural life on the Gold Coast by making tax-deductible donations to help us deliver outstanding performing and visual arts today and in the future.

The Board and Management of The Arts Centre Gold Coast would like to acknowledge and thank our donors for their continued support.

It is only through the generosity and support of these individuals and corporations, that the sustained development and enhancement of the arts will become a reality for the future generations of the Gold Coast.

Life Benefactors Mr Patrick Corrigan AM & Mrs Barbara Corrigan Mrs Win Schubert on behalf of The Josephine Ulrick & Win Schubert Foundation for the Arts Perpetual Benefactors The following donors have made significant and sustained contributions of artwork to the Gold Coast City Gallery Collection: Adam Knight Dr Colin and Elizabeth Laverty Tom and Sylvia Lowenstein Evan Lowenstein Ken McGregor Adam Micmacher Denis Savill Platinum Benefactors Jock & Beverly McIlwain Gold Benefactors Elaine Bermingham John & Susan Barr Kathy Martin Sullivan AM Paradise Point Community Bank Branch, Bendigo Bank The Pemberton Family Barry and Maureen Stevenson Silver Benefactors BBC Digital Kerry & Lena Crawford Dr Norman & Mrs Margot Davies Richard & Ann Glenister Tony & Muriel Hancock Bruce & Bennie Johnston John & Alison Kearney Anna-Lisa Klettenberg Alan & Barbara Midwood Leonard & Glenda Neilsen Lucy Cole Prestige Properties Peter & Wendy Spencer Howard & Kathryn Stewart Arthur Waring Dr Roger T Welch

Bronze Benefactors Aegis Theatrical Philip Bacon Tanya & Greg Bellchambers Roma Blair Prof. Emeritus Ray Byron and Carole Byron Kylie, David & Ryan Corrigan Tony & Geraldine Coyne Kevin & Jane Doogan Paul & Maureen Fitzgerald Hyperion Asset Management AndrĂŠ & Eva Jaku Lyn & Gerry Keogh Peter & Moira Lockhart Christine Lohman Rhona McKay Graeme & Patsy Meyer Peter & Annette Minck Richard & Rosemary Munro Michael & Jennifer Pinter John Punch OAM & Dr RenĂŠe Punch Christene Pye Don Robertson John & Julie Romanin Maxine Semple Betty Wheeler Special Acknowledgment Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society, Gold Coast Inc. Gold Coast Eisteddfod

PARTNERS & SPONSORS

Corporate Sponsors & Partners

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Corporate Sponsors & Partners

The Arts Centre Gold Coast acknowledges the generous support of the following government and commercial partners and sponsors.

Government

2012 Subscription Season Principal Sponsors

2012 Children’s Series

FRIENDS

YOUTH

2012 Subscription Season Show Sponsors

2012 Subscription Season Media Partner

Accommodation Partner

Centre Sponsors

25 Year Birthday Celebration Partners

Festival Partners

Arts Cafe Public Art Project

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