2014-10-14 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                         14 OCTOBER 2014


SECTION            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           LOOKING AHEAD
Regional Gallery   •   Indigenous artist Judy Watson’s          •   New National Touring                     •   Finalisation of 2015/16 exhibition
                       regional touring exhibition at Gallery       show Ah Xhian along with                     program
                       from 4 July 24 August                        local artists Yeats and Rick Gruin and
                                                                    the Thousand Rolls of Batik
                                                                    exhibitions will open on Friday 10
                                                                    October
                   •   Noosa Art Award Exhibition opened 28     •   Gallery director has injured her         •   Finalisation of planning for Floating
                       August finishes 5 October.                   shoulder. She will be on light duties        Land
                   •   The Art Award has proved to be a very        until mid November.
                       popular exhibition for visitors and
                       artists alike. There were over 180
                       entries for the Award
                   •   July:         2926 visitors
                       August:        3357 visitors
                       September: 3322 visitors
                   •   September School Holiday workshops
                       booked to capacity
                   •   Jane Tillson has been appointed to the
                       position of Public Programs Officer.
                       Jane has a strong background in arts
                       and cultural development, event
                       management, tourism development
                       and local government.
                   •   Successful workshops at the Noosa
                       Show
                   •   Noosa Tourism Buzz night held on 24
                       September with over 100 local
                       business operator attending
                   •   Application made to Arts Queensland
                       for funding towards the 2015 Floating
                       Land project.
                   •   Proposed moving timeframe for
                       Floating Land to August-October 2015
                       to allow more time to organise the
                       event and also to run over a school
                       holiday period to maximise visitor
                       numbers.

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