2015-04-28 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                     28 APRIL 2015


SECTION            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                                CURRENT PRIORITIES                                  LOOKING AHEAD

                    Continuation       of    local     artist-run      Addressing       ongoing     issues    of
                      workshops in the pottery studio, generic             vandalism of the building by rostering
                      public programs and school holiday                   exhibiting artists to fill weekend shifts
                      workshops.                                           thereby extending the opening hours of
                    Continuing to use of volunteers and                  the BFAC to work as a deterrent to
                      artists to look after exhibitions.                   vandals.

Regional Gallery    Successful delivery of after-school art          Public Programs:            continuation of         Upcoming exhibitions:         (May-June)
                      classes for primary aged children,                 programming for current and upcoming                  Touring     exhibition   commemorating
                      engaging local art teachers to develop             exhibitions utilising artists and facilitators        ASSI 150 (150 years of Australian
                      and facilitate the workshops. Plus an              to assist in the delivery.                            South-Sea Islanders) in From Here and
                      end of program mini-exhibition and               Currently showing: Local artists RobRoy               There and local artist Ulrike Sturm,
                      presentation of certificates to students.          in Tangled up in Hue and Judith                       reflects on her time spent during
                    Successful delivery and presentation of            Ahern’s Noosa Skyscapes. Brisbane                     childhood in PNG in Tales from the
                      six exhibitions: Flood Language II, Pipe           based artist, Salli Sixpence’s Sound                  Eastern Highlands.
                      Dreams, A Puppet Project, A Taste of               Track and ANZAC response exhibition:                (June-July) Indo-Pop: Indonesian Art
                      Art, In Depth and Dried, Fractured and             Dear Dor I’m done for.                                from      APT7,      QAGOMA        touring
                      Parched, plus installation of four current       Gallery website close to completion of                exhibition, NRG first gallery to host with
                      exhibitions: Tangled up in Hue, Dear               phase 1.                                              Director of GOMA visiting to launch the
                      Dor, I’m done for, Sound Track and               Refreshing Family Day which has been                  tour.
                      Noosa Skyscapes.                                    a long-standing community arts activity.           Noosa Long Weekend Festival, the
                    Re-established strong alliance with              Volunteer recruitment drive to promote                Gallery will host 2 events: Art lecture
                      Tourism Noosa enabled the gallery to               Gallery’s volunteering opportunities.                 presented by QAGOMA curator and
                      exhibit works (from corporate collection)        Finalise 2015/16 budget                               concert held at Cooran Hall. Proceeds
                      in the Visitor Information centre,                                                                       from the concert will contribute to the
                      Hastings St. A great opportunity to                                                                      Gallery’s children’s programs.
                      promote the gallery and its activities in                                                              Commence work on marketing strategy
                      the lead up to the holiday period.                                                                       for 2016 exhibitions/Noosa Art Award
                                                                                                                               and continue raising Gallery’s profile in
                                                                                                                               community and arts sector.

Libraries           Mill Place Boiler House Consultant               Development and delivery of WWI                     Development of Libraries Strategy.
                      reports have been completed and a                  Roadshow Events for the Noosa’s War                 Finalise   2014/15      financial  year
                      builder has been contracted to provide             Front grant project                                   maintaining 5% savings target.
                      estimates for priority works and                 Continued preparation for Fusion                    Asset condition assessments of Cooroy
                      certification that the facility has no             Festival (May) in partnership with                    and Noosaville Library.
                      asbestos                                           Cooroy Lower Mill Board

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