2017-08-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                             RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                              CURRENT PRIORITIES                              THE NEXT QUARTER
Develop and deliver engaging programs            3 exhibitions completed with overall           Delivery of What’s Up Sunshine                Development of strategy to extend
and events to a variety of audiences within        visitor attendance: 4,152                        exhibition and programming.                     After School art program for older
the immediate community and to visitors to         o Ruben Pang                                   Preparation for next exhibition cycle:          children.
the region                                         o Wanton Wild & Unimagined                       highly respected indigenous artist, Lola      Planning phase for Youth & Children's
                                                   o Heart by Greer Townsend                        Greeno and local Noosa Open                     art exhibition in 2018.
                                                 Launch of free toddler program: Art              Studios.                                      Delivery of Sept 17 school holiday
                                                   Adventures.                                    Tewantin State School visitation                Gallery program.
                                                 After School Art Classes fully booked            program with over 100 children
                                                   out.                                             attending in Term 3.
                                                 Gallery Family Days continue to be
                                                   well attended, attracting between 50-
                                                   80 people.
                                                 Gallery-in-residence          program
                                                   completed at Tewantin State School.
                                                 Popular opening event for What's Up
                                                   Sunshine with over 200 attendees.
Collaborate with Council departments,            Planning for partnership project to            Judging and people's choice voting for        Delivery     of     waste    partnership
external    agencies       and    community        support Council’s waste strategy:                ArtCycle.                                       exhibition: ArtCycle.
organisations to initiate and plan programs        ArtCycle recycled waste sculptural             Supporting Noosa Alive (Noosa Long            Planning for Object Therapy exhibition
and events                                         prize.                                           Weekend), particularly through launch           (Dec) – a partnership between the
                                                                                                    of visual arts component.                       Gallery and men’s sheds and other
                                                                                                  Planning for Lyn McCrea Memorial                relevant organisations.
                                                                                                    Drawing Prize.                                Opening of entries for Taste of Art
                                                                                                                                                    2018 in conjunction with Friends of the
                                                                                                                                                    Gallery.
Complete Gallery Shop review           and       New retail system selected with better         Implementation of new retail system,          Training for staff and volunteers in new
implement    recommendations            as         reporting and inventory management.              Vend, and associated POS equipment.             retail system.
appropriate                                      Project implementation plan complete.          Audit of stock including photo                Development of procedures for the
                                                                                                    identification.                                 retail shop, particularly to improve
                                                                                                  Trial of new stock for shop.                    stock management.
Review Gallery processes and procedures          Recruitment       of      a     Business       Review demount and installation               Develop exhibition planning and
                                                   Development       Officer   to    review         processes and documentation to                  delivery process.
                                                   processes and improve audience                   identify efficiencies and improve             Develop comprehensive marketing
                                                   diversity and marketing.                         quality and consistency.                        plan.
                                                 Introduction of formal exhibition debrief      Review exhibition and programming             Establish clarity around roles and
                                                   process.                                         lead in planning.                               responsibilities.
                                                                                                  Review marketing plans across                 Improve skills and knowledge in key
                                                                                                    various platforms: traditional, social,         staff.
                                                                                                    interactive and local.




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