DONOR NEWSLETTER Christmas Issue 2011

FROM THE CEO

Your support now will help us to achieve our mission and to increase opportunities for regional communities

to engage in quality arts experiences. Queensland Arts Council has a number of core principles which underpin

its operations. Areas where we focus our work, to leverage the best outcomes for the dollars you give, include;

the Arts, Health and Wellbeing; Youth Engagement and Education; Community Resilience; and the Arts and

the Environment. As a touring organisation travelling many thousands of kilometres a year, we, like many

Australian organisations, are focused on reducing our carbon footprint and using recycled and

environmentally friendly materials, whether it be our touring exhibition crates, props or scenery. In 2011, our

50th

Anniversary year, we are committed to making a difference in this particular area, while maintaining the

highest-level possible of regional arts experiences.

I have been interested to read lately of the amounts of money absorbed in charity administration in

fundraising. While all fundraising costs money for mail campaigns and events, and while such costs are quite

legitimate, QAC is extremely fortunate to have a dedicated and committed team of volunteers on the Cultural

Support Fund Committee. In addition, because the fund operates within QAC’s overall administrative

operations, we have been able to ensure, in 2011 for example, that 94% of your gifts were directed towards

the outcomes you want to achieve for regional Queenslanders.

Music. Arts. Drama. Dance (M.A.D.) Camp by Johanna Searles, Education Liaison Officer, Queensland Arts Council

Arthur Frame AM MFIA

Chief Executive Officer

It’s that time of year when our minds turn to giving. I know when I give, I like

to make a difference. I know you feel that way too. At Queensland Arts

Council we are very focused on making a difference in regional communities

in supporting emerging artists and in providing quality experiences in the

visual arts and especially for our young people in Queensland schools.

Queensland Arts Council’s M.A.D. Camp (Music. Art. Drama. Dance) is a multi-

arts residency program for 60 secondary school students in years 10, 11 and 12

from rural, regional, remote and urban Queensland.

Held for the first time in 2011, M.A.D. Camp took place

during the first week of the September school holidays.

Following the January 2011 extreme weather events in

Queensland, the camp inspired young people to think

optimistically about their future through participation in a

week-long program of multi-arts workshops, training and

excursions.

Left: Participants in 2011 M.A.D. Camp at The Powerhouse

QAC received a grant from The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation which significantly subsidised participation for

young attendees in 2011. Other event partners were the City of Ipswich, Jani Haenke Charitable Trust and

Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School. As such grants are competitive and are often one-off, we are seeking your

support to present M.A.D. Camp again in 2012.

* Johanna is seconded to Queensland Arts Council by the Department of Education and Training

ARTS EMPLOYMENT:

A RICH LEGACY OF ENTERTAINMENT

the David Poulton Story

It was an interesting day back in 1970 when my wife Sally and I met Dr Gertrude Langer at Cribb Island State

School to audition for the Queensland Arts Council with the prospect of a short tour to some of the smaller towns

in Queensland with our puppet theatre.

Thirty-five years and approximately 3.5million young audience members later, the short tour became a lifelong

career. Touring was hard physical work and had its challenges, without the luxury of good roads, air conditioning

and decent cars. On our first tour, we were marooned between Winton and Cloncurry for 5 days on a black soil

road due to rain, unable to move. We were also flooded from Cloncurry moving east one year and had to put our

vehicle and caravan on a train so we could move on to our next performance. The outback people are the most

accepting group of people and we have made many wonderful friendships over the years.

We were also the first QAC artists ever to visit the remote Cape York Peninsula and Channel country. I obtained a

pilot’s licence and self-flew tours for many years.

Over the years we have trained many young Queenslanders in puppetry and many have made wonderful artistic

careers.

Today, we are running one of the world’s largest animation puppet companies from our Noosa Heads base. We

create incredible animated window displays with all motions sequenced to music and have been contracted to

make David Jones’ Sydney Christmas window display for the past 6 years. Our mechanical animation company has

created 11 full time arts jobs in Noosa. The 35 years of touring with Queensland Arts Council taught us discipline,

organisation and above all, the love of the arts by realising the affect one can have on people’s lives. It is an

amazing feeling to know that about 25% of all people in Queensland have experienced and enjoyed our

productions.

Thanks Queensland Arts Council!

David Poulton is Queensland Arts Council’s longest serving artist and in 2011 became an Associate Artist of the

Company. He will present Wok and Wal in Queensland primary schools in 2012.

TIM FAIRFAX AM WINS PHILANTHROPY LEADERSHIP AWARD Queensland Arts Council is delighted to have successfully nominated Mr Tim Fairfax AM for the Goldman

Sachs Philanthropy Leadership Award, which was presented to Mr Fairfax at the Australian Business Arts

Foundation (AbaF) National Awards on 11 October in Perth.

Gina and Tim Fairfax AM at the Awards

The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation has played a significant role in the delivery of quality live arts experiences

to regional Queenslanders through the Queensland Arts Council, and through many other charitable

contributions to arts organisations and the community. Congratulations Tim!

Right: The entire

school population of

26 children from the

El Arish State School

thank Mr Fairfax for

his support of QAC’s

Small Regional Schools

touring program

When donors support Queensland Arts Council they assist us

to provide great arts programs and educational outcomes

state-wide. They also provide enormous support for - and

employment of - artists. Here is one artist’s story.

RECOGNISING OUR DONORS All donations small or large, made to Queensland Arts Council, are absolutely essential to the work of our

organisation in communities and schools across the region. We are very appreciative of the support provided

by the following donors and to the many friends and supporters who wish to remain anonymous.

Adrienne McDonald

Alison Baistow

Allan Bruce

Andrew Earle

Angela & Webe Gertsma

Ann & Roger Bowden

Ann & Rollo Nicholson (BD)

Arch Cameron

Arthur Frame AM (CSFC) & Mae

Frame

ArtsMedia Consultants

Bert Ealing

Beverley O'Keeffe (on behalf of)

Brisbane Valley Arts Council Inc

Bruce Mellor

Carmel Roden

Carol Hyne

Charles Russell

Chinchilla Arts Council Inc

Christine Webster

Clinton Woodhouse (CSFC)

Colin Brett

Coralie Peterson

Creighton Family

Cyril & Shirley Golding

Dana McCown

Danuta Hunt

Daphne Rich

Dare Power (BD & CSFC)

Dominique Tan

Dr Cathryn Mittelhauser AM

Dr Christiaan Willems (BD) &

Christine Woods-Willems

Dr Gilbert Burgh (BD)

Dr James McCawley

Dr Jennifer & Kevin Radbourne

Dr Margaret Mittelhauser AM

Dr Rebecca Scollen

Drs HAB & AM Foxton

Dysart Arts Council Inc

Eileen Price

Elisabeth Hindmarsh

Elizabeth Auriac

Fairlie Schmelzer

Frank White

Fraser Foundation

Gavin Brett

Glenda Morris

Gwen Lyons

Gwendolyn Banks

Happy Apple Resort

Heather Hale (BD) & Family

Heather Robertson (LM)

Helen Kirby

Helene Jones Charity Trust

Henk Boevink

Herman Miles

Hon Justice J A Logan RFD

Hughina Roche

Ian Merritt

IG & Mary Wilson

InStyle Shoes & Accessories Biloela

Irene Feltis

Irene Meyer

Jack Knights

Jacqui Mott

Jane Dixon

Jane Frank (CSFC) & Peter

Cummiskey

Jani Haenke Charitable Trust

Jean O'Connell

Jennifer Commens

Jennifer Eldridge

Jennifer Suta

Joan Needer

John & Denise Christensen

John Posselt (BD)

John Teakle

Joseph Morfea (BD)

Joy Tabor

Judy Chengody

Judy Snelling

Julie & Peter Dowd

Julie Obst

June Hoopert

Karen Lane (in memory of Patricia

Lane)

Kathy Davis (CSFC)

Katrina Paine

Kay Mays (BD)

Kazuma Maintenance & Engineering

Ken & Teena Wilcock OAM (LM)

L Lawton

Lee McIvor

Les Jones (LM & CSFC)

Les Thornton

Lillian McCombe

Little Artists Moranbah

Loretta Hyne (CSFC) & Richard Hyne

Lyn Dorian

M.R. & D.L Campbell

Meryl Allen

Michael & Rowena Stenner

Michael Evans

N&R Hughes

Nan Dingle

Nell Macqueen

Paradies Family

Patricia Mitchell OAM (LM & CSFC)

Paul Moloney

Priscilla Clare

Raymond Smith

Rita Cameron

Robyn & Lindsay Creighton

Robyn Perrett

Rosemary Almberg

Sally Charlton (BD)

Sally Stacey

Sandy Curtis

Sara Bannon

Sara Hughes

Sharon Hogan

Siganto Foundation

Stephanie White

Susan Lostroh

Suzette Pill

Terry Rayner

The Swich Contemporary Art Space

Tim & Tammy Stiller

Tim Fairfax Family Foundation

Tim Fisher

Trevor Power

Truda Landreth

Valerie Stevenson

Walter & Colleen Benham

Yvonne Crossley

LM - Life Member BD - QAC Board Director CSFC - Cultural Support Fund Committee member

The Board, staff and artists of Queensland Arts Council

salute you, our donors and supporters and say…

SEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL!

QUEENSLAND ARTS COUNCIL TO LAUNCH NEW ARTSLINK WEBSITE

We are very excited about the new site, which wi

It will provide visitors with a What’s On Calendar for state-wide arts events and will support the work of

over 250 regional arts organisations, including our Local Arts Councils and our 200 strong network of

Associate Member organisations, through our new powerful networking tools. The website would not have

been possible without the support of our partners, Arts Queensland, Onion Creative, Zero Hour & Co and

you, our donors, as the Cultural Support Fund has also invested in this excellent new resource for regional

communities and all Queenslanders.

IN MEMORY OF JANI HAENKE Queensland Arts Council is proud and pleased to be able to honour the memory of Jani Haenke through the

generous donation made from the Jani Haenke Charitable Trust this year. A renowned environmentalist with

a lifelong passion for the arts in all its forms, Jani was a member of a long-established Ipswich family (and

past-student of the Ipswich Girls Grammar School) and with a deep interest in the cause of endangered

species, we believe Jani would have been delighted to have seen her gift supporting the following arts and

environmental projects:

QUEENSLAND ARTS COUNCIL SELLS ITS PROPERTY IN DUTTON PARK QAC has made the decision to sell the Dutton Park property as the building is no longer suitable because of

its size, and as a result of rising property management costs. The sale was confirmed last week and

finalisation is expected to occur in mid-2012.

This publication has been printed and distributed with the support of Momentum Print

As you may have noticed, Queensland Arts

Council’s website has been featured as a

temporary site for a little while now.

Thanks to your assistance – our new website,

ArtsLink Queensland is now only moments away!

QAC

CULTURAL

SUPPORT

FUND

Watch this space! www.qac.org.au

- Music. Arts. Drama. Dance (M.A.D. ) Camp 2011

- 12 Touring Exhibitions to be presented with over 80 separate events across

50 communities in 2012 including; Ipswich Portraits, Objects and Mementos

by artist Donna Davis; and Reeds Talking, Mountains Walking, an exhibition

that celebrates the natural world, by artist Lin Martin

- Three Little Pigs Endangered Species, a Primary School production that will

tour to over 100,000 students in 2012 and 2013, that deals specifically with

animals at risk, such as the bilby, the dugong and the cassowary

Queensland Arts Council looks forward to continuing these projects in the memory of Jani Haenke.

A DINNER DATE TO SAVOUR

Queensland Arts Council will celebrate the culmination of 50

years of great arts programs and services with a Golden 50th

Anniversary Fundraising Dinner at the Tivoli Theatre in Brisbane

on Friday 23 March 2012.

We look forward to sharing this event with you!

For more information or for how to pre-book your ticket email

alana.jessop@qac.org.au or phone (07) 3226 4000

Above: Image from Reeds Talking,

Mountains Walking photographic

exhibition touring with the support of

the Jani Haenke Charitable Trust