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Public Art Galleries
Public Art Galleries are so-called because:
1. They are run for the public good
2. Are funded out of the public purse –
your parent’s rates and taxation
Why have Public Art Galleries?
Non-income producing enterprises like a
gallery were set up in our society because
our elected leaders considered that
exposure to the arts and culture would
lead to a better, more informed and more
civilized society.
Hamilton Art Gallery
Hamilton Art Gallery is run by the Shire of
Southern Grampians with support from Arts
Victoria to enable people within the Shire to see
and experience art that they might otherwise not
have access to.
By using public money this way our lives are made
richer and more interesting and we add to the
livability of the Shire
Functions
A public gallery is set up to display work
not to sell work What other types of Gallery are
there
Public galleries were set up to collect,
exhibit, preserve and interpret art that
eventually necessitated specialist staff to
carry out these functions What staff are
required
Other types of Galleries - 1
Artist Run Spaces are galleries set up and
run by a group of artists to exhibit their
work and that of their friends*
Exhibition Spaces are set up to exhibit art
but not to form art collections e.g.
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
(ACCA)* * usually at least part-publicly funded or subsidised
Other types of Galleries - 2
Commercial Art Galleries are galleries set up to
sell art but art can also be viewed there
Auction Houses – art can also be viewed but its
is there to be sold by auction
Websites – art can be viewed on the web in an
on-line gallery or on some website a virtual
gallery can be created by selecting your
favourite works and making an exhibition of
them
Watch this space!!!
You can also access art:
In public spaces e.g botanic gardens, at a
roundabout?
In corporate spaces
At Art Fairs and Festivals
In shop-fronts
‘Nucleus’ by Phil Price, Accession no. 2013.080
Staff – the Curator
The Curator cares for the collection and selects the artworks for exhibition: Around a theme or artist – e.g Works by Women Artists, Landscapes of Western Victoria or Prints by Wayne Viney and so on
Or by medium such as KakiemonPorcelain or Etchings by William Hogarth
Or by period such as Prints from the 1970s or Art Deco Silver.
Once the selection is made the items are researched and written up. A catalogue is then published using the Curators research.
Philip Wolfhagen
Australia (b.1963)
The Thirteenth Journey 2013
Oil and besswax on linen
Purchased by the Hamilton Art
Gallery Trust Fund to celebrate their
50th anniversary
2013.079
Staff – the Curator
In larger Galleries the Curator also recommends
what is to be added to the collection. This
requires knowledge of what is already in the
collection, an awareness of what is available in
the marketplace and its value.
This recommendation usually then goes to the
Director or Board of Trustees who make the final
decision.
Charger with Japanese
Map Design c.1840
Porcelain with under-glaze
blue decoration
Arita, Japan
Acquired by the Hamilton
Art Gallery Trust Fund
2014.096
Staff - Conservator
Oversees the maintenance of the
collection
Storage conditions, temperature of the
building, functional light levels
Significance of Preservation vs
Conservation
Essays » To see a world in a grain of sand: a closer look at the ‘Melbourne Blakes’
Christian
Waller (neé
Yandell)
Australia
(1894-1954)
Mt Macedon
c.1915
Oil on hessian
Gift of
Alexander
Campbell Coe
of Penshurst
2013.123
Other staff
Designer/ Exhibitions Officer
Market/Promotions Officer
Education Officer
Maintenance Officer
Publications Officer