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ANNUAL REPORT 2013/2014

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Marc Besen AO Chairman (2000-)Eva Besen AO (2000-)

Daniel Besen (2013-)Frank Ford (2000-)

Alan Goldberg AO (2000-)Craig Holland (2009-)Henry Lanzer (2000-)

Josephine Ridge (2009-)

BOARD ADVISORSTerry Christofides (2012-)Maudie Palmer AO (2012-)

MUSEUM STAFF

Director Victoria Lynn

RegistrarMim Armour

Facilities ManagerTony Dutton

CuratorAnthony Fitzpatrick

Media and CommunicationsEliza Ordinans

ExhibitionsNicola Stairmand

Events and AdministrationHanna Hamilton/Rebecca Meredith

Front of HouseDakini Maddock

TARRAWARRA MUSEUM OF ART311 Healesville-Yarra Glen Road

Healesville, Victoria PO Box 310 Healesville 3777

PHONE +613 5957 3100FAX +613 5957 3120

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Front cover:Jonathan Jones (Kamilaroi/Wiradjuri) with Aunty

Joy Wandin Murphy (Wurundjeri) after William Barak (Wurundjeri)

Untitled (shield design) 2013 (detail)fluorescent tubes and fittings, electrical cable

Courtesy of the artists

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TarraWarra Museum of ArtAnnual Report 2013/2014

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

TarraWarra Museum of Art is committed to housing, caring for, promoting, developing and exhibiting its collection, and generating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art from both Australia and abroad. The Museum presents the important history of Australian modernism through the filter of the present, by bringing new developments in contemporary art to the public eye through multidisciplinary thematic exhibitions, monographic exhibitions and presentations about the history of modern Australian art within the context of international art.

Our aim is to provide support for artists to present new work; to foster knowledgeable, passionate and critically aware audiences; to stimulate innovative and creative activities by providing exhibitions and public programs that make an original contribution to the fields of modern and contemporary art; and to promote access to and encourage participation in the Museum while respecting the creative integrity of the artist and international museum standards and ethics.

Founders Eva Besen AO and Marc Besen AO have been passionate collectors of Australian art since the 1950s, when they purchased significant works by the artists of their time. Not only did they gift the building that houses the museum, and 10 acres of land on a 99 year lease, they also donated a significant proportion of their private collection for the enjoyment of the public. The Museum was established as a company limited by guarantee in October 2000 and the Museum opened to the public in 2003. It was designed by acclaimed Melbourne architect Allan Powell and built by Probuild Construction. The elegant, voluminous and flexible spaces are ideal for the presentation of both modern and contemporary art and it won the Premier’s Design Award in 2004.

The collection includes works by leading figures in Australian art from each decade of the last sixty years, including Rick Amor, Richard Bell, Sydney Ball, Charles Blackman, Peter Booth, Arthur Boyd, John Brack, Juan Davila, William Dobell, Russell Drysdale, Ian Fairweather, Rosalie Gascoigne, Brent Harris, Joy Hester, Dale Hickey, Robert Jacks, Roger Kemp, Joanna Lamb, Godfrey Miller, Sidney Nolan, Susan Norrie, John Olsen, John Perceval, Rosslynd Piggott, Jeffrey Smart, Sally Smart, Edwin Tanner, Imants Tillers, Albert Tucker, Tony Tuckson, Michelle Ussher, Danila Vassilieff, Brett Whiteley and Fred Williams. While the TarraWarra Museum of Art collection focuses on Australian painting, sculptural works have also been accessioned. The museum continues to acquire key works to further enhance this collection and aims to build an exemplary collection of contemporary Australian art.

Eva and Marc Besen have a pioneering vision and it is the intention of the museum to continue in this spirit.

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1. Installation view of Tom Nicholson Towards a monument to Batman’s Treaty 2008-20132. Installation view of Michelle Ussher Yellow Eyes Burn and Return 20143. Installation view of Lin Tianmiao All the Same 2011, Animate/Inanimate 20134. Detail of Louise Weaver’s installation for Animate/Inanimate 2013

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1. The Australian Chamber Orchestra performing at TarraWarra Museum of Art, April 20142. Animate/Inanimate Symposium at the Healesville Sanctuary, September 2013. Speaker Louise Weaver, panelist Janet Laurence3. Book launch Paradise Lost: On and around the Great Moorool by Mick Woiwod. L-R Mick Woiwod, Anthony Fitzpatrick

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TarraWarra Museum of Art celebrated its tenth anniversary in Healesville, Victoria at the end of 2013. When we first gifted the building and collection my wife Eva and I could not have imagined that the Museum would surpass our high expectations. The Museum’s program has brought the collection to life through its combination with important exhibitions of Australian art, public programs for diverse age groups, and partnerships with local communities.

This year saw the launch of a regular biennial exhibition of international art. TarraWarra International 2013: Animate/Inanimate, was an imaginative journey through various artists’ engagement with the wonders of the natural and animal world. As we deepen our knowledge of the spectacular vista of TarraWarra, the exhibition welcomed visitors into the realm of ecology and the environment through the work of both Australian and international artists.

Over the summer, we were privileged to show Russell Drysdale: Defining the Modern Australian Landscape, curated by Christopher Heathcote and exclusive to the Museum. Many works from private collections were included and visitors were treated to fresh insights into his work. In particular, the exhibition included small black and white photographs taken by the artist on his travels that had never been exhibited before. The Director, Victoria Lynn, paired this exhibition with Future Memorials, an installation by Tom Nicholson, Jonathan Jones and Aunty Joy Wandin Murphy. In Autumn we showed works from the collection in an exhibition entitled Solitaire, curated by Anthony Fitzpatrick. It very cleverly explored the solitary figure in Australian art, and was accompanied by a solo show of the work of Michelle Ussher. In Winter we hosted Danie Mellor: Exotic Lies Sacred Ties, curated by the inaugural Director Maudie Palmer AO, a touring exhibition from the University of Queensland. It was accompanied by works from the collection.

This year we were able to add works to the Museum’s collection by Yvonne Audette, Euan Macleod, John Peart, Aida Tomescu, Paul Boston, Juan Davila and Michelle Ussher. In addition, Eva and I were delighted to gift a further 101 works from our collection to the Museum’s holdings.

We are indebted to the generous support of our Major Partners the RACV Club and Paoli Smith Creative Agency. We are also grateful to the TarraWarra Estate, White Rabbit Brewery, UQ Art Museum, Wakefield Press, Healesville Sanctuary and Yarra Valley Dairy who each contribute to the success of the Museum. Numerous individuals, museums and galleries regularly provide advice and assist us with loans. My thanks are extended to each of them for supporting our program of exhibitions. Finally I wish to thank my fellow Board Members, my wife Eva Besen AO, Alan Goldberg AO, Frank Ford, Henry Lanzer, Daniel Besen, Josephine Ridge and Craig Holland and Board advisor, Maudie Palmer, for their contribution to the ongoing and growing success of the museum.

CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORDMARC BESEN AO

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TarraWarra Museum of Art is a unique Museum: spectacular views on the outside, and innovative exhibitions and programs on the inside. It is a very special place, and much of our program in 2013-2014 built on the relationships we have with our community and environment.

In the winter of 2013 we presented the inaugural TarraWarra International 2013: Animate/Inanimate, which introduced contemporary international art to the Museum’s program and featured the work of Allora & Calzadilla, Amar Kanwar, Janet Laurence, Lin Tianmiao and Louise Weaver. These artists considered the interconnections between diverse life forms (natural, animal and human). Janet Laurence’s installation (initially commissioned by Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation) included new photographs and video footage from the nearby Healesville Sanctuary, and a group of specimens from Museum Victoria.

Over the summer, the Museum presented Russell Drysdale: Defining the Modern Australian Landscape, curated by Christopher Heathcote. This significant exhibition considered new aspects and contexts for Drysdale’s work, including his interest in Aboriginal life, the drought and the characters of the Australian bush. These were also the subject of Christopher’s keynote lecture at the Museum. Jonathan Jones, Tom Nicholson and senior Wurundjeri Elder Prof. Aunty Joy Wandin Murphy AO were commissioned by the Museum to create Future Memorials, a vast installation in our vista gallery and north gallery, to accompany the Drysdale exhibition. Developed in close consultation with Coranderrk’s Wandoon Estate Aboriginal Corporation and other key stakeholders in the Wurundjeri story from the Yarra Valley area, Tom Nicholson presented the new work Monument to Batman’s Treaty, a horizontal sculptural installation of thousands of bricks symbolically representing the height of Batman’s Hill (now the site of Southern Cross Station). Many of the bricks for the artwork were donated by residents from the community of the Yarra Valley in recognition of the significance of Coranderrk Aboriginal Station which was located nearby from 1863 – 1924. Jonathan Jones and Aunty Joy presented the new work untitled (muyan), a corridor of yellow fluorescent lights situated in the museum’s 45 metre long Vista Walk Gallery. The work took its inspiration from the story and designs of the great Wurundjeri Ngurungaeta (leader) and artist William Barak (1824-1903).

Our Autumn collection exhibition this year was entitled Solitaire. Curated by Anthony Fitzpatrick, the exhibition also included selected loans in order to explore the solitary human figure in modern and contemporary Australian painting and sculpture. The exhibition was accompanied by an exhibition of new work by Michelle Ussher, a London-based Australian artist who presented paintings, new works on paper and a glazed ceramic. United by an emphasis on the handmade, and finished in luminous colours, the works ranged between abstract images representative of the eye, and depictions of imaginary characters.

In Winter, we hosted Danie Mellor: Exotic Lies Sacred Ties, curated by the inaugural Director Maudie Palmer. The exhibition included a decade of artwork by this leading contemporary Indigenous artist on tour from The University of Queensland Art Museum. His visual narrative relies on manipulating British imagery from the 18th and 19th centuries, specifically iconography borrowed from blue and white Spode china, which he layers with his own record of the cultural differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia. The Museum also displayed works from the collection by Brook Andrew, Gordon Bennett, John Young, Imants Tillers, Rosalie Gascogine, Tim Johnson, Tony Clark and Richard Bell.

DIRECTOR’S REPORTVICTORIA LYNN

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There was a dynamic set of public programs held throughout the year including children’s workshops for each of the exhibitions and the second of our annual forums, which we held at the Healesville Sanctuary. A day of lively discussions about the meanings, histories and vulnerabilities of the natural and animal worlds through the eyes of artists, cultural theorists and environmental scientists, this symposium included presentations by Professor Barbara Creed, Prue Gibson, Glen Holland, Janet Laurence, Victoria Lynn, Professor Deborah Bird Rose and Louise Weaver. The Museum also collaborated with Healesville Sanctuary to present combined tours. Solitaire was accompanied by a discussion by Heather B. Swan, Anthony Fitzpatrick and poet and academic Kevin Brophy. Danie Mellor gave a guided tour of his exhibition after a breakfast with participants.

The Museum celebrated its tenth anniversary in December 2013 with a free open weekend that also included a ‘TarraWarra Trail’ to learn about the landscape; a visit from a Wedge-tailed Eagle from the Sanctuary; pop-up talks about the Drysdale exhibition; a cricket clinic and free live music. The weekend was attended by 1300 people.

Once again we presented the TarraWarra Festival featuring the Australian Chamber Orchestra over an inspiring weekend in April 2014.

The Museum has benefited from the generosity of both public collections and private lenders in loaning their works for the exhibitions. We are particularly grateful to the Wandoon Estate, Aunty Joy Wandin Murphy, Healesville Sanctuary and the Australian Chamber Orchestra for their ongoing collaboration with us. We also thank the many contemporary artists who have exhibited new works with us. The museum is also supported by a dedicated staff. My gratitude is extended to the staff: Mim Amour, Tony Dutton, Anthony Fitzpatrick, Hanna Hamilton, Eliza Ordinans, Nicola Stairmand, Rebecca Meredith and Dakini Maddock. I also acknowledge the many casual staff members who provide an essential contribution to the museum. The museum is well supported by a group of highly dedicated volunteers. They were particularly valued during the free anniversary weekend. Volunteers are the backbone of any museum’s visitor experience, and we are enormously grateful to our group for welcoming, facilitating and presenting tours for our visitors.

Finally I extend my thanks to the Besen Family Foundation, the Chairman and Board of TarraWarra Museum of Art for their support of my vision into the future. We are also indebted to the RACV Club and Paoli Smith Creative Agency for their continued support of the Museum. TarraWarra Museum of Art has a leading reputation in the fields of modern and contemporary Australian art, and we look forward to extending the scope of this into our next decade.

DIRECTOR’S REPORTVICTORIA LYNN

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EXHIBITIONSTarraWarra International 2013: Animate/Inanimate: Allora & Calzadilla (USA), Amar Kanwar (India), Janet Laurence (Australia), Lin Tianmiao (China), Louise Weaver (Australia).Curator: Victoria Lynn29 June – 6 October 2013Main, North and South galleries and Vista WalkIn the context of fast changing global economies, artists from around the world are creating haunting and beautiful works that consider the profound interconnections between diverse life forms (natural, animal and human). Exploring the impact of global economic and climatic changes on our natural environments, the artists in this exhibition ask can we find a ‘spirit’ in the inanimate? This is the launch of our international series of projects which sees Australian art presented in an international context.Janet Laurence went to Healesville Sanctuary on 30 May to film the endangered species. This footage was included in her work for the exhibition. Healesville Sanctuary provided in kind support for the exhibition. The Australia-India Council provided support for the participation of Amar Kanwar.

Russell Drysdale: Defining the Modern Australian Landscape Curator: Christopher Heathcote19 October 2013– 9 February 2014South and Main GalleryThis exhibition identified how Drysdale represented the modern landscape, with the stress on ‘modern’. The launch of the exhibition on 20 October, which featured opening remarks by Christopher Heathcote and Lynne Clarke, was warmly received. Over 80 people attended the keynote lecture by Christopher Heathcote on 10 November.

Jonathan Jones, Tom Nicholson and Aunty Joy Wandin Murphy: Future Memorials19 October 2013– 9 February 2014Vista Walk and North GalleryTaking its cue from the proximity of the Museum to the site of the original Coranderrk Aboriginal Station, Future Memorials responds to the history of Coranderrk and colonialism in and around Melbourne and sought new ways to renew the relations between these histories and the present by presenting two ‘memorials’. The exhibition was launched by Aunty Joy Wandin Murphy and the exhibition was positively received. Over 60 people attended the artist talk by Tom Nicholson and launch of Mick Woiwod’s new book Paradise Lost: On & Around the Great Moorool on 17 November.The development of the related project Untitled (seven monuments), which will see the installation of seven sculptures located in the surrounding landscape of Healesville, continues and the museum is in ongoing dialogue with the artists and the Shire of Yarra Ranges.

Installation view of Russell Drysdale: Defining the Modern Australian Landscape 2013-14

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Installation view of Danie Mellor: Exotic Lies Secret Ties 2014

EXHIBITIONSSolitaireCurator: Anthony Fitzpatrick22 February – 27 April 2014Main and South galleries and Vista WalkSingular figures in modern and contemporary Australian painting and sculpture. Featuring works from the TarraWarra Museum of Art collection and selected loans, this exhibition considered and explored the condition of solitude through the depiction of the solitary human figure in its manifold guises and representations in modern and contemporary Australian paintings and sculptures.

Michelle Ussher: Yellow Eyes Burn and ReturnCurator: Anthony Fitzpatrick22 February – 27 April 2014Michelle Ussher’s exhibition Yellow Eyes Burn and Return presented a series of new works on paper, recent oil paintings and a sculpture in glazed ceramic. United by an emphasis on the handmade, and finished in luminous colours, the works ranged between abstract images representative of the eye, and depictions of imaginary characters. Their fraught surfaces and half-materialised forms produced a sense of history entangled with the workings of imagination and memory.

Danie Mellor – Exotic Lies Sacred TiesCurator: Maudie Palmer AO10 May 2014 – 27 July 2014Main, North and South galleries and Vista WalkThis major survey focused on the past decade of Danie Mellor’s practice, and was the first exhibition to consider in depth the artist’s contribution to contemporary Australian art. Mellor’s Indigenous heritage informs his art and he maintains strong links with his mother’s Country on the Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland.His twenty-first century works unravel connections between his familial cultures and the secrets inherent in Australian history. Starting from what Mellor refers to as ‘post-settlement’ Australia (beginning with European settlement in the late 1780s), his practice focuses on the historical intersections of people, ideas and culture, and the transformations that resulted when Indigenous environments were appropriated and commodified. In this exhibition Mellor’s narrative unfolded through a number of recurring themes which compelled us to consider Australia’s colonial legacy and encourage engagement with the nation’s shared and contested histories.

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COLLECTIONThe following works registered here have been donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Eva Besen AO and Marc Besen AO (2013.007-2013.067; 2013.072-2013.092; 2014.004-2014.023). The other works registered here have been purchased during the financial year.

John Anderson Nude with light 1999 2013.007George Baldessin Me and M.E. c.1964 2013.008George Baldessin Untitled c. 1964 2013.009George Baldessin An exceptional day in the life of E.M. 1965 2013.010Geoffrey Bren Overalls n. d. 2013.011Peter Churcher Study for “Scooter boy” 2003 2013.012Michael Johnson Bayeta n.d. 2013.013Michael Johnson Freer 1982 2013.014Maria Kuczynska Column 1986 2013.015Maria Kuczynska Silver torso 1988 2013.016Geoffrey Lowe Meaning and excellence 1983 2013.017Mandy Martin Romantic coastal landscape 1986 2013.018John Mawurndjul Mardayin design 2002 2013.019Mike Nicholls Downtown Collingwood 1 1987 2013.020Lenton Parr Acrux 1981 2013.021Mike Parr Bronze liars (Minus 1 to Minus 16) 1996 2013.022Jeffrey Smart Study for “Container train in landscape” c. 1984 2013.023Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Kangaroo hunters hiding at Mt. Allan 1980 2013.024Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Bush dreaming 1984 2013.025Rick Amor The art lovers 1972 2013.026Rick Amor The carpark 1999 2013.027George Baldessin Personage and entrances 1974 2013.028Sydney Ball Ticondera 1975 2013.029Josl Bergner Desert toys 1976 2013.030Josl Bergner Painting to Franz Kafka’s “The castle” 1989 2013.031Charles Blackman Sleeping girls 1961 2013.032Arthur Boyd The sacrifice n.d. 2013.033

Aida Tomescu River red (detail) 2013

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Guy Boyd (Untitled) n.d. 2013.034Julie Ciccarone La Sarta (The dressmaker) 2001 2013.035Ken Connor Mutual pull n.d. 2013.036Brian Dunlop Chinese guitar n.d. 2013.037John Firth-Smith Sydney Harbour 1966 2013.038Dale Frank The very bad painting of a bad mother painting with floatation aids 1986 2013.039Donald Friend Night insects Bali n.d. 2013.040Dale Hickey Untitled 1986 2013.041Tim Jones Sad afternoon of levitating 1990 2013.042Alun Leach-Jones In praise of music #2(For Juan Gris) 1987 2013.043Alun Leach-Jones The fountain 2001 2013.044Tim Maguire Flowers 1994 2013.045Jeffrey Makin Flowerdale n.d. 2013.046Erica McGilchrist Rain: Quiet longing 1961 2013.047Godfrey Miller (Untitled) n.d. 2013.048John Nixon Konstruction 1990 2013.049Susan Norrie Untitled 1990 2013.050Joseph Ostoja-Kotkowski Abstract 1964 2013.051Patricia Piccinni Natural Selection (From the Sandman series) 2002 2013.052Peter Powditch Sun torso 133 (Bunch) n.d. 2013.053Clifton Pugh And they became one n.d. 2013.054William Rose Kinetic energy c.1984 2013.055Kenneth Rowell Ballet dancers n.d. 2013.056Dawn Sime Lettuce doorway 1977 2013.057Jeffrey Smart Study for “The construction fence” 1978 2013.058Guy Stuart Conical construction n.d. 2013.059Michael Taylor Winter Hill 1975 2013.060Anne Thompson Lerida 1986 2013.061Imants Tillers Blossoming 1 2004 2013.062Danila Vassilieff Sea creature emerging 1947 2013.063Brett Whiteley (Untitled garden) n.d. 2013.064Brett Whiteley (Untitled sunflowers) n.d. 2013.065Brett Whiteley (Untitled portrait of Vincent Van Gogh) n.d. 2013.066Eric Wilson Wantabudgery landscape c.1946 2013.067Yvonne Audette Concerto for Flute & Violins 1968 2013.068Euan Macleod Ocean/Fishing 2013 2013.069John Peart Coloursquare II 1968 2013.070Aida Tomescu River red 2013 2013.071Charles Blackman There Was 1953 2013.072Arthur Boyd Romeo and Juliet c.1964 2013.073Russell Drysdale Digger Resting c.1945 2013.074Russell Drysdale Evening c.1945 2013.075Russell Drysdale The Family c.1946 2013.076

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Ian Fairweather Monastery Burns c.1960-61 2013.077Rosalie Gascoigne Cloud Cuckoo Land 1998 2013.078Kevin Charles (Pro) Hart Miner’s Picnic 1965 2013.079Sali Herman The Red House 1965 2013.080Roy de Maistre The Footballers c.1950 2013.081Godfrey Miller Madonna No. 2 1957-61 2013.082Sidney Nolan Kelly c.1964 2013.083Sidney Nolan Lagoon 1950 2013.084John Passmore The Bathers c.1952 2013.085John Perceval Moses and the Dragonfly 1969 2013.086John Perceval Old Hulk, Williamstown 1956 2013.087Peter Purves Smith Surrealist Landscape n.d. 2013.088Constance Stokes Woman Waiting c.1945 2013.089Danila Ivanovich Vassilieff Joe Deuter and His Cart 1942 2013.090Frederick (Fred) Ronald Williams Evening Sky, Upway 1965 2013.091Paul Boston Bright space/dark space 2013 2014.001Juan Davila Portrait of Enriqueta Gallardo (Buckley’s Return) 2013 2014.002Michelle Ussher Two Eyeballs on the Run – Looking for a new head to House (Hercules can’t make up his mind) 2012 2014.003Lynne Boyd Sliver sea-life is a luminous halo 2002 2014.004Robert Boynes The visitor n.d. 2014.005John Brack Flowering Gum 1958 2014.006Gunter Christmann Position scape 1975 2014.007William Delafield Cook Tree 1992-93 2014.008William Delafield Cook Tree (Elm tree, Spring) 1999 2014.009William Delafield Cook Tree (Elm tree, Winter) 2001 2014.010Russell Drysdale Untitled ( Aboriginal man) n.d. 2014.011Leonard French The islands c.1963 2014.012Leonard French Study for “The Ship” c.1968 2014.013Leonard French Mandala over violet serpent n.d 2014.014Dale Hickey Pear 1976 2014.015Dale Hickey Orange n.d 2014.016Mirka Mora Laughing angel 1963 2014.017John Passmore The red dress n.d. 2014.018Patricia Piccinini Thicker Than Water 2007 2014.019Clifton Pugh New olive groves, Israel 1972 2014.020Gareth Sampsom Observation turret 1973 2014.021Albert Tucker Image of Modern Evil 1976 2014.022Ken Unsworth Suspended Stone Circle 1978 2014.023

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Following is a list of outward loans approved by the board in the 2013-2014 Financial Year.

Ben Quilty b.1973, AustraliaRorschach after von Guerard 2009Oil and acrylic on linen, 230 x 804 cm (12 panels)The work was included in the Australian National University’s Drill Hall Gallery exhibition Trigger- Happy: Ben Quilty curated by Michael Desmond and on display from 8 November – 15 December 2013.

Clement Meadmore b. 1929-d. 2005, AustraliaUntitled 1956 Bronze and soft steel, 44 x 85 x 17 cmThis work was included in The National Gallery of Victoria’s exhibition Mid-Century Modern: Australian Furniture Design. Curated by NGV curator Kirsty Grant and on display at the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia from 30 May 2014 – 19 October 2014.

Robert Jacks b. 1943; d. 2014, AustraliaMister Bloom with his stick gently vexed 1965 oil on canvas, 154 x 153.5 cmRed painting 1968 oil on canvas, 176 x 238 cmThe city sleeps 2006 oil on canvas, 183 x 305.2 cmFour Edge White 1970–2003, painted timber, 91 x 91 x 7.5 cmEdge Red 1970–2003, painted timber, 180 x 15 x 15 cm Open Edge Red 1970–2003, painted timber and string, 206 x 57 x 2 cm These works are included in the National Gallery of Victoria’s major retrospective of the work of Robert Jacks. Curated by NGV curators Kirsty Grant and Beckett Rozentals the exhibition is on display from 3 October 2014 – 15 February 2015.

Arthur Boyd b. 1920; d.1999, AustraliaBride in cave 1958 oil and tempera on composition board, 90 x 120.6 cmBride drinking from a pool 1960, oil on canvas, 152.9 x 183.8 cmThese two works are on display at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in the exhibition Arthur Boyd: Brides. Curated by Heide Curator, Kendrah Morgan the exhibition is on display from 22 November 2014 – 8 March 2015.

COLLECTION LOANS

Robert Jacks Red painting 1968

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Defining the Modern Australian Landscape: Russell DrysdalePublished in association with Wakefield PressAuthor Christopher Heathcote Foreword by Lynne ClarkeIntroduction by Victoria LynnHard back book 90 pages

SolitaireEssay by Anthony Fitzpatrick16 pages

Yellow Eyes Burn and Return: Michelle UssherEssay by Anthony Fitzpatrick and Michelle Ussher6 pages

TarraWarra International 2013: Animate/InanimatePreface by Victoria LynnEssay by Victoria Lynn52 pages

PUBLICATIONS

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VOLUNTEERS AND TOUR GUIDES

The TarraWarra Museum of Art gratefully acknowledges the support of our volunteers who assist our staff in some aspects of the day-to-day running of the museum including security, reception and administration duties.

Their invaluable support is greatly appreciated and we continue to encourage new members to join this essential group. In particular, the delivery of openings, special events and public programs such as the ACO Concert Series is made possible through their support.

Our Volunteer Tour Guides continue to assist by learning about the current exhibitions, and assist with guiding of tour groups and during events. In addition the Volunteer Tour Guides take the newly introduced Thursday morning and Saturday afternoon free tours for visitors.

Jan AikenHelen HardhamJoanne Morice

VOLUNTEER TOUR GUIDES

Joanne MoriceJill NicolDeirdre PenhaleGraeme PurdyCatherine SanigaPeter SankRoy SmithAlinta StoutjesdijkConstance TurkstraDiana Viggers

Phyllis AgamJan AitkenSerene AustinChristina BowenDawn DavisRachael DillonDenise FarranIvan FilsellKate FosterBarbara FranklinAli Griffin

Helen HardhamGlenda JamesEmma JohnsonLizz KlineMim KocherHelen LambleRoss LoweMargaret LunsonClare LynchHelen McCormackMargaret McLoughlin

VOLUNTEERS

Jill NicolGraeme PurdyPeter Sank

Installation view of Solitaire 2014

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The TarraWarra Museum of Art Membership program offers locals and art enthusiasts the opportunity to be involved with the Museum. Membership benefits include free entry to the Museum, invitations to exclusive member events and a regular enewsletter. A new membership program was launched, including concession and family membership types.

159 memberships have been active in the 2013-14 financial year.

TWMA MEMBERS

Jodi AbbottVictoria AitkenJennene ArnelJudith AugustineDavid BakerBelinda BarnettBea BarrettRonald BeggAdele BegovichStan BilliauRachel BlakeJenny BrantonHelen BroadbentElizabeth BrookesPeter BrooksAllan BuckinghamChristine BuckinhamRose ChandlerLeanne ChristieHilary ClarkeAlan ClaytonAndre CleghornEsther CloonanAllan CoxsonJulie CrayfordJenny DavisMargaret DowseRohan Drake & Belinda RogersCarmel DuffyJanet DunstanMalcolm & Carole EdenDianne EmslieDavid EnglandMargeurite EnglandJane FitzherbertKate FlightSusie FryGiles GemmillSusan GillLiz GowerLiz GowerCarole GraceNatalie GrahamRichard GreenAnn HardingRobert and Sue HardingDavid Harper

MEMBERS

Madeleine HarrisStephen HarrisMary-anne HartlandChris & Robyn HawtingVirginia HeywoodSusan HillGlennys HockingKristina HoldenCorina HorstraChristine HughesMarilyn ImbergerRichard ImbergerAnne IronsGenevieve JacksonLynette JenkinAndrew KaighinMyra & Paul KaufmanAnne KeanKelvin KerneyFredy KocherZsuzsi KorchmaGabriel LafitteAnya LavenderDr Tony LawrencePenny LawrenceLeah LedinghamRichard LowePeter LucasBernard MaceHelen MannJoel MartinMeredith MartinJanne MartinengoLynthorne MatthewsNola MatthewsSue MatthewsIan McBeathKerry McGeorge-HodgesAdam and Sarah MenaryKaren MeulemanCarolyn MilledgeDianne MilwrightKylie MoppertWayne & Sue MorganNoël NicolsonElizabeth NinnisErin-Marie O’NeillJudy Osbourne

Kristin OttoHelen PappasWilliam ParkinPeter & Jennifer PaytenGlenn PetherbridgePeter PetherbridgeVivienne PottageBarrie PoverHeather PoverDale PrenticeCatherine ProudJan PymanLiz RansomeGarry RobertsKarin RobertsLaurence RollsAlexa RosengartenMaggie SailAnthony SaintGordana Frances SaricDr Elroy & Mrs Barbara SchroederAnthony ScottJennifer SeabrookCraig SempleMargaret ShepherdSusan Sims Lorna SkateAndrew SmithLaurie SmithJ. E Sobott-Gatewood3x Sophie Gannon GallerySue StansfieldMonty StephensElizabeth Stevenseon-RyanCharles StewartMary StewartMartin StoneCaroline StuartDebbie SzentalStephen SzentalMichele TannerKim TarpeyPhillip TaylorBruce ThomasAndrea TownsendDevorah VeinerJason Vuddamalay

Mary-Jane WagenfeldLyn WakemanJune WardMeg WebsterPhilip WebsterTimothy WheelerAmber WhelanTom & Ellen WhelanLisa WhiteSharyn WhittleAngela WilsonPatrick WittonAngela WoodHelen WoodSheila WoodJoan Wulf

1. Children displaying their masks within Animate/Inimate created at the Animal Mask Workshop2. The Australian Chamber Orchestra within Michelle Ussher Yellow Eyes Burn and Return April 2014

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS

ANIMATE/INANIMATE PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTSSchool holiday program: Animal Mask Workshop, 4 July 2013, 14 children participatedTaking the Animate/Inanimate exhibition as inspiration, artist Avis Gardner held an interactive workshop where children will created their own animal mask. Target audience children aged 7+.

ANIMATE/INANIMATE SYMPOSIUMSaturday 1 September 2013, 56 attendeesA day of lively discussions about the meanings, histories and vulnerabilities of the natural and animal worlds through the eyes of artists, cultural theorists and environmental scientists, this symposium coincided with the exhibition Animate/Inanimate at the TarraWarra Museum of Art. Held at the Brolga Room at Healesville Sanctuary, Badger Creek Road, HealesvilleSpeakers:Barbara Creed, Professor Screen Studies, University of MelbournePrue Gibson, writer and lecturerGlen Holland, Director, Healesville SanctuaryJanet Laurence, artistVictoria Lynn, Director, TarraWarra Museum of ArtDeborah Bird Rose, Professor, Environmental SciencesLouise Weaver, artist

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM: ANIMATED ANIMAL SELF PORTRAITS3 October 2013, 20 children participatedArtists and Animators Dell Stewart and Isobel Knowles encouraged children to create masks to wear in a series of portrait photographs which were then used to create an animated gif portrait. These animal characters allowed children to reflect on their personal qualities and express these through self-portraits as animals.

ANIMATE / INANIMATE TWMA HEALESVILLE SANCTUARY COMBINED TOURS7 July, 4 August, 1 September, 6 October, 47 participants over four toursParticipants took an insightful tour with TWMA curatorial staff of the Animate/Inanimate exhibition followed by a threatened species tour at the Healesville Sanctuary.

RUSSELL DRYSDALE AND FUTURE MEMORIALS PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

BRICK DONATION DRIVE14 July - 10 September 20133000 bricks were donated by the local community for the Future Memorials project created by two artists, Jonathan Jones and Tom Nicholson, in collaboration with Auntie Joy Murphy Wandin which explored the history of Coranderrk and Healesville

LOCAL BUSINESS AND VOLUNTEER PREVIEWFriday 18 October 2013, 30 attendeesA preview of the Russell Drysdale: Defining the modern Australian landscape and Future Memorials: Jonathan Jones, Tom Nicholson and Aunty Joy Wandin Murphy exhibitions.The aim of these events is to encourage word of mouth in the local community. Victoria Lynn, Christopher Heathcote and Jonathan Jones gave an extensive tour of the exhibitions.

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RETHINKING RUSSELL DRYSDALE – LECTURE BY DR CHRISTOPHER HEATHCOTESunday 10 November 2013, 86 attendeesA keynote lecture by Dr Christopher Heathcote, curator of Russell Drysdale: Defining the Modern Australian Landscape.

FUTURE MEMORIALS ARTIST TALK AND BOOK LAUNCHSunday 17 November, 65 attendeesArtist Tom Nicholson discussed his installation Towards a monument to Batman’s Treaty 2008-2013. Aunty Joy Wandin Murphy AO launched the new publication Paradise Lost: On and around the Great Moorool by Mick Woiwod and Anthony Fitzpatrick led a conversation with the author.

FUTURE MEMORIALS AND HEALESVILLE SANCTUARY JOINT TOURSSunday 12 January and Sunday 19 January 2014, 22 attendeesParticipants began with a tour with TWMA curatorial staff of the Future Memorials exhibition followed by a Spirit of the Land indigenous walking tour at the Healesville Sanctuary.

DISCOUNTED ENTRY TO THE HEALESVILLE SANCTUARY Reciprocal discounted entry was arranged during the Future Memorials exhibition for visitors to the Museum for the Helaesville Sanctuary and vice versa.

SOLITAIRE PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

SOLITAIRE: ARTISTS IN CONVERSATIONSunday 16 March, 4pm, 53 attendeesParticipants witnessed a lively conversation with exhibition artist Heather B. Swann, poet Kevin Brophy and curator Anthony Fitzpatrick, exploring the themes of the Solitaire exhibition and broader aspects of figuration.

THE SINGULAR FIGURE, A CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP INSPIRED BY THE WORKS IN SOLITAIRE10 April 2014, 2pm, 12 participantsArtist Sarah Metzner began with a group discussion of a few selected works in the Solitaire exhibition, focusing on the artists’ use of singular figures, landscapes, symbolic references, colours and mood. A small selection of the artworks will be studied and referenced in the workshop. Each child chose one of the works in order to study the use of figures, colours, backgrounds and foregrounds and created their own drawn and collaged work of a singular figure in an urban or natural landscape.

DANIE MELLOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

BREAKFAST WITH DANIE MELLOR10 May 2014, 15 attendeesParticipants enjoyed breakfast with Danie Mellor, including a tour of the exhibition and a memorable talk.

11. Visitors enjoying sunshine on the 10 year anniversary weekend 2. Visitors walking the TarraWarra Trail on the 10 year anniversary weekend. 3. Children playing cricket on the 10 year anniversary weekend

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS

TARRAWARRA BIENNIAL 2015 PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

HAVE YOUR DOUGH PORTRAIT TAKEN with artist Søren Dahlgaard, 1 June 2014, 11am – 3pm, 188 visitorsIn an exciting public event attended by 188 visitors, for the exhibition TarraWarra Biennial 2014: Whisper in my Mask, curated by Natalie King & Djon Mundine, internationally recognised artist Søren Dahlgaard took a new series of his well-known Dough Portraits of visitors to the museum. Some of the Dough Portraits taken at the Museum were then used within Dahlgaard’s artwork in the Biennial.

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS7 & 8 December 2013, 1287 attendeesIn celebration of 10 years since TarraWarra Museum of Art opened, the Museum held a weekend of fun family activities that were attended by almost 1,300 people. Activities included:• FREE ENTRY to the museum all weekend• Free TarraWarra Trail, visitors followed the trail to explore the fascinating history of the local area and the

museum• Free Pop up talks held on the hour from 12 noon – 4pm each day• Free Meet a Wedge-tailed eagle 12 noon each day, Bunjil the living embodiment of the creator spirit of

the Wurundjeri people made a special visit from Healesville Sanctuary• Free Cricket Clinic, held 11am – 1pm each day, inspired by Russell Drysdale’s iconic painting The

Cricketers 1948. Children and families polished up on their bowling and batting skills, led by the Healesville Cricket Club.

• Delicious casual food was available for purchase, from the Yarra Glen Men’s Shed and Yarra Valley Dairy• Children’s Workshop: Sculpture Making held 2pm – 4pm on Sunday 8 December. Led by artist Sarah

Metzner, children made their own sculpture, inspired by Clement Meadmore’s Awakening 1968

SUMMER SEASON26 December 2013 – 27 January 2014The Museum opened 7 days a week between Boxing Day and Australia Day

TARRAWARRA FESTIVAL FEATURING ACOHeld 5-6 April 2014Sold out well in advance, this festival is gaining a reputation as a highlight in the ACO calendar. A blend of fine art, live music and rolling hills, this weekend-long music festival in the Yarra Valley features intimate concerts led by Richard Tognetti for just 200 guests.

Attendance figures for the concerts were:Concert 1 – 5 April 2014 12.30pm - 203Concert 2 – 5 April 2014 6pm - 194Masterclass – 6 April 2014 11am - 168Concert 3 – 6 April 2014 2pm – 216

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1. Visitors having their Dough Portrait taken by Soren Daahlgard in preparation for forthcoming exhibition TarraWarra Biennial 2014: Whisper in My Mask2. Danie Mellor leading a tour of his exhibition Exotic Lies Secret Ties 20143. Anthony Fitzpatrick leading a tour of Michelle Ussher Yellow Eyes Burn and Return 20144. Victoria Lynn introducing Dr Christopher Heathcote for his lecture Rethinking Russell Drysdale 2013-14

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014

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Moore Stephens ABN 39 533 589 331. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. An independent member of Moore Stephens International Limited –members in principal cities throughout the world. The Melbourne Moore Stephens firm is not a partner or agent of any other Moore Stephens firm. And is a separate partnership in Victoria.

Level 10, 530 Collins StreetMelbourne VIC 3000

T +61 (0)3 8635 1800F +61 (0)3 8102 3400

www.moorestephens.com.au

Auditor’s Independence DeclarationTo the directors of Tarrawarra Museum of Art Ltd

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, during the year ended 30 June 2014 there hasbeen:

(i) No contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Australian Charitiesand Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 in relation to the audit, and

(ii) No contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit.

MOORE STEPHENSChartered Accountants

Rami EltchelebiPartner

Melbourne, 30 January 2015

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Moore Stephens ABN 39 533 589 331. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. An independent member of Moore Stephens International Limited –members in principal cities throughout the world. The Melbourne Moore Stephens firm is not a partner or agent of any other Moore Stephens firm. And is a separate partnership in Victoria.

Level 10, 530 Collins StreetMelbourne VIC 3000

T +61 (0)3 8635 1800F +61 (0)3 8102 3400

www.moorestephens.com.au

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORTTO THE MEMBERS OF TARRAWARRA MUSEUM OF ART LTD

Report on the Financial Report

We have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report ofTarrawarra Museum of Art Ltd, which comprises the statement of financial position as at 30 June 2014the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flowsfor the period then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and otherexplanatory information, and the directors’ declaration.

Directors’ Responsibility for the Financial Report

The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report and havedetermined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 to the financial report is appropriate tomeet the requirements of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 and isappropriate to meet the needs of the members.

The directors’ responsibility also includes such internal control as the directors determine is necessary

to enable the preparation of a financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due tofraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We haveconducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standard and the Australian Charities andNot-for-profits Commission Act 2012. Those standards require that we comply with relevant ethicalrequirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonableassurance about whether the financial report is free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosuresin the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the

assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error.In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’spreparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on theeffectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of

accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the directors, aswell as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our audit opinion.

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Independence

In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Charities andNot-for-profits Commission Act 2012.

Opinion

In our opinion the financial report of Tarrawarra Museum of Art Ltd. is in accordance with theAustralian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012, including:

a) giving a true and fair view of the company’s financial position as at 30 June 2014 and of its

performance for the period ended on that date; and

b) complying with Australian Accounting Standards to the extent described in Note 1, and theAustralian Charities and Not-for-profits Regulation 2013.

Basis of Accounting

Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes thebasis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared for the purpose of fulfilling the directors’financial reporting responsibilities under the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act2012. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose.

MOORE STEPHENSChartered Accountants

Rami EltchelebiPartner

Melbourne, 30 January 2015

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