With the generous support of our community, Geelong Gallery raised $72,280 with 112 individual donors in our 2023 Annual Giving campaign focused on the development of a major drawcard survey exhibition, Cutting Through Time—Cressida Campbell, Margaret Preston, and the Japanese Print opening in May 2024.

Overall, the collective giving of donors will enable Geelong Gallery to enhance its commitment to community engagement, employment and the critical, yet costly, transportation of works of art from private and public collections.

Here’s what we can achieve with our community’s help:

• 100 works installed by professional art handlers providing local employment opportunities
• 800 local students provided complimentary entry with an Educator tour
• 19 works to receive condition reporting and transport from private and public collections
• The acquisition of a Margaret Preston print for the Gallery’s collection, thanks to the generosity of a major contribution by one of the Gallery’s long-time donors

This exhibition will reveal the influence of historical Japanese woodcuts on the art of the ground-breaking modernist Margaret Preston (1875-1963). It will be a very beautiful, revealing exhibition.

Donors

Thank you to the following people for their generous support of our 2023 Annual Giving.

John Adams, Colin Alexander, EM and JN Bailey, Christine Bell, Ian M Blair-Holt, John Brownbill, Caruggi, Wendy and Peter Clark, Fiona Collyer, Dianne Crawford, Suzanne Davies, Deam Family, Andrew Deane, Timothy Denton, Jess Douglas, Geoffrey Edwards, Kaye Fletcher, Jeanette Fry, Jean Valerie Gardner, Jan Glover, Grapsas Height Family, Kathie Hall, S. Hansen, Trevor Hilton, Chantelle Hodgson, Eliza Holt, Barbara Inglis, Dr Alison Inglis, Jackson Family, Victoria Jennings, Margaret Kellett, Jane Kennedy, Rosemary Kiss in honour of her late husband Conrad O’Donohue, Andrena Macfarlane, Patti Manolis OAM, Davina Margaret McIntosh, Mrs Patricia McKenzie, Susan McLeod, G and M Monckton, Adam Montgomery Family, Gerard Mullaly and Helena Buxton, I. Murfitt, Chris and Gary Nolan, Tim Noonan and Jacqui Read, Gail O'Grady, Laurence O’Keefe and Christopher James,Richard Palmer, Pippa Paton, Elise Perry, Pike Transport Pty Ltd, Ernst Power, B. and A. Ray, Brenda Reidy, Heather Rogers, Tim Rowley, Libby Russell, Marlene E. Ryan, Jayne Salmon, David Salmon, Lois Skelley, Elizabeth Slezak, Jason Smith, Karen Spreadborough, J. Stabb, Warwick Tiernan, Dr Bernadette Trifiletti, Catherine Vickers-Willis, Edward and Paddy White, Yan, Yvonne, Jenny Zimmer and 40 anonymous donors. We also thank a major anonymous private philanthropic donor and the Ruth Fagg Foundation Trust for their philanthropic support.

The growth of the Gallery’s collection has been due to donations of works of art by individuals, donations of works of art through the Federal Government’s Cultural Gifts Program and monetary donations from Geelong Gallery Foundation towards the purchase of works of art.

Geelong Gallery and Geelong Gallery Foundation are registered as deductible gift recipients with the Australian Taxation Office.

Cultural Gifts Program

Donations of works of art may be given under the Cultural Gifts Program to Geelong Gallery. This program encourages gifts of significant cultural items to public art galleries by offering donors a tax deduction for the agreed market value of their gifts.

The Cultural Gifts Program is administered by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. For detailed information on this program visit their website www.arts.gov.au

The Director or the Curator would be happy to discuss with you works proposed for donation, as well as the Gallery’s collection policies, and provide advice on contacting approved valuers. Please contact the Gallery to arrange a meeting.

Jason Smith

Director and CEO
jason@geelonggallery.org.au

Lisa Sullivan

Senior Curator
lisa@geelonggallery.org.au

A bequest to Geelong Gallery is a precious gift and most generous way of making a lasting contribution to the Gallery. Such a legacy will enable present and future generations to draw inspiration and have transformative experiences from this much-loved institution.

Making a bequest in your Will is a straightforward process. After considering your family and loved ones, you can make a real and positive difference to Greater Geelong’s community and cultural landscape.

The Gallery maintains a permanent record of its benefactors and will acknowledge your generosity in a manner you feel appropriate or anonymously. We will always respect your wishes.

Your generosity is Geelong Gallery’s future. Download our Bequest brochure and our How to make a bequest—a form for Wills and Estates guide.

We are happy to discuss how you can support the Gallery and any personal requests or special areas of interest you may have. For more information about our bequest program, please contact the Gallery on 03 5229 3645 or info@geelonggallery.org.au

By notifying us of your bequest, you will be invited to become a member of the Geelong Gallery Foundation's Hitchcock Society. The Hitchcock Society acknowledges its members, past and present, encourages future bequests and holds events to thank and celebrate the generosity of its members.

Dorothy McAllister Bequest—provides funds for the acquisition of early British (1780–1820) and Australian porcelain as well as examples of work by Geelong’s Colonial silversmiths.

Sybil Craig Bequest—provides funds for the acquisition of works on paper.

Dr Colin Holden Bequest—provides funds to ensure the Gallery will continue to collect, exhibit and research in the field of Australian and International printmaking.

John and Bette Mann—provides funds to support young Australian artists by enabling the Gallery to acquire their works for the collection.

Margery Rix Bequest—provides funds to present exhibitions and acquire works of art for the enjoyment and education of
our community.

JB Ryan Perpetual Trust—provides funds for the acquisition of works of art.