| 2007 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards |
The 2007 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards were presented by Museum & Gallery Services Queensland at an Awards ceremony on 15 September, hosted by the Gold Coast City Art Gallery at the Gold Coast Arts Centre.
The Awards were presented by Mr Terry Gibson, Director of Creative Communities, Arts Queensland.
The winners in all categories were:
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Organisations: Staff of 7 or more
Winner Queensland Museum for Journey of Understanding: Refugee and Cultural Diversity education kit
Special Commendation The Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich, for Great Railway Journeys of Australia
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Organisations: Staff of 16
Winner Caloundra Regional Art gallery for Ownership, Wave Hill Walk-Off 40th Anniversary exhibition
Special Commendation Redcliffe Museum for Rehousing of Collection in Primary Store
Special Commendation Kingaroy Heritage Museum for The Peanut Museum
Special Commendation Jugglers Art Space Inc. for [gRafFic] project
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Organisations: Volunteer
Winner Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association for Building Relocation project
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Individuals: Paid
Winner Nancy Calder, Director, Special Projects and Cultural Programs, Isis Shire
Special Commendation Christine Ianna, Manager of Preservation Services, Queensland State Archives
Special Commendation Virginia Rigney, Curator Public Programs, Gold Coast City Art Gallery
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Individuals: Volunteer
Winner Joan Hubbard, Chinchilla White Gums Gallery
Special Commendation Merv Volker, The Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich
 | | Back Row: Joan Hubbard, Christina Ianna, Michelle Smith, Bernadette McCormack, Josh Tarrant, Maria Thoumine, John Waldron, Cr. James Houghton,
Front Row: Nancy Calder, Yvonne Kelley, Peter Breen, Randal Breen, Deborah Tranter |
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| The generous sponsors of the 2007 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards were: | |
 | Brian Tucker Accountant: Sponsored the commissioning of the GAMAA trophies. | |
Brandi Projects: Provided goods and services to the value of $1,000 for the winner of the category, Individual: Paid | |
Zetta Florence: Provided $500 worth of conservation materials for the winner of the category, Individual: Volunteer | |
Event host Gold Coast City Art Gallery |
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The 2007 GAMAA trophies were designed by Queensland designer, Craig Flood.
The 2007 Judging Panel comprised:
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| Ian Jempson, Queensland Maritime Museum | |
Mary-Clare Power, Tourism Queensland | |
Annette Turner, Logan Art Gallery | |
Michael Wardell, Artspace Mackay | |
Sally Watterson, Tweed River Regional Museum, NSW | |
Pamela Whitlock, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum |
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Museum & Gallery Services Queensland convened an Advisory Committee to assist with planning of the 2007 Awards program.
2007 Committee members were:
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| Elva Cupo, Rockhampton Art Gallery | |
Helen Collins, Outback Regional Gallery, Winton | |
David Gibson, Newstead House, Brisbane | |
Mary-Clare Power, Tourism Queensland | |
Andrew Moritz, The Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich | |
Elliott Murray, Queensland Art Gallery | |
Annette Turner, Logan Art Gallery | |
Ian Watts, Gold Treasury Museum, Melbourne |
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