The 2009 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards were presented by Museum & Gallery Services Queensland at an Awards ceremony on 13 November 2009, hosted by the Queensland Museum South Bank.
The Awards were presented by the Honourable Anna Bligh MP, Premier of Queensland and Minister for the Arts.
The winners in all categories were:
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| Organisations: Staff of 5 or more | |
Winner - Gab Titui Cultural Centre, Ephraim Bani Gallery
THURSDAY ISLAND
Image left: Philemon Mosby, Torres Strait Regional Authority and Bronwyn Jewell, Gab Titui Cultural Centre (click image for larger version)
Special Commendation - Toowoomba Grammar School, Creation of a School Museum and Archives Centre
TOOWOOMBA
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| Organisations: Staff of under 5 | |
Winner - Noosa Regional Gallery, Floating Land 2009
NOOSA
Image right: Cr Bob Abbot, Mayor Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Christine Ballinger, Sunshine Coast Regional Council (click image for a larger version)
Special Commendation - Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology, ‘Archaeology on the Move’ Travelling Dig Program
CABOOLTURE
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Winner - Logan City Historical Museum Society, Tidying up the Collection Store
LOGAN
Image left: Douglas Cartwright, Logan City Historical Museum Society (click image for a larger version with Premier Anna Bligh MP)
Special Commendation - Central Queensland Military and Artefacts Museum Association Inc, Women in Wartime
ROCKHAMPTON
Special Commendation - Pop in the Box Children’s Art Gallery, Development and establishment of Pop in the Box Gallery and 12-month pilot
TOOWOOMBA
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Winner - Nick Mitzevich, The University of Queensland Art Museum
BRISBANE
Image right: Nick Mitzevich, The University of Queensland Art Museum (click image for a larger version with Premier Anna Bligh MP)
Special Commendation - Vicki Warden, Museum Resource Centre for Southern Inland Queensland
TOOWOOMBA
Special Commendation - Stephen Crawford, Museum of Australian Military Intelligence
CANUNGRA
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Winner - Kerrie Atkins, Gympie Regional Gallery
GYMPIE
Image left: Kerrie Atkins, Gympie Regional Gallery (click image for a larger version with Premier Anna Bligh MP)
Special Commendation - Edith Cuffe, Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology
CABOOLTURE
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The generous sponsors of the 2009 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards were:
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 | Queensland Museum South Bank: Event sponsor and host | |
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 | |
Archival Survival: Provided goods and services to the value of $1,000 for the winner of the category, Individual: Volunteer |
 | | Back row: Nick Mitzevich, The University of Queensland Art Museum; Philemon Mosby, Torres Strait Regional Authority; Douglas Cartwright, Logan City Historical Museum Society; Vicki Warden, Museum Resource Centre for Southern Inland Qld; Stephen Crawford, Museum of Australian Military Intelligence; Edith Cuffe, Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology; Cr Bob Abbot, Mayor Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Front row: Damien Kamholtz, Rachel Price, Pop in the Box Children's Art Gallery; Tom and Marion Patterson, Central Queensland Military and Artefacts Museum; Denise Miller, Toowoomba Grammar School; Kerrie Atkins, Gympie Regional Gallery. |
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The 2009 GAMAA trophies were by Queensland designer, Julie Shepherd.
Image right: 2009 GAMAA trophy (click image for larger version of all trophies)
Photographer for the 2009 GAMAA was Bruce Cowell.
Videographer for the 2009 GAMAA was Damian Walker.
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| Video of the Awards Ceremony (part 1) | |
| Video of the Awards Ceremony (part 1) | |
| The 2009 Judging Panel comprised: | |
| Gavin Bannerman, State Library of Queensland | |
Lisa Jones, Queensland Police Museum | |
David Gibson, Newstead House | |
Tracey Heathwood, Artspace Mackay | |
Sally Hinz, Dogwood Crossing @ Miles Gallery |
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Museum & Gallery Services Queensland convened an Advisory Committee to assist with planning of the 2009 Awards program.
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| 2009 Committee members were: | |
| Edith Cuffe, Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology | |
Mary-Clare Power, Tourism Queensland | |
Andrew Moritz, The Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich | |
Elliott Murray, Queensland Art Gallery|Gallery of Modern Art | |
Vicki Warden, Museum Development Coordinator | |
Tracey Heathwood, Artspace Mackay |
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