The 2008 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards were presented by Museum & Gallery Services Queensland at an Awards ceremony on 30 October 2008, hosted by the Queensland Art Gallery at the Gallery of Modern Art.
The Awards were presented by Leigh Tabrett, Deputy Director-General, Arts Queensland.
The winners in all categories were:
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Organisations: Staff of 7 or more
Joint Winner — Museum of Brisbane for Remembering Goodna: Stories from a Queensland mental hospital
Joint Winner — Queensland Museum for Queensland Museum On-Line Learning Resources
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Organisations: Staff of up to 6
Winner — Yugambeh Museum, Language and Heritage Research Centre for The Drumley Walk
Special Commendation — Redcliffe City Gallery and Logan Art Gallery for Blast! the influence of Manga and contemporary Japanese culture on Australian artists
Special Commendation — Dogwood Crossing @ Miles for Cultural Connections
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Organisations: Volunteer
Winner — Friends of Ormiston House for Bringing Heritage and Culture Alive
Special Commendation — Julia Creek Historical Society for "Opera House" Photographic Gallery
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Individuals: Paid
Winner — Kate Hard, Public Programs Manager, Cairns Regional Gallery
Special Commendation — Andrew Gill, Manager Cultural Activities, Bundaberg Regional Council
Special Commendation — Bruce Lentell, Manager, Rockhampton Heritage Village
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Individuals: Volunteer
Winner — Robert Ievers, Kronosaurus Korner, Richmond
Special Commendation — Rhonda Brosnan, Jondaryan Woolshed
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 | | Back row: Rory O’Connor (Yugambeh Museum), Andrew Gill (Bundaberg Regional Council), Robert Ievers (Kronosaurus Korner), Deborah Tranter (Queensland Museum), Tim Lynch (Redcliffe City Gallery), Peter Denham (Museum of Brisbane), Sally Hinz (Dogwood Crossing @ Miles), Bruce Lentell (Rockhampton Heritage Village). Front row: Annette Turner (Logan Art Gallery), Cr Hajnal Ban (Logan City Council), Kate Hard (Cairns Regional Gallery), Shirley Eckford (Julia Creek Historical Society), Meg O’Driscoll (Friends of Ormiston House), Sally Young (representing Rhonda Brosnan, Jondaryan Woolshed) |
The generous sponsors of the 2008 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards were:
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 | Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art: Event sponsor and host | |
Brian Tucker Accounting: 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 |
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The 2008 GAMAA trophies were designed by Queensland designers, Elizabeth Shaw and Nick Ashby.
Image left: 2008 GAMAA trophy
Photographer for the 2008 GAMAA was Damian Walker.
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| The 2008 Judging Panel comprised: | |
| Mary-Clare Power, Tourism Queensland | |
Gavin Bannerman, State Library of Queensland | |
Jan Brown, Outback Regional Gallery, Winton | |
Vivienne Moran, Maritime Museum of Townsville | |
John Waldron, Caloundra Regional Art Gallery |
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Museum & Gallery Services Queensland convened an Advisory Committee to assist with planning of the 2008 Awards program.
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| 2008 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 | |
Vicki Warden, Museum Development Coordinator |
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