2021 GAMAA trophies by Michelle Yeatman, courtesy of Yarrabah Arts and Cultural Precinct. Photo: Andrea Higgins.

M&G QLD announced the Winners of the 2021 GAMAA on 14 December presented as a live online event. Watch the recording here

Congratulations to all the Winners and Finalists for their outstanding achievement in being selected for the 2021 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards.

Winners and Finalists

Exhibition view, Legacy: Reflections on Mabo. Courtesy Bundaberg Regional Galleries.

Projects

Organisations Paid Staff

Winner

Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts, Townsville, for Legacy: Reflections on Mabo exhibition

Finalists

Artspace Mackay for Ron McBurnie: In Search of Arcadia artist-in-residence program

Noosa Regional Gallery for Floating Land: point to point

Queensland Museum for I Do! Wedding Stories from Queensland

Museum of Brisbane for Bauhaus Now exhibition

Exhibition view, Re-Discovering Buk Ti: Chinese settlers in the Lower Herbert Valley. Courtesy Ingham Family History Association Inc.

Projects

Organisations Volunteer Run

Winner

Ingham Family History Association Inc. in partnership with Sandi Robb History and Heritage Consultant for Re-Discovering Buk Ti: Chinese settlers in the Lower Herbert Valley

Finalists

Queensland Women’s Historical Association for High Society 1860–1960 – an exhibition of evening attire worn to theatrical and social events in early Brisbane

Gladstone Maritime Museum for Relocation of Museum to East Shores Parklands

Wondai Regional Art Gallery for Gallery Extensions

Exhibition view, Our stories and designs. Courtesy Logan Art Gallery.

Engagement

Organisations with Paid Staff

Winner

Logan Art Gallery for Our stories and designs

Finalist

Brisbane City Council for City-wide Outdoor Gallery Augmented Reality Art Treasure Hunt

Museum of Natural History concept. Courtesy Australian Age of Dinosaurs.

Sustainability

Organisations with Paid Staff

Winner

Australian Age of Dinosaurs, Winton, for Our past, your museum. Building a sustainable Museum of Natural History in Outback Queensland

Captain Adele Catts, Army Museum South Queensland.

Individuals

Paid Staff

Winner

Captain Adele Catts, Army Museum South Queensland

Finalist

Billie-Jo Ogilvie, Artspace Mackay

Jill Hogrefe, Girls Guides Queensland Archive. Photo: Michele Pickering.

Individuals

Volunteer

Winner

Jill Hogrefe, Girl Guides Queensland Archive

NOTE: M&G QLD did not receive any nominations in the Engagement: Volunteer Run category or the Sustainability: Volunteer Run category. Additionally, the judges chose not to shortlist any Finalists in the Sustainability: Organisations with Paid Staff category or the Individual: Volunteer category.

2021 GAMAA trophies by Michelle Yeatman, courtesy of Yarrabah Arts and Cultural Precinct. Photo: Andrea Higgins.

Trophy artist

The Winners received an exquisite trophy specially commissioned from Yarrabah artist, Michelle Yeatman, made possible through the generous sponsorship of Public Galleries Queensland and AMaGA Queensland.

Public Galleries Queensland logo
Australian Museums and Galleries Association (Queensland) logo

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank our 2021 trophy sponsors Public Galleries Queensland and AMaGA Queensland. 

M&G QLD sincerely thanks the 2021 GAMAA judging panel: 
Michelle Blair, Regional Arts Officer – South West Queensland, Regional Arts Services Network
Rebecca McDuff, Director, Bundaberg Regional Galleries
Suzanne Gibson, Manager, Cairns Museum

Enquiries

Rebekah Butler

Executive Director, Museums & Galleries Queensland

07 3059 9744
[email protected]

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