A WA parliamentary question seeks details on overseas gallery tours operated by the Art Gallery of WA (AGWA), including funding sources and participant numbers. The AGWA's response details tour locations, attendance, funding model, and privacy considerations.

AnsweredQoN 4004Legislative Assembly
Asked
11 September 2018
Portfolio
Culture and the Arts

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Does
the Art Gallery of WA sanction or operate overseas gallery tours and, if yes: (a) who
conducts the tours on behalf of the Art Gallery of WA; (b) how
many people go on each of the tours; (c) please
list the tours conducted and people who went for each of the years 2014-15,
2015-16, 2017-18; (d) how
are the tours funded; and (e) are
any Art Gallery of WA Foundation Members contributions funds used to fund the
tours: (i) if yes,
how much has been used to fund tours for each of the years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17
and 2017-18; (ii) which
tours were funded or partly funded; and (iii) what
was funded or partly-funded?

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Answered
9 October 2018
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
6 days
(a) As with most state art galleries, AGWA conducts overseas tours from time to time, led by the AGWA Director.
(b) Average attendance 17
(c) 2014-15 – Berlin and Dresden, 16 attendees; 2015-16 – nil; 2016-17 Japan, 23 attendees; 2017-18, Iran 12 attendees. AGWA respects the rights to privacy of the individuals who participated in the tour. As their names and personal details were collected only for the purposes of the tour, AGWA, in line with generally accepted privacy principles, would not want to disclose any information about them for another purpose unless the individuals consent to the disclosure.
(d) Self –funded
(e) No, the fee to attend the tour covers all costs
(i-iii) Not applicable

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