A parliamentary question seeks details about the Art Gallery of Western Australia's acquisitions from the 2010 Good Heart Mid-West Aboriginal Art Exhibition, its acquisition budget, and pending acquisitions. The answer reveals no purchases were made, but four works were gifted by a sponsor.

AnsweredQoN 3496Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 August 2010
Portfolio
Culture and the Arts

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In relation to the 2010 Good Heart Mid-West Aboriginal Art Exhibition, I ask:
(a) what four works were purchased by the Art Gallery of Western Australia and how much was expended on each piece;
(b) what is the amount of the acquisitions budget provided by the State Government budget allocation for 2010–2011;
(c) how much has been expended thus far this financial year; and
(d) what other acquisitions are pending?

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Answered
7 September 2010
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
28 days
(a-b) No works of art were purchased by the Art Gallery of Western Australia from the 2010 Good Heart Mid-West Aboriginal Art Exhibition. However, a sponsor of the exhibition, Oakajee Port & Rail, offered the following four works selected by the Art Gallery of Western Australia which were accepted as gifts to the State Art Collection.
Bruce Bradfield
Colours of the Coast
Bruce Bradfield
Colours of the Coast 2
Roy Merritt
Two textiles
(c) Nil.
(d) None
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