The Gallery Foundation

The Gallery Foundation was established in 2005 to support the Grafton Regional Gallery.

The Foundation values the community pride and economic benefit which flows from the vital role the Gallery plays in the cultural, social and educational life of the Clarence Valley.

The aim of the Foundation is to build a fund, the income from which shall be used to develop the Gallery's collection and facilities.

Donations to the Foundation

The Foundation is operated through The Gallery Foundation Ltd, a public company limited by guarantee, which acts as trustee for The Gallery Foundation Trust (ABN 23 225 656 813), under which the fund has been established. Donations to The Gallery Foundation Trust Fund are tax deductible.

Donors are recognised for their generosity in the Acknowledgement Book on display at the Gallery, and also here.

Events organised by the Foundation

The Foundation conducts a series of events in the Clarence Valley each year as part of its fundraising activities. There is an Annual Dinner and Art Auction, the Gate to Plate, and Art in the Paddock.

Publications of the Foundation

The Foundation also publishes a series of limited edition prints from the Gallery's collection, and these are available for sale.

Achievements of the Foundation

The achievement of the first $100,000 raised by the Foundation was marked at the end of 2009 by commissioning a sculpture for the Gallery Courtyard, valued at $10,000, being the income earned from the Trust Fund to that time. The Sphere was installed early in 2010.

In July 2010, rare and distinctive Aboriginal clubs from the Upper Clarence, originally acquired by a private collector in the 1860s, became available through Sotheby's in Melbourne, and the Foundation participated in their acquisition for the Gallery's collection.

Contact

We welcome your enquiries about our work, and can be contacted by various means listed here.

Inclusion on the Foundation mailing list ensures invitations to special events (including those not advertised in the media) are sent directly to you.

2010 GTP chefs plating up for the degustation lunch
(Photo Margaretta Travers)

2010 Dinner Guests. Joy Walters, Michelle Page, Kate Thompson, Patrick Dougherty
(Photo Simon Allard)

2010 Gate to Plate Farmers Market. Asking the producer direct