Cultural gifts
Alick Tipoti | Torres Strait Islander, Kala Lagaw Ya people | Australia b.1975 | Mawa kedtha 1999 | Linocut on paper ed. 2/98 | 102 x 70cm | Purchased 2001 with funds from Energex Brisbane Festival 2000 through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation | Collection: Queensland Art Gallery
Sally Gabori | Kaiadilt people | Dibirdibi 2008 | Synthetic polymer paint on linen | Purchased 2008 with funds from Margaret Mittelheuser, AM and Cathryn Mittelheuser, AM, through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation | Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | © Sally Gabori, 2008 | Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney, 2009
Gifting an art work to the Queensland Art Gallery ensures that it becomes part of a significant Australian public art collection, is expertly cared for and will be enjoyed by future generations. More than a third of the Gallery's Collection has been acquired as a result of donations by visionary and generous individuals.
Donors are acknowledged at the appropriate Foundation membership level based on the value of the art work at the time of gifting. Please note that works of art acquired by the Queensland Art Gallery must further the vision for the Collection as outlined in the Gallery Acquisitions Policy.
Potential donors are invited to contact the relevant Curatorial Manager as the first step in the process. Gallery staff will then assist with organising valuations and liaising with the administrators of the Cultural Gifts Program.
For works by Australian and Indigenous Australian artists, please contact:
Curatorial Manager, Australian Art
(07) 3840 7931
For works by Asian and Pacific artists, please contact:
Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art
(07) 3840 7310
For works by international artists, please contact:
Curatorial Manager, International Art
(07) 3842 9198
Cultural Gifts Program
Art work donors may also be eligible for tax benefits under the Federal Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, which encourages greater corporate and personal philanthropy towards the arts in Australia.
The program offers donors the benefit of a tax deduction for the market value of their gift under Subdivision 30-A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. Deductions may be apportioned over a period of up to five years. Gifts made under the Cultural Gifts Program are exempt from capital gains tax.
For more information on the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, please visit www.arts.gov.au/cgp.
