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PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD<br />
As with previous years, this has been a demanding but successful one for the<br />
Art Gallery. During the year, we were active in fundraising and one <strong>of</strong> the major<br />
initiatives in this regard celebrates the past by taking a step into the future.<br />
David Gonski, Dorothy & Fred Street, Bob Carr<br />
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This is the formation <strong>of</strong> the Centenary Fund to<br />
commemorate 1<strong>00</strong> years <strong>of</strong> Australian Federation in 2<strong>00</strong>1<br />
and a century since the completion <strong>of</strong> the original galleries<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Art Gallery <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>Wales</strong>. The Centenary<br />
Fund will raise money for building projects and aims to<br />
recruit 1<strong>00</strong> patrons, each <strong>of</strong> whom pledges $1<strong>00</strong>,<strong>00</strong>0 over<br />
a designated period <strong>of</strong> time. It was launched in February<br />
2<strong>00</strong>0 and had 21 patrons signed up by the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
financial year.<br />
The first project to be underwritten by the Fund is a<br />
new 1<strong>00</strong> seat auditorium, which will be completed in<br />
2<strong>00</strong>1. It replaces the small auditorium which had to be<br />
demolished to make way for the expanded Gallery Shop<br />
this year. The relocation <strong>of</strong> the Shop enabled the creation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Dorothy Street Galleries <strong>of</strong> Twentieth Century<br />
Australian Art, which give a fresh and exciting focus to<br />
that area <strong>of</strong> the collection.<br />
The President’s Council has continued to provide<br />
invaluable help in many aspects <strong>of</strong> the Art Gallery’s life.<br />
Primarily, the President’s Council has assisted in funding<br />
part <strong>of</strong> our exhibition programme and also in helping us<br />
to find new ways in which to fundraise. Membership <strong>of</strong><br />
the President’s Council was increased during the year.<br />
I welcome the five new Council members: Ken Borda,<br />
Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank AG; Peter Ivany,<br />
Ivany Investment Group; Daniel Gauchat, Vice-President<br />
Korn/Ferry; Fred Hilmer, Chief Executive Officer, John<br />
Fairfax Holdings Limited, and Angela Clark, Managing<br />
Director, JCDecaux Australia.