Winners 2013

Aunty Fay Carroll
Aunty Fay warmly kicked off the night with Welcome to Country. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Michael Rolfe, M&G NSW CEO
Introduces the 2013 IMAGinE Winners and the Highly Commended recipients. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Peter Doherty with Oliver Frankel, Chair M&GNSW
Peter from the Mid North Coast Maritime Museum accepted the Collection Management Award (Volunteer category)for the South West Rocks restoration project. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Morgan Sant, Graham Hinton and Oliver
Morgan and Graham from the Lady Denman Heritage Complex accepted the Collection Management Award (1-2 staff category) for the Collection Management Centre. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Judy Kean with Oliver Frankel
Judy from Tweed River Regional Museum accepted the Collection Management Award (3-20 staff category) for the Collection Assessment and Relocation Project. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Ray Christison, his wife Jenny and Oliver Frankel
Ray from Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park accepted the Exhibitions Award (Volunteer category) for Fire in the Mine. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Bill Spiers with Oliver Frankel
Bill from Temora Rural Museum accepted the Exhibitions Award (1-2 staff category) for Willo's Wiradjuri Keeping Place. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

David Ellis and Michael Turner with Oliver Frankel
David and Michael from the Nicholson Museum with the Exhibition Award (3-20 staff) for The Lego Colosseum.Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Anne Loxley with Oliver Frankel
Anne, Curator, C3West - Museum of Contemporary Art Australia accepted the Exhibition Award (over 20 staff category) for Ultimate Vision - Monuments to Us. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Marea Buist with Oliver Frankel
Marea from Yamba Museum accepted the Volunteer Museum Education and Audience Development Award for VISIONS4CHANGE. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Fiona Ferguson with Oliver Frankel
Fiona from Age of Fishes Museum accepted the Education and Audience Award (1-2 staff) for Take Away Fish. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Richard Perram with Oliver Frankel
Richard, Director of Bathurst Regional Art Gallery accepted the Education and Audience Development Award (3-20 staff category) for their Look Art Talk program. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Gary Crocket, Caroline Bulter-Bowden and Oliver
Caroline from Sydney Living Museums accepted the Education and Audience Development Award (over 20 staff category) for Sydney Living Museum's Hyde Park Barracks Audio and Auslan guide. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Mary Darwell, Executive Director Arts NSW
Announcing the Individual Achievement Awards. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Phil Gordon with Oliver Frankel
Phil was awarded the Individual Achievement Award (Paid staff category) for services to Aboriginal Australia through his active and passionate involvement in repatriation projects with the Australian Museum. Photography: Mimi Kelly.

Ray Christison with Oliver Frankel
Ray received the Award for Individual Achievement for Volunteers for outstanding contribution to the Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park. Ray continues to be heavily involved in the Museum's growing successes. Photography: Mimi Kelly.
Individual achievement: Professional
Winner
Phil Gordon: Australian Museum
Individual achievement: Volunteer
Winner
Ray Christison: Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park
Acknowledgment
Mark Lipscomb: Adelong Alive Museum
Exhibitions: Volunteer
Winner
Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park: Fire in the Mine
Exhibitions: 1 -2 staff
Winner
Temora Rural Museum: Willo’s Wiradjuri Keeping Place
Highly commended
Peacock Gallery and Auburn Arts Studio: Immersed
Exhibitions: 3 – 20 staff
Winner
The Nicholson Museum: The Lego Colosseum
Highly commended
Lismore Regional Gallery: Not Quite Square
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art and Carriageworks: Song Dong
Exhibitions: Over 20 staff
Winner
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in collaboration with Hurstville City Council and Westfield Hurstville: Ultimate vision – Monuments to Us
Collection Management: Volunteer
Winner
Mid North Coast Maritime Museum: South West Rocks flagstaff restoration project
Highly commended
Tumbarumba Historical Society Museum and Archive: History Archive and extension to Tumbarumba Library
Collection Management: 1 -2 staff
Winner
Lady Denman Museum: Collection Management Centre
Collection Management: 3 – 20 staff
Winner
Tweed River Regional Museum: Collection assessment and relocation
Highly commended
Mosman Art Gallery: The Balnaves Gift and the development of a collection philanthropy program
Education & audience development: Volunteer
Winner
Yamba Museum: VISIONS4CHANGE
Education & audience development: 1- 2 staff
Winner
Age of Fishes Museum: Take Away Fish
Education & audience development: 3 – 20 staff
Winner
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery: Look Art Talk: Art and Alzheimer’s pilot program
Highly commended
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery: Coffs Harbour children’s art & culture festival
Education & audience development: over 20 staff
Winner
Sydney Living Museums: Hyde Park Barracks Museum audio and Auslan tour