IMAGinE awards

IMAGinE awards 2018

The IMAGinE awards recognise the people who work in museums and galleries across NSW and the contributions they make. IMAGinE celebrates all institutions and pays homage to those organisations run by volunteers, with limited budgets and minimal resources. These awards offer a unique opportunity for museums and galleries in NSW to advocate, promote their achievements and raise their profile within the sector and the broader community.

Nominations for th IMAGinE awards 2018 have closed, view the final list of nominees.

The 2018 award categories are:

Exhibitions Projects
Engagement Programs
Capacity Building, Capital & Sustainability Programs
Individual Achievement

We are also excited to announce the inaugural ACHAA Award for Excellence by an Aboriginal Curator.

For more information about the IMAGinE awards please contact 02 9252 8300 or imagine@mgnsw.org.au

IMAGinE awards night
The awards presentation night will take place at the National Art School on Friday 23 November 2018 (6-9pm). All nominees are eligible to purchase discount early bird tickets before the nomination closing date. Please read the Guidelines for more information.

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Title image: Pip and Pop’s Magic Moment in tactile exhibition at Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by silversalt

The IMAGinE awards are an initiative of Museums & Galleries of NSW, developed with support from Museums Australia NSW and Regional and Public Galleries of NSW.

1/13

EXHIBITION PROJECTS – GALLERIES: Winner

The Lock-Up – Know your neighbour
2/13

EXHIBITION PROJECTS – GALLERIES: Winner

Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre
Nganampa Kililpil: Our Stars – Art from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunyjatjara (APY) Lands
3/13

EXHIBITION PROJECTS – GALLERIES: Winner

Campbelltown Arts Centre
Myuran Sukumaran: Another Day in Paradise
4/13

EXHIBITION PROJECTS – MUSEUMS: Winner

Fairfield City Museum & Gallery
A Home Away from Home: Exploring Fairfield City’s Multicultural Clubs
5/13

EXHIBITION PROJECTS – MUSEUMS: Winner

Australian Museum
Transformations – Art of the Scott Sisters
6/13

CBCS PROGRAMS: Winner

Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest and Museum of Applied Arts & Science
Gravity (and Wonder)
7/13

CBCS PROGRAMS: Winner

Museums Discovery Centre
Shared Museums Collections Storage Project
8/13

ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS: Winner

Tamworth Powerstation Museum
Sparking Curiosity and Wonder: A K-6 Visit Experience and Education Kit
9/13

ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS: Winner

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Generation Art
10/13

ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS: Winner

Art Gallery of New South Wales
Nude Live
11/13

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT - VOLUNTEER: Winner

Debbie Sommers
Port Macquarie Museum
12/13

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT - PAID: Winner

Richard Perram
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
13/13

SPECIAL AWARD

Jeanette Crew, Chair of Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre was awarded for her lifetime contribution to Aboriginal culture in NSW.