Annual Report
2012
Content
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The Team
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Brisbanes Multicultural Arts Centre
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Chairman’s Report
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CEO’s Report
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Annual Programme - Overview
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Annual Programme
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Treasurer’s Report
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Statement Of Income and Expenditure
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Balance Sheet
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Celebrating
diversity
through the arts
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The Team
BOARD
THANK YOU…
CHAIRPERSON
Dilshani Weerasinghe (January - November)
VOLUNTEERS, STUDENT PLACEMENTS AND INTERNS,
A very special thank-you to all of our volunteers, student
placements and interns. Your support, for BEMAC, our
artists and audiences is invaluable and your enthusiasm and
dedication is a constant source of inspiration. We wish you all
the best.
ACTING CHAIR
Athol Young (December)
VICE CHAIRPERSON
Michael Krafft
TREASURER
Neville Conway
SECRETARY
Elda Batoz
MEMBERS
Harold Littlerm, Kerry Brown, Ben Farr-Wharton,
Tom Dick, Cat Sanford-Beechey
STAFF
CEO / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Joanne Pratt
PROGRAMME MANAGER
Tanya-Hiroko Martin
VENUES MANAGER
Simon Pyle
PRODUCER
Yenenesh Nigusse & Gonzalo Rodino
COMMUNITY ARTS MANAGER / CURATOR
Joan Winter
MARKETING COORDINATOR
Renata Alegria
EVENTS/FUNCTIONS COORDINATOR
Christina Hwong
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Brian Dubb/Kendra Naderi/Yenenesh Nigusse
ADMIN AND MEMBERSHIPS
Gladys Miles
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Brisbane Multicultural Arts Centre
At BEMAC we believe passionately in the continuation
of living cultural traditions, here in contemporary
Australia, that reflect the diversity of heritage within our
communities. As the peak body for Multicultural Arts in
Queensland, it is BEMAC’s core business to support the
development, presentation and promotion of multicultural
arts and artists, as we have done consistently over the last
twenty-five years. BEMAC is unique in this area of service
delivery in the Queensland arts landscape.
Our mission is to develop, present and promote the artistic
value, social and cultural worth and commercial potential
of Queensland’s multicultural arts and artists.
BEMAC has, throughout its twenty-five years of operation,
continuously and consistently served and promoted
multiculturalism and multicultural arts, recognising that
diversity of cultures and communities actively contributes
to Australian life. BEMAC therefore supports the practice
of culturally diverse art in the context of its cultural
background contributing to quality outcomes and a richer
and more vibrant cultural life for all Queenslanders.
BEMAC service provision has four core aspects, including:
Day-to-day service provision which consists of bookings /
agency service, referral service, contracted programming,
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marketing, auspice and grants assistance, artists individual
career guidance, volunteering and work placement
opportunities. In addition to this, BEMAC delivers across
three key program areas:
3 P PROGRAM – Produce, Promote, Present: A
BEMAC produced, robust calendar of key events,
showcasing both the range and quality of culturally
diverse performance arts across Queensland and from
interstate.
ENGAGE - Education, Training and Professional
Development: Key to BEMAC’s ongoing mandate to
ensure sustainable careers in the arts for culturally
diverse artists and arts-workers, this program is crucial
to both the development of individual artists and the
sector.
Art 4 All – Community Engagement with the Arts:
Community driven arts and cultural projects engaging
professional artists and arts-workers to work with
communities to “tell stories” of local significance
through a range of art-forms.
Chariman’s Report
It is my pleasure to present BEMAC’s 2012 Annual Report. Firstly I would like to acknowledge the leadership and direction
provided by Dilshani Weerasinghe as Chairperson over the
course of this reporting period. It has been a pleasure to work
with her and the rest of the Board during this milestone year in
BEMAC’s history. I was honoured to take on the role of actingChair in December. At the AGM in 2012, the BOARD committed to exploring the
legal and financial structures of the organisation with a view
to ensuring BEMAC remains in the best position to move
forward strongly into the future. This has resulted in significant
in-roads being made around Governance models and review
structures. The Board and I believe that there is no need for
major legal structural change. However, we would propose
the adoption of a new constitution, a revised membership
structure and a renewed Board election processes. The current
constitution has been in place since the incorporation of the
association 25 years ago and has been modified many times. The proposed change will position BEMAC’s governance
framework to allow the organisation to better face the
challenges ahead.
2012 was a significant year for the organisation. As well as the
ongoing programming throughout the year we also celebrated
BEMAC’s 25th birthday. Additionally, a timely relocation into
the new Queensland Multicultural Centre followed lengthy
negotiations towards a strategic partnership with the State
Government to manage the venue. The future looks bright for BEMAC and the Board continue
to focus on strategic development, financial stability and
enhanced profile to achieve our mission to develop, produce,
present and promote the artistic value, social and cultural worth
and commercial potential of Queensland’s diverse arts and
artists.
I would like to sincerely thank my fellow Directors for their
ongoing commitment. I wish to commend Jo and her hard
working and dedicated staff and volunteers who keep the
organisation moving along. I wish also to thank those many
people who have supported and assisted BEMAC over the
many years.
Athol Young
Chairperson
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CEO’s Report
In June 2012, BEMAC turned 25, and this significant milestone
in the organisation’s history was the catalyst for a reflection
on where we have come from and the many people and
organisations who have contributed to that journey and where
are we going and with whom as we move forward into the
next 25 years.
I would like to thank Dilshani Weerasinghe, my Chairperson
for the majority of 2012, for her commitment, vision and mild
manner, together with Tanya-Hiroko Martin, BEMAC’s new
Programme Manager, I believe we ushered in a new era for the
organisation this year, which has been a culmination of the last
3 years of redefining and refining.
Some of the significant outcomes over the course of the
year include this signing of an agreement with the State
Government in June to manage the venues in the new
Queensland Multicultural Centre, which was officially opened
in October. We entered a strategic sector development project
partnership with Queensland Theatre Company, LaBoite and
Metro Art looking at diversity and theatre in a national pilot. In
addition, and we secured the Australian associate membership
with Jenuesse Musicales International to deliver the Ethno
international music exchange project and formed a partnership
with Woodford Folk Festival to deliver that platform.
These highlights are just a few of the amazing things we
achieved in this milestone year, and I look forward to working
with the Board and staff to continue to do what we do best. I
would like to thank both our programme and funding partners
for their on-going support as we move into the next 25 years of
celebrating multicultural arts in Queensland and beyond.
Jo Pratt
Chief Executive Officer
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Annual Programme - Overview
In 2012 BEMAC has continued to actively pursue opportunities
for partnerships, new markets and business opportunities that
add to the strength of our ability to engage, develop, showcase
and increase demand for world music and multicultural arts,
traditional and contemporary; by culturally diverse artists, which
enables a genuine engagement with communities, particularly
young people and emerging artists.
BEMAC has delivered a multi-faceted, multi-artform, integrated
program, increased audiences for and participation in the
arts by migrants and refugees, through the provision of a
comprehensive program which focuses on community arts and
cultural development projects, artist development, creative and
innovative marketing and the delivery of a high quality program
of events and exhibitions.
BEMAC’s 2012 program was centred around the on-going
provision of day-to-day support for multicultural artists,
arts-workers and their communities, targeted training and
development programs, a range of community arts and cultural
projects and an annual program of events, festivals and
exhibitions. The key public outcomes for 2012 have included
the ongoing Planet series at Brisbane Powerhouse, the Zillmere
Festival, World By Night Festival, the Her hand’s exhibition and
the second Ethno-Australia Music Camp.
Annual Programme
Art 4 All – Community Engagement
with the Arts:
She Says – This project targeted women from refugee and
migrant backgrounds in Brisbane and Logan, who have
arrived in Australia within the past 15 years. The workshop
and mentoring program provided an introduction to the basic
principles of writing. Participants were given the opportunity
to visit the State Library of Queensland and the Queensland
Writer’s Centre and attend sessions at the Brisbane Writers
Festival. Partners include ACCES, MDA, Qld Writer’s Centre and
Gold Coast Magic.
Art Bites - A free workshop series run in partnership with
Brisbane City Council, with a range of artist across a range of
art forms, including music, dance, visual arts and craft.
ENGAGE - Education, Training and
Professional Development:
Music Industry Training – focused on targeted one-on-one
career development advice, delivered in partnership with Q
Music. Workshops series were run in Brisbane and regionally
in Rockhampton and Ipswich/Lockyer Valley, with excellent
outcomes for participants.
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Industry professionals worked with participating artists from
diverse backgrounds to develop their knowledge of legal and
financial matters, marketing and promotion, recording and the
record industry, song-writing and craft development, grants
and funding opportunities, artist management, and networking
opportunities. The Brisbane based students concluded their
learning experience with showcase performances at the new
Queensland Multicultural Centre.
Ethno – The Ethno Australia Music Camp was held for the
second time in 2012, this time on the Woodford Folk Festival
site, increasing the collaboration with the QFF. Young musicians
from around the world and the country gathered to share
traditional folk music.
At the end of the extensive week the resulting ‘Ethno Folk
Orchestra’ performed at World By Night and at the opening
ceremony of Woodford Folk Festival to an audience of 5,000 +.
3 P Program – Produce, Promote, Present:
Planet – In 2012 BEMAC continued its partnership with
Brisbane Powerhouse to present Planet world music series. In
addition to the free monthly concerts on the turbine platform,
there were five ticketed shows held in the Visy theatre.
Attendance at all Planet events was good, with highlights
including: Hymalayan Desert – Indo-flamenco, The Hidden
History Project, Tibet2Timubuk2 and Lotus Star, Rhythms of
Melanesia, Sacred World and Cold Classik Odds.
Zillmere Festival – One Place, Many Cultures - Held
the first Saturday in June, this Festival is presented in
partnership with Jabiru Youth and Community Services Inc, with
support from Brisbane City Council and Multicultural Affairs
Queensland. In 2012 the indigenous content was increased
significantly. While the event was effected by whether,
attendance was still reasonable.
Her Hands – Phase 2 - A project working with women from
a range of refugee and migrant backgrounds to develop skills
in the creation, exhibition and enterprise of traditional handcrafts.
In 2012 this project moved into its 2nd phase, with the
development of a touring exhibition of both contemporary and
heritage works.
World By Night - A key feature on the annual BEMAC
calendar, and wraps up the program for the year. An annual
evening festival, located in King George Square, Albert Street
and Burnett Lane, this event celebrates food, music, dance
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and craft of Brisbane’s culturally and linguistically diverse
communities.
The program this year featured a range of diverse dance ‘flash
mobs’, fantastic world music bands, and a presentation from
the ‘Ethno Folk Orchestra’.
Music By the River – Taking full advantage of Brisbane’s
riverside culture, this outdoor concert series included
performances from a range of favorite Brisbane based acts
including Silk Road, Torres Strait Ailan music and Sunas.
Fete De La Musique – BEMAC participatied in this global
free music event, presenting a lunchtime concert in Moorooka.
Cultivart – An emerging artists showcase, this series of three
concerts featured graduates of our music industry training
program.
Reel Connections – Thai Film Project – BEMAC, AustraliaThai Institute and Griffith Film School teamed up to present two
distinctive Thai film makers and their work, and kick off what
will be an ongoing program of diverse film at the Queensland
Multicultural Centre.
Treasures’s Report
Year ended 31st December 2012.
2012 was year of milestones for BEMAC, marking 25 years
of incorporation. Other significant changes included the
relocation of the organisation to the new Queensland
Multicultural Centre and the associated venue management
responsibility of this new State Government owned facility.
Overall results for the financial year saw a slight increase to
the existing deficit. External contexts, including a change of
Government at the State level and the loss of some contractual
income as a result, in addition to the decision to employ
a permanent Programme Manager in spite of anticipated
contracts not coming to fruition, were the main contributing
factors to this result.
However overall there were good increases in a number of
income areas, including philanthropy, with new projects funding
by John Villiers Trust and the Scanlon Foundation. Donations
were received to the tune of $10,000 and grants income
increased by almost 100%. Venue Management revenue
accounted for $96,000 of new income.
The biggest increase in expenditure was again associated
with wages and salaries, consistent with additional positions
associated with both the program delivery and venue
management responsibilities.
Overall results see the split in income streams with a slight
increase in earned income from 32% to 34%. Ratio’s of
philanthropy and fundraising, although increased, remain a
priority for growth into the future, currently reflecting only 10%
of all income.
I would like to acknowledge the work of the CEO and staff, in
addition to thanking the auditor, Jason O’Connor (B.CommCPA)
for his work on the annual audit and acknowledge his ongoing
appointment. I would like to thank Kestrel Solutions for their
work with the CEO to implement changes to accounting
systems reflective of the organisation’s operations and future
growth.
The organisation has moved into a position of more secure and
diverse income streams, positioning itself for future growth.
Harold Littler
TReasurer (acting)
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STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012
Note
2012 $
2011 $
56,614
115,196
7,583
9,519
10,045
-
8,487
8,547
275,650
194,347
40,000
-
INCOME
Administration fees and recoveries
Auspicing fees
Donations and sponsorship
Fees - other
Grants received
Grants received - philanthropic
968
1,125
Membership fees received
2,015
1,152
QMC venue management
96,208
3,291
Rooms and equipment hire
1,000
6,599
Sundry income
936
4,403
Total income
499,505
344,178
Advertising
29,482
-
Audit fees
1,000
1,000
Bank fees
898
684
Bad debts
719
-
2,438
1,064
Contractors
18,295
-
Depreciation
4,240
3,454
Insurance
1,686
7,980
468
756
9,585
6,032
777
50
204,284
223,086
Rent and electricity
8,298
5,728
Repairs and maintenance
4,254
845
Subscriptions and licenses
2,406
1,605
Sundry expenses
6,472
1,770
Superannuation
13,516
7,524
Telephone, facsimile and internet
8,577
6,365
Travel expenses
9,175
949
175,073
123,014
345
314
501,987
392,223
(2,482)
(48,045)
(2,482)
(48,045)
Interest
LESS EXPENDITURE
Catering
Postage
Printing and stationery
Professional development
Project expenses
Wages, salaries and sub-contractors
Workcover
Total Expenditure
Deficit before Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense
Deficit after Income Tax Expense
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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2012
Note
2012 $
2011 $
3
17,138
40,993
22,579
17,484
(791)
-
Sundry debtors
10,500
-
Total Current Assets
49,427
58,476
5,075
6,167
5,075
6,167
54,502
64,644
49,485
37,183
Provision for employee entitlements
12,675
16,832
Unexpended grants and funds
33,032
48,837
Total Current Liabilities
95,193
102,852
TOTAL LIABILITIES
95,193
102,852
(40,691)
(38,209)
(2,482)
(48,045)
(38,209)
9,836
(2,482)
(48,045)
(40,691)
(38,209)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash assets
Accounts receivable
Less provision for doubtful debts
NON CURRENT ASSETS
Plant and equipment
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Total Non Current Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Payables
NET DEFICIT IN ASSETS
EQUITY
Opening deficit in equity
Deficit for the year
Total Deficit in Equity
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Contact
Phone - 07 3391 4433
Email - [email protected]
Queensland Multicultural Centre
Level 1, 102 Main Street,
Kangaroo Point, Qld
bemac.org.au