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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND THE ARTS

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Question No. 554

Canberra Contemporary Art Space

MR KAINE - asked the Minister for Education and the

Arts on notice on 7 August 1991:

(1) what is the annual government grant to the Canberra Contemporary Art Space (CAS) in Gorman House.

(2) How many people are employed and what are the

salaries (a) full time; and (b) part-time.

(3) In 1990-91 how much revenue was generated by OCAS and how was the revenue generated.

(4) Are records kept of the number of people visiting CAS; and if so, how many did so in 1990-91.

MR WOOD - the answers to Mr Kaines questions are:

All grants to artists and arts organisations are paid on a calendar year. CAS operates its financial year on a calendar year basis.

The figures given below are for the 1990 calendar year.

(1) The annual government grant to CAS is was $93,000.

(2) Three people are employed by CAS and their salaries

are:

Administrator (full time) $31,156

Director (full time) $35,764

Admin Assistant (part time) $11,875

(3) $23,506 revenue was generated by CAS:

Membership fees/subscriptions $ 3,536

Interest $12,587

Sales . publications $ 3,753

. other (sundries) $ 1,656

Opening Functions (Bar sales) $ 1,974

(4) 16,500 people visited CAS in this period.

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