Queensland Centre for Photography

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The Queensland Centre for Photography (QCP) was an artist-run photographic institution that operated from 2004 until 2014. The Board, at a general meeting of the QCP held on 17 April, decided unanimously to close its Brisbane exhibition venue, following the withdrawal of core funding announced October 2013 by the Queensland state government. [1] [2]

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Previously at 33 Oxford Street, Bulimba, Queensland, Australia, it moved to a newly built venue on the corner of Cordelia and Russell Streets in South Brisbane, Queensland. [3] The Queensland Centre for Photography was regarded as one of the leading photographic institutions in Australia,[ citation needed ] its program included exhibitions, publications, international projects and the Queensland Festival of Photography. The annual exhibition program consisted of approximately 44 individual shows during 11 exhibition periods.

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  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "National Gallery questions closure of Qld Centre for Photography". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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