Annette Welkamp is the founding director of Culture Counsel, and is an experienced and committed expert with many years’ experience in the international art, museum, culture and heritage sectors.

Annette has recently been granted the honour of a long-term United Arab Emirates Creative Golden Visa in recognition of her sustained and ongoing contribution to the arts in the Federation.

“Inventors, innovators, and exceptional talents in vital fields such as culture, art, sports and digital technology can obtain a golden visa regardless of their educational qualification, employment status, monthly salary or professional level. The visa requires a recommendation or approval from a federal or local government entity,” according to a UAE government website. Her Creative Golden Visa was supported by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority.

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Our team works with large and small organisations and companies, private collectors and artists, and a selection of our public and corporate clients is listed below.

 

clients: NOT-FOR-PROFIT and public INSTITUTIONS

Australia

  • Alfred Hospital Nurses League

  • Artback Northern Territory Arts Touring

  • Arts Project Australia

  • Australian Council of National Trusts

  • Australian Multicultural Foundation

  • Australian Museum of Army Flying

  • Australian Racing Museum

  • Bayside City Council

  • Buda Historic House and Garden

  • City of Boroondara

  • City of Moonee Valley

  • Craft Victoria

  • CSIRO Canberra

  • Deakin University, Bowater School of Management & Marketing

  • Deakin University, Museum Studies

  • Defence Heritage, Department of Defence

  • Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum

  • Geelong Gallery

  • Grote Reber Museum, University of Tasmania

  • Heide Museum of Modern Art

  • Heritage Council, Heritage Victoria

  • Kastellorizian Association of Victoria

  • Kokoda Barracks Visitor Centre and
    Intelligence Museum

  • Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery

  • Maritime & Movable Heritage Section, Department of the Environment & Water Resources, Commonwealth Government of Australia

  • Maroondah Art Gallery

  • McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park

  • Melbourne Girls Grammar School

  • Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

  • Museum of Military Engineering

  • National Exhibitions Touring Support (Victoria)

  • National Gallery of Victoria

  • National Trust of Australia

  • National Wool Museum

  • R.A. Rodda Museum of Pathology, University of Tasmania

  • Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

  • Shire of Corangamite

  • Shire of Glenelg

  • Sunshine and District Historical Society, Australia

  • The Australian Ballet School

  • The University of Melbourne

  • The University of Melbourne Law School

  • The University of Melbourne Museum of Art

  • University of Tasmania Art School

  • Vision Australia

  • Warrandyte Historical Society

  • West Space Artists Gallery

  • Women's Art Register

  • Yarra Valley Grammar Art Collection

United Arab Emirates

  • Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism

  • British Council Dubai

  • Dubai Culture and Arts Authority

  • Dubai Tourism

  • The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, Dubai

Qatar

  • Department of Textiles and Fashion, Qatar Museums Authority

  • Qatar Foundation

  • Qatar National Museum

  • Qatar Museums Authority

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Heritage Commission, Ministry of Culture

  • Monsha'at KSA

  • Museums Commission, Ministry of Culture

  • Qiddiya Museums Authority

  • Saudi Tourism Authority

  • Visual Arts Commission, Ministry of Culture

China

  • City University of Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences

The Netherlands

  • Bureau IMC

  • Dordrecht Museums

  • Groninger Museum

CLIENTS: CORPORATE, COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS

  • Abercrombie & Kent, Australia

  • ABT, Australia

  • ANZ Banking Group, Australia

  • Australians Studying Abroad, Australia

  • Barker Langham

  • Barker Langham Recruitment

  • Becton Group of Companies, Australia

  • BLR World

  • BHP Mining Art Collection, Australia

  • CCA Consulting, United Arab Emirates

  • Coopers & Lybrand, Utrecht, The Netherland

  • Emirates NBD Pearl Museum

  • Lord Cultural Resources

  • Motivate Publishing, United Arab Emirates

  • National Australia Bank

  • Odgers Berndtson, United Arab Emirates

  • RC Heritage, France / Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Services for Art, Australia

  • The Art Club, CNN

  • Trust Company of Australia

  • UAP (Urban Art Projects), United Arab Emirates

  • Wilson Associates, United Arab Emirates

Qualifications

  • Master of Arts in Museum Management, University of Greenwich, London

  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours), The University of Melbourne

  • Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies, Victoria College, Melbourne (now Deakin University)

  • Bachelor of Economics, Monash University, Melbourne

Committees

Professional committees on which Annette has served

  • International Council of Museums (Australia), Executive Board Member

  • Museums Australia, Art Craft Design Special Interest Group, Council Member & Newsletter Editor

  • Museums Australia (Vic), State Branch Committee Member

  • Museums Australia (Vic), Training & Professional Development Subcommittee

  • National Exhibitions Touring Services (Vic), Committee of Management Member

  • Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Australia, Board Member

  • City of Yarra Collections Management Committee, Chair

  • City of Yarra Arts Committee, Committee Member

  • Deakin University, Museum Studies Course Accreditation Committee