Bequests
AGWA Bequest Circle
We are delighted to acknowledge and thank those who choose to remember the Gallery in their Will. By letting us know of your intentions, we can appropriately recognise your generosity, ensure we understand your wishes and provide opportunities for you to develop a closer relationship with the Gallery during your lifetime.
The AGWA Bequest Circle is a special community of Gallery supporters who have made provision for AGWA in their Will. Members of the AGWA Bequest Circle are recognised through a range of exclusive opportunities and acknowledgements, including:
- Invitations to exclusive AGWA Bequest Circle events, as well as selected AGWA Foundation events and activities.
- Formal acknowledgement in the AGWA Annual Report, AGWA Foundation Impact Report and on the Gallery’s Foyer Honour Board.
- Recognition of gifts of works of art, or acquisitions made possible through a bequest, on the artwork’s display label and wherever the image of the work is reproduced.
Becoming a member of the AGWA Bequest Circle is simple. All you need to do is let us know that you have remembered AGWA in your Will.
Mr (Ngarralja Tommy) May Warla, Flat Country 2021 (detail). Brass, aluminium, stone and soil, dimensions variable. Purchased through the Bonice Tollafield Bequest, The Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation, 2022. © Mr (Ngarralja Tommy) May/Copyright Agency. Photo by Bo Wong.
A lasting legacy
In late 2020, AGWA was honoured to be notified that a supporter, the late Bonice Tollafield, had left a generous bequest to the Gallery. In fulfilment of her wishes, the funds were directed towards commissioning a significant Indigenous artwork.
Ms Tollafield’s legacy enabled the acquisition of Warla, Flat Country, a major sculptural work by award-winning Wangkajunga/Walmajarri artist Mr (Ngarralja Tommy) May. The work, which takes the form of a golden rain cloud and hangs suspended from the ceiling in aluminium and laser-cut brass, positions Mr May firmly within global contemporary art dialogues about climate and Indigenous systems of caring for Country.
Ms Tollafield’s extraordinary gift will have a lasting impact, allowing audiences to experience and enjoy this remarkable work for generations to come.
Write your Will for free with Gathered Here
The Art Gallery of Western Australia has partnered with Gathered Here, Australia’s leading online Will-writing platform to offer our supporters a free online Will. In just 10 minutes, you can create a legally binding Will with unlimited updates for life. After you have taken care of your loved ones, you may wish to leave a gift to AGWA. All gifts, big or small, will help safeguard the future of WA’s State Art Gallery.
Bequest a brighter future
If you would like to discuss the possibility of leaving a bequest to AGWA, or to let us know that you have remembered AGWA in your Will, contact our Foundation Office via email foundation@artgallery.wa.gov.au or phone +61 8 9492 6685.
