Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 1 : Presscuttings, 1959-1962

iv 'Phan., mu 5133 AUSTRALIAN PRESS CUTTINGS inalbourna, Victoria F fern "TELEGRAPH" Brisbane, Ald. Children's art at Gallery Eighty drawing. and Paintings sent to Aus- tralia from South Africa as a gesture of goodwill are being shown at the Queensland Art Gallery. The exhibition, t h work of South African school children. was re- ceived by the Common- wealth Office of Educa- tion. It was prompted by the successful showing of paintings by Australian children as a contribu- tion to Natal's centenititi celebrations. A panel of Japanese children's paintings. pre- sented to the retirinn Australian Ambassador to Japan (Dr, E. R. Walker I . has been added to thy exhibition. The drawings and paintings will be shown Until June 20. From "COURIER MAIL" Brisbane, Gild. 2 2 MAY "Hats express sense of art" VERY time a woman chose a hat she " exercised her right as an artist, the Director of the Queensland National Art Gallery (Mr. Robert Haines) said yesterday. Mr. Haines was gues speaker at the C.W.A. State conference in the City Hall. "The same artistic prin- ciples apply to a woman's hat as a piece of sculpture," he Said. "It{ fact, a woman's hat is a particularly difficult piece of sculpture because its line and proportion have to harmonise with her head." "Spaghetti, too" MR. Names said most people had little idea of what art was. "It can be a hat, a bowl of spaghetti, a guest towel, or, perhaps artificial flow- ers," he said. "I hone the time will come when our Art Gallery will have not only paintings and sculptures, but a collection of the kind of things people can make in their own homes. "We should encourage good design in articles in household use. "Some people don't care tilt the look of the cup hey drink out of. "But a cup should not only held liquid-it should give eieuute to the eye." "TELEGRAPH" Brisbane, aid WATERCOLOURS ON DISPLAY 'Iwo watercolour, on ,ilk. Puts and Olsolioli \ b Thou Sydney artist lies, ProcTe tor. are O view on the legraphn Art Panel They have been lent by lithe National Gallery. "COURIER MAIL" Brisbane, Gild. STARK PICTURE ON ART PANEL FLIVI'N LYNN'S paint - Ins, "The Raft," a stark rendering of a tragic sub- ject, Is now on display on The Courier -Mail Art Panel. Lynn, VI, Is a former high school teacher and has had no formal art training, but has recently gained recognition by win- ning the 1957 Blake Prize and the Bathurst Prize, The painting, which was lent by the Queen and NationaLArt Gallery, will be on display for a fort- night. "COURIER MAIL" Brisbane, Old. 8 '9' Child art at the gallery By Dr. Certrinle Longer Following clime on the recent international Child Art Exhibition in The Courier -Mail foyer, chil- dren's paintings from South Africa and Japan are on display in the Print room of the National Gallery for two weeks. The South African paint- ings embrace all age groups up to 17. In addition to themes that will interest children anywhere in the world. such as "The Circus" or "Chil- dren At Play," these paint- ings are, of Course, strongly inspired by the South Afri- can scene. wills game hunt- ing and the life of natives much in evidence. These are charming, ml- ourful, and imaginative paintings. and the older children shots good promise. The paintings from Japan lace not indicatedi form a set on the same theme: the Gingko Tree turning golden in autumn. Olin notices sensitive feeling for mature. °ct Tee:tura 0 tobnaltahs This gesturJ "TELEGRAPH" Brisb; ART SHC An exhibition of dren's art now shown In the Print Qtleet of the National Art Gallo part of a collection rawings and painti . African South --;---,,:* children, which W ' ---*ir-4.igrattr3:, ceived by the, t,,to PRESS CUTTINGS Stalbridge Chambers 443 Little Collins Street Melbourne, Victoria From I, SO Y PAINTING IS THIS Is the time of year to put by a big will. sheet of plastic and plenty of news. paper for the dining -room table, 1 S prompted by V, This week The Sunday Mad Children's Art successful mail 'Contest opens. With that special sizzling ex- South Africa paintings of 1 sciigtehnticol ft t altihat exalts, is spoapdeirf,femreollset than ns 1t01010e cfhirisi.t tx.hailicanh Sons oschool sent dreraednoiign Qtititeeiernsileaanfletswi.11 eontferiboustr.15:: week or bsne jaldilsilftfpelitC)eaNisi different relwfroaiii3tPhetil. will Just mother of a girl of 13 the classes 15 years ago. an odd ehance.'out. Miss Vida Lahey begs .be.motherly, tending each tale slitkiconga raertzlilte couldthat bet cr - Nttelisaa:Iten:scel.1111Culdenderdenin's tlilsee the children at work at room the Gallery has for torn ago: i There are only 24 chit. is a panel 1"You really should go and, dren because that's all the the special Art Gallery chit- this fine gesture. 111Et:'an intle.relinot the work they do that head teachers who know tha and wellworthmornings dren 's class on Saturday And I call them luck. 'children, because they hap ILLE IA - -my daughter goes. It's pen to have had teachers o makes me say it's so won- drawing and painting aren't derful, it's the effect I see a bit of a rest from sums. on the girl when she Collies tables, and spellings, but a ionic. She's so happy and deep need that modern edu- relaxed, it's lust marvellous rational experiment has for her. That class really proved to exist ill children. does a won- derful job for stliiide di i itirI theire families." This sound- ed too good ittotentblitso'. I look immediate 1 y and opened iisisyslidlof °Orli faorvery bit: andielass teacher whether he or vitally interequie, stilt:wet she uses it. or whether the . .. the whole field of child children put almost all their antTliiitt t.QIfselisilatil'ide. Art Gal- class marks in the subjects :time into building tip good lery is a very special chance head teachers and inspectors open to Brubti ne St:, le ran examine them on. Sitliniol children %%ionise Teachers with classes of teachers have trot them more than 40 children Its- there by submitting work clotting "New Australians," which they dunk shows iiii-.sonsttlmes find it hard to iulial promise. make the time for messy ft means that n girl or boy painting preparation. trnIll SPITII or right upw e ards,i But to prove whether chil- who, parents might other -Men want this outlet, and wise think di his drawing and Parents feel with them, we painting as some sort of rim- have the surprising news lit -the -still child's game, rani which i got fro, the direc ha"' at- Ic'"at a year of s"t- tor of the Technical College mday mornings, for the mere, Art School iMr. C. G. sovintiociridof tares, in a different Gibly-i, that in the last couple of years children's llPresidio,_ , '',a`tall71' Iiir clu!" imaginative art classes Imoir (We, (I II rl of hie Con - be luny 'rrustecs. Is Mrs. Nt sncru rushedrt clown at George SlitNell. an art (mullet. specially talented and tramed'QuEuE FOR ART I,. CIIICIP her 24 lurks* charges, N\ lilt a touch as light as 1 EVERY WEEK eill)Web. Silt' is quiet. sin frititltb; are 200 children students among the 1000 odd total studying art, an -til , ,..ttnt,., io.1 or ob( CAROL, BERTIE'S COLUMN The State school syllabus provides for this need In arts a esnd handicraft l - sons anti some splendid equip- ment is to hand in many schools. But it to th