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

"TELEGRAPH" Brisbane, Ald. THIRD TERM PROPOSAL A special meeting of the Women's Historical Association is being held at Newstead House today to consider amend- ing the association's constitution. A petition. maned bs dent's term has been nearly 300 members of for two years only. the association, was sent some weeks ago to the president. Mrs. Charles Young, requesting that she allow herself to be nominated for a Nutlet e. term of office. This necessitates I! amending the constitu- ; Hon of the association Before the special meeting a luncheon lecturette was held at Newstead House when tile guest speaker was Mr. Robert llamas. (Meeks. of the Queens- land National Art Gal - 1(.13 who spoke on "Historic Monuments as hitherto the tires'. 1111111 show." Est. 1904 'Phone: MU 5133 AUSTRALIAN PRESS CUTTINGS Melbourne, Victoria From "TELEGRAPH" Brisbane, Ald. r4-CWA SCHOOL FOR LEADERS AN interesting and varied programme has been arranged for the QCWA State Younger Set Leadership School The five-day school which begins on August 27 will be officially opened by the Lady Mayoress (Mrs. T. R. Groom) who will speak on "Good Citizenship." Other lectures during the week will include those by Miss Fay Rose of the Shirley Stannard School of Charm, the State International Officer. Mrs. R. G. Bal- dock and the Director of the National Art. Gal- lery. Mr. Robert HaInes. Visits will be made to the CiLy Hall where a City Council Session will be observed, to the Wacol Migrant Centre, the Art Gallery and to the theatre. fJai Est. 1904 'Phone, MU 5133 AUSTRALIAN PRESS CUTTINGS Melbourne, Victoria From "TELEf;RAPH" Brisbane, Old. GlIt' I NG the orient:lc, It tile an- nual exhibition of the Half IJoven Group of Artists at Centain House by lit. firms. Barr:irk sherry party on Mooday 111Xl, Nil. I;011111 Ihnne.. 111. islor tit Ilya N.111,111111 Art vim. II short talk .41 his ObSt.1.- liti1ng of aill In Spain he Country Woman 41,4.04141,411.111.4.0 By iikujorie Palfroman Younger Setters with Mr. Robert Haines, at the Q.C.W.A. Club. The girl. are: Back row, Orelene Clenwright (Charters Towers), Betty Hock (Springsure), Anne Whittington (Charleuille), and Ann. Hill (Kuranda). Front, Joan Moss (Cunnamulla) and Pam Dooley (Winton). ART GALLERY'S FUNCTIONS Educate public taste ONE of the highlights of the successful Q.C.W.A. Younger Set leadership school in Brisbane was the talk given by the Director of the Queensland National Art Gallery (Mr. Robert Haines) whose subject was "The Functions of an Art Gallery." Younger set members If people thought along visited the gallery prior to these lines, they would be - the talk, and had many come interested in art. salient questions to ask Mr. Haines. They showed in- telligent interest a n d agreed that this session was a step in the right di- rection. It gave them an insight into painting and sculpture, which whetted their appetites for more knowledge. Mr. Haines told the girls that the function of an art gallery in the community was to educate and direct public taste. He said it should set standards, and higher standards were needed in a young country. When a country was young, first things came first --elementary require- ments were all-important; but as a country grew stan- dards became higher. After travelling in many parts of Europe, Mr. Haines claimed that Australia was the best country in the world. He said there was great hope for its future, and that it was Important to grow up well and as a cultural people take our place in the world. Jargon debunked Mr. Haines is a de- bunker of art "Jargon." He said there was more non- sense talked about art than anything else, with the re- sult that people became afraid of galleries. There was confusion in their minds because they had no idea what art really was. He explained that art was not any of God's crea- tions: It was conceived in the mind of man. Art could take any fort i --sculpture, painting. n ric pudding. the clothes w wear. He said a woman' hat was like a piece sculpt tire. It had line nn proportion. Sometimes was on odd Mere of sculp- ture, but It had to he allied to another piece of oddly shaped sculpture called the head. Mr. Haines advised the girls to be careful not to pass Judgment on what they did not understand. They should accept the Judgment of an expert, and then strive to see what the artist had expressed. The average person liked a landscape, and also a portrait because of memor- ies. These things had nothing to do with art which had a wide general application. He said that the first step towards understanding art was to understand the artist himself. A real ar- t+ Debutantes-Phyllis Ne and Clare Appleby, Boonah, who were pre.. that was rather an extra- ordinary person; that was why he was a good artist. A true artist painted be- cause he had something to say which could not be said In any other way. He had to he a good crafts- man, too, to pin his thoughts and feelings in paint on the canvas. Mr. Haines is planning an exhibition "Which do you prefer?" It will show shoes, hats, telephones, pot - tery, lampshades, kitchen utensils-anything good and bad of its kind. He has been collecting for this exhibition for some time. "It will look like II tumble sale. " said Mr. Haines. "But it will make people think, and will teach them what to avoid and why."