Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 10 : Record of press coverage, March 1982 - May 1984

The Daily Sun 24 September Festival '82 bursts Into the Queensland Art Gal– lery with elrht spectacu– lar new exhibitions. Costumes, masks and jewellery of the Com– monwealth Is a stunning collection of priceless pieces from 62 countrlrs. Some are ancient , t • Jewelled weddlnr s , of India and Sri Lanka>, others futuristic (the slinky deslrns of Jean Muir and Zandra Rhodes). Jewellery and masks ranre from Far Eastern devil masks to a cold wire party mask created for Blanca Jarrer. Hlrhllrht of the show Is the Princess of Wales' weddlnr dress. Contlnulnr until De– cember 5. • • • The Crafts Council Gallery at the Commu– nity Arts Centre has an e11otlc show coverlnr Australia, New Zealand, the Soloman Islands, Pitcairn Island and Papua New Guinea with craft.~ from woodcarvln,t to silk batik. Upstairs, the Abori,tl– nal potter Thankouple and the Papuan artist Jakupa s how their unique developments of traditional themes and lerends. Both shows contlnulnr until October 10. • * * The show at the Sher– idan Gallery, Blocksldre and Ferruson Bulldlnr, Adelaide St has a his– torical flourish. Called "9 11 5" Cthe title of the orlrlnal 1889 es– hlbltlon by the Impres– sionists Roberts, Stree– ton and Conder), It In– cludes works by Patrick Kllvlnrton, Pro-Hart and Ed Devenport. Contlnulnr until Oc– tober 10. , ,- Sunshine Coast Daily 2 October QueenslandArtGallery (J ,;1•,·n•.1 11,. J ( .,,If.,, 11 I , .,,.. ',,,,,r,,f)1 •.I.,, .,. I •·-•·t•I•, ,.,. .'-1( I / I ; i ppllcations and submissions of work are Invited tor the Hayaom Memorial Scholarship for which a maximum ol $5000 may be made available to assist young Queensland ists to develop In their chosen field throul)h studies within or beyond Australia. Applicants are required to plan and submit a programme tor tudy lor two or three years duration to be undertaken at an Approved Art tnsHtutlon. The programme shall include dvanced drawing, design and palnHng. Applicants should submit one luH completed painting derived from natural lorms and three drawings lrom natural lorma. Applicants must have been resident in Queensland for not leas than three yeara preceding date of application and under the age of 25 yeara. Application loons may be obtalned al the ~naland Art Gallery, PO Box 666 South Brisbane. Telephone (07) 240 7317. Gallery Hours Monday to Sa turday 1Oarn -5pm Frn1ay 1Oam -9pm ~urnJ;iy 1 <' noo11 ', i,m Courier-Mail 27 1982 Art exhibition w'tt__, ,' • • . ·' --JI!• .,:4,1• BRISBANE model Dana Cecchini, is not the 20th Century version of the pris– oner in the iron mask. She is modelling a gold and diamond face mask de– signrd by British jeweller Peter Paige. The 18 carat mask set with 32 dia– monds is part or the "Costumes, Masks and Jewellery or the Commonwealth" exhibition at the Art Gallery until Decem_ber 5.

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