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

, .. The Toowoomba Ch r onic le 17 November 1982 · - Blossom jar goe·s ,,_ , "~ ~ . ~, \o the dentist Phillip McCoaaell's UOoetrarr bi- }M, complete rritb 6ok/ ialay, which was rtffflt/y pur– c b • s c d by tbe Qu«ru/md NT a.JJcr,. •HJLLJP McCONNEU'S $15()() IAOll'"Ve blossom jar wcn1 10 the dauist before- ii - iadudcd ia the Quecmland . An Callery' s iur•ey of Coa1emponry "ustnllaa Craf11 aibilion. that when the pad is removed a piece of po1 coma away. The resullina cavity was carefully drilled in a dental laboratory, a wu mold taken, and a cast 1old fillina inserted. rou,h-bodied pffl which cap- and the relationship bct1'CCII 1ura a fedio1 of timdessnesa body of pot, rim and baK. akin 10 DIIWf, Du11111 a lbree-day flriq 10 llOO dqrccs Ccatipldc, uh fell :ictwcen the pads of clay used 10 ;epara1e differca1 hems bein1 rlred limulal&DcOIISly in the tilm. l'be uh fuses clay 10 the jar so The completed jar bas a natural ash &laz.e which shows flasba or fire marks IDd a 22 carat Sold inlay. The jar conveys the impressioo of apparenlly spontaneous and cfforlless lhrowina and pullina of clay on 1be wheel. Yean of disciplined effon and conuol result in the crcalioll of such a piece wbcre baJIDCC in form and volume conc:ern tature, 000~~ Ntillip's wife , Barbara, describes their pUery 11 Pratoo, "The Ponri", as an "obviow cuhurat feas1" where abibidoo pieces as well as a complete ranae of utilitarian ware of ODCc– rire and saJ1-aJau '-'qua may be s«n between JO a.m. 111d 4 Hiaawui lecbnique wu adopted by I.be artist for this p.m. daily._ _ _ ...:...~ ~-- -- ' . ; Business supports the arts The Financial Review 1 5 Novembe r PRIZES THE large number of prizes available in pos– twar years has been part– ly respon sible for the high profile which paint– ing and sc_ulplure has enjoyed among the arts in contemporary Aus– tralian society. In recent ) ears, howel'er, prizes ha1•e become a, ailable lo other art form s, although 1t.e festival atmosphere of lhe art prize - hung. perhaps.in l :~:~I:~:;;~r;;; ~~;;~;~db~; the prize lo other art forms, .INSPIRE THE although in CC1s1-accoun1ing terms it would represent a poor return if con,idered merely as ad, eni, ing. The · rela1ion•hip he1ween bread and lilerJlure i• no1 immediately ol>rinus bu1 Vogel , Ste,·ens and Co sup• pon s one of !he ri he<r li1aar) awards in Au, 1raliJ. Its annual dll Jrd. 11 or1h S1 0,000, is un u•uJI in ,1, resl• riction 10 young au1hors free• ently 35 years or le,si and its three-way collaboration be– tween the sponsor, a ne11 5. paper and a book publisher. In addition lo a financial contribu1ion 10...,ards the City of Spring,·ale Australia Da) Shon S1ory Compt1i1ion, Dai id Syme and Co Ltd, publiiher of The A11e. runa a JU-page regional nNspap~r supplement present ing in full the win ning entries in all three categories of this compe1i1 ion, which was launched in 1982. Readership of the su pplement is es1ima1ed a1 abou1 200.000. Georges A'JslrJ li.t lid in • 196.1 inlroduced Jn annual an prize, which in 19S2 hcrame biennial. "i1h a su b,r:in ,.di ·, increased srake. · The annu al .,cqu, ,1 " e a11ard held b) 1he c;ecJung Arl Galler~ hu, bct·n sp,111~ored , for the third con~e"- ul1\·t· \fir, by lhe C'api1.d l'mn.,-11en1 Buildinc Socie11 Thh Prize i:,: for d \\ ,,r~ 0 r 1·orks of con1 emporar) •\ u,– ralian an for i1s col k c1ion. Onl\ in reL enl vc:.ir"' h..i, Australian business :ind the an world joined 1oge1her in a l>ig wa)' 10 promo!< an Jl011g the lines of a sport ing e, en!. The year', blC1dl>10 ,1er undoubtedly \\JS J11p,111 - ~fa5t~rp1eces .from th,, ldt•mlf ,11 Collection, bejinnin~ 11, .•\ u, GARRET lralian gallery lour al 1hr new Queensland Arl Gallr11 " h1ch opt:ncd in June 1hi, ~~Jr MI M Holding, Lid, " hich ha a sub>1Jnl1JI lrJdr in coking coal wi1h JJpJn, pro, ,·rded S 120,000 lowmh gr11rn1 thi show on the roJJ The decorati\'t am 1cnJ 10 be the poor relJliun ,,1 p.11 ~1 and can,as in rhe Jrl "-' ltrlJ but a major r,hitn 111•n ui Auslralian furniturr f rirm,·d '" Wood: Ar11tra/i4n fwrm1w,, from early cnlonial tltntt to th, prerr111 dal' drew IM finJn" •' suppon or a Port Melbourne liml>er firm, Marbut Ciun• ncrsen Pty Lid, enabl,n~ rhe National Gallery or Vi,1""• 10 p roduce an eighl-pagr ••••I• ogue lo accompan) rhr ,. . hrbi1ion and a large full « •l<0ur po-ier Afler two succc-Hi\ t run,. Craft Expo '8} ha, bernmr ,,ne or lhc events of 1he )'e"' ,n rhe cra(1 world Unilever AustrJlia h•1 hrrn closely in1·oh·ed in the ,1r,11cs, a nd plannina or 1hr mJrlrr,na o f lhe event •· I