Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 3 : Presscuttings, Sept 1959 - Sept 1967

--The-– Courier-Mail Our l,ilu•rty ,1,,,,,.,,,1. on tl,r l 'r,•1•1/om of r/111 l'rc'!ill, mul ""'' •.,,,,,,,u ,,,.,;,,,;,..,,.,,;,1,. ,_,,., lu~i11g lo.-.1.-J,_•fJ,•r1um. Art right in city D EMOLITlON of prop· erty for enlargi ng Brisbane'"' King George S111iarc has started. ll is the l>eginning of a project that will transform the of the city. Here is Quecns la nd's capital should have a Nati onal Art Gallery. H an ea rly decision is not made to reserve some of the resumed land for cul– purposes there will never he another opportunity to bring a rt nnd culture right into the heart of bnne. The City Council, Stnte Gove rnment, and trustees of the art gnllery should get together to con– sider how much land would be required or would be avail– nble for a n art gallery nnd for possibly a civic theatre ns well. If there would not be sufficient land for a build– Ing large enough to show or store tl1e State's entire national art collection, there should at least be room for a gallery that could be used as a show case for presenting to the public ns many pictures and other works of a rts as arc regu– lnrly put on exhibition in the "temporary" ga llery at Bowen Bridge which !ms been ~o Jong used for this purpose. There is a !so to be kept in mind the la nd thnt will be vacated from l(ing George Sq ua re righ t up to the Romn Street railway s tation when Lhc municipal markets arc moved a nd the present polic Lrnffic buildini;: is demolished. It ca nnot: be doubted thnt Brishnne people and visitors to the city would ;~pprcrinte n new and more accc,ssiblc Nationa l Art Gallery. The Lord Mayor (A ldermnn Clem Jones) is cager t o hnvc one 1 facing the enlarged King– George Sq uare, a nd has staled t hnt he would welcome a discussion on the mntlcr with other people or nn thori– lics concerned. The Slnte Minister for Education ( Mr. ' Pizzey) nnd the m·t ga llery trustees Hhould be rea,ly to a<'ccpt t hnt invi tation. A few vcnrs ai::o t he Stntc Governm~nt inl.crcsleJ ilself in 1111 ambit iou" project for a hig nrt and r nlt.ural ren trc \ that wns tn he found n site sorncwlw rc in th e vic-iniLy of the Bota nil' r.n rrl ,,ns. The I proj~•ct. lnpsrd ror. Jn~k ~f pnhltr support. rhcte 1s I C' nvinr·in~ evidc•nce nf 11111ch more pnpttl a r s u ppo rt fnr 11 inew :-S:atinna l Art Gal lPrY tlrnt " ·,1ttld h:i,·c n sit r in Ili c 1 cc nlr<' nf tlw ci t~·. Tuesday. 5th Nor·e111hcr, /')(,, GOT PUBLICITY FOR GLOUCESTER mural in version of the ·' Gloucester Advocate'' from The un,·clilng of thp f for Mr. 1un 1l ,vns p11hlit'l s1·tl in 1 on0 of llw IH,st li:nown the "All\'ocutc,," nn llrn 111('11 In the li111b1!1' lndus– A .B.C. Radio ncw:a: :-:e r- tlv in Uw Stnt~. ,•ic•f' a nd on T .V . Channel ',;:irr. Can..;on i:-. chairman 3. of diredol'li nf Glouce~tcr That publicity wa s sc- Blll'IH!ll::; l\lotel, as \\'t'JI ll!-1 {.' ll l'f'd la1·gcly lhro11gh the h;\\'illg ot ht.•1· hu1-1tne!i$ in– effo rt !'- nf 1\fr. Eric Ca r- lerer,ts in t.he district. Ron. w ho i:..; pa 1tic..:11la rly P.-\Pli}H'S OIIASGt: kee n to pro mote the tit•• The ctrnngc of the "A d- \'t-.Jopm .-•nt of G lollf'Cfll cr . nwale" to tnlilnid t'onnat ln th e 1,lctu 1 e alinve, \\'ns well puhlidseU in 1\ir . Cn n•:011 is :-:ea t,•d in •·:--:t'\\'spnpe r N ew !-i," fl'o nl o f the section of the wluvh is read by top mural cove ring- the tlm- rH~\\'spapL'I', adv~r-tl sing– bct· l1·1e·lusl r,\·, w hile listcn_ 1 1 and put,Jishing· 1•xec11tivc... s ln,I.,"" to n !ipt•Pr·h hy ~tr. th1,111,:·1t~J11t. A11st1·alia . Lu 1:ri 1· Tho nw s Di:·t•l '.nr ; " :\"r•w.-.· :·1pi.•r· ~ L•ws" of tlw B ,·isi~a nt: Nn1lo1111l 1 1 p11h !i,.,h•·d :x it h 11:; stor~- rif A f'l ::11'. 1·1·,·, \\'ho oflil'i:llh· lhL' d1nn!!'e 1Jf f11rrnal. n 1 11 11\'l•il,·d Ii, .. llllll'lll. · l'L'()l"flrl111·l in11 nf lhe fron t ill~.. ' !~~·;,\..: /;~;,i;t s~~i1;:·i':t':'ir I r,'i\~'.'.,~\r,\'t(~;::,t'~-':-'\\, t: 11 ,~c•'~~: ! th" 1n11 n 1I sho11ld ha,·,, [ f111·n 1.1t 1 f'u 1·m, ·d \ IJ p hnc-l<gT01111d l'u h1t, ,;;\ ~;•11'!1 : 1 :,: t ha t 1 1.: :11:1,••I h·,.- ~11·. l ':, 1·:-1111 for I ill,· H 111'l•:°i'l tfl .\lnl \•l rn1 1ru l 1 1 nnd h\' tl11• "'Ad\'111 •:1Lf'" 011 till' 01:,·n~inn or lb dia ng, • ,,f •'1,rn1:1 L. 11111:-.I l'•' fl•·d ' t,1 th,~ h.~11l'fi l of r; 1,11r ,•:-; - / \•'I' 1111•1 distrli ·t 1 ·l ~ i i ,. ll i • { l , I I •