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

Art exhibition open The offici31 opening of the Mount Is, art c•hibition _at the RSI. H.!11 was performed by Shire Chairman Len Doughan last night, Tht• rxhihillon has 1111•\' r\u \ try In nli tlva1c ht·,·n or~anbcd h.1· the a s'1yic of 1lw1r ow n . Mount l"l Art C.rtn111 and the Mount Isa I llrnnch ol the Aris , I Counull. The display ildudes 1 7~ t iil~::~~~t~~~~~dcd Abit Gallery In Drisli:11w as Wl'il as l'ntrles rrom M1111nl Isa J\r\, Orull \l ami the Cai rns. Town·;_ vi ll i', Dnrwln an<i Ma,·. ka y art snc \ct.lcs. Mr. Rohcrt Smith, llS– slstnnl director or the Queensland Gallery said that. the number of people al. the open – ln:; compared \'cry fav ouralJiy with those at u Orlsbnne exh ibition. He was very sntlsrtcd wllh the diversity of s ubjects on show :tncl a ll h ou((h many of lhe artists l:tckecl tuition, One way to cru:nul'- l'illl'tlli\'i. 11,rc lm·al cnthu,l:1, 111 for 11alnti111: was for local cuundls ,uul in - dustric, tu cn cuura i:-c ar lists by discriminate 11tuu:;h he strc,scd the buying ol their wurk. . n eed for schools l.u be of Country people s h ow ' quality rntltcr a ~rl!al lnt.nl 'sL In pai11\ ~ua nlity. In~. more so t.ha 11 111 ·1•~• 11i:111y oi town. for tltf'y ha v<: t11 1·on ct •n1rat.rd nn . \Jc more sclf- rclla11l. In m c rl'iai nrL to the c\cl.n th eir f' nlerLnlnmcnt • 111e11t of other forms. \ HIE COURIER -MAIL TUESDAY NOV 10 1?64 =····cane ry· ···party····· ' r . ' ' 1Qf;,,'.1 Sydney, N.S.W. \ \ I If\ ' ' llljlii'' ' I I', ll ll Ill I l • 1 1,-,1111.,1 \ ,ll l\ l\ l' \ 1 !'. 1d•1ll.1!\ 11 ·' l' l'L',!I 1h.:1 \\ l1tk iiL'I l,IL,1' ,t ll' ,11 . ,I ,i. ' h c1 11.111,I 1 , 11 , ,1 tl \ 11• 1111, • 111 ...... l llL'l' , 1 \1,.1 I I,• .• .. f\..... I' I l ~ l.1 \ I I 1111 ',,. I nc Hi td - , 'u,!1, .1 I,\ I· .. I I..,,, 111,\\ 111 d 1L' 11 1111•· , , ,, l 1,1 , ,n.tl Ph, ,tlll \ II 11 I 1]1, .... 111, IL'' 1, 11,1--1 !,1, I'\\ I ' 1•1111 I\.. li1..· \ !Ii 1.1 ,, 1: 11 ht'l.l I,,,· ,l 1\ 1.,•1 I \ 1'td !II \ 11•11,J 11 , .. :rl]'!! IL l-'., 1ht t k !ij'l't l l I IL',11h ... ! ILl u l 11 ,." ',I., . h ' h· 111! , 1 I, 1111 ·' 11, ,,1 -11.h r.. l , , ·' " 11.,1,11 ! ,q 1:•11,, I , 11, I, I r I• 1, \.lplll!, , .. ,!1, ,I I 11' ll 11t 1 I 11 ~• I 1111 In I ;d1 I I\ ~ t '"I' ' • T I h , 11111. 1 1 n I , .illd \ \1.'!I \\ 111 1 , 1 . tt11 J 'I I :,,I :11 ., ',, ' ! .1, I I,,, , 1 ,,1 1. 1 1 r ! I" ,I IIIIH\ 1111' II I \ !1'1, ,, . I \\ Pl d,I I 1' pr 1d•,11•1, th.11 ,1, 1,1111.• 1 .l'"l"" 1 1 ll' ,IJ 11,h ',I 111 l~ ,I\\ 1 1 11.' • ,!,._!. 1•1 , 111 l \ 111 1'111' d,11 H11\1-.h 11a 1 ,h-, 111d ,.., 11111rL· I, rlh I !l 1111 .. ii 1 ,, t I tt! \\ h1. '\ !111, ..... 1·1!1!1 '' ' 1 1!1 "- 1. II