Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

The Courier-Mail July 24th, 1978 0 Gold 2 '· . , For the first time inAustralia, rare and priceless examples of the art of the.early Colombian goldsmiths, from the collection of the Musco Del Oro de Colombia. Proodlyspoosored by TM BENSON and HEDGES Compant/.: Queensland Art Gallery ·:. M.I.M. Building, 180 Ann Street · July 13 -August 13 A&nisaion: Adults tl,50. O,ildrm & pensionen 75c. D111J 10a.a.•7JOp.m.,Wedaesdaf 10a.m.·10p.m., Sunday l~110011-7J0p.m. Viewed th• m•~nlrl• r.enl El Dorado c olom- 1lan ·1,om exhlLluon al he Queensland ~rl Gal• cry wllh member.< and rlends of lhe Queens• and Thealre Company. Among the cultural minded Included In our p1trty were Marlon •nrl II e n r y George. Cella Budd, Ann Gruitulls, Del Bollnn, t:l\'I nnd Frank nlxnn, .llm Clements and ,John l.nper. Assistant director of the 111llcry, Ru•••li Kcr– rlson, wu lherc, Polnlinlt n eres n hi• p1trenls, Shella and Wal Kerrlson, With the gallery's edU• c a t Ion o!llrer. Craiit Douglas as my guide, I browsed through l,hls ra– bulous king's ronsom col– lecLlon or rare objecl5. rresenled by the Aus• I rall•n Arl Exhibitions Corporation, th• Item• wr.re selected from the Musco del Orn, Banco de la Republlca, Boitota, CD• lombla, 1e ex 11 , 10n cons s ,.. ~ or 2:is gold Hems nnd 24 ceramic or stone. rnnging In dnLe or origin rrnm 500BC to ADl500. IL In• eludes cast gold nose rings. earrings, helmets and bells. The ~nllrrl"< llltln~ backi;:·round mu~lc was T1?cordcd In Colomhll\ us• ln~ ceramic musical In– s t r u m e n l s , whl"itlcs, rt u t c s and pan-11lpcs similar to lhose on ells· play, The Courier-Mail July 26th, 1978 ,,,........Aftlahlllllauc.,o,.doll... ..._......eo-,,.. oa111,Go,e...-,_- El Dorado Colombian Gold .. - Aa.....,.tloaafaA1uio11nnclo111..,W•1 I rphcu ~eensland Art Galler, N,l,M. lulldi.... l60A • a$1..,. July 13-August 13 Pnaidly,.._...th, n,, /J_~SON Olld H£D6£§0.,,,,,, A~: Aduhs SJ.~o. O,lldr,n I< peruioftln 7,c. D1i1J I0II.IIL•7.30 p.m., Wadnaday 101.m.•I0pa, Swiclay 12aoaa•7.30 p.111. 157.P.DDIIIII Cold Coast 26th July, 1978 Gold Coast is 'unaware' of Colombian gold Coast residents, in particular school chDdren, should be taking more interest in the FJ Dorado Colombian Gold exhibition in Bris– bane. That'• the opinion of eaecutive director of the Austr.allan Art Exltlbltlons Corporation, Mu B1onwyn Thoma. She says Gold Coallers are not u aware of the eab:l u they sbouldbe. • • £ The eah • , 'wlircb ii belna shown at the Queemland Art Gellery continua untll Au1111t 13. "It's dcflnltely worth aeelna- I think more Gold Coal! school children should be able to - It," said Mrs Thomas yesterday. As far u she knew only one Gold Coast acbool bad visited the elll:lbltlon. " J'he eablbltlon l:a die compldc support or die Education Department and there la an cdueadon pro1rammc operatln1 with alldn, video lapel and pollera," she said. "11:erc are 500 or 600 adlool pupils from II far away u Bundaber1 v111t1,. the eahllltlon eacb day, and I t1llnk tbil area could do with more cbDdrcn .,i,. up 10 -11. "The ac,ld ii very much In cducallonal U wlll U I vlaual eq,crlcnce." Included In tbe cahlbltlon la I Sold shop where handmade replicas of 1rtlf'act1 on display and other Colombian craft soods can be boupt. Valued It nearly 13 mllHon, the ublbltion contains •rtlf'- ranalna from 500 BC to 1300 AD. Gallery hours arc 10am to 7.30pm Monday lo Satwday and 12 noon to 7.30pm on Sunday. The pllcry 11 open till I 0pm on Wedl2Clday1, .2,. 7. 7 'i • P. ! . G,,,-s-,- B(Jl1.1f'T"f,.., • So far Queens! seen the MIM lJ s treet C It hi lery·s m pl8l', !Altog1, 190,000 the exh1 Ila. lt h, Melbou1 'l'he Oallen· <Mr. er yester<IA t he 2 0 would gallery noon. "We I-he pn "ill OP trnllar. COl'l>OI I l>rou.;I .AU8l 111 Tht or gold Ject• I, Ore In South Jt 0 and 13.