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

The Australian 22nd Sept embe r , 19 78 Genesis of a Gallery, part 2 14 September-15 October 1978 Come and see 'Genesis of a Gallery, part 2', a Collection of art works from the Australian National Gallery In Canberra. They Include a . Renaissance Crucifixion by Giovanni di Paolo, sculpture by Antoine . Bourdelle and Amedeo Modlgllani, Primitive Art from West Africa, New Guinea Mexico and Colombia; lithographs by Picasso and Toulouse-Lautrec, and Australian paintings by Streeton. Conder, Debell. ancl Arthur Boyd. Exhlbltla f'rogramn1e Gonos,s 01 " t,"I cry, part 2 - 14 September · 15 October Italian Wenk ~ <hlb,tlon -- ·19 Seplornbe, • ' Or.lo •. Trustees' Pur,. ~s xh1b1tlon, 1978 - ·1 s 0 Ltooor , I q Novo111bor . · ndrc I nnd Lilian Pederson Memorial Pnze for Drawing - 1B (Jct?ber • 19 November Conrad Mdrtons In uoonoland - 20 November • 8 0 Al'omller Soloc cd Acquisi11ono, 1976 - tO oecomber - 22 JonL!ary ~ii~: for 11~1,a, , Wook Exhibition - 27 Soptcmboi 1~.10 p and 1.10 pm FIims on Oav,d i lor.~ , ·, nntl Pablo Picasso - 4 and 11 os111bor 12 1,, rm and 1.10 pm Education r,ogrn,nma Tho Gallo1y's EdL1 n:,on Programme Is avallable tor all school. h~rtia, And ndull groups. Bookings may br mn b · contac!lng tile Educatron Olllco. . . 1 , On Tuesdays't1nd Thvrsdo s durmg Gones s Education Ollicors will glvo shvt rolatod talks at 12.15 pm and 1.15 pm. Gallery hour• Monday to Saturduy 10.00 om - s.rio pm Sunday :?.00 pm - ~.00 pm Lato opening during 'Genesis', Wednesday to 10.00 pm .AdmlHlon lrH Queensland Art Gallery r.th Floor, MIM Building, 160 Ann St, Brisbane, Telephone (07) 229 2138 Cultural boost A deficit of $389,466 MORE than $8 million will be s11ent develop– tnr the Cultural Centre at South Brisbane this financial year. Announcing I.his, Mr. Knox .aid documenta– tion wa.. proceeding on the perform l n1 arta centre. •Another $850,000 would be paJd In •ubsldles for cultural centreo being ·constructed at Towns• v I 11 e . Rockham pton, Oymple, Roma, Lnnd– •borough and Kllr.o)·. Mr. Knox announced these grnnt~: Queen~l:,nrt Thr111re Com• l'i rnv. s,R2 nnn: Q11r11n111,md ano1 Com11,1ny, '2 ~ri,oon: ,\ru Cllunr.11 or ,, 11,1r,,lli1 f-2~ooor ~i~·11~.~,11,0~\;!n~r:~ S l~ll~ t:!~~-~00: OJ;:t~~!tr,.~ ~~!4i;!~.: t~~0°8~~"iu~~~~ i .ri, ,~r12 ,Tn 10'o''/ 'r•:i,.~[i h~~~f~i Thulre, sum.non: N111tonal MR. KNOX, after spending $1920,392,466 this financial yea,, expects to end up with a $389,466 deficit. Receipts are estimated at $1920,003,000, only $114 million or 6.3 per cent above last )'ear. In real terms. this Is a reduction In funds and department expcn~ltures are trimmed accordingly. Nearly half the receipts - 5941 million - will be met by the Federul Government, This Includes S844 mllllon from personal <Income tax. Stnte taxation wilt earn the Government S42M50,000, Including $223 mlllton from pay-roll Im• post. Stamp duty will bring In S119 million and liquor licences S25 mlllton. Mlnlnr companies will contribute $56 million In royalties. Interest enmed will be S82 million and for ser• ,·Ices rendered, the State will earn $45 million. The railways will contribute $294 million. By lnr the largest expenditure - $472 million - wll1 go on education. It wlll cost $254 mllllon tor health services and welfare wll1 take up $41 mllllon. Executive and le~lsletlve expenditure will be 14 mlllion and the Premier's Department will take more thnn sn mllllon. QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY 5th Floor, MIM Building, 160 Ann Street, Brisbane. until 1.00 p.m. Saturday 30-9-1978 Becauae of unexpected building maintenance the Gallery wlll be cloaed until 1,00 pm today,.