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

ATURDAY, M~Y 12, !._979 ........... QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY 6th FIOO!, MIM Building, 160 Ann Street, Brisbane AUSTRALIAN COLONIAL PORTRAITS The bh~itlon Is presented by the Austrafum Gallery Oifect0f5' Council with assistance frorn lhe V,sual Arts Board of the Auuralia Council 1n con1unc1ion with the THmanlan Mu11um ~nd Art Gallery and will be on show until 6 Juno. • • frM PuWic Lecture: ~H Eve IYIC:CJfflff of the Power tn1tit11te of Fine Attt, lydney, who otpn.ied the IEahlbitktn wlH gtve I lectwe 11 .... -•· 2,:IO p.m. -, ao Moy. WALTER BlltLEY' GRIFFIN ,. - hhibition of photoa,,aphl, plan• and ffllPI by the Amellcan Archltoct who p,act11eJ In Austrilia'for 21 ve•• after winning the lnterr 1lonal Planning Compelitlon f« the city of Cenbefr• In 1912: It May - 10 Juno, HOURS: Monday- llturdr/ 10.rn - &""' i ADMISSION FREE Sunday 2 prn - I prn !l "BULLETIN" Townsville, Qld. 1 0 t· ' . . l'I H { l::. . ./ Expansion by art gallery THE Queens land Arl Gallery has begun a major expansion or Its activities In Central. North ern and Inland Queensland. The Minister for Cul• ture. National Parks and Recreation . Mr. New– bery. said the gallery wns assembling the nrst of o series or travelling ex· hlblUons drown from Its permanent collection. The exhibition. to go on tou r later this year. will b e of 40 orlglnn l prints a nd etchings by artists including Durer. Rembrandt. Turner. Lionel Lindsay nnd Lloyd Rees. Photographs will lllus– trnte th e processes In• volved in print muklng nnd etching techniques. Mr. Newbery. corn• menUng on o call by Lhe NnUonnl ••nrty Member for Pea k Downs. Mr. Les– ter. for more art displays outsid e Brisb one. suld that,until now the !(allery hod b een lrnmpcrcd by lack or facillU cs. He said complctlon or the new Queenslund Cul• turnl Centn• would give the ga llery its first per- , mnncn t home. The G overnment hn, approved an lncreAsc In ~a ll ery s taff. lncludlnµ provision for Lrnvclll nµ st. IT. Mr. Newbery snld Lhc µa ll cry wn s full y con• sd us of I L.s role os the ma in urL co llection for Q111!<'nsland . " The a im wlLh the trnv llf n µ <• xhlbltio11s wi ll h!' t e nnble oil QUN' n s landcrs to s,·r whnt Lhf'fr !(allcry hos to olTer." '!'he Courier Mail q May 12 th, 1978' -- -~ ---,---- Brisbane may se Russian art show A PRICELESS eahibltion of Runion o,t works moy come to Brisbone if the efforts of Queensland Art Gollcry acting director (Mr. Ruascll Kerri1on) ore 1ucce11ful, ~tr. Kenison 1s cam• palgulng for the inclusion uf Brisbane as venue for the ,torks from four R~Js• stun nn1seu111s. The exhibition, ll'lllCh will nrri\'e in Australia ir1 Sc1>tember. will be dis• displayed In Melbourne and Sydney only. "Ill order Lo h11re any chance uL ull I hufeto be lnrofred 111 KIi the ne~o– tlullons und ;,how an In• Le re SL 1111 Lile WU)' through." he said. Qu r.1 , 1und has a 50-50 rhunce of ucce:::s." he 11tlcf. Tito exhlb11.I n con– u1lns ub0UL 60 piece dAl• mg fro111 the 15th centU• ry. "fhl.8 Is one or the mos& · Important Hhlbl• tlous or palntl111• to come Into this couutry.'' ~lr. Kerrlson '"'Id. "I will attend the Ille et I 11 \; S all d llUL Queensland ln the beH JJOSSlb!e posit Ion when the Russians e.rri\'e." It fentu res works from bllCll urlists as T ILIBU, R c be n s . Rembrandt, Fra11gon11 rd, Tlepolo, Equal chance Cnnwagglo, Oiorglone, Poussln. and Velazquez. IL I due to open in Melbourne on OCtober 12. "It Is normal and un• dcrstandnble thaL the lendin g nuthorlty, Rus– slu, would wqnt to get the grea r.est possible ex• posure In Australia." Queensland Is com– pct1n, 11·1tb South Aus– tralla as the third ,·cnue lor the exhihltion, Mr. Kerrlson will !ly to Melbourne next Friday to attend the liermltase Exhlblllo11 work party meetlnir, ~lr. Kerrison nlrendy hns ,,1. lted the Russlnn EmbatSS)' In Moscow In his bid to make Qucfns– lond a venue lor IJ1c ex• hibit-Ion. "l belle>"e that, when Uie exhibition and ac– companying curators a.r rive In AusHalla "TELEGRAPH" 1 ~ M~" 1979 Brisbane, Old. Page& Must Queensland tniss out ,again? I T looks as if Queensland could miss out on seeins another International exhibition - this time the magnificent Russian collection of masterpieces. The exhibition, which In– cludes works by Rembrandt, Rubens and Titian, Is due to be staged later this year ... but only In Sydney and Melbourne. Efforts arc being made by the Queensland Art Gallery to make Brisbane a third venue for this important exhibition. But South Australla, by re– putation a more sophisticated and arts-appreciative state, also has put in a strong bid. If the efforts or the gallery are unsuccessful It will be a blow to the blossominl{ arts scene in Queensland. Queenslanders must be asking themselves why they are denied the chance to admire such treasures. It Isn't the rtrst lime. The state missed out on the Chinese Exhibition simply be1•a11se It did not have n venue to give it an adequate display, We were denied oratory or Billy Graham, and had to settle for an understudy. Some cultural lenders be– lieve Queensland's Image could be a factor In the minds of those who deelde on venues for the arts. Oertalnly, a c ts like the eager destruction or the Belle– Vue Hotel don't help our re– putation. On the 11111s s ide, Inst year's El Dorado Colombian Gold Exhibition was more s uccess– ful here than In any other state. Our painters are among the country's best. The cultural centre being built on the South bank of the river should put Queensland firml y on the arts map. All Queenslanders are NOT culturally ignorant. It would be unfair to those concerned, and a sad commentary on the state as a whole, If our bac~k woods and anti-lntelle • tual Image stopped s from 'having the best ,...., ., ,. - .. ~