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

, tochvil seems awed by Sir Jacob Epstein's t the Queensland Art Gallery Child in Art ilion. which have won international design awards. C hildren were able to take part in the creative aspects o the exhibition which included story telling, games and craft activities." Mr. Mellish said the exhibition ran until August 19 to allow country visitors to the Brisbane R . N . A . Exhibition to take their children to the gallery. "We hope that they will not only do this on one occasion, but will bring their children for further visits if possible," he said. Mr. Mellish said that in the new gallery, a working studio would regularly be made available for children. This gallery was under construc– tion on the south bank of the Brisbane River. 00000 The lirsl children to view the "Child in Art" exhibition when it opened all found one section they preferred, with the toys and story telling probably the most popular. Eight-year-old Ju sti n Tenhoope, in grade three of the Wynnum West State School, which brought the children to the gallery, said: "It's really good. We looked at sculptures and stuff like that. I liked making things the best. I liked the - toys second. I'm going to gel Mum and Dad to 1:1ke me back here. My aunty i_s an ar.t,ist. I want to be an artist. too. Grade three pupil Toni Power had "real good fun. I liked it better thnn sitting at school." She said she liked the story telling best of all and hoped 10 coax her parents to take her back lo the gallery. The opinion of Mnllhcw Ilnrri!->on. 9, \\ 1 ho is in Uradc four, was: " It is good . We ha ve to make 1hings. I had a 101 c,f fun . The relevision, I 1hink I liked 1ha1 1hc bc,t. I wouldn'1 like 10 he an arlist. I've go1 ,Hhcr 1hings on my mind like being caplain of a hip." e I Above: A doll'• houH any girt would be proud of being Inspected bJ nlne-JHr-old KJm Haddock during the Child In Art exhibition at tha QUNn • land Art Gallery. Above: Queen • land Art Galler, r.romotiona officer (Jane Whlteoak) taking 11 clo • e look at Sir Rua • ell DrJada e'a "Mother and Child" dl1pl11Jed during the Child in Art exhlbllion. Wynnum West Stale School students Kelly McMullen ond Darren Ellis being shown through the Queensland Art Gallery Child in Art exhibition'• children'• painting section by the education officer (Mr. John Maa • ey). Sunday Mall Co/or, August 26, 1979 31