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

A living gallery The judge at the 1979 Wide Bay Art Competition, Mr John Massy, . spoke on the advances bring made in the art world, wnen ne was in Mary– borough this week . Mr Massy, an educ,.. lion officer wllh lhe Queensland Arl Ollllery. said lhal plane were well in band for exlenHions to lhe gallery's program when ii moved Into ils permanent premises in lhe Brisbane Cultural Centre. nearing comple– tion. Mr Maesy·~ field in– cludes educating the public on lhe purmanenl work• and violling ex– hibits al the arl gallery. There was uot nearly enou11h •pace lo hang the entire gallery collection at the present premises, but this problem would be almost rectilied whe n the new gallery was com– pleted, Mr Maaay said; Gallery officers were well aware that the gallery belonged to the public and that they had a responsibility lo attract as many viewers as possible to visit the cen– tre lo view lhe exhibited work. He gave floor lalks 10 direct people's altention to specific items of in– terest, but roullsed that viewers n.lso liked to view and nssoss works Independently. A gallery ahould be regarded aa a living g, and with the Queensland Gallery's ln– orenaed ataff II could broaden Its range or art works and programs. Bscnuse the gallery was regarded llS a repository of Queens– land's horllagu. being held in trust for the people or the State, the gallery was open every day or the year, ex– cluding Oood Friday, Bunda berg artists Nola Grabbe and her daughter Jan re– ceived awards at the 1979 Wide Bay Art Competition in Maryborough on Monday night. ;\I r-.. 1 :r.d 1I,,,., Hu.., Ii· 111 :-;p11 11 ~ .,\huh -.11 .. d l ... l rl hl·d .... .I ll,11 ;ii t.1111 11 ... ,\ \\ 1111 !lh ..1.,1 1 ., ,, .11 d 1111 ,, .11, n ,.!11111 .11\\ ... ,d 11t•l 1 \ 11.., I, I ,1 l1 /11 \\ ,1., ,l\\,lt d, ,\ tl1, I • d\1 \ Ill H 'III I\ •' ,1\\.1l d 1 • 11 l't," !tot !11•1 1 Ill 1 \ .._, ,, Anzac Day and mu.a D11.y. Exhibi t ions mounted with special g~i'/~ 0 Tn '.:.."r~~ o!htb; 0 1i~~ ho ld rece11L1.~,: The exhibition dls– p lnyed works which con• contrn.ted on the fn.mily a nd c hildren and hold H complementary oxhibi• tion of works done by school childrun. Running concurrently with lhe exhibition wns a program of story telling and nc ti vitios for chlldren organised by lhe Slate library. The exhibition acted"" a point or focus for children lo look nl adull works, which mtrny were seeing for the firsl lime. Mi· Massy said. With increased grants from lhe Stale Oovern– menl the · gallery had engaged the services of n promotions officer and had eslablishod a promotions campnign aimed at increasing public awareness. Another project the gn.llcry had Introduced was lo link several nr• ti.>ts'" works together with a script nnd visunl 1Licl program as El back :up. 1-fo rlzons In nrt were limitless, Mr Mnssy snid. Ho said he wns im• p russocl wllh 11,>e Wide Buy exhibition. which continues unlll Saturday for free public viewing. ,Ill ,ll I \Ill I' 111,1 I l t·I 11' 1; , ,tlld , \Ill, 1,1111 ,, 111 \11 -.. Hu ... 11\ ... \ 111, 1111 \ II \r I \\ 1,.i ,1 I ,I .) It 1,d h, , , ,, I, d I , 11, H ,, I'' I II• I I • I 11111 I, • 111, lt, .11,, l'J1, • 111.t 11 I Pl'l / 1' lht• :--,.",tlH 1 .dt, ·, .1\, :1rd \\ 1111 111 H1 hh.1111 ,1111-..1. 111111 1111l 1 11111 I'll \I I f ,1. .t,11, ,.11d .. 1, 1/11111 ~· lit tll, ,, 1,rl-. .1I 1'1, \\ 1d1 • H.1 , ,onq,,,111 1,111 \\ ,I ', ,d ,I 11111d1 1111!111 I ...1.1111l.,t d l il.111 .11 IJ,, IP t· t•111 Hu nd :, h,·r L! \1 1 f.',,.., I \ ,ii