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

terestlni: anc1 quite un– usual 'exhibition, or con– tcmnornry Drlli•h ce– ramics at the Quccn•land Art Gallery. Brisbane wns the first city to \"lcw "lmn~e nnd Idea", presented by the British Council In con– Junction with the Crnlts Board or ,1,c Austrnlln Council and the Austrn- Ila n Gallery Directors' Council. Arter February I.he ex– hibition will tour ell the :::~J°:1!df~~l~l o:e ~~~~r~I:~ New Zeeland. The ga llcry·s exhibi– t I ons of rl cc r , Susan Ahasa, has been respon– sible for recel\·ln~ nnd preparing the exhibition And Its detailed condition reports. She 1\111 tra,·cl throu~hout Australia o,·cr the next 13 months to set up the r xhtbit ion at most of Its ei~ht ,·cnue.~. Tho pre. lctcnt or ,he Roa rct of Trustees. Mr Ju~tlr" Connolly, wcl– cnmrd Lhc many JtUCsts lo Lhe opening and then Introduced the rtlrrrtnr or the ere Its Bo I rct or !.110 AllSlralllt C.i uncll, IJ:l\·lrl \\'llllams. O!\\'lc1 sai<l hr Sfi\\ the cm phnsls of the Cra t 1 s Board's ncrl\'lllcs ns rtual– purposc : One 1.j to 1111 - pri \'r lhc qunlll)' or era Its a.nr1 pro\' de s rcat– t r oppor1unl11cs lor cralt.•men to earn a llv• In~; 1he other I.\ to ra15e community consciousness abou crnl'ts and widen a c co s s to crafts ex• pcriences. Also present at the opening wns Anthony l\lacKenzle-Smllh, r.ul• turn! officer of the Brlt,– lsh Council In Sydney, Among those spottfd at the exhibit! n were n rt l s t .loan RlcketL, , l,Jnyd Nlck,on, Alan Ect– wards, the Town Clerk, Peter Thorley, his wHe Gloria, llohln Olh•on, A.<. lsta.nt Comml inner llrl11n llai·rs, his wife M nr1•en nnd Amand~ and llcnry llartlcll. a rowsmg through the mnny ceramic exhibits \\\ er e Mac nnd t'red ('".imp hell.!'Jnrm a n 1. I " w r I .'' 11 , nunnl' nnrl ('arl Md 'onncll, nr Sam Mrlllck nnrt 111s wire rat, r-wcn l.ord, S)'hli nnd 1-:r1i,1 St·hadrcr ond Car• lain Uill o,1ens onrt his wife ,\nn, Q 11 , , e taken rr 1 fl mnn Anton~• Ben• ncll's green. yellow and black frog Jugs exhibit v.•ere Estelle And Jack Woods. These frogs also hnppened to be my fa• vorlU!S. Mlnglln g with the guests w•as acLlng director Ru••ell Kerrl•on, w•lth ,lnne Whiteoak end .John Massey or the gallery.