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

Gallery 'late 11.igl1t tradi11.g' The Queen ·Iancl i\l'L Gallery hns planned a special program or event, on ~'rldny evenings to pro– mote the i:allery's late night "tradlni:" hours. The g•llery hns stnyed open until H p.111. ercrr Friday a11d hns done so since !Ate htM yeur. bt1L gnllcri• education 01 ficcr Caroline Launltz-Schurer said a loL or people did not know. To encourage more people to \'hill. lhcre will be SOlllellllll~ hn1ipcnin;; aL the ~allcry crcri· Priclnr ercnln:;. rangmg from films and then trlcaI produc– Llons to lectures by noted ur1- L5t.s and nrl.. hb loriu11s. On F'ridny. to ooincidc wii.il the Unllcd S1uLes' lnclepcn– dcncc D1ty cclehration, Caro– line Launitz-Schurer will glrc 1m l11ustnuccl cture showit11; the dcvcloplllf • or Amc1·lcan arL from colonial times Lo the end or 1he !Uth century, illffiU Quocnsland M·ulptor nl1.1·1 Hi11wooc! 1 urmcrlr Shepherd 1 wl I talk 011 Suncla)·. July 27 at :.?.:m µ.m. on recent sculpture Including her work currlng i;nrg·o~•lcs and 11crnldic shields Ill tile Qld. U11Ircrs!Ly Great Court. And the followm:; Frulay there wtll be a repeat perform• ancc or a play ··A Century or :\rl." which looks at HJ't .rnd the pll:;ht of nrtbt from thr 1BiOs to Ihe 19i0s. Performed b,· lhC Brl r.ba11r AclOI'!-. C 11mpa• ny under Lhe d1rectlo11 or Bruce Parr \\ ith Dl\Yid Clcncllnning and Jcm1ifcr F'lower.s, the play wu:-. 1 lrst- shown In \! :Heh 1his year. .-\w,tralhrn Nlltionnl Gallery, Cr-t11l.H'rru. curnlor of :\u1>iral· 1n11 paint.lnei:;, '.'vl r Daniel Thonrn'->. will lcc111re 011 Eugcn Von i 1rrn rd l'a ·tr 11rx 1 month. T llfl IN:ture:.• will to111r1Clc with f'Sh1h1tion o! t11c lat ·r r·.~ work a1 tlw gn!l"r., ru1111111~ rrom /\~tt'iL f; to 1\ugw,t 31. ~otccl Or:cnial spcc:lnl1~1 Dr Echmmct Cnpon. director 01 Lile Kr.w Suuth Wa les 1 1'1 Oa llrr.\', will rnlk on ur1cnt11l :i1·t on ~tonclRy, Augu"it :.!j . aL l:!.30 p.m. i\itrs L:n1111t1.-SC.'hurcr :-aid the Prldny 11i~hl, progrnm httd bC('ll <lerlsccl :--o 11 wo11lci l-11·.-e n WHlc general a;rnrn!. "There ~ho,:ld be ~omcthln l! or appral tu rrrn·o11c rco:n rcl\f"''-!-t o~ \\'h e! her or n'o~ t ilt'.\' irn \ C \i:- itc(i :111 art s:lllcrr bdrirr.'' She rmoh , st:>CCI. howr , c-r, that ~hc...c . t;.')'ll' ul a C't l\ ll c~ ~·ere not only cnnf1ncd 10 Fn– dur c:\·cniln.?-. bcr:· .: ..! 1:lc i;P.!1 - c:·.\· llC'lcl ,~ ('Jm;s fl Cll\'ll l"S dur– ing f !1c ,,·e~'k ntHI Wl'Ckf'ncl ns • Wt?ll. t\tost lt'c: urc~ ,,·di n111 !o i· nho11t. :111 hour. wllh 11111e fur quc~l lon'i uflcrwarcl!-i. Time out to move TIii•: t}ut·c11-.l;11ul .\ r1 f;all,•rr \\ill ort'n a It• ... \·is– lhlt! fat•P In U1t· 1mhli1· fur lh(· 111•:\:t _\'r:u· a, ii 11n•11an•-. lo n111n• NIHIJI. Tiu• ~•lllc1·~•·s rl1•1111t ,. clirf'dor. . \I:- H. l\,•1Ti,1111, ~aid yr-.h•1·da~· somt• at·til'itit•s wnuhl h1• t·111·tai11•d In lhf' 11t•riod l,•a ctln;.:: UIJ lu lh1• 0J1t•Ui11;: ol' the Jlf'W ~,ll - 11'1'~· in thr t"11U11ral c1!nl r1• in ,1 ~·,•ar or ~1,. 111· '-llid lhr ,;:·all1•r~· wimld h1•l·nnl<' It•..;, :rnd lt''-!i 111,·111\'t'cl in 1•xh ihi lio11s - pal'tit·ulurl.,· l1•111pur;1ry 111-.– f)ht~·s - as stnrr 111·1•par1•rl lhr rnon. Gallery, has announred the establishrne111 of a ma– jor /\us1rnlinn crofts nc· quisition program 10 be ini1ia1ed wilh the assis1ancc of the Craf1s Board of 1he Australia Council 10 allow a max– im urn cxpe11di1ure of $70,000 during 1he ncxl two years for a major survey of co111cmporary ;\ s1ralian crafts. The exhibi1ion will be en1itlcd "Survey of Con– tempo ra r y Aus1ralinn Craft s" and will be laun– c h e d in 1hc new Qucenslnnd Arl Galleryas a major a11raction al 1hc 1irn e o f the Co m• monwealih Games in ep1embcr, 1982. The !lirec main era fl nrca, 10 be fca111red arc: lay, fabric and fibre, nnd mcrnl jewellery. • Pictured here "Parachilna Gorge" the Flinders Ranges: a charcoal work by Judith Laws. CC'rnrnlcs, Queensland Art Gallmy. Ann SI, Today 2pm- 5pm, Moncl:iy to l hursday 10 nm•5pm, Frlt1r1y 10,1rn•9Pfn, Sat• urcJ:w 10arn-5pm; Arts And Cr.t115, CUv H1l ll, Mo11cJRy to Thursdny 9Rm<L30pm, Fd dn)' 9nm·8Prn. Snlurdny Oam-3.30 pm; Palnllngs by locn1 rind in• t r~tnle Rrtl"ilS, Barry's Art GAi· lory, Adelnldo SI, Monday to Frlrfny 10am•4pm: Cc,nmlcs by Rot!r1cy Bullor, Toda\', Tues– day and Wednesdny 11Am•5 30 ~~r'1hwt1 1 :tn AS 1 Ch~~~e~~~8,!;~ Worl<s by Tay Bait Kol, ..... ,,g Juey Lee and Prattluan, Gal– loway Gallerlo!i, Bowen HIiis, ,. lueensland Art Gallery 511, A-, M.1.M . 11<1ilclift9 160 Ann 51Not, 9n,-. 4000 Tolopl,- (071 229 213_!. SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN CRAFTS - 1982 The Queensland Art Gallery has l:1unche<f :i rnajor crafts acqu1s,1,on proli(ram. Assisted by the Crall~ Board ol lhc AusJrahan Council, the Gallery w,11 spend up to \70,CXXl over !he nc•t two years ,n prcparnt,on for the cih1b1t,on "Survey ol Contemporary Austrahan Grails" , Craltsnmn throughout Au!)traha arc now 1nv1tod to sub, m1t worN!. for cons1<.Jc,at1or1 by the selectors. Featuring three mam cralt arc<t!) - Clay. Faboct r,brc and Metal/ Jewellery, lhc 01.ll1b1t1on will open HI the new Quccn,1,nd Arl Gallery on Seplcmbcr 1982. Selectors arc Mr Jeff Sh..iw, M!) D~trani Lower~ Jlld Mrs Joanna Sla1c, 11 •crc!)lcd craftsmen should direct cnqu111c~ to Queensland An Gallery markoo "Craft E•h1b1l1011" ,