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

save Young Caroline O'Rorke works eight hours a day locked away ·by herself In a Brisbane office. Her'. Job? Reljorlnl tattered, ·dill- A code of ethics applies to moat Jobs colored and moulit-marted wateftolon, and Catollne atronaly believes In hers. prlnta and drawtnca worth thoulands "I do as little re-toucliln1 as pos- of clollan at Queensland Art Gallery. slble," she said. "Nobody wants to Caroline, froml England, took the Job know what Caroline O'Rorke'1 Inter• - comervator of works on paper - prelatlon of an artist's style IJ like. ellht month& a10 and Is happy to stay. "If something has been really dam• , With NCurlty cameras trained on her •aged then perhaps It mould look u and alal'IDI on tile windows Caroline thou1h It ha, been damaged." first telta all the color1 and reports Caroline, la a graduate from London on the condition or each drawinl, School of Arts and Crafts. • 'l'hen lhe sets about the palnstaklnl She always wanted to come to Aui• natoraUon procedure which could ,' trail& and the Job la her flrlt. man removln1 irrowlhs, flllln1 In mla• In Australia, ~-Caroline's talent la ldnl anu or backing a drawln1 on scarce. n- paper. 8h11 -kl on up to ,even different • She la the first full-time co11111'Vator drawlnp at a time, apendlnl about d the Queensland Art Gallery,. which an hour on one before movlnl onto took 12 months to find her. another · Gallery director, Mr -Raoul Melllah, Caroline uplalned the Importance la still 1eekln1 a quallfled and uperl- or remalnlnl alert enced conaenator of palnt1n11. The "Once 70II 10111 °70ur concentration position has been advertlaed without IODlethlnl can go wron1," she said. success In Britain, the United Btat11, "I set much aatllfactlon out or Jap. . and Australia. an- prlnta,, becau,e the paper la 10 ''Whoever la appointed will be work• different. I& lam such a batterlnr, and Ins on valuable paintings," Mr Melllah 1oob Sood when l'ft flnllhed." aald. ...... THE COU IE -MAI Queensland Art Gallery ') lh F loin M IM B111lrl1nq 1fi0 Ann S trrrt . flrtsh~nP •1000 Telephorw (07) 229 2 t:!8 SUIIYEY OF CDNTEMPDIIAIIY AUSTIIILIAII 0111ns - 1982 lhe Ou••n•l•nd Au G•ll•ry hu l•unch•d • major cu h 1 acqul1itlon prograin, Aui11ed by th• Cu1ft1 Do,ud of th• Au11r•II• Council. the 01ll • ry w,11 1p1nd up co S70,000 over 1h• 11••t two v••r• In pr • paratlon tor th• •d11h11ion " Survey ol Co111en1pn1111y Au1tr11h•n C,afls". Culu,n•n throughou1 Au111r,1l111 .. ,. 110 w mv,t•tl to 1ut.11nl1 works for co111•d•r1u1on by th• 111l1cto11, f-Htm l11g Hue• main cu lt •r•H - Clay. F•bdc/ Flbr• •nd Me1al/ Jawell11y, 11•• e • h1hltlo11 wlll open in tha n w Ouu111land Art G1ll1ry In Sep1er11bar 1982. Sel•cto1 1 • ,. Mi Jeff ~h11w. Ma. 0 111111 L1w•11 and Mn Joann • Sl111er lnu11e11,ul e,1111111111111 should dh.-ot enquirl•• 10 the Ou11n1le1ut An O•llerv m"rked "Crafla EAhlhltjOfl" ,