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

Queensland Art Galler ·,1t1 t \uo, MIM Bu1ld1r1g lhU AIIII s. 1,uul u,, ~t1,,11c -iuou I eh.- pllu11c (U/J ;,,_i~~ 'J 1]/j 1he T,uste s of the Oueenslancl Art 1nlle1v ,,ow 1nv,1e apphct1t1ons fOf sr.holarstuns 10 the C1eiillVP ,u, clasr.,,s r.omman ing ,n 198 1 Applwa111s 11111. t be auod hetween 8 anp 12 year!.. Tho"P lllftcts of wClfk on pape, flHJS I he s 11b1Tu1te ti arrnmr1,lll•PC1 by a signed s1a1eme11t hom Ille child s lf)a hf}r rttfemnu 10 his OI' her 4'h11tty and interest. Applic:atioll fo,ms are auhble at the GaUery. Closinc ~••• for 1pplic1tion1 - Z1 N • Hlll~tr 1910, Gallery Hour s Monday to Saturday 10.00 am-5.00 p'm Friday lOOOem-9.00pm Sunday 2 00 pm-5 00 pm Queensland Art (rali"ery 5th Floor. MtM Building 160 Ann Street, er1abant1, 4000 Tolephon~ (07) 229 2138 Tru1t1es'Purchas1 Exhibition 2·4Oct-20 Nov Winning entries In the richest purchase prize of its type in AusJra/la will be announced on Friday 24 October at 1.00 p.m. in the Gallery. Aselection of works will be on rl1spl,1y affording ,1 comprehansive look at Australian contemporary painting The exhibition features thework ol m,1ny of our most promising artists. Gallery Hours 1 Monday to Saturday Friday Sunday 10.00 am-5.00 pm 10.00 11m-9.00 pm 2.00 pm-5.00 pm Queensland Art Gallery "1 f-loor MIM BuUdmg , Ann st,eel. C ,banu 4000 1 ,• tephono (07) 229 2 IJB Tru1t11s' Purchase ·lxhibition 24 001-2110, Winning entries in lhe richest purchasu prize ot Its type In AuSlr,/11 w/11 be 'announced on Friday 24 October ·•t 1.00 p.m. In the Gallery. i1 selection of works will b.e 011 display affording a comprehensive look at Australian contemporary painting. Theex//ihition feaiures the work of many of ur most promising artists. HU Ot>C Gallery Hours Munday lo Saturday 10.00 am-5.00 pm Friday ,: · 10.00 am-9,00 pm Sunday .. . , 2,00 pm-S.00 pm IE COURIER-MAIL - 41 MTURDAY, OCTOBErl 11, 1980 HE COURIER-MAIL - 5 ECOURIER-MAIL • FRIOAV, OCTOBER ~.t. 1980 . System lacks craft help AUSTRALIA'S top crafts– men have made It despite the system rather than be– ea use of It. That Is, according to the dlrec• tor ot the Cra.tt& Board ot the Australia Council, Mr Du1d Wll– llams, He uld In Brisbane that there was a 1erlous lack or speclallaed post-graduate training tor crafts people In Australia. "It'1 only perseverance and the lnter..t or a tew prl\'ate lndl– ,·lduala In the past that ha\"e got Australian cratt&men to the •tan– dard they',•e reached now," he said, "But. craft Is •tarting to 11et the recognition it deserves In Austra• lln. "People are realLslnr that work Jn wood, !lbre, clay or metal can be Just a• !lne a work a• a paint– In~ on canru or a car\'lng In 111a1·ble." Mr WUllams said the craft ac• qulsltlons he had come to \'lew At the Queensland Art Gallery were a tine example of what' could be done tor cra!t Jn the country. It was .lust \\•hat crda.sm ,n needed - a national platform !or their ..·ork. The six acqulsltloru are p,rt ot a major collection the gallery plan., to build up !or a represen– tath•e ~xhlbltlon ot top contem– porary Austullan craft durlnir t he I 9 8 l B r I• bane Com– monwealth Games. Mr Wllllams aaid the $70,000 acquisition proirram was the tlr.,t such lnltl•t1,·e by a major Aus– tr•ll•n gallery. The crart., Board had helptd hy dnn• tlnr S20,000 •nd It "'"" hat ,,hen corn leted in CIIIIS 1982., the gallery 111 i11ilt touring the works around the country. The work& recently ecqulrod Include an amazing ceramic • c u I p t u re by Sendra Taylor \\•hlch features slobberlsh pigs 1oun&1ng around a hotel remlnls cent o! "Hotel Call!ornla" In th I • I Eagles popular song. Actually tbe sculpture 15 title "Bella Ce.sa." I The others are A bright patch– work quilt In geometric shapes o red, blue, green and oran~e by Lorna Mar: 111. sll, 1 er arm ring by Dorothy Erlol<son: e~gs Jn ce– ramic by Queeru;land painter Joy Schoenhelmer: a Kuan st yle J•r in porccl•ln by Carl McConnell, and " plltlter by Rnother Quecns– lnnder. MIiton Moon. Mr Wllll•rn• sa id m•ny or the Art,ls~, producing such top q11ali1y wo,·k are getllng old. More work of th•t calibre could be forthcoming I! tertiary In– stitutions ~ot behind era!~• and dcreloped more programs, J>ar– tlcularli•at post-graduate Jeni. "It's •II there." he said. "ll"s Just got lo be let out." He sold It would !.•kc the back– In~ or tertluy lnstt tulion., that had neglected (he • rts grneral!,1• 111 the pa.,t an~ the orrort or cra ft smen to research the hlsrorv or Ihr.lr ;>a.rr.icular crart. form. · SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1980" THE COURIER-MJl,,'lt. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1980 Show better than .before SELECTED entrle.~ in the Trustees Purchase Ex– hlbl tlon. on view at the Q11ee11s la ncl Art Gallery unt il November 20, are well worth viewing. The exhibition 1nclude.s quite tt lar:,:e number or ,·ery ~ooc1 pn11Hin~s. ond, on the whole. ls ..;:upol'lor In last. ycar·s. A1~t1J11, 1,hc handsome ~l.1111 or s~o.ouu has been made available tor purchuse:s. but, us lasL yea1·, w:,s uoL fu lly expended. The t.-ompetitlon ,~ Uy in, 1 11.a ~ l1011 only, n11C1 lhe .-,ooncr It hc– co111c." :111 open one the better 11 think this will ha11pen In the new Kl'l, ~nlle1·y WIUCh has the room lor Llmt , n~. Rt. present. there l."i nu clumce t'or the unknown (or unknown LO the :;electors,, apart 1rom nomi11nte<t Krt colle~cs !'JLUdeUt:-,. .'\s l h ll\'f!' 110 lfll:iif:l,hl, l11lo Lhf! h wit.111 1011 li~t. nor 0 1 those \\'llO dn 11ot acce1u or ft re rejected, 1 citn only romment on :mmr fuel:; tlrn t. llll\'e bcc11me obrious. i\lnny uf t,he Rl'tlSIS Hl'C g(H.t.lnl,! lnrnauons year by ycur and nre exhibited year by year. Thi:; time. IJ1'1' 1•xnmplc. I \\OUld 1101 knmv why :mch glf1:ect rcsldenL Qurcnsland artist.,; ns D:l\·1dH Alh'n. Bob McPherson. i\ladonm1 s 1aun1011 t111rl R ll~!'.l!lll Cral~ Rrf" llOI, 10 be sctn. F1 r 1iOllli:' 11111r I lrnre heen wondering why Aboriginal artlsL-5 are not l11clu<Jed, pktrticularly those who hu,·c to contribute so much b~• ~Lill ,,·orkln~ wh hin 1he 1r•rllt1011 of their own people. Pnr r xample. whuL the \\7l'sl – f'J'll Dc~rt. llCOJ}1f' n re now doing– on t'HO\'IIS nnr:.t board would holrl more thnn ll.!1l OWII Ill AO cxhlb1 - tlon or this nr,Lure. A~ I said hMore. t.hl ~ Is A gontl exhibition. Th• sta ndnrd hM rb,~n A.gn in 111 rhl~ nnnua l 1>r11.,., ~·hlch once wns the Richards. •nrl hAd It( ups 1111d on,,·11~. Pur<'lrnsr ~ Are llOI Lhf' Olll,\ 1 1h11ti: llrnt tn Al – t.ers. H:wtnl! 011r ·:,, \\Ol'k ~elected tor hnn1?t11g hho11 1c1 become mor, a nrt mort prcsrigfous: fol' the J)lll>lk . 1 he exh ibition. • lennerl Imm • II o,·t-r Atttitrnlln. : ho11ld be a11 ln1- J)tJ1'l11nt evrnl Aor. ro t!Hi purchn~r ~. t1Htr1r tw 1hr Trusttf !I. the IArgest. AO\0IITH , SiOOO ~'R~ SJX'lll, A.llfl \\'f."11 spc111. on John Brnrk·• Rdmlrnble ""Pro– r.r 1'4Rlon," 'l'he ,·est. 1t1Akin2 " 1nt11 J or l:l,IQO Weill ror MII Op C(IIJ R. 12! h~· Ostoj,. - r <ot.ko \\'"kl , A11;;– t l'RllA ·~ 1110., 1 i m p ort A 11 1 op 11 l'I 1st,. Rnb<'rt Bo~·ne~·i " Hrd Step Ladder" , ra·om his cuncni exhibition at Philip Bncon, which I rerlewed. and Angela Gnrd- 11er·s nice. modestly-priced "Cul– t urel Cranes" the delightful naive painting by Beryl Roha11. A• for the other c-holce,,. I L'nnnot work up much enthl:ii– Rsm. There a1·e qult.e a lew ~ood ,vorks here which would hove made good choice~. as those by Stephen KIiiick. Robin Waltace– Crabbe. Leach ,Jones. Victor M•Jzner and Rod Withers. And t.hcre Is the most hlchly priced painting In the show - Sid Nolan's "Miner" - S12.000 , I doubt the palntlna Is very recent). Those mentioned are not u,– only ~ood paintings here. So go a nd see - DR G, LANGER. . -~ ~ i .~ ' -~ ~ t r ~ , 1