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

It I pn rl t r t1lt' ~".- pr n,· 10'1 tu!tln'"! 1 ,tuce ln rt'RChllCS.'i for the mo,·c lO th new caller)' 111 , i, , Q u C ~ ll I. II et C ltur I Cen1rc at south Brl"– b1 nc. T he J>ros rams will br :n,n~ec1 In access area.s or the .,Late for l11e benefit or people "'ho do noL u. unlly hll.\'e the scn•lcos which a ma jor gnllcn· orrers. The I c LI!Jrnrr nr Q )J('(Hl~lillld hi~ •~rov!rll•d n rn11pon seri1ce or re– lated r ,,ctfng r-·aterlnl which will Ira \'Cl with the rxhlb1tlon ond be nl'allnhle for rending In the dlsploy nrcns. The cxhlblLlon WllS O"Cncd b.1· the Gullurc Mlnloter. Mr Gibb~, who rnld IL formed the basis or what would be n com• prchcnsh·c CKtenslon srr• vice when the new g.-11 .. 1i, \" 1,rcn1r • tul\y oper– nfio1111l. Thl' na-l'rry Trt1slCCS prPslclert.. Mr .1utitlre P. ronnnllJ', said It was the st-111c·s nrt gsller)' b•tt ils ' function didn't begin to be rulflllcd until !ta ser– ,, I c e s II' c r c J> u s h • <I thrnughout the whole of QUHllSlnnd. * * * A tnrcwcll concert for Churohlc musicians \\'ill be held I\L the Enri)'SLrccL :-U,;lor!c· I V!llagc, Nor– man Park. on Sunday. Nm·cnM,1·' 1';. from 5.3 p.111. to 8.30 p.111. Geoffrey Bl•ck DYEING TO TOUR THE Dyeing Fibre and Fabrics exhibi– tion is about to embark on a six– month tour. of . Queensland. It is the first of a pl,inncd series of 1ourinµ craft programs to he pre se nted by th r Queensland Art Gnllery aimed at stimulating public intcrcst in th,· creative use of fibrl' anJ fahric materials. DvcitH!. Fibre and Fahr'ic fc;,tures works hy sn mc uf Aus1ralia 's leading crafts pcllplc and b the first cxhihittlln Ill he mounted hy the callcrv frn:usinl! ~xdu• sil'L'ly· on the (i1genuily and skills of the dyl•r's ill'l . Exhibitor, Jean Car– man . Barharn Huxham and Ruth Stoncley have prepared in structi ve panels to explain the wav~ varn and cloth mav he ·crilorcJ. · This matL·rial 1.:0111ai11~ inf11rma1ion lln the his• 111ry 111' dyeing uf interest tn hnth the n aflsman and the c.:a~ual visitor. With the tllur. lncal cra ltsmcn will c,111dul·t related k cture and workshop pmgr.uns at sdccted places. The workshops arc geared to huth hegin- 11'..· r~ and crafts1111.:11 workinc in sm:h urcas ns d1,1hing. S'"'l\.•~·n prirH• ing. l'lllhrni,kry and wca\'ing. At the recent official opcning of the cxhihi– tilln at the Ouccnsln111.l Art Gallery in Brishanc the Ministcr fm Culture . National Parks and Re– creation, Mr Gihbs. said thc ex hibition directly involved people at a working level through a prouram llf lectur~, and working seminars. The first. cuuntrv tour dates arc as follows: lpswkh. November 21 l o December ~: Tnowoomha. December :i Ill 17: Kingarov . February 6 In IK: Dalb·y. February 2tJ to March 4: Stanthorpc. March b to 18. and Warwick. March 1iJ to April I. The Stute Lihrarv hm, provided a suppori ,er– vicc of related reading material. which will travel with the cxhihi– ti1111 and he available fnr reading in the display areas . Dye ing. Fihrl' and Fabric is supported hy a grant made by the crafts board of the Australia Connell.