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

The Gallery ,. lookin1 for volunteer 9uides for lh new 9.alle,y in the Iris• Mne Cultural Centre. The program . simlJRr to tho, e opera tin is In n number or Aust ralian nnd o,·ersen s galleries, cn lls for people with n lol'e or art to donate t,helr spare-time to con– ducting visitors arou nd the gallery, The new gallery 1, scheduled to open lr March next year bu guide training wlll begl next month . Art gallery director, M Rnoul Mellish , said toda the guides would In• troduce t housands or vis• ltors to the new gallery's permanent collection or art works and special temporary exhibitions. Mr Mellish said It was envisaged t h:\t several 11Toups or guides - In• eluding children's guides working with primary school-age children _ e,,entually would operate 1 (~m mm~a~) T eachi11g skills . . A1_1)'011c_lnlerc led In teaching ' rlf-sufficlcncv skills IS l11v11cd 10 IHI 01)<'11 dfl)I RL the Happ)' Herb Cen,trc, Logan Village Road, Wntcrforcl. on Sunct 3 .– Apnl 5, '' OrgnnlE"crs hope tn arrnn~e t lusscs ln po ten·. ninklng wlndn_1lll~. milking cm\s, drnlnlnt: lnnd nilct other rurnl tiklll~ for self-1,ufllc1cnc,1·. II l,ulk IIL 11 R,m . will <1bc11& th • pu,s1bl11 •; ol ,M111'Jllsl11n11, » 1-ircct IJ,111I\ in 1l1r ~u11 thcr11 ubl1rb.-:. Vog tnblc growers ,,oil!rl 1·nlll'Cl :,ectls for 1he b·nlk "'hlrh would then be dislrlblllcct tu other growr ,:,,. · Those lntcrcstl'.'d ril'C :l~l:rrl 1n hr,ng a picu u..: lunch. F'ui· dcltdls, telephone ~00 5;;,17, . Gallery guides , 'fh~ Queensland Aro Gallery Is l11 r l11111: appli• cations from the public lor voluntary gllicles. Formal qunllflcutlons arc not 11cccss·11·,· but special consideration wlll be given to U10,c 'witi1 ex- pertise In art or education. · The gallery plans Lo hn\'e children's guides. a nd outreaoh guides, who will take slide lectures to those unable to visit. Gallery is seeking enthusiastic guides llr ~11·, 11 al th• gallery for m ll'r· e, ied appbcanu 011 Februu rr 2i at to a,111, •nd 2 p.m.. February ~8 at ID a.m. and llaroh ~ al 10 u.111 and 2 p.m. VOLUNTEER llUldes are wanted for the Queensland Art Gallery . Gallery d1rec1.0r t,lr Raoul M•I· ll•h 51lld aµµllcanu ,..,. bflnK sou~hl for lhe 1912 uhlbltlon yrar. 1nt..ensh·e ua1n~ng proirram, for lhr 1,.nde1 •oukl be~in nest 1110111.b, Tilt ~u1dts 'll'uUld 11,troduce \'IMWr~ lo lhl• :,:allcry·a µer• 111anr11L art collecuun when 1t mortd to lllf Cultural Cenlre in March nesL )'fUI', They ••ould alMJ ~how ,·1:iiilors round ,1,.cial temporary exhibl· 110m, plu11nrct for the oprnmi of Lhe new ~allery and lhe IUU Common\\'tllllh Gamt~. Mr Mtlltsh •"1d Lhe l(Uidea "ould al,o take part 111 Ule aal– lery'• educational pl'DVr•m•. S p • c I a I "oulrrach" ~u1drs \\ ould be tr1111ed to \'l!,tl nur~1n!.C home,, hospitals and lnstllullons. Othci:• ~oulLI be IJ•med to. ~u ,de tm>UP• or µrunarr ,rhoul c1t1idre11. The ~allery would g11e spec111I 1'ons1derat1on I.O appllcanls "'lib ex1,ert1se In art or •ducauon, People or all aaes w1lh "a lol'e o! art. enthusl1Unl •nd mo.l Im• porunt an &blllt)' to commu– m cttle thftl entbu~iasm to Vl!-1• twrs.'' ,-.·rre belllJt sou1:hL. Sµeca• I or1ent•Uon se,;slons 'll''tll Application form• are a,·a1lahle from the education .ecllOn, tele• phone 229 2138,