Vew from the chair: Speeches of Richard WL Austin

List of Speeches I The beginning Speech introducing the Hon. Brian Austin, Minister for the Arts, to open 'Painters and Sculptors: Diversity in Contemporary Australian Art', 19 June 1987 2 Taking account of Asia Speech to open The Art ofAi', Gold Coast City Art Gallery, 28 October 1987 2 Vote of thanks at the opening of 'The Ceramic Traditions of Japan: Masterworks from the Idemitsu Museum ofArts, Tokyo', 26 July 1988 3 Vote of thanks at the opening of 'Japanese Ways, Western Means: Art of the 1980s in Japan', 19 September 1989 4 Speech at a reception to mark the establishment of the Queensland Art Gallery's Exhibitions Development Fund and to honour its Founder Patrons and Members, I I December 1989 5 Speech to thank Mr Shigetaka Ishihara, Consul-General of Japan, Brisbane and Mr Gaboku Ogawa, President of the Federation of Oriental Calligraphers, and to declare open 'Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy', 17 May 1990 6 Speech at a luncheon hosted by the Queensland Art Gallery in honour ofthe Chairman of Meiji Seimei, Mr Tsuchida, and Mrs Tsuchida, 17 August 1990 7 Speech to introduce the Premier, the Hon. Wayne Goss, to open 'Treasures from the Shanghai Museum', 13 September 1990 8 Speech to introduce the Hon. Dean Wells, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Minister for the Arts, and the Hon. David Hamill, Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development at the corporate launching of the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art I O November 1992 9 Speech at the national media announcement ofthe Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art 4 December 1992 I O Speech to thank Mr Steve Shapiro, President of ARCO Coal Australia, and to introduce the Premier, the Hon. Wayne Goss, at the opening of the ARCO Gallery of Asian Art 30 July 1993 184