Wieneke Archive Book 2 : Queensland National Art Gallery (Director: James Wieneke) 1950-51 Presscuttings

GYMPIE, Sat.-Hundreds of inquiries are anticipated as a result of the Jubilee Art Train's visit to country centres. Children have visited the Art Train and its model children's library in droves. School parties from sur- rounding country townships have come-from up to 20 miles-to see the train at each of its stops at Caboolture, Cooroy, Nambour, and Gym - pie. Mr. C. van Homrigh, 47- year -old Art lecturer at the Teachers' Training College, is giving five-minute talks to the children on the 51 paint- ings in the train. "Hard to leave "Our one problem is to per- suade the youngsters to leave the library carriage," he said. "Once they get in there, they stay. When they even- tually leave they seem deter- mined to come back for more." Since the gaily painted art train left Brisbane last Tues- day, nearly 4000 men, women, and children have visited the three exhibition carriages. Mr. van Homrigh said that now the train had been made up, It would not cost the Gov- ernment too much to maintain it as a yearly event. "Each year a different selec- tion of paintings should be shown, and the scope of the art exhibitions widened," he said. In addition to paintings, pottery, furniture, fine weav- ng, pen and pencil drawings, and possibly sculpture could be displayed. About 1100 visited the train at Gympie yesterday, and about the same number to -day. ,krt '' ...-... . - ' T.:".^ r r . 'Children swarm over rt Train Instruction rush likely about opportunities for art instruction ART TRAIN ON TIME LONGREACH, Wednes- day.L, - The Jubilee Art Trcin, now in Cen- tral Queensland. is ex- pected to return to Bris- bane on November 15, according to schedule. The train left Bris- bane on March 27, et 10 a.m. and, when it reached Longreach at the week -end, had travelled 8.000 miles in the State. DiiiSHANE TEL5XlItAPII SIONUnY JULY 2 ,Jos ! Govt. House as gallery Old Government House in the Technical College grounds would he the per- fect setting for the Queens- land Art Gallery, Mr. Rob- ert Haines said today. Mr. Haines. recently ap- pointed Director of the Queensland National Art Gal- lery, was addressing a Rotary meeting at Lennons. He described old Govern- ment House as a "superb piece of architecture," in which 18th and 19th century paintings and furniture could be displayed to advan- tage. The present National Art Gallery in the Museum buildings could only be a temporary gallery, although a good Job of remodelling the interior had been done. Mr. Haines suggested that sculptures and works of art, could also adorn a pool set., directly in front of the old Government House. The Queensland National Art Gallery was about to launch a society which would have as its objective the im- provement of the Queensland National Art Gellery, he said. Membership would be sub- ject to fees varying iroin t25 for life membership to 5 for students. THE COURIER -MAIL, THURS., AUG. 9, 1951.