Gallery Notes Volume 8 Number 1

              The   Memorial   Art   Gallery
THE NEW GALLERY
NOTES
VOL. 8 NO. 1-OCTOBER, 1942
This first number of Volume 8 is presented in the form which Gallery
Notes will have for the duration of the war. It is hoped that its
brevity will find a place for it in the busier life of today and suggest the many resources for spiritual refreshment which the Gallery
offers its members and the community. For this design and format it
thanks Mr. Leonard Rubinstein of Rochester, whose work in the graphic
media and ceramics has been honored by juries of recent exhibitions.
OCTOBER
EXHIBITIONS
The Art
of
Australia
From the land of the boomerang and kangaroo, from that island continent "down under" made famous by the courage and bravery of its fighting men, comes the opening event on the Gallery's schedule - an exhibition of "The Art of Australia". With Australia the last stronghold of the United Nations in the far Pacific and a vital springboard
for Allied attack, this comprehensive exhibition of Australian art -
the first of its kind to be sent the United States and Canada - has a
special significance for thousands of Americans today in making more
vivid and clear the daily war communiques that come from General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters.
The exhibition, assembled through the cooperation of the Government
of the Australian Commonwealth and the Carnegie Corporation, presents
over one hundred and fifty years of creative effort - from the decorative bark paintings of its primitive aborigines to the diversified
work of its enterprising artists of today.
To augment the native aboriginal material gathered from the museums
of Australia, a colorful collection of decorated shields, boomerangs,
necklaces and weavings has been lent by the Buffalo Museum of Science,
Children
as
Artists
It is not difficult to prophesy that one of the most stimulating and
thoroughly enjoyable exhibitions of the year will be this month's
showing of recent work by children in the membership and scholarship
classes. From Disney-like elephants by six-year-olds to delicate,
prancing horses worthy of a T'ang sculptor and from pensive pastels
inspired by dance rhythms and music recordings to candid interpretations of the Rochester scene by youthful "Bentons", the exhibition reveals the wealth, and very often, the rare beauty of children's creative feeling.
Included in the exhibition will be work from the Gallery's Summer Vacation School whose successful six-week program of art work, films
and story-hours was made possible through the Art Service Fund raised
HOURS-. WEEKDAYS; 10 A. M. TO 5 P.M.
SUNDAYS: 1:30 TO 5:30 P. M.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS: 7 TO 10 P.M.
THE    GALLERY
IS    FREE    AT    ALL    TIMES