At The Launch of ‘Kintsugi, Our Golden Years’, by Jane Gillings
Sawmiller’s Park
29th November, 2019

A work is good when you are transfixed by it.

If you do happen to walk past it without noticing it, your footstep will be suddenly lighter.

Pens and Pencils, 25th November, 2019

It is my custom, well, for the last twenty years or so, to write a short statement for occasions such as tonight.

I have written several in the last month. One was read at the annual dinner to celebrate patrons of Sculpture by The Sea.

Another was for a Christmas party at Ron Robertson-Swann’s home. I didn’t read that one.

To some it may appear to be grandstanding, simply drawing attention to oneself, but this is not the case.

It is my calling and I am simply doing my best to comply.

May we treat you ladies and gentlemen to some light manifesto.

Tonight we bring you Terrible Music and

By way of introduction some clarification on our musical philosophy

And program.

This Sydney outpost of Australian Galleries has just had its thirty year anniversary.

Happy anniversary Sydney!

Among galleries in Australia, Australian Galleries stands alone in having stood the test of post-colonial time.

When other galleries have keeled over from exhaustion, Stuart has not only not wavered in his enthusiasm, but is expanding, with his support of sculpture and the sculpture park soon to open Porcupine Ridge in Victoria.