GVT: Rt. Hon Helen Clark: PM opens new wing at Eastern Southland Gallery
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PM opens new wing at Eastern Southland Gallery
Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark =
today opened the new John Money wing at the Eastern Southland Gallery, =
saying it will be a valuable addition to Southland's cultural =
infrastructure.
The Prime Minister opened the new wing at a ceremony in Gore this =
afternoon, two-and-a-half years after launching a public appeal to raise =
money for the project.
Helen Clark said the redevelopment will enable the gallery to display =
the world class art collection gifted to the gallery by John Money, the =
New Zealand-born professor of medical psychology at John Hopkins =
University in theUnited States.
"The new wing's collection was made possible by the generous bequest =
from John Money. He has donated to the gallery his extensive art =
collection, which includes Australian Aboriginal, African, and =
indigenous and contemporary American works, along with works by =
significant New Zealand artists, such as Rita Angus and Theo Schoon.
"The gallery's extension is a wonderful development, and the government =
is pleased to have been able to assist with $30,000 from the Regional =
Museums Policy, along with $50,000 from a Tourism Facilities Development =
grant, and $400,000 from a Lottery grant. In addition, the government =
has donated four Ralph Hotere works to the gallery.
"But this has been, above all, an important community project. It has =
seen the Gore and wider Southland community working together to raise =
the $1.2 million to build the new wing.
"There will be numerous benefits back to the community. Institutions =
like the Eastern Southland Gallery not only service their own =
communities, but also will attract national and international visitors. =
It is a valuable addition to Southland's cultural infrastructure," Helen =
Clark said.
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<html><head></head><body><font face=3D'verdana' size=3D'2'><b>PM opens =
new wing at Eastern Southland Gallery</b><br><br>Prime Minister and =
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark today opened the new =
John Money wing at the Eastern Southland Gallery, saying it will be a =
valuable addition to Southland's cultural infrastructure.<BR><BR>The =
Prime Minister opened the new wing at a ceremony in Gore this afternoon, =
two-and-a-half years after launching a public appeal to raise money for =
the project.<BR><BR>Helen Clark said the redevelopment will enable the =
gallery to display the world class art collection gifted to the gallery =
by John Money, the New Zealand-born professor of medical psychology at =
John Hopkins University in theUnited States.<BR><BR>"The new wing's =
collection was made possible by the generous bequest from John Money. He =
has donated to the gallery his extensive art collection, which includes =
Australian Aboriginal, African, and indigenous and contemporary American =
works, along with works by significant New Zealand artists, such as Rita =
Angus and Theo Schoon.<BR><BR>"The gallery's extension is a wonderful =
development, and the government is pleased to have been able to assist =
with $30,000 from the Regional Museums Policy, along with $50,000 from a =
Tourism Facilities Development grant, and $400,000 from a Lottery grant. =
In addition, the government has donated four Ralph Hotere works to the =
gallery.<BR><BR>"But this has been, above all, an important community =
project. It has seen the Gore and wider Southland community working =
together to raise the $1.2 million to build the new wing.<BR><BR>"There =
will be numerous benefits back to the community. Institutions like the =
Eastern Southland Gallery not only service their own communities, but =
also will attract national and international visitors. It is a valuable =
addition to Southland's cultural infrastructure," Helen Clark =
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