{"id":1526,"date":"2013-04-20T02:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1526"},"modified":"2013-04-23T13:57:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T03:57:09","slug":"our-shining-starr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1526","title":{"rendered":"Our Shining Starr"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1526\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Starr Shines at this year\u2019s Lord Mayor\u2019s Community Trust Gala Ball Fundraiser!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1595\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1595\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1595\" title=\"'Brisbane City Hall' by Starr 120x90cm acrylic on canvas \" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brisbane-city-hall1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"752\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brisbane-city-hall1.jpg 752w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brisbane-city-hall1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that our wonderful artist Starr was selected by Brisbane City Council to create a painting that celebrated the refurbishment of Brisbane City Hall. The painting, entitled \u2018Brisbane City Hall\u2019 (120 x 90xm acrylic on canvas) contains all the hallmarks of Starr\u2019s signature style. The juxtaposition of the old building lit up with neon colours is the perfect melding of the old with the new.<\/p>\n<p>The worth of this painting spoke for itself selling for a whopping $10 000 at the auction at the Lord Mayor\u2019s Community Trust! The trust supports local charities, seeking out those that offer strategies and support service for the homeless, mentally ill and disabled or that offer services for drug and alcohol addiction, trauma, abuse and neglect hig<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2006 census found a total of 7,996 homeless people in Brisbane with approximately 2000 of those found within Brisbane\u2019s inner city. With statistics like this it is evident how important this event is and we are so privileged to represent such a talented artist who is contributing in such a significant way to this beautiful city.\u201d Margaret Campbell-Ryder, Director<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1596\" style=\"width: 1354px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1596\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1596\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1596\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1596\" title=\"City-Hall-with-Lord-Mayor-and-Wife\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/City-Hall-with-Lord-Mayor-and-Wife.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1344\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/City-Hall-with-Lord-Mayor-and-Wife.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/City-Hall-with-Lord-Mayor-and-Wife-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/City-Hall-with-Lord-Mayor-and-Wife-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lord Mayor of Brisbane Graham Quirk &amp; Lady Mayoress &amp; Chairperson of the Lord Mayor Community Trust Anne Quirk<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1526\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareStarr Shines at this year\u2019s Lord Mayor\u2019s Community Trust Gala Ball Fundraiser! 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