{"id":3481,"date":"2015-07-03T12:03:34","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T02:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3481"},"modified":"2015-07-03T12:03:34","modified_gmt":"2015-07-03T02:03:34","slug":"happy-75th-anniversary-brisbane-story-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3481","title":{"rendered":"Happy 75th Anniversary Brisbane Story Bridge!"},"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=3481\" 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><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Can you believe it has been 75 years since the opening of<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Brisbane&#8217;s Story Bridge!<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3497\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3497\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3497\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Starr-38696-Story-Bridge-With-Neon-Pop-150x40cm.jpg\" alt=\"Starr 38696 Story Bridge With Neon Pop 150x40cm\" width=\"1024\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Starr-38696-Story-Bridge-With-Neon-Pop-150x40cm.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Starr-38696-Story-Bridge-With-Neon-Pop-150x40cm-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starr Story Bridge With Neon Pop 150x40cm<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"Red Hill Gallery Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Red Hill Gallery <\/a>are joining the celebrations of\u00a0the 75th anniversary\u00a0of the iconic Brisbane <a title=\"Brisbane City Council Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbane.qld.gov.au\/whats-brisbane\/featured-events\/story-bridge-75\" target=\"_blank\">Story Bridge<\/a>\u00a0with art!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3506\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3506\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3506\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Starr_2-176x300.jpg\" alt=\"Brisbane Artist Starr\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Starr_2-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Starr_2-603x1024.jpg 603w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Starr_2.jpg 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brisbane Artist Starr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brisbane based artist <a title=\"Starr Artist Profile - Red Hill Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/Starr.html\" target=\"_blank\">Starr<\/a>\u00a0 who is represented by Red Hill Gallery is well known for her many depictions of\u00a0\u00a0The Story Bridge. Starr\u00a0has painted a series &#8220;75 years and counting&#8221; depicting the Story Bridge to mark its\u00a075th anniversary. The series will be available at Red Hill Gallery Brisbane.<\/p>\n<p>Starr says, &#8220;Story of a bridge,<a title=\"75 years and counting artwork\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/362141655106\/photos\/a.10153549599340107.1073741828.362141655106\/10155936473050107\/?type=1&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\"> <em><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">75 years and counting<\/span><\/em><\/a>,\u00a0is part of my <a title=\"Painting part of her new story bridge series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RedHillArtGallery\/photos\/a.418738733744.197340.330274303744\/10153414440113745\/?type=1&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\">75 years series<\/a> featuring dynamic blues and duck egg splashed with lots of bright pops of colour. This painting was commissioned by the <a title=\"Lord Mayor's Charitable Trust\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lmct.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lord Mayor&#8217;s Charitable Trust\u00a0<\/a>and will be\u00a0auctioned at the <a title=\"The Lord Major's Charitable Trust Gala Ball Home PAge\" href=\"http:\/\/charitydos.com.au\/do\/event\/details\/8951-2015-lord-mayors-charitable-trust-gala-ball-a-winters-tale-brisbane\" target=\"_blank\">2015\u00a0Lord Mayor&#8217;s Charitable Trust Gala Ball <\/a>in August&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Such vibrant colours and figurative brush strokes are\u00a0a glimpse of the excitement and celebration to be had at\u00a0the street party.\u00a0Her work is available to view at the Red Hill Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3500\" style=\"width: 2479px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3500\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/starr_4.jpg\" alt=\"Starr Story Bridge Happy Birthday 75 120 x 90cm\" width=\"2469\" height=\"1821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/starr_4.jpg 2469w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/starr_4-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/starr_4-1024x755.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2469px) 100vw, 2469px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starr Story Bridge Happy Birthday 75 120 x 90cm<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The street party has been organised by the <a title=\"Brisbane City Council\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbane.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brisbane City Council <\/a>with the help of Brisbane Marketing Chief John Aitken and <a title=\"Lord Mayor Graham Quirk Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.grahamquirk.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lord Major of Brisbane\u00a0The Hon Graham <\/a>Quirk\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday 5th.<\/p>\n<p>This is what they have said about the iconic bridge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a strong believer that the river is one of the great definer of our city &#8230; The river is really iconic to everything about Brisbane in a good way and a bad way. It&#8217;s brought floods to our city and helped define our character as well&#8221;, <a title=\"Brisbane Marketing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanemarketing.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brisbane Marketing<\/a> Chief Executive <a title=\"John Atkin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanemarketing.com.au\/About-Us\/Board-and-Directors\/pages\/Executive-team.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">John Aitken<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3498\" style=\"width: 1036px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3498\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Starr-39950-Painterly-Pop-Brisbane-120x60cm.jpg\" alt=\"Starr 39950 Painterly Pop Brisbane 120x60cm\" width=\"1026\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Starr-39950-Painterly-Pop-Brisbane-120x60cm.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Starr-39950-Painterly-Pop-Brisbane-120x60cm-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Starr-39950-Painterly-Pop-Brisbane-120x60cm-1024x521.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starr Painterly Pop Brisbane 120x60cm<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;For many years the Story Bridge was taken for granted in terms of its structures but it&#8217;s got a new lease of life now with the LED lighting and that&#8217;s given a whole new public attention and vitality to the bridge, which I think is making it more iconic than how it was viewed&#8221;, Hon Lord Major Graham Quirk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3493\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1600x600-story-fiesta.jpg\" alt=\"1600x600-story-fiesta\" width=\"1600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1600x600-story-fiesta.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1600x600-story-fiesta-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1600x600-story-fiesta-1024x384.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The party will be located on the Story Bridge, with the<a title=\"Eat Street Markets - via Foodi\" href=\"http:\/\/foodi.com.au\/hamilton-eat-street-markets-on-story-bridge\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Eat Street Markets <\/a>relocating for the special\u00a0event. The bridge will be closed for motorist but alternatively you can <a title=\"Story Bridge Climb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sbac.net.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">climb it!<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3494\" style=\"width: 392px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3494\" class=\" wp-image-3494\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Story-Bridge.jpg\" alt=\"Images Courtesy of Brisbane Times Facebook Page \" width=\"382\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Story-Bridge.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Story-Bridge-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Images Courtesy of Brisbane Times Facebook Page<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Story Bridge 75 will pay tribute to the much-loved and recognised icon and the significant contribution it has made to shaping Brisbane&#8217;s identity,&#8221; Lord Mayor Graham Quirk told Brisbane Times.<\/p>\n<p>Starr&#8217;s artwork captures the grandeur of the Story Bridge and her series to celebrate its anniversary is a wonderful reflection of the importance and significance of the bridge\u00a0in Brisbane&#8217;s history, culture and people.<\/p>\n<p>Make\u00a0sure\u00a0you visit <a title=\"Red Hill Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/artists.html\" target=\"_blank\">Red Hill Gallery <\/a>located at 61 Musgrave Road Red Hill, Brisbane\u00a0to view an artistic interpretation of the celebration for\u00a0the 75th anniversary of the Story Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Red Hill Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a9 Red Hill Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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=3481\" 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>ShareCan you believe it has been 75 years since the opening of Brisbane&#8217;s Story Bridge! 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