Moving Canvas Gallery was approached by Festival Towers to source historical images of the old Festival Hall in Brisbane for the reception and the lift lobby’s of Levels 4 – 41 and create four custom artwork commissions for the 4th floor podium and Lounge that reflected the Festival Towers former purpose as an iconic entertainment venue, and project manage the sourcing, framing, commission and installation.
Oaks Festival Towers at 108 Albert St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, stands among the many popular hotels in Brisbane city with 1 and 2 bedroom apartments built in 2006.
The Festival Hall was originally known as Brisbane Stadium, which was built in 1910. In 1958, the venue was demolished and a new building constructed, by then leading Queensland Construction Company E.J.Taylor & Sons, as part of the Centenary of Queensland. It was opened on 27 April 1959 and renamed Brisbane Festival Hall. With a capacity of 4,000 people, it was the largest indoor public venue, in the Brisbane inner city area and it remained the city’s primary indoor venue for more than forty years. It was designed in a postwar modern style, similar to its namesake, the Royal Festival Hall in London.
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- Festival Hall #4 by Banx 1500x1200mm MC6779
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- Festival Hall #3 by Banx 1200x100mm MC6778
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- Festival Hall #2 by Banx 1200x1200mm MC6777
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- Festival Hall #1 by Banx 2000x1200mm MC6776
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- Festival Hall 1 by Banx 2000x1200mm MC6776
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- Festival Hall 2 by Banx 1200x1200mm MC6777
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- Festival Hall 4 by Banx 1500x1200mm MC6779
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- Festival Hall 1200x1000mm MC6778
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- Jackson Five with Michael Jackson in concert, Festival Hall, Brisbane. 23 June 1973. News Ltd / Newspix. And Johnny Cash plays at Festival Hall, Brisbane. 31 March 1971. News Ltd / Newspix
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- Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison from English rock band ‘The Beatles’ perform live on stage at their concert during ‘The Beatles 1964 World Tour’ Festival Hall, Brisbane. 29 June 1964. Bob Barnes / Newspix
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- Singer Shirley Bassey performs at Festival Hall, Brisbane. 25 June 1970. Noel Pascoe / Newspix
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- Billy Todd (left) and George Barnes in the sixth round of their Empire Welterweight title fight. Barnes won the contest on points after 15 rounds. In the centre is referee Les Parker. Festival Hall, Brisbane. 7 August 1959. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg: 201239 And Brisbane floods January 1974. Swimming at Festival Hall. A man dives into the water at the corner of Albert and Charlotte Street. Geoff McLachlan / Newspix
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- Festival Hall, originally known as The Stadium, was built in 1910. The venue was demolished and rebuilt in 1959 and renamed as Festival Hall, The architects were Crick, Lewis & Williams. Festival Hall was demolished in 2003 and replaced with the residential block Festival Towers. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Image No: 6523-0001-0020 And A ticket for The Beatles World Tour concert. Festival Hall, Brisbane. 29 June 1964. Image courtesy of Picture Ipswich, Ipswich City Council. www.picture.ipswich.qld.gov.au
