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246:(KGCAE). It was formally established as a charity in 1978. Finances were an ongoing source of stress for Moriarty and his wife and their marriage ended. Moriarty left the school at the end of 1982, and went on to found the Brisbane Arts School (now Brisbane Institute of Art).
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practising artists. Given the isolation of many of the stations, and the condition (or lack) of roads, weather had a significant impact on whether it was feasible for people to attend and for the classes to continue at particular locations.
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Moriarty was the principal art teacher of the organisation between 1971 and 1983, flying his airplane more than 400,000 km (250,000 mi) on more than 1250 trips to at least 25 different locations from
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to document the impact of Merv
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was sent to accompany
Moriarty on a trip and positively reported on the project. As a result, the program received major federal funding, and changed its name in 1974 to the Australian Flying Arts School.
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