An amazing announcement
The Ballarat Foto Biennale has bought the former Union Bank premises near the corner of Sturt Street as a permanent exhibition space and offices.
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The Ballarat Foto Biennale has bought the former Union Bank premises near the corner of Sturt Street as a permanent exhibition space and offices.
Dr Marcus Bunyan has reviewed the exhibition of the NGA’s travelling exhibition, Diane Arbus: American Portraits, at the Heidi Museum of Modern Art (Melbourne).
Bill Henson at the Tolarno Galleries 104 Exhibition Street Melbourne
till 2 June 2018.
surprising news…
Posted by The Art Museum on Tuesday, 26 December 2017
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Another fascinating look at a set of photographs; thanks Marcus for your work during 2017… Have a happy one. Cheers GaelART BLART: photographs: historical australia part 1
Posted by The Art Museum on Thursday, 21 December 2017
I was hoping that someone would offer a real, subjective and personal review of the NGV Triennial – rather than just…
Posted by The Art Museum on Wednesday, 20 December 2017
A very good piece on ArtBlart about Bill Heimerman 1950 – 2017
Photo above: Peter Leiss, William Heimerman c. 1975-80
Continue reading “William and Winfred Bowness Photography Prize”
Congratulation Polixeni Papapetroua magical image of hope and beauty
Posted by The Art Museum on Thursday, 19 October 2017
Dr Marcus Bunyan writes on art blart about the ACP exhibition – at the Monash Gallery of Art.
Posted by The Art Museum on Thursday, 3 August 2017
Click here to download the pdf of the exhibition of the finalists
The 2017 Director’s Choice Award was the The Papapetrou Family by Anne Zahalka, acquired for the Tweed Regional Gallery’s Permanent Collection through funds from the Friends of the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre Inc.
Continue reading “Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture 2017”
Detail from Katsushika Hokusai, The great wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki namiura), (1830–34), from the Thirty-six views of Mt Fuji (Fugaku-sanjū-rokkei) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Felton Bequest, 1909 (426-2) Hugh Davies, La Trobe University
The new major exhibition at the state gallery (NGV) is themed Brave New World 1930s.
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) has announced that one of Australia’s leading visual artists, Bidjara man Dr Christian Thompson is set to make his virtual reality debut as winner of the inaugural $80,000 Mordant Family VR Commission. Click here.
Entries now invited
Continue reading “William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize”
Part of Charles Blackman’s The Exchange, 1952, oil on plywood on composition board. 91.7 x 91.7 cm. National Gallery of Victoria © Charles Blackman
A detail from Vincent Van Gogh’s A wheatfield, with cypresses, early September 1889.National Gallery, London. Bought, Courtauld Fund, 1923 (NG3861) © The National Gallery, London
Click here for the very informative review by Richard Johnstone of the Bill Henson exhibition at the NGV – part of their festival of photography.
This exhibition at the Gold Museum in Ballarat is good news following the more devastating news on the cancelling of the TV series.
George W Bell (1920 – 2008) was member of Group M – in Melbourne.
At Linden in St Kilda (Melbourne) till 8th March 2017.
Congratulations to the Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) for this wonderful exhibition of the Australian photographer, Wesley Stacey.
Exhibition of 40 years of photographs by Wesley Stacey at the Monash Gallery of Art, 4th March – 28 April 2017 – click here for details.
For more on Wesley – click here.
Expressions of Interest are due by 5pm on 3 February 2017
This exhibition is worth the visit to Melbourne. It is a collection of David Hockney’s work since the year 2,000.
From The Guardian: Critics are taking Australia’s most visited art gallery to task for its lack of non-male representation in its major exhibitions. But gender inequality at state galleries isn’t limited to the National Gallery of Victoria. Click here for the story
The Monash Gallery of Art has announced that Melbourne artist Valerie Sparks has won the 2016 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize with her work ‘Prospero’s Island – North East’ featuring one of Australia’s most iconic landscapes.
Click here for a link to the artist’s website.
Click here for the link to Monash Gallery of Art