Recommendations for 2017 summer Canberra visual arts
Here’s my slightly UPDATED list of exhibitions – recommendations for anyone thinking of visiting Canberra during December 2017 – January 2018.
Category: Australia
NGA Summer 2017 update
A few images and comments on the recent changes to the collection exhibitions at the National Gallery of Canberra – more reasons to visit during summer 2017/2018.
NGA Streeton Art of War
Arthur Streeton: The art of war
NGA Exhibition until 29 April 2017 – free entry
Brenda Runnegar
Local artist wins prize – creativity recognised. Well done Brenda.
Posted by The Art Museum on Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Mossgreen Auction – SMH photographs
AUCTION: Sydney Morning Herald
Vintage Photography Collection, Part 1
Frank Hurley at Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Frank Hurley: From Circular Quay to Collaroy Plateau.
Continue reading “Frank Hurley at Manly Art Gallery & Museum”
Asian Art at the AGNSW
Exhibition: Glorious: earthly pleasures and heavenly realms
Rembrandt at AGNSW
Exhibition: Rembrandt and the Dutch golden age
masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum
Summer 2017-2018 – Canberra Visual Arts
NGA Australian Collection
A highly recommended visual arts experience is to meander around the first floor galleries of the National Gallery of Australia – to take in the Australian collection exhibitions.
NGA International Art Exhibition
A highly recommended visual arts experience is to visit the National Gallery in Canberra and to take the time to explore the selections of the NGA’s collection exhibitions.
Hockney at the NGA
Michael Taylor at Nancy Sever
for fans of Michael Taylor’s work and for those wanting to see the works of a highly successful artist – get yourself along to nancy Sever’s new gallery at Gorman House in Canberra. Recommended.
Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits
recommended exhibition at the Australian National Portrait Gallery.
women in public art
Good piece by Gina Fairley on women in public art.
Posted by The Art Museum on Tuesday, 14 November 2017
David Moore
Australian Media Hall of Fame
Friday 1oth November 2017: David Moore was posthumously inducted into the Australian Media Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Australian journalism.
Lisa Moore has announced this on her facebook page – click here.
Venice Biennale
two stories that illustrate the problems with this event.
first story – the Venice Biennale story continues…..
Posted by The Art Museum on Tuesday, 31 October 2017
and there’s more..
Sculpture by The Sea 2017
ACT artists spotted at Bondi’s sea exhibition
a good overview provided by Helen Musa of City News – click here.
artblart
William Heimerman
A very good piece on ArtBlart about Bill Heimerman 1950 – 2017
Photo above: Peter Leiss, William Heimerman c. 1975-80
Max Dupain
Links to essays on Max Dupain
We have uploaded a new page on photo-web that provides a link to Gael Newton’s essays on Max Dupain as well as links to other articles and resources. Click here.
Max Dupain
Hidden history: Max Dupain, modernism and war time camouflage
Max Dupain, Bankstown aerodrome camouflage experiment, c.1943. National Archives of Australia
William and Winfred Bowness Photography Prize
the 2017 announced: winner: Polixeni Papapetrou
Continue reading “William and Winfred Bowness Photography Prize”
Polixeni Papapetrou wins 2017 Bowness
Congratulation Polixeni Papapetroua magical image of hope and beauty
Posted by The Art Museum on Thursday, 19 October 2017
Rosalie Gascoigne at the NGA
Exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia
The other day I visited the NGA and was very pleasantly surprised by an exhibition in the first Australian Art exhibition space (near the old front door).
Gerhard Richter
GERHARD RICHTER: THE LIFE OF IMAGES14 OCT 2017 – 4 FEB 2018 GOMA, Brisbane
Posted by The Art Museum on Monday, 9 October 2017
The Photography Room
Exhibition notices for The Photography Room, CanberraEmilio Cresciani & Adam Hollingworth13 October – 19 November 2017
Posted by The Art Museum on Monday, 9 October 2017
Artlink Magazine
Artlink September 2017 – out now…
Posted by The Art Museum on Thursday, 5 October 2017
photography exhibitions in Sydney
A notice below about the latest exhibition at the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney.Comment: I used to enjoy…
Posted by The Art Museum on Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Spring 2017 – Canberra Visual Arts
Recommendations for 2017 spring Canberra visual arts
Here’s a list of exhibitions my recommendations for anyone thinking of visiting Canberra in spring of 2017.
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Another Green World
Another Green World: The Landscape of the 21st Century
Another Green World surveys art of the landscape in the contemporary era by female contemporary artists both emerging and established.
The exhibited works will encompass an historical consciousness of the landscape genre both from Western and Indigenous traditions as well as being an open speculation about the future of the biosphere itself.
Continue reading “Another Green World”
Dianne Firth
Dianne Firth Textiles
Textiles as seen at CRAFT ACT November 2013
(originally published on a Word or Two)
It has been a while since I wandered into the exhibition venues of Craft ACT , the local craft council. On the main walls was an exhibition “Art Quilt Australia: people, place and nation“.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Tilt: Belinda Fox & Neville French
An intriguing and beautiful exhibition is currently on at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum.
Neil Roberts
NEIL ROBERTS chances with glass
17 August to 15 October 2017
Curated by: Barbara Campbell and Jane Cush Continue reading “Neil Roberts”
Rene Magritte photographs
photos and films by surrealist René Magritte.Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell (Victoria)19 August 2017 – 19 November 2017
Posted by The Art Museum on Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Starstruck
Exhibition: National Portrait Gallery (Australia)
10 Nov 2017 – 12 March 2018, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
Joan Ross
2017 Ravenswood women’s art prize
Artist Joan Ross wins the Ravenswood women's art prize
Posted by The Art Museum on Sunday, 6 August 2017
Xanthe Gay
exhibition: Botanica Eclectica at X Gallery
Silver exhibition dedicated to Robert Foster
Posted by The Art Museum on Sunday, 6 August 2017
Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women
sunbaker
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
Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture
The 2017 Olive Cotton Award exhibition catalogue
Click here to download the pdf of the exhibition of the finalists
Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture 2017
The 2017 Director’s Choice Award
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”
The plague of art prizes in Australia
A wonderful piece by Sasha Grishin – posted to his blog. Worth the read definitely.
David Stephenson and Martin Walch
Exhibition: The Derwent
Exhibition now open at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (Hobart).
2017 Archibald, Wynne & Sulman prizes
Click on image above for the AGNSW news on the winners
Yass public art
Wonderful to see a regional council investing in public art – click here for the story.
Politics of landscape
the 2017 Wynne Prize finalists
Wynne Prize 2017 finalist James Drinkwater, ‘Passage to Rungli Rungliot’, oil on hardboard, 180x360cm. © the artist Photo: Felicity Jenkins, AGNSW Prudence Gibson, UNSW
Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture
2017 Winners Announced
The Tweed Regional Gallery has announced the winners of the 2017 Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture.
Continue reading “Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture”
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