Message from QAGOMA
This message from QAGOMA about an amazingly generous gift.
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Category: visual arts
Elaine Campaner
Sad News about Elaine Campaner
We have heard today that Elaine Campaner, an artist we admired, has died at home. Our thoughts are with her family.
The work above hangs on our walls.
photography at the NGA
Touring the NGA for photography March 2019
As pointed last year, there’s a diverse selection of photography presently on exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia – in Canberra.
After The War
Exhibition at the Australian War Memorial
An exhibition highly recommended.
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra presents thought provoking exhibition titled After The War.
Summer at the NGA in Canberra
There’s a lot to be seen at the exhibitions at the National Gallery of Australia this summer – so it’s time to get thee hence –click here.
Contour 556
Public Art Festival launch
The 2018 festival program of public art in Canberra, Contour 556/2018 has been launched by Neil Hobbs & Karina Harris
NGA Collection Exhibitions
A wander through the NGA in August 2018
Here’s a series of photographs from walking through the collection galleries of the National Galleries of Australia.
American Masters
NGA Exhibition
The National Gallery of Australia has launched a much welcomed collection exhibition – The American Masters.
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Contour 556
Public Art Festival in Canberra October 2018
A full program of public art announced with heaps of artists to be on exhibition in Canberra.
Build more art centres
Where governments spend/not spend on culture
All cities have their city square or equivalent.
Sasha Grishin on 2018 Archibald
Review: Archibald Exhibition at AGNSW 2018
Sasha has written a critical review of this years Archibald Prize Exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Art Criticism
Threats to Freedom of the Arts
It is unusual to find among visual arts writers/ critics those who express an honest strong critical opinion about artworks/ exhibitions.
Artemisia Gentileschi
New purchase by National Gallery London
The National Gallery has bought a rare painting by 17th Century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi for £3.6m.
Equity in Visual Arts – not yet
More sad news on progress on equity
There’s an article in the Art Newspaper talking about a celebration of women in the visual arts…
children in art galleries
Another tale of mixing play with art
Here’s yet another story about children running around artworks as if it is a playground.
New NGA Director – a good thing – maybe
Hilarie Mais
ANU Drill Hall exhibition (Canberra)
This exhibition of 20 works by Hilarie Mais presents a recent decade of practice. It is an exhibition by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (Sydney) showing at the Drill Hall in Canberra till 29th July 2018.
Forgeries
Two stories about forgeries today
The visual art market has some very amazing forgeries in circulation – and who knows how many yet to be detected.
National Photography Prize 2018
the 2018 Photo prize at Albury (MAMA)
Took the time while driving back from Melbourne to stop at Albury to see the exhibition of the 2018 National Photography Prize.
Choosing an art gallery director
How to get it wrong – or right
There’s a story in the Los Angeles Times that has implications for the management of all public art galleries, large and small.
Emily Kame Kngwarreye at the NGA
The Alhalkere Suite (1993)
An unexpected thing happened last Sunday as I went through the Indigenous Galleries at the National Gallery of Australia – the NGA. Continue reading “Emily Kame Kngwarreye at the NGA”
NGA in the bush
Sharing a photograph
Above is ‘not the usual’ view of the Australian National Gallery in Canberra.
New Zealand National Gallery collection
Opening of new visual arts at Te Papa
We all remember when the New Zealand National Gallery of Art disappeared and was consumed in to the new Museum of New Zealand Te Papa.
Antony Gormely and Jonathan Jones
The Critical Visual Arts Review
There is not a lot of well written independent thinking reviews of the visual arts. Many are cautious as they need to be mindful of the next gig – more a comment on how the powerplay function in the contemporary art scene.
Benalla Art Gallery
Canberra to Melbourne: art stop-over
When driving the Canberra – Melbourne journey there are many good places to stop for a break. Benalla Art Gallery is one of the best.
CMAG opinion piece
CityNews opinion piece on CMAG
My piece on their current exhibition as well as comments about the future of the gallery – click here.
CMAG – 25 Yrs Collection
Exhibition: Celebration 25 years of Collecting
At the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) – the city gallery in Canberra.
Scandal at NGA – well maybe not
Someone trying to catch the NGA out on something – anything!
When there are so many things to be thinking about – the Crimes of Canberra has a focus on the purchase of chairs at the NGA.
Frank Hurley at Manly Art Gallery and Museum
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Frank Hurley at Manly Art Gallery and Museum
Exhibition Preview
We visited the Manly Arts Gallery & Museum today.
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Mid-sized galleries feel the squeeze
Story about mid-sized visual art galleries and art fairs
Smaller galleries say they will continue to take an economic hit to participate in the fair because they consider it an important investment in their artists' futures.
Posted by The Art Museum on Monday, 2 April 2018
Josef Lebovic – Entrertainment Posters
Josef Lebovic Gallery (Sydney)Entertainment Posters Part 1 Catalogue – link to a pdf
Posted by The Art Museum on Monday, 26 March 2018
Frank Hurley at Manly Art Gallery and Museum
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Angela Philp
Angela Philp, first Director of the Canberra Museum and Gallery, died in Newcastle on January 29 2018. Helen Musa's notice below from City News.
Posted by The Art Museum on Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Vermeer
Traces of Vermeer
We have uploaded a couple of times now on the research on whether Vermeer used a Camera Obscura as part of his process for some of his paintings. Now there’s more.. Continue reading “Vermeer”
National Gallery Singapore
Century of Light – Exhibitions: 16 Nov 2017–11 Mar 2018
Century of Light features two exhibitions, Colours of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay and Between Worlds: Raden Saleh and Juan Luna, that demonstrate the range of painting styles and art movements that developed in 19th century Europe during the post-enlightenment period of innovation and change.
Edvard Munch’s Photography
Sasha Grishin and Canberra’s Visual Arts
National collection gems out of sight
Sasha Grishin has written an opinion piece on his blog on the current situation of visual arts in Canberra – many of his thoughts I share.
AGNSW Photography
AGNSW photography gallery not visible in 2018
Keen to plan 2018 visits to Sydney, I looked online to see what photography exhibitions would be held in the photography gallery at the Art Gallery of NSW (Sydney).
Mossgreen Auctions
surprising news…
Posted by The Art Museum on Tuesday, 26 December 2017
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NGV Triennial
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
Summer 2017-2018 – Canberra Visual Arts
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.
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
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
Singapore Visual Arts news
news about Art Stage Singapore – Jan 2018
Posted by The Art Museum on Saturday, 2 December 2017