At Home: Woven in wire, shaped in steel
At Object’s New Weave, the audience is treated to a view of an artistic landscape so varied and strewn with…
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Artists’ studios: open doors
Europe may well have the immersive chaos of Francis Bacon’s studio in Dublin, the catalogued remains of the Giacometti…
The real cost of freedom of expression
The unfolding story of the Biennale boycott has left many in the art community reeling. Not just from the…
Newcastle City Council sacks staff
Newcastle Council’s Future City Director Judy Jaeger and Newcastle Art Gallery Director Ron Ramsey have been sacked by Newcastle City…
Harvesting the Value of Tourism
On Tuesday 11 March I had the pleasure to address the 2014 Local Government NSW Tourism Conference – Harvesting the…
Striking Contrasts unpacked
Rapture (silent anthem), by Angelica Mesiti, gained significant media attention as an entry for the Blake Prize for religious art in…
Dug in, down under with larrikin humour
The Bunker Cartoon Gallery is Australia’s only cartoon gallery, its name a nod to the disused World War II…
Director does Dallas
Brett Adlington, the director of Lismore Regional Gallery, embarked on a NSW Government Fellowship with the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA),…
Lover of butterflies?
Are you a lover of butterflies? Then you’ll fall love this great little app—The Art of Science: butterfly and…
Standards has started!
Last week, representatives from 6 museums and a gallery from the NSW mid-north coast met at the Bunker Cartoon Gallery…
New Museum Director steps up
The Australian Museum has appointed its first female director since it opened its doors in 1827. Last week, Minister for…
Lismore needs fun-seeking artist
Lismore Regional Gallery & Splendour In The Grass are seeking artists to submit proposals to present work in 2014. $10,000 will fund the…
The RPG Conference explores destination and distinction
Postponed from last November because of bushfires, 47 registered delegates from the State’s regional gallery network gathered in Katoomba last…
Loan documentation
The loan of objects to other museums and public venues is a great way to share collections and is a…
Berry Museum: Touchy subjects, touchy objects
Super-sized, roaring, moving dinosaurs, interactive foot activated floor projections, holograms and interactive technologies are almost commonplace for children visiting museums…
If these walls could talk
Hurstville Museum & Gallery is housed in a Tudor style building at 14 MacMahon Street. It is a two-storey brick…
At Home: The Sketchbooks of Tommy McRae
Tommy McRae’s sketchbooks tell of life in his Home country of Wahgunyah before and after white man invaded it. Born…
Anne Frank Today
The Sydney Jewish Museum has chosen Anne Frank’s story to focus our thinking about human atrocities. Their exhibition Anne Frank: A…
Building home
You might be forgiven for thinking that someone has a lot of time and cardboard on their hands when you…
Five reasons to visit Regional Public Galleries
You might already be aware that the regional galleries of NSW bolster and enrich local communities. They support artists and…