Articles - MGNSW

Aug 19, 2014

The MCA’s Disability Action Plan in action

Have you ever heard of the Bella Program? It’s a brilliant idea from the MCA that provides children with disabilities...

Aug 19, 2014

A culturally ambitious nation: OzCo’s new Strategic Plan

Aptly titled ‘A culturally ambitious nation’, Australia Council’s new Strategic Plan was launched yesterday by Senator George Brandis, Federal Arts...

Aug 15, 2014

The Balnaves Gift

In 2011, long term Mosman resident and successful businessman Neil Balnaves AO donated a million dollars worth of paintings from his...

Aug 13, 2014

A day at Cockatoo Island

Arriving in a windswept mess after a very blowy ferry ride from Circular Quay, I front up at the Cockatoo...

Aug 13, 2014

At Home: It’s not all black and white

In this column we have been promoting NSW Aboriginal artists, both living and dead, to explore the contributions they make...

Aug 13, 2014

Remembering World War I

If in some smothering dreams you too could paceBehind the wagon that we flung him in,And watch the white...

Aug 13, 2014

Aztecs: Worth the sacrifice

In September, the touring exhibition Aztecs comes to the Australian Museum. M&G was lucky enough to see this at Museum...

Aug 13, 2014

The ghost of shopping’s past

Imagine David Jones or Myer with separate entries for men and women. Once upon a time modesty in department stores...

Aug 12, 2014

Every Breath You Take

For the second Tamworth Textile Triennial, which opened at Tamworth Regional Gallery in August 2014, the curator, Cecilia Heffer, asked...

Aug 11, 2014

Overheard at the gallery

A trip to the gallery is typically a visual experience, but there also exists the sheer enjoyment of overhearing what...

Aug 06, 2014

Is risk-taking in art dead?

In an essay for the latest Platform Paper titled Take Me To Your Leader: The dilemma of cultural leadership, Wesley...

Aug 04, 2014

Why Cultural Facilities Matter

On the eve of Local Government Week, the most recent major research from M&G NSW was launched by the Minister...

Jul 23, 2014

The muddy waters of art and money

Money and arts have long been bedfellows with patronage and partnerships going back to Renaissance times. Reports such as the...

Jul 22, 2014

Fellowship, Mentorship and Volunteer Placements Announced

2014 Fellowship, Mentorship and Volunteer Placement Recipients Arts NSW congratulates the successful recipients of the 2014 Mentorship, Fellowship and Professional...

Jul 22, 2014

Memorandum of good news!

Museums & Galleries of NSW has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korea’s National Museum of Modern and Contemporary...

Jul 16, 2014

Out Loud: Oral histories make a comeback

No, no, don’t cringe – we’re trying to break it to you slowly. Oral histories are making a comeback! So...

Jul 16, 2014

At Home: Connecting to Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones, like other contemporary artists, works with whatever materials best communicate his needs. So far, he’s been leaning heavily on the fluorescent tube,...