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Travelling to McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery are two exhibitions that illustrate and celebrate modern Australian identity through art and images from post-Second World War to present. From Rockhampton Art Galllery is the cream of the crop in their collection of Australian modernist paintings
Savage social observations and acerbic wit abound in Michael Dalley’s cabaret satire Mademoiselle. Together with co-deviser, Paul McCarthy, they embody a pair of bitchy effeminate butlers gone made when their boss, Mademoiselle, goes out for the evening. It’s a show so hysterically caustic that some
The annual Flinders Art Show has featured the finest painters, printmakers and illustrators from the Mornington Peninsula and beyond every Queen’s Birthday weekend for 47 years, yet it improves on every showing. Over 350 entries vie for numerous specialist prizes. Entries are judged by some of the f
Fusing contemporary dance, acrobatics and circus skills, award-winning Australian group Circa, perform breathtaking physical feats that boggle the mind and capture the imagination keeping audiences on the edge of their seats. Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz creates incredibly imaginative visual na
Bella Cooke, textile and design artist could be exhibiting in galleries and likely making a lot of money, but her heart isn’t in it. She’s been there and done that. What she really loves is connecting like-minded people who like to make things with their hands and giving them a place to show their w
Multi-award winning, internationally acclaimed Melbourne novelist, Elliot Perlman, is a consummate storyteller. Articulating authentic and engaging narratives, he weaves together tales of humanity with insight, intelligence, wit and humour in a kaleidoscopic variety of literary styles. I spoke to P
Voicing a night in Port Phillip Bay, artist and composer, Shaun Rigney has created a beautiful and arresting audiovisual work, The Beacons. Originally composed for radio broadcast on ABC Classic FM in 1997, Rigney has added video and distilled photographic prints from that video to its original audi
New kid on the block, Mornington Peninsula Art Show, burst on to the scene in 2010 and quickly establishing itself by showcasing the best artists the Peninsula has to offer. Over Easter week Southern Peninsula Arts Centre is converted into a purpose-built art gallery exhibiting exceptional photograp
Every autumn Art Red Hill brings together art lovers and artists from far and wide to the Red Hill Consolidated School. On show and for sale are paintings, prints, sculpture, jewellery, textiles, ceramics, photography and hand blown glass from invitation-only artists. This diverse top of the class a
When the human spirit triumphs over adversity, it is worth applauding. The Diary of Anne Frank poignantly illustrates how a young girl’s optimism carries her through the most diabolical of circumstances and despite them she manages to write, reflect, offer emotional support and fall in love, all fro
