Cook and the Pacific – National Library of Australia
Cook and the Pacific, an exhibition, National Library of Australia, starts September 22 and showcases 3 journals written by Captain James Cook about his voyages
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A Little Lunch Music – Tinalley String Quartet, A Review
Performing for the 1st time in Sydney’s City Recital Hall the Tinalley String Quartet left their audience draped in a musical mantle of rapture said Rose Niland
Australian Chamber Orchestra Season 2019 – Best of Old & New
Australian Chamber Orchestra, a living icon of the Australian music scene will expand knowledge and widen appreciation for styles old and new in its 2019 season
Archibald: Artist & Actor Guy Pearce – People’s Choice 2018
A portrait of British born Australian actor Guy Pearce by Anna Middleton, reflecting his indefinable resilience, wins the Archibald People’s Choice Award 2018
AA&ADA Antique Fair, Sydney, 2018 – Art, Design and Living
Members of the Australian Antique & Art Dealers Association August 16 – 19 in Sydney will present a wondrous array of art, antiques, design & jewellery for sale
The Melbourne Fair 2018 – Art, Design, Fashion and Style
The Melbourne Fair 2018 will feature more than 60 of Australia’s best dealers of antiques and 20th century vintage collectables, which are aligned to Modernism
Anne Numont: Incinerator Art Space – Informal Geographies
The modulations and tonality of art and life are revealed in Anne Numont’s exhibition Informal Geographies at the Incinerator Art Space, Sydney says Rose Niland
CafeSmart: Drink Coffee Do Good
CafeSmart, an initiative of StreetSmart Australia is on Friday August 3, 2018, when you can buy a coffee and do good, assisting those experiencing homelessness
Patricia Lawrence: Three Decades of Emotive Sculpture
Robin Gibson Gallery Sydney July 7 to Aug 1, 2018 is offering an exhibition showcasing three decades of emotive bronze work by artist sculptor Patricia Lawrence
Marjorie Prime: Ensemble Theatre – Rose Niland’s Review
Rose Niland notes “The gentle pace and enduring composition of the play Marjorie Prime at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre, bellies the complexity of the story within”
John Russell: AGNSW Surveys Australia’s French impressionist
An enigma in the history of Australian art painter John Peter Russell (1858-1930) is remembered as ‘warm-hearted, a man for whom friendships were very important
Women of a Certain Age – Jewel Studded Book says Rose Niland
Women of a Certain Age is a treasure chest of courage, fairness, justice, prudence, love, generosity, vulnerability, truth, discernment, intelligence and wisdom
Yellow Block Sandstone – TWT, Conserving Sydney’s Heritage
TWT Property Group have commissioned artist Maria Fernanda Cardosa to create a series of sculptures from 12 tonnes of historic ‘Yellow Block’ Sydney Sandstone
Mystery Road – Aaron Pederson & Judy Davis, Outback Art Noir
Greatly anticipated ABC TV Series Mystery Road with Aaron Pedersen and Judy Davis is visually sumptuous, as they go about solving the riddle of two missing boys
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell – Ensemble Theatre Sydney
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell, the humorous transformation of one woman’s life was first on stage in 1986 and in 2018 opened at the Ensemble Theatre Sydney
MEL & NYC Winter Festival 2018 – Tell a Tale of Two Cities
This winter, coinciding with MoMA at NGV: 130 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art in Melbourne, citizens can celebrate tales of two of the world’s great cities