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
Design History & Decorative Arts
Eugéne Delacroix – Devoted to his Craft at The Met, New York
The Met Fifth Avenue has 2 outstanding exhibitions in 2018, celebrating the genius of French Romantic artist Eugéne Delacroix; Devotion to Drawing and Delacroix
Royal College of Physicians Salutes a Summer of Architecture
Royal College of Physicians modernist classical building at London by architect Sir Denys Lasdun, will be integral to the London Festival of Architecture, 2018
2018 Good Design Awards – Groundbreaking Winners Announced
Since 1958 the Good Design Awards Australia, have offered innovation; in 2018 the Next Gen Award was won by Ikki the Companion Therapy Robot for Sick Children
The Sydney Fair 2018 – Modernism: The New World of The Past
The Sydney Fair is a vintage wonderland designed to sell, held annually since 2013, the Royal Hall of Industries, Sydney Showground, Moore Park region of Sydney
Japan & Birth of Modern Art: NGV International Starts May 25
The exhibition Japonisme: Japan and the Birth of Modern Art will draw from works in the NGV collection to be showcased NGV International 25 May–28 October, 2018
Thomas Chippendale: The Director – Designs & Legacy, The Met
Celebrating 300th anniversary of the birth of English cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale an exhibition at The Met Fifth Avenue will showcase his designs and legacy
MoMA at NGV – Showcasing a Year of Modern & Contemporary Art
In the winter of 2018 the NGV presents MoMA at NGV 130 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art continuing its focus on expanding knowledge of art in the modern age
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show: Poem of Nature
At the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show March 21 – 25, Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, there will be a haven, a Welcome Garden
Colony: Australia 1770–1861 and Colony: Frontier Wars at NGV
Presented concurrently, Colony: Australia 1770–1861 and Colony: Frontier Wars are two exhibitions now open until July 15 at NGV Australia, Fed Square, Melbourne
AA&ADA Antiques Fair Melbourne – Art-Design-Living, May 2018
AA&ADA has announced their Antiques Fair at Melbourne will take place at Melbourne Showgrounds in 2018, with a Gala Preview May 3, and the Fair open May 4 – 6
Royal & Imperial Clocks – Exhibition, David Roche Foundation
There are many faces to the clocks in the David Roche Foundation Collection at Fermoy House, North Adelaide, confirming the tick-tock obsession he had with time
Melbourne: Out of Town Shows – Louis Vuitton and Marimekko
Rural and Suburban venues benefit as International design houses embrace out of town locations to draw new crowds: Louis Vuitton, Chadstone & Marimekko, Bendigo
New York Botanical Garden Georgia O’Keeffe Show – Aloha!
NYBG summer show May 19 – Oct 28 Georgia O’Keeffe Visions of Hawai‘i features plants and paintings of the exotic culture that captured the artist’s imagination
New York Botanical Garden Art & Antiques Show – Heaven Scent
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) has wondrous events planned for Spring and Summer including their annual NYBG Garden Art & Antiques Fair starting May 3 – 6
Visitors to Versailles 1682-1789, Journeys France – New York
The exhibition, Visitors to Versailles 1682–1789, moves to The Met Fifth Avenue New York, a journey creator Louis XIV wouldn’t have contemplated in his lifetime