What Do You Know? Play our Quiz: Design & Decorative Arts
What do you know about design history and the decorative arts and the evolution of taste from antiquity to the present day
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Money Monster – Western Economy & The Moral Dimension
In the movie Money Monster Kyle (Jack O’Connelll) makes Lee Gates (George Clooney) responsible for the dilemma he finds himself as Patty (Julia Roberts) watches
Culture & Society: Trust, Love & Hope – Romance vs Reality
A kind heart, a good soul, essential ingredients in a menu of goals we need to establish and reach for if we seek to find a balance between romance and reality
Epiphany: Gold, Frankincense Myrrh – Three Wise Men or Kings
January 6, climax of the Twelve Days of Christmas celebrating The Epiphany, as three wise men or kings came with gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh for Jesus
A Kind Heart, A Good Soul – Two FashionabIe Gifts, Xmas 2014
Why here we are again, it’s hard to believe this is the last Fashion Elixir for 2014. Usually I will wax lyrical about all the fabulous trinkets I covet and what may be waiting under my Christmas tree. After the events that unfolded in Sydney, Australia on Monday the 15th…
Vale Gough Whitlam People’s Choice – White Elder With No Peer
Vale Gough Whitlam AC QC, you forged a bond with the Australian people becoming at 98 Australia’s White Elder, a friend without peer and, the people’s choice
Provence: Country Style Pt 3 – Tres Chic, Indiennes
Among the cargoes brought into Marseilles in Provence during the mid seventeenth century were desirable cotton prints from India, which captured the imagination
Eugène Atget: Old Paris – Photographic Portrait of a City
The work of French Photographer Eugéne Atget (1857-1927) has been described as ‘Realism unadorned’ as he meticulously documented the Old Paris he loved so well
The Mirror – Mastering Reflection or Eye Catching Deception
Described as the ‘matrix of the symbolic’ the Mirror has accompanied the human quest to know and understand our own identity… who is the fairest of them all?
18th Century ‘Compleat’ Gentlemen – Rulers of Taste & Style
Pursuing a passion for art and architecture in England in the 18th Century spawned new trades and expanded enjoyment for those living a leisure filled lifestyle
Love Jewellery – Regency to Revival Pt 3
The Christian understanding of perfect love, making no demands and seeking nothing for itself is revealed in many of the people in Jane Austen’s life and novels
Art As Therapy – New Initiative at National Gallery Victoria
Art has proven to be much more than it seems and Art as Therapy a new program at the NGV will help everyone to explore their own perceptions of life through art
An Australian Xmas – Celebrating Past Glories & Future Joys
Carolyn McDowall muses on an Australian Xmas for the Culture Concept Circle, celebrating past glories and joys to come, as we move forward imagining the future
Carolyn, Jo, Helen and Janet’s Christmas Gift Hit List, 2013
Carolyn, Jo, Janet &Helen have contributed to The Circle’s gorgeous Christmas Gift Hit List, 2013 full of culinary delights and rich performance art experiences
Soul of Simplicity: Seven Centuries of Korean Ceramics
Soul of Simplicity-Seven centuries of Korean ceramics is a show at the Art Gallery of NSW revealing a clarity of form, understated decoration and subtle glazes
The Art of Basket Weaving – Brings Forth Bountiful Benefits
Today contemporary artists using age old basket weaving techniques express their reverence for ancient craftsmen and women, whose innovation inspires their work