MiSociety May 17th, 2012
‘After Jack’ self portrait by Jenny Sages wins Archibald People’s Choice Prize 2012
Archibald, Wynne, Sulman 2012 Regional Tour Dates
Jenny Sages has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize twenty times and highly commended eight times. Jenny was a finalist in last year’s Archibald Prize with a portrait she painted of her beloved husband Jack in the last year of his life, titled My Jack. Thursday 17 May 2012
Jenny Sages, now based in Sydney, was born in Shanghai of Russian parentage, Sages came to Australia in 1948. She studied at East Sydney Technical College and the Franklin School of Art in New York. After freelancing as an Continue Reading »
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MiSociety May 10th, 2012
* SYDNEY 10 May 2012
Art HK founder announces new biennial Sydney Contemporary art fair, launching April 2013
Sydney Contemporary is a major new biennial contemporary art fair will be launched in April 2013 by the founder of one of the world’s most respected and successful art fairs, ART HK.
The inaugural Sydney Contemporary will be held from Friday 12th until Sunday 14th April 2013 at the Hordern Continue Reading »
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MiSociety April 17th, 2012
* SYDNEY
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki & Ruben Meerman present The Ecology of Your Home
- Wednesday 6 June 2012
- Time: 7-9pm
- FREE – bookings essential
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MiSociety April 17th, 2012
* SYDNEY
ANZAC Day Dawn Services and Activities
- Wednesday 25 April 2012
- check with local councils and clubs for other service times and locations
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MiSociety April 12th, 2012
The Art Gallery of NSW and Bulgari announced today that Michael Zavros is the first recipient of THE BVLGARI ART AWARD. 11 April 2012
Michael Zavros is Brisbane-based graduating from the Queensland College of Art with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 1996. Zavros has exhibited widely within Australia and his work is held in numerous private and public collections including: The National Gallery of Australia, Queensland Art Gallery, University of Queensland Art Museum and Tasmanian Museum and Gallery. is one of Australia’s most prominent mid-career painters. Continue Reading »
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MiSociety April 11th, 2012
The 2012 Bald Archy Prize Winner is:
Allie Campbell photos and story from the announcement
Selected works from the 2012 Bald Archy Prize will be part of a touring exhibition to a number of venues throughout Australia (Canberra, Sydney, Gundagai, Coffs Harbour, Deniliquin, Brewarrina, West Wyalong, Grenfell, Bowral) Bald Archy previous winners…. Continue Reading »
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MiSociety March 30th, 2012
Winner: Archibald Prize 2012 - Tim Storrier 30 March 2012
Tim Storrier
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The histrionic wayfarer (after Bosch)
Tim Storrier was represented in last year’s Archibald Prize with another self-portrait without a face. Entitled Moon boy (self-portrait as a young man), the figure was represented by a suit of empty clothes hanging as if on a scarecrow in a barren landscape.
This year’s self-portrait is, as he notes, a work in a quite different mood. ‘It refers to a painting by Hieronymus Bosch called The wayfarer painted in 1510 where the figure is believed to be choosing a path or possibly the prodigal son returning,’ says Storrier. ‘It Continue Reading »
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MiSociety March 22nd, 2012
* MELBOURNE
19 March 2012
The Green Room Awards are Melbourne’s performing arts awards and recognise the world-class Cabaret, Dance, Musical Theatre, Opera, Theatre and Alternative and Hybrid Performance productions that grace Melbourne’s stages each year. From artistic excellence to technical innovation, a Green Room Award is the most revered accolade an artist can receive in Australia’s cultural capital.
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MiSociety March 14th, 2012
* SYDNEY
City of Sydney helping children take centre stage
14 March 2012
Monkey Baa ,one of Australia’s leading theatre companies, will move into a magnificent new home at Darling Harbour next month with the help of City of Sydney funding.
City of Sydney has pledged $45,000 to help Monkey Baa Theatre Company move into a state-of-the-art $10.7 million performance space at the new Darling Quarter development. Continue Reading »
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MiSociety March 6th, 2012
Brochure on bras backed by Sports Medicine Australia and the Breast Research Australia (BRA)
6 March 2012
The vast majority of Australian women wear ill-fitting bras when playing sport or exercising, often at considerable cost to their performance and in some cases, to their health. Continue Reading »
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