Art Almanac | Australia’s Monthly Briefing on Art

FEBRUARY 2016

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On the Cover

From the Editor Our first edition of the New Year is awash with exhibitions, previews, news and events.

We kick off with cover artist Stephanie Wilson and her interior paintings, part of her ‘Super Natural’ show on at Martin Browne Contemporary. Sara Sweet explores Martin Parr’s photographic beach studies in ‘Life’s a Beach’, on at Bondi Pavilion Gallery. As well as ‘Country & Western: landscape re-imagined 1988-2013’, featuring Australian artists’ responses to the land around them, on at the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery. While Melissa Pesa previews the incisive works of ‘The Long Dark Night: German Expressionism 1914-1945’, on at Gippsland Art Gallery.

Plus we jump around the country with news on the: Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Koorie Art Show, Perth International Arts Festival and White Night Melbourne.

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On the Cover Stephanie Wilson Melbourne artist Stephanie Wilson’s latest exhibition ‘Super Natural’ continues her exploration into sparse spaces with a few strategically placed items that amplify the emptiness. Wilson’s cover image Slow Fern, she says, “Is a stripped-back take on a typical waiting room foyer, which are the kind of spaces that I have always found both strange and interesting.

The only defining details of the space are two fern planters and a minimal couch. The couch in the space is awkwardly sandwiched by the ferns, making it hard to imagine a person making use of the furniture or inhabiting the space in any kind of comfortable or real-life way. This painting is a look at how strange and unusual these spaces can be for a person to experience.”

Martin Browne Contemporary 11 February to 6 March, 2016 Sydney Slow Fern, 2016, oil on canvas, 107 x 122cm Courtesy the artist and Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney

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Art News explore cultural rituals, talismanic ideas, and material riddles through magic and object-hood in order to captivate the viewer.

The Vernissage weekend of the 2016 Adelaide Festival features free artist talks and lively panel discussions offering a Wunderkammer of perspectives on material and magical thinking, as artists and thinkers examine the juxtapositions that make the world itself a magic object. www.adelaidebiennial.com.au 27 February to 15 May, 2016 South Australia

2016 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Magic Object Taking inspiration from the Wunderkammer (cabinet of curiosities), the 2016 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art’s ‘Magic Object’ delves into a world of wonder and enchantment as seen through the eyes of twenty-plus Australian contemporary artists.

Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) and curated by Lisa Slade, Assistant Director, Artistic Programs at the Art Gallery, ‘Magic Object’ runs from 27 February to 15 May 2016, as part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts.

The 2016 iteration is the most ambitious Biennial to date, unfolding across an unprecedented number of venues in Adelaide, including the AGSA and Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art at UniSA. Artists such as Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Glenn Barkley, Loongkoonan, Danie Mellor, Tom Moore, Nell, Ramesh Mario-Nithiyendran, Gareth Sansom, Robyn Stacey, Jacqui Stockdale, Hiromi Tango and Michael Zavros, invite us into their own ‘cabinets of curiosity’. Through photography, painting, performance, sculpture, installation and the moving image, the artists 38

Michael Zavros, The Poodle, 2014, oil on canvas, 135 x 155cm Courtesy the artist, Starkwhite, Auckland and the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Tiger Yaltangki, Self Portrait, 2014, oil on canvas, 51 x 36cm Courtesy the artist, Iwantja Arts, Indulkana and the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide

White Night Melbourne In its fourth year, ‘White Night Melbourne’, the popular dusk ‘til dawn celebration of culture and creativity, returns for one-night only on Saturday 20 February, 2016.

Melbourne’s city streets, parks and laneways will be transformed into a hive of activity for 12 hours, from 7pm to 7am, as hundreds of thousands of people, of all ages, converge to take part in this major event which has become one of the key cultural events on the Australian calendar.

A tailored event that reflects the city’s distinct passions and characteristics, its creative strengths and artistic innovation, ‘White Night Melbourne’, presents a mix of free and ticketed entertainment including visual art, light projections, music, film, theatre, fashion, design, special dining experiences, street performances and interactive activities.

Many of Melbourne’s world-renowned cultural institutions – including Arts Centre Melbourne,

Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, and the State Library of Victoria – will open their doors all night, offering special events and programming.

Providing a platform for local, national and international artists to connect with audiences, ‘White Night Melbourne’ will showcase works

by Reko Rennie, Josh Muir, Daniel Crooks, Julian Rosefeldt, Tracey Moffatt and others.

See the works of Andy Warhol and Ai WeiWei and discover their mutual love for cats, or visit the Cat Video Festival. Run away with the circus, explore virtual reality, become a retro gamer, or just dance to some rhythmic beats – the night has plenty to offer. whitenightmelbourne.com.au #whitenightmelb 20 February, 7pm to 7am Wonderland Photograph: John Gollings

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Exhibition Previews

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Country & Western: landscape re-imagined 1988-2013

by Sara Sweet

The land in which we are dependant on continues to influence a significant number of artists who examine and represent its qualities through their own experiences, lessons and understandings.

The gallery walls at the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery are fixed with a vivid presentation of earthly colours in the landscape exhibition, ‘Country & Western: landscape re-imagined 1988-2013.’ A Perc Tucker Regional Gallery touring exhibition, curated by Gavin Wilson, it includes works by 39 Australian artists who have expressed, through their work, their connection to the landscape.

The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre was a suitable venue for the exhibition. Shane Fitzgerald, Manager Gallery Services | Director Perc Tucker Regional Gallery/Pinnacles Gallery says, “Further, being set in a stunning and unique part of the 44

Australian landscape, we always thought the venue particularly appropriate to host an exhibition that explores the nation’s rich landscape tradition.”

The exhibition shares contrasting perspectives between the works of Indigenous and nonIndigenous artists. The spiritual connection to land felt by Indigenous artists remains to be a prominent drive. Fitzgerald explains, “For a number of Indigenous artists represented in the show, it is impossible to separate depictions of the landscape from the deep sense of loss and dispossession it represents.” Links between works start to materialise as similar areas of investigation have taken place. Environmental concerns, mainly caused by our own doing, are addressed through a number of pieces while others explore the effects of natural climatic events including fire, flood and drought.

Perceptions of the landscape have shifted over the past 25 years and for much of that time the celebration of the beauty found in the Australian landscape was an area of significant importance.

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Fitzgerald explains, “…there is an urgency about the work of many artists currently to highlight its beauty, but also its fragility. Our perception has seemingly shifted from a land of infinite beauty, to one of very finite beauty should we continue on our current course of impact and encroachment on the land.” Near Ruined City (detail), 2007

by Angelina George illustrates a rocky and sun inflicted terrain. The bold yet warm colours define the features of the painting making the landscape recognisably rugged and dense in certain areas.

The colours soften as the mountains stretch into the distance underneath a dry, cloudless sky. In Way out West (detail), 2008 artist Julie Harris shares her depiction of the landscape with a gentle mingling of blemishes that waver and sit open to the possibility of appearing like trees, water and rocks in a place enriched with depth and atmosphere.

‘Country & Western: landscape re-imagined’ aims to provide a deeper and more informed understanding of connection to country. Viewers may see similarities to places previously visited

and they may recall the feelings experienced from the land when they were in its presence.

Fitzgerald says, “We hope for viewers to first and foremost grow an appreciation for the nation’s landscape tradition, both Indigenous and nonIndigenous. Our perception of landscape is linked to who we are, what we feel, and how we interact with space.”

Blue Mountains City Art Gallery Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Until March 6, 2016 New South Wales 1 Angelina George, b. 1937 - 2015 Yungul Mangi, Near Ruined City (detail), 2007, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 160 x 200cm Purchased 2008, Museum & Art Gallery Northern Territory Collection Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award winning painting Courtesy Blue Mountains City Art Gallery, New South Wales 2 Julie Harris, Way out West (detail), 2008, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 160 x 198cm (triptych), collection of the artist and courtesy The Hughes Gallery and Blue Mountains City Art Gallery, New South Wales

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Exhibition Briefs

Ian Greig

Giles Bettison: pattern and perception

The practice of Sydney-based artist Ian Greig is visually informed by the transient realities conjured by the reflective surface of water.

The artist’s new work continues his fascination with this ephemeral floating world of shifting perspectives, spatial illusions and abstract traces of a reflected reality.

Geelong Gallery presents the JamFactory solo exhibition ‘Giles Bettison: pattern and perception’, showcasing the internationally renowned Australian artist’s skills as a master of contemporary murrine glass. Bettison’s work transforms the ancient mosaic glass technique, primarily associated with traditional Venetian glass-blowers on the island of Murano, with his kiln-worked and blown forms incorporating radically complex patterns in subtle chromatic registers.

Greig taps into an elusive subterranean reality via delicate overlays of crystalline colour that conjure embryonic worlds surging into existence. For the artist, each painting is “searching for the only sound that matters”, morphing and mingling with form and colour to create a complex, kaleidoscopic visual experience that eludes our cognitive grasp.

Arthouse Gallery 3 to 20 February, 2016 Sydney

Bringing together 33 of Bettison’s works, and accompanied by the recently released monograph of the same name by Margot Osborne, the exhibition is curated by Margaret Hancock Davis and is the third in the annual JamFactory Icon series of touring exhibitions.

Geelong Gallery 20 February to 8 May, 2016 Victoria

While the world was new, oil on canvas, 168 x 168cm Courtesy the artist and Arthouse Gallery, Sydney

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Textile #2, 2015, cold assembled, hot worked murrine, blown with ground finish, 26 x 17cm Courtesy the artist and Geelong Gallery, Victoria

SCOPE16

John Conomos Paging Mr Hitchcock

‘SCOPE16’, Federation University’s Arts Academy annual exhibition showcases the work of Visual Arts staff, Research Associates & Associate Professors.

‘Paging Mr Hitchcock’ is a poetic performative video installation work by Australian artist John Conomos. This new artwork is essentially a homage to the artistry of the legendary Hollywood filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, known globally as the ‘master of suspense’. However the artwork also traces the artist’s own post-colonial narrative and autobiographical trajectory as an artist, cinephile and writer who has been impacted by migrancy, fragmentation, vulnerability and trauma.

The exhibition highlights the staff’s ongoing commitment to a rigorous art practice across a broad range of approaches and mediums including: ceramics, painting, photography, design, drawing and printmaking. The exhibition presents their more recent works, which extend notions of contemporary art and reflect how their work actively shapes the next generation of young artists.

Artists include: Carole Wilson, Loris Button, Debbie Hill, Jill Orr, Peter Pilven, Jimmy Pasakos, Ben Mangan, Phil Berry and Lisa Anderson.

Arts Academy, Post Office Gallery 3 February to 5 March, 2016

The exhibition reveals Hitchcock to be a witty and poker-faced showman, who was also a surrealist at heart. In responding to Hitchcock’s oeuvre, Conomos has created a complex piece, working across a number of contemporary art forms including video art, new media, cinema, and literature.

Victoria

Mosman Art Gallery Until 24 April, 2016

Peter Pilven, Psycho Santa, 2015, digital print on paper, 60 x 70cm Courtesy the artist and Arts Academy, Post Office Gallery, Victoria

Sydney John Conomos, still from video projection Paging Mr Hitchcock Courtesy the artist and Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney

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Academy Gallery Academy of the Arts, Tasmanian College of the Arts (Inveresk), University of Tasmania, Invermay Road, Inveresk, Launceston 7250. T (03) 6324-4410 F 6324-4401. E Malcom.Bywaters@utas.edu.au W www.utas.edu.au/tasmanian-college-arts/home Director: Dr Malcom Bywaters. Free admission.

H Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00, closed weekends and public hols. Feb 22 to April 15 Navigating the internal landscape: an artistic interpretation of disease.

Art Mob 29 Hunter Street, Hobart 7000. T (03) 6236-9200, 0419-393-122. E euan@artmob.com.au W www.artmob.com.au Director: Euan Hills. H Open daily 10.00 til late, closed Christmas Day. Aboriginal fine art, including Tasmanian Aboriginal artists.

Bett Gallery Hobart 369 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart 7000.

T (03) 6231-6511. E info@bettgallery.com.au W www.bettgallery.com.au Director: Emma Bett (member of ACGA). H Mon-Sat 11.00 to 6.00.

Feb 5 to 22 TAKETAKETAKE by Joan Ross.

BRAVE art. Gallery PO Box 56, Longford 7301. T (03) 6397-0000.

E events@braveartgallery.com.au W www.braveartgallery.com.au Director: Ness ThirkellJohnston www.facebook.com/BRAVEartGallery Twitter: @BRAVEgallery. Instagram: braveartgallery.

Burnie Regional Art Gallery Burnie Arts & Function Centre, Wilmot Street, Burnie 7320. T (03) 6430-5875 F 6431-4114.

E gallery@burnie.net W www.burniearts.net Free entry.

H Mon-Fri 10.00 to 4.30, Sat-Sun and public hols 1.30 to 4.30. To March 4 People Like Us – this exhibition captures universal aspects of the contemporary human condition through film, animation, digital and interactive art. A National Exhibitions Touring Support Australia exhibition developed by UNSW Galleries and toured by Museums & Galleries of NSW. Also, Eight Years On – The Tradition Continues – Australian Society of Miniature Art – an annual award exhibition by artists from around Australia. Also, Limited Edition – a selection of Print Council of Australia prints from the Burnie Regional Art Gallery’s collection. Curated

by Melissa Smith and presented in association with the Print Council of Australia’s 2016 Year of Print.

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CAOs Contemporary Arts Organisations E info@caos.org.au W www.caos.org.au Contemporary Art Organisations Australia (CAOs) is a national network of twelve independent art spaces triennially funded by state and federal governments.

CAOs organisations produce, present and interpret artwork created by living artists.

Climarte W www.climarte.org Climarte is an independent not for profit body that brings the arts community together to tackle climate change.

Colville Gallery 91a Salamanca Place, Hobart 7004. T (03) 6224-4088, 0419-292-626. E info@colvillegallery.com.au W www.colvillegallery.com.au H Daily 10.00 to 5.00.

Jan 29 to Feb 17 A Part of the World by Ian Parry.

Feb 19 to March 7 New Works by Eloise Kirk.

Contemporary Art Tasmania 27 Tasma Street, North Hobart 7000.

T (03) 6231-0445. E info@contemporaryart.org.au W www.contemporaryarttasmania.org H Wed-Sun 12.00 to 5.00. To Feb 16 Exhaust curated

by Erin Sickler. Feb 20 to March 20 The Address – Brian Fuata, Mabel Juli, Justy Phillips, Sarah Jones and Pip O’Brien.

Devonport Regional Gallery 45-47 Stewart Street, Devonport 7310.

T (03) 6424-8296. E artgallery@devonport.tas.gov.au W www.devonportgallery.com Free entry. H Mon-Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 12.00 to 5.00, Sun and public hols 1.00 to 5.00. Feb 6 to March 13 Main Gallery: Anne Morrison solo exhibition.

Handmark Gallery Unique Tasmanian Art & Design, 77 Salamanca Place, Hobart 7000. Also, 2 Russell Street, Evandale, 7212.

T Hobart: (03) 6223-7895, Evandale: (03) 6391-8193.

E Hobart: hobart@handmark.com.au, Evandale: evandale@handmark.com.au W handmark.com.au Hobart: to Feb 15 Michaye Boulter and Sally Brown new paintings and objects.

Feb 19 to March 15 Blair Waterfield and Emma Bugg new works on paper and jewellery. Evandale: to Feb 10 Abstract Exhibition – Jenny Armati, Corinne Costello, Josh Foley and Mairi Ward.

Feb 14 to March 9 John Lendis new paintings.

Regional Arts Online

25 Hunter Street, Hobart 7000. T (03) 6210-7700.

E art@thehenryjones.com W www.thehenryjones.com Australia’s first dedicated Art Hotel showcasing leading and emerging Tasmanian artists in a continuously changing display of over 300 original contemporary artworks throughout the property.

W www.regionalarts.com.au Regional Arts Australia acts on behalf of the communities and artists of regional, rural and remote Australia in representing and resolving at a national level the issues, concerns and resource needs pivotal to the development and maintenance of a viable regional arts industry and a vibrant cultural life.

MONA Museum of Old and New Art

Sawtooth ARI

655 Main Road, Berriedale, Hobart 7011.

T (03) 6277-9900. E info@mona.net.au W www.mona.net.au Exhibition entry price: $25 adult, $20 concession. Free for Tasmanians and under 18s.

H Winter opening hours: daily 10.00 to 5.00, closed Tues and Christmas Day. Food, bars, winery, cinema, accommodation, bookshop and library.

146 Artspace Arts Tasmania 146 Elizabeth Street, Hobart 7000. T (03) 6237-6323.

E info@artsatwork.com.au W www.arts.tas.gov.au/artsatwork/146_artspace H Mon-Fri 9.00 to 5.00 . Showcasing Tasmanian-based artists, designers and curators. Feb 4 to March 10 CONSTANCE presents: Somewhere, Away – an exhibition of new works presented by CONSTANCE ARI.

Tasmania

The Henry Jones Art Hotel

Level 1, 160 Cimitiere Street, Launceston 7250.

T (03) 6331-2777. E sawtoothari@gmail.com W www.sawtooth.org.au Director: Marisa Molin.

Free entry. H Wed-Fri 12.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 2.00.

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Dunn Place (enter via the Watergate), Hobart 7000.

T (03) 6165-7000. W www.tmag.tas.gov.au H Tues-Sun 10.00 to 4.00, closed Mon, Anzac Day, Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Wagner Framemakers 72 Brisbane Street, Hobart 7000. T (03) 6234-8599.

E info@wagnerframemakers.com.au W www.wagnerframemakers.com.au Wagner Framemakers offers a fresh and contemporary approach to fine art picture framing.

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery (QVMAG) Art Gallery at 2 Wellington Street, and Museum at 2 Invermay Road, Launceston 7250. T (03) 6323-3777.

W www.qvmag.tas.gov.au H Daily 10.00 to 4.00 (closed Christmas Day). To March 6 ArtStart: Albatrossity.

To April 3 On Albatross Island. To April 17 ArtRage 2015 Collection.

artentwine sculpture biennial October 2016 in the Tamar Valley, Tasmania Prize Money $16,500 Including $10,000 WTC Acquisitive Award

Ashli Mani

artentwine symposium 14 - 16 October, 2016

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Art Services

Deans Art www.deansart.com.au

Neil Wallace Printmaking Supplies www.e-artstore.net

E sales@deansart.com.au Complete range of artists’ materials available. Artists’ loyalty club. Locations throughout Melbourne: Fitzroy (03) 9419-6633; Melbourne (03) 9602-2184; South Melbourne (03) 9699-2964; Brunswick (03) 9388-9288; Thornbury (03) 9485-9500.

44-46 Greeves Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065.

T (03) 9419-5949. E sales@e.artstore.net H Mon-Fri 9.30 to 5.30, Sat 10.00 to 5.00. Huge range of materials for printmakers and artists, also stocking a range of bookbinding accessories. Introducing ‘Abstract’ a new range of acrylics from Sennelier – Introductory Offer 15% Off. See ad page 89.

Eckersley’s Art & Craft www.eckersleys.com.au

Newtown Art Supplies www.newtownartsupplies.com.au

Shop online & in-store. Gift cards available.

T (02) 9516-2339. Online Australia-wide.

Fitzroy Stretches www.fitzroystretches.com

Parkers Sydney Fine Art Supplies www.parkersartsupplies.com

63 Weston Street, Brunswick VIC 3056.

T (03) 9380-9553. E info@fitzroystretches.com See ad page 93.

Darlinghurst: Building 22, National Art School, Cnr Forbes and Burton streets, Darlinghurst NSW 2010.

T (02) 9339-8706. E info@parkersartsupplies.com The Rocks: 3 Cambridge Street, The Rocks NSW 2000.

T (02) 9252-3706. E parkersartsupplies@aapt.net.au Gift Cards Available.

Jasco www.jasco.com.au Your guide to the best value Art and Craft supplies around! See ad page 117.

Kadmium – Art + Design Supplies Kadmium.com.au Broadway: 80b Bay Street, Broadway NSW 2007.

T (02) 9212-2669.

Kerrie Lowe Ceramic Art Supplies www.kerrielowe.com 49 King Street, Newtown NSW 2042. T (02) 95504433. H Mon-Sat 10.00 to 5.30 (Thurs 10.00 to 7.00). The only location in the inner city selling clay, underglazes, glazes, tools and museum gel.

ModernPainters www.modernpainters.com.au Professional artists canvases for Australian painters.

Available in leading art stores. See a page 115.

Port Art Supplies www.portartsupplies.com.au 83 Commercial Road, Port Adelaide SA 5015.

T (08) 8241-0059, F 8241-0058.

E sales@portartsupplies.com.au H Mon-Fri 8.30 to 5.00, Sat 9.00 to 2.00. Stockists of quality fine art materials. See ad page 137.

S&S Creativity Unlimited www.creativityunlimited.com.au T 1300-731-529. Wholesalers of fine art supplies.

Shades of Art www.shadesofart.com.au 74C Ovens Street, Wangaratta, VIC 3677.

T (03) 5722-2296. Fine Art and Craft Supplies.

The Sydney Canvas Company thesydneycanvascompany.com.au 9/79 Station Road, Seven Hills NSW 2147.

T (02) 8854-5070. Superior quality artists’ cotton and linen canvas rolls. Stretcher bars, stretching tools, gesso, easels. Order your swatch book online or call us.

See ad page 85.

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Artist Moving Artists – Melbourne www.artistmovingartists.com.au

29 Smith Street, Marrickville NSW 2204. T (02) 95173025. Wholesalers of fine primed and unprimed canvas and linen rolls. A range of stretcher bars available.

T 0437-214-402. E artistmovingartists@hotmail.com Art courier Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Affordable prices. See ad page 83.

Art Tours and Travel

IAS – International Art Services www.iasdas.com.au

Amazigh Cultural Tours Morocco www.culturaltoursmorocco.com

Sydney: (02) 9667-1077, Melbourne: (03) 9329-6262, Brisbane: (07) 3890-7422, Canberra: (02) 6232-9773, Perth: (08) 9249-5376. Fine Art Logistics.

E enquiries@culturaltoursmorocco.com MB6 Marrakech Biennale - Boutique visual arts tour with artists Rita Lazauskas and Anne Zahalka.

Feb 23 to 29. Visit website for details.

Centro D’Arte e Cultura Portaleone - Italy Art tours, food wine and culture, art exhibitions, representations in international art expos, studio and accommodation. Contact Carolyn 0402-098-605 E info@italy-france-tours.com See ad page 123.

Art Transport Aidan Hill Moving Art movingart.com.au T 0409-211-077. E hillaidan8@gmail.com Professional art transport for artists and galleries. Individual works up to $20,000 covered by full insurance at no extra cost.

Brisbane. Sydney. Melbourne. Canberra. Twice monthly.

Art. Van. Go. Sydney www.artvango.com.au T 0404-027-445. Affordable, professional fine art transport for galleries, artists and framers in Sydney and NSW.

The Artful Mover www.theartfulmover.com.au T 0401-570-413. E john@theartfulmover.com.au Professional fine art transport and delivery. Sydney metropolitan, NSW regional and SYD–ACT–MELB runs. Friendly and reliable service with good rates.

Available weekends. Call or email for a free quote.

See ad page 105.

Art Services

Wholesale Canvas Australia wholesalecanvasaustralia.com.au

Classes and Workshops Ku-Ring-Gai Art Centre www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/artcentre T (02) 9424-0310. Visual art, guitar, creative writing classes. Day, night and weekend classes available.

Adult, children, teens. Beginner to advanced welcome.

MAPart www.mapart.com.au T 0425-831-425. E workshops@mapart.com.au High quality art workshops, tutoring, folio development, professional development and tertiary preparation.

Schools and community. Visit website for details.

Nyora Studio Gallery FACING sculpture www.nyorastudio.com Come face to face with the basic principals of sculpting in clay. New course starting Fri Feb 26. Beginners welcome. Special offer for Term 1 – all materials are free!

Visit website for details. Register now. See ad page 87.

RQAS Brisbane Branch Inc. www.rqas.com.au/workshops Unit 3, 162 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane QLD 4000.

T (07) 3367-1977. E secretary@rqas.com.au Life Drawing Sessions, and a large range of monthly workshops.

Warringah Printmakers Studio www.printstudio.org.au Feb 27 and 28 Viscosity Printing with Seraphina Martin. Visit website to view full program.

Workshops and weekly printmaking classes available.

Bookings: susan@printstudio.com.au

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