TEMPORARY HOMES FOR NGV SCULPTURES

■ The Arts Centre Melbourne sculptures are finding temporary new homes at McClelland and Heidelberg Museum of Modern Art.

Five significant sculptures from Arts Centre Melbourne’s Public Art Collection will find temporary new homes at McClelland , Australia’s preeminent sculpture Park and Gallery and Heide Museum of Modern Art during the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation, Sculptures, Rhythms of Life, Family of Man 1, Family of Man 2 formerly located around Arts Centre Melbourne’s Theatre’s building have been taken to McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery as part of a long-term loan as Arts Centre Melbourne undergoes significant updates to its building and public places.

Sculptures Coming and Going by artist Les Kossatz and Marathon Man by artist Anthony Pryor are being loaned to Heide Museum of Modern Art and will be installed in early March,

Since removed from Art Centre Melbourne in July 2022, the sculptures have been carefully cleaned and prepared for installation by J. K. Fasham, Melbourne’s s pecialist sculpture fabricators’ and installers .

The temporary relocation of the sculptures to these esteemed and popular galleries means they have the potential to reach new audiences who may not have visited them at Arts Centre Melbourne

The sculptures loans are planned for five years with their host venues in Langwarrin and Bulleen.

During the time the sculptures are at the host venues Arts Centre Melbourne will undergo significant upgrades, including construction of an expanded underground Loading Dock, new food and beverage outlets, a new flexible rehearsal studio and function space, as well as elevating the glorious heritage State Theatre to world-class, improving accessibility, audience comfort and stage technology.

The transformation of the Melbourne Arts Precinct will take place over approximately six years, with an expansive 18,000 square metres of public urban garden built around Arts Centre Melbourne’s Theatre Building (under the Spire), con-

The Arts

organised by Ikon (Birmingham UK) and TarraWarra Museum of Art with curator Hetti Perkins and toured by NETS.

Looking Glass represents both a love song and a lament for Country, a fantastical alchemy of elemental materiality through paintings, videos and sculptural work.

Exhibition curator, Hetti Perkins, said the artists are concerned essentially with Australia’s ‘Secret War’a battle fought on may fronts from colonial massacres and Stolen Generations through to the British atomic bomb tests at Maralinga.

Exhibition closes March 26.

Latrobe Regional Gallery

188 Commercial Rd, Morwell - Peter Kemp with Peter Kemp necting through to the NGV International and the new Fox NGV Contemporary.

Arts Centre Melbourne

Sam Jinks

Home in the Wilderness –Sam Jinks

Internationally renowned for his painstakingly crafted life figures, Sam Jink’s sculptures are imbued with unguarded human emotion, fragility, and vulnerability, [lacing the viewer with a moment of intense intimacy.

For his first solo exhibition since 2012 and the first in his home city of Melbourne since 2009, Jinks presents Hope in the Wilderness, a new series of realist sculptural works reflecting on the mysteries of destiny and instability that governs our lives, in an era plagued by alarm and uncertainty.

Exhibition closes March 11.

Sullivan + Strumpf

107/109 Rupert St, Collingwood

Looking Glass

National Exhibitions Touring Support Victoria

Looking Glass – Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce

An exhibition of works themed on the monumental elements of earth, water, fire and air by Aboriginal artists Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce

Compass returns

■ Broadcaster Indira Naidoo has been appointed as the new host of ABC TV’s Compass, launching the new season on Sunday, March 19, 6.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. The journalist and author brings to Compass a sophisticated understanding of the changing nature of Australian spirituality and the ethical dilemmas we face.

Indira will combine her new role with presenting ABC Radio’s Evenings program which airs across Sydney, Canberra and regional NSW.

Born in apartheid South Africa, Indira grew up in Tasmania, South Australia, England and Zimbabwe She’s reported for and anchored 730 Report, ABC Late Edition News and World News Tonight on SBS TV.

For the past 13 years Indira has also been an ambassador for The Wayside Chapel, Sydney’s homeless crisis centre in Kings Cross

Recently, Indira published her best-selling book ‘The Space Between The Stars’ where she explored the healing power of nature following the death of her sister during the pandemic. While Indira does not identify with any one faith, she’s eager to find meaning and connection – like many Australians are she believes.

New gig for AFL legend

surrounds Chris Judd's move to streaming service Fetch. A new program is under wraps coinciding with Ticker News to be streamed on Fetch as of this month. I can't imagine footy is subject of content, only Juddy is privy to such info.

Sheepdogs out of the kennel

■ In their home town of Saskatoon, Canada, and festivals worldwide the Sheepdogs are a must -see band playing classical rock. The five-piece rockers are on their way for a one night stand at the Northcote Social Club, April 24. These boys are big deal having featured on the front cover of Rolling Stone magazine. It has been 11 years since their last tour of Australia ,so don't miss them , April 24.

Brilliant debut for teleflix

■ True Spirit is the title of a film capturing the epic, around the world sailing voyage by Melbourne teenager Jessica Watson. The tele movie - to be seen on Netflix - rated No 5 in English speaking countries. Jessica is youngest girl to sail solo, non-stop around the world in 210 days.

Hippy birthday

■ Yoko Ono celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this month. Yoko is still as active as ever with her singing, songwriting and on-going peace activism.

Dumpling-a-day

■ Dumplings have been flavour of the month for some time, so taste dumplings from around the world at the International Dumpling Festival at Queen Victoria Market, March 4-10.

Across

No 19 Across Down Down

145. Mortuary table

147. Lawyer's charge

148. Wound with dagger

149. Ready for picking

150. Pledge

152. Put strain on

154. Writer, ... Blyton

156. Basketball shot, ... dunk

158. Flavouring herb

159. Oxlike antelopes

161. Acorn bearer 163. Prince Edward, ... of Wessex 165. Spicy lentil dish 167. Hunger pain 169. Restate 171. Fabric join

Cropping up

Silver bars

Pet's parasites

Ills

Nipples 182. Lion's neck hair

Honey wine

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... & downs

Kitchen flooring 191. Female opera singer 192. Cloth remnant

Security lapses 196. Non-clergy 197. Antarctic inlet, ... Sea 198. Judo level 199. Beijing's former name

235. Shopping precincts 236. Mother 238. Smash into

Anaesthetic gas

242. Exclusive group 243. Dispatches 244. Town plan 245. Physician 246. Attacked (3,2) 247. City, ... Angeles 248. Nursemaid 249. Ring-throwing game

251. Hallucinogenic drug (1,1,1) 253. Electricity power source 255. Greener 256. Revise (text)

258. Cash disc

259. Cases 260. Belonging to us

261. Beer

262. Divorce order (6,4)

263. Gizmos

264. Armless

129. Commercials

130. British flying force (1,1,1)

131. Produce

133. Overalls, ... & brace

135. Bullfight cry

137. Big cricket hit

138. Unique model (3-3)

142. Persona ... grata

144. African anteater

146. Inclination

148. Clever

149. Betrothal token, engagement ..

151. Scrutinising (accounts)

153. Every day

155. Sketched

157. So!

158. Provides with personnel

159. Squall

160. Obtain (support) (4,2)

162. Bend to pray

164. Mekong valley nation

166. Holidays owed, time in ...

167. Coal mines

168. In attendance (2,4)

170. Abated

172. Breakfast or dinner

174. Enervates

175. Forbids

176. One, numero ...

178. Browns (meat) quickly

180. Disfigure

182. Feel the loss of

184. Michaelmas ...

186. Skim on ice

188. Environmental treaty, ... Protocol

190. Plenty

191. Challenged 193. Midges 195. Filter 197. Cotton spool 198. Avoid 200. Age 201. Candied

203. Requires 205. Abandon (lover) 206. Financial penalties 207. Shady tree 209. Flee to wed 211. Duck's mate

212. Agreement

213. Window ledges 214. Confused

215. Fuses (of bones)

218. Coffee lounge

219. Surfer, ... Slater

220. Sailors

222. Troop formations

224. Flour factory

226. Yacht's principal canvas

228. Antiquated

229. Crooner, ... King Cole

231. Hardens

233. Leo animal

234. 'Tis (2'1)

235. Death in Venice author, Thomas

236. China's ... Zedong

237. Pacify

239. Portable

241. Horse-riding show

243. NE US state

244. Corpse repository

248. Fixes with hammer

250. Ayatollah's land

252. Former Italian currency

253. Castle ditch

254. Model, ... Macpherson

257. Used spade

Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Finally for Gary

■ Well respected Melbourne singersongwriter Gary Leonard Hammond has released his new collection of songs. Titled Finally, the strongly adult-orientated pop album has already had the critics singing its praises. Country music legend Bill Turner called it "God's gift to the music industry” while other Australian music legends including Paul O'Gorman and Peter Sullivan have said the title track is "a song for the ages", says Gary. Check it out for yourself on Youtube, Spotify and all good digital stores.

Dinner Dance

■ Saints of Nugegoda present their annual dinner dance at the Grand on Princes, on April 15. No Limit and Replay 6 will entertain throughout the night with proceedings commencing at 7pm. Donations of $75 inclusive of a western and eastern buffet with beer, wine and soft drink provided. For tickets and further details contact Bert, 0414 979 483.

Our Kinda Country

■ Our Kinda Country are celebrating 12 years of raising money for the REH Cork Clubs Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal. From 12 Noon on Sunday, April 2, a stream of various artists once again will take to the Flanagan's bar stage in Traralgon to entertain and help raise money for this amazing cause. More than 20 Easter raffles/ prizes and Auctions are held throughout the afternoon, says their media release.

- Rob Foenander