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There’s gold in them hills
Taking inspiration from the lives of Hill End’s gold rush inhabitants, Camie Lyons upped the anti on her physical making process, dragging branches...
MORESKETCHES
Sketches is our journal. Here we trace the lines of place and creative living through thoughtful storytelling, insights and inspiration. It’s an invitation to slow down, take notice and find connection in the natural world.
Art
How to start an art collection
For anyone thinking about starting an art collection or wanting to understand more about how the contemporary art market works, Nanda Hobbs has pro...
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South by Southwest – Paul Ryan
One of the things we love most about Paul Ryan’s work is his sense of the theatrical and his use of black, black humour to express the underbelly o...
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Archibald prize
Finding the Archibald
Ever since she played Muriel’s feisty friend Rhonda, we’ve felt Rachel Griffiths is our special friend too and it’s lovely to see her take on the A...
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Art
Art and play
We always look to contemporary artists when thinking up ideas for kid’s art projects. Here’s a few inspired ideas that are fairly low mess and a li...
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Where the light falls by Susan Baird
For us the real fascination of Susan Baird’s work lies in her unique stylistic approach, a canny mix of and tension between traditional and contemp...
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Fashion
Ngarru Miimi Honey Sister
Meaning Honey Sister, Ngarru Miimi was established to explore culture, self-determination and sovereignty through fashion and textiles, while showc...
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art
Eucalyptusdom
Eucalyptusdom is the fantastical name of a new exhibition opening early next month at the fabulous Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. The exhibition reck...
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LORE with Kate Stehr
Curated by Virginia Settre, ‘LORE is not simply stories of old. Lore is living narratives in a state of flux, as we grapple with the locus of our p...
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Australia
The Ripping Tree – Nikki Gemmell
The Ripping Tree is an historical thriller, a tale of survival in colonial Australia. It’s about a young woman finding a way to escape the claustro...
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Art
The Abundance – Idris Murphy
Murphy is a painter’s painter and a huge influence on many, many contemporary landscape artists. For us, he is one of the originals in this genre, ...
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A place in between: Narelle Autio
The call of the ocean has long been a focus of Narelle Autio’s work. She spent her childhood growing up in sun-soaked Australia and has had a lifet...
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The celebration of Australia’s natural beauty: Julianne Ross Allcorn
Julianne Ross Allcorn’s subjects, detailed insects, birds, flora and fauna are instantly, stylistically recognisable for their energy and technical...
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