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David Rosetsky with his work at the NGA. Photo: Alanna Bishop

Art students give Rosetzky a run for his money

“THOSE summer students just don’t stop asking questions,” said one staffer at the National Gallery of Australia as “CityNews” prepared to meet 16 enthusiastic participants in the 2019 National Summer Art Scholarship and their workshop […]

Arts / Kingston Photography Room closes

AFTER three years at Canberra’s Old Bus Depot Markets, the TPR (The Photography Room) Gallery will close its physical gallery space. Gallery director Sean Davey stressed to “CityNews” that he will keep the TPR Gallery […]

O'Day's winning 'couple portrait' taken at the Cell Block Theatre.

Dan wins grand prize for wedding photo

CANBERRA photographer Dan O’Day has been named International Wedding Photographer of the Year for 2018 in the International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards. The awards are dedicated to the celebration of the art of […]

Arts / Family fun at Portrait Gallery

THE National Portrait Gallery has lined an array of family-fun activities for January, including storytelling, drawing to music and art. Manager of the Gallery’s Learning Programs Krysia Kitch stresses that it’s cross-generational, taking in “Mums, […]

"Love & Desire – Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces"... a large and very impressive exhibition. Photo: Paul: Costigan

Art / Get you to the summer NGA exhibitions

Columnist PAUL COSTIGAN takes a break from berating planners and governments for the state of the city to spend a little time looking at a lot at the National Gallery…

A work by Helmut Lueckenhausen, American walnut, silver ash and silver ash veneer, aluminium.

Review / Wood works of beauty and awe

Craft / “Furniture 2018”. At Bungendore Wood Works, until January 31. Reviewed by MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.

John Everett Millais' "Ophelia" (1851-2).

Review / Life and death in works of feeling

Visual art / “Love and Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate”. At the National Gallery of Australia, until April 28. Reviewed by JOHN LANDT.

Arts / Swimming in the sounds of jazz

TO mark Canberra Museum and Gallery’s current exhibition, “EuroVisions”, jazz musicians Ben Marston and Hugh Barrett will perform a recital tonight (December 14) that promises to have the audience “swimming in the sounds of contemporary […]

Arts / Former diplomats gift ‘rare’ artefacts to Pakistan

A TRIO of rare stone artefacts from Pakistan’s ancient culture has been gifted to the high commission to the people of Pakistan by the family of a former Australian diplomat. Yesterday (December 12) at the […]

Review / Artists making fools of machines

Art / “A Magic Stranger than Death”. At Tuggeranong Arts Centre until December 21. Reviewed by CAREN FLORANCE.

CIT art students find their voices

“FIND your own voice” is the advice art lecturer at the Canberra Institute of Technology, Bernie Slater, gives to incoming students. Right now, at the CIT’s Reid campus, “Insight”, Diploma of Visual Art Graduating Exhibition, […]

Angus Trumble, L, and “Dempsey’s People” author, David Hansen

Trumble goes out on a high note

LIVE wire National Portrait Gallery director Angus Trumble ends his five-year tenure today (December 7) on a high note. Melbourne born-and-bred, Trumble, who came to the NPG in 2013, was formerly senior curator of paintings […]

Bumper year for Queanbeyan Art Society

THE 2018 Queanbeyan Art Society’s opening party for the Christmas Art Competition/Exhibition was held on Sunday to a record crowd, including interstate visitors. Spilling out on to the new $120,000 “working gallery” and the gallery […]

Arts / Love and desire amid some much-loved paintings

WHEN Tate Britain gets together with the National Gallery of Australia to present this summer blockbuster at the NGA, “Love & Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate”, it’s likely to be a marriage of true […]

Frances Feasey, 2018, ‘Night Watch’, charcoal and conte on paper

Arts / Drawing prize extends understanding

THE winners of M16 Artspace’s annual Drawing Prize are Waratah Lahy, Tony Curran and Frances Feasey. The prize is for drawing in either traditional drawing media and techniques, or non-traditional works that extend understanding of […]

Arts / Around the galleries

Arts editor HELEN MUSA shares Canberra’s newest gallery openings

One show: ‘Untitled’ 2007 by Glasgow artist, Jim Lambie

Arts / CMAG dives into Euro-art

“EUROVISIONS: Contemporary Art from the Goldberg Collection” is a new exhibition at Canberra Museum and Gallery offering a “deep dive” into the art of a new generation of practitioners working in Europe today. The works […]

Alan Jones receives the Peg Minty Prize for 'Ibis Nesting.'

Arts / Society awards a range of local artists

THE Artists Society of Canberra’s 2018 Spring Exhibition ran over the weekend at the Fitters Workshop in Kingston and was “a great success” according to the society’s enthusiastic new president, Vickie Hingston-Jones. Three hundred works […]

Political Cartoonist of the Year Matt Golding

Arts / MoAD goes mad with cartoon show

THERE were exceedingly strange things going on at the Museum of Australian Democracy at old Parliament House this morning (November 16) with the launch by director, Daryl Karp, of its political cartoon show, “Behind the […]

L to R, Maloon and O'Halloran in conversation

Arts / Namarari takes author on a trip through ‘country’

A NEW biography of an important Western Desert Aboriginal artist had its Canberra launch this week at the ANU Drill Hall Gallery. “The Master from Marnpi”, by scholar Alec O’Halloran, looks at the life and […]

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Art students give Rosetzky a run for his money

Arts / Kingston Photography Room closes

Dan wins grand prize for wedding photo

Arts / Family fun at Portrait Gallery

Art / Get you to the summer NGA exhibitions

Review / Wood works of beauty and awe

Review / Life and death in works of feeling

Arts / Swimming in the sounds of jazz

Arts / Former diplomats gift ‘rare’ artefacts to Pakistan

Review / Artists making fools of machines

CIT art students find their voices

Trumble goes out on a high note

Bumper year for Queanbeyan Art Society

Arts / Love and desire amid some much-loved paintings

Arts / Drawing prize extends understanding

Arts / Around the galleries

Arts / CMAG dives into Euro-art

Arts / Society awards a range of local artists

Arts / MoAD goes mad with cartoon show

Arts / Namarari takes author on a trip through ‘country’

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