Paraphernalia that explores form and feeling
"Entering Martyn Thompson’s exhibition, History, the paraphernalia of my interior life, at Canberra Glassworks feels like stepping into an impeccably styled home," writes reviewer SOPHIA HALLOWAY.
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It was Batik Day at the residence, Wisma Indonesia in Red Hill on Saturday, as fashion-minded Canberra women gathered to view the latest in fashion design from our huge northern neighbour, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews Endless Horizons: The Art of Hiroe Swen at the Canberra Potters Gallery.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews the 2024 Objects in Motion exhibition at the Tuggeranong Arts Centre.
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Affectionate celebration of a creative partnership
KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews Making a Creative Life, an exhibition of work by Hiroe and Cornel Swen that acknowledges both these creative artists and offers an affectionate tribute to their long productive partnership.
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Exhibition showcases the art of woven tapestry
"While large tapestries are commissioned for buildings in the ACT, we don’t often have the opportunity to view works in a large group such as this," writes craft reviewer MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE
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‘Outstanding’ exhibition of metal works
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews 2024 Robert Foster Metal Prize exhibition.
Queanbeyan artist Larah Nott has been awarded the Robert Foster Metal Prize, winning $10,000.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews 2024 Poetry of the Lakes, a quilt exhibition by Dianne Firth at Belco Arts until December 1.
"As the buzz of excitement increases in volume at Craft + Design Canberra in the lead-up to its 10th Craft + Design Canberra Festival, there’s an even louder sound emitting from its headquarters – exultation," writes HELEN MUSA.
A gift made to King Charles during the recent royal visit on behalf of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps, puts paid once and for all to the monarch’s father’s notorious quip that Canberra was "a city without a soul”, writes HELEN MUSA.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews The Places we Inhabit: Vessels from the Villages, an exhibition at Canberra Potters Gallery, Watson.
Retiring principal of the Bungendore Woodworks David Mac Laren is known as a formidable personality in the arts, with interests that spread well beyond wood. Arts editor HELEN MUSA explains why.
"Experienced artists exhibit with those who have recently graduated and it is always interesting to see the work of newly minted graduates." MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews Craft + Design Canberra's annual members' exhibition.
At a champagne “changing-of-the-guard” ceremony held in Bungendore Woodworks’ Octagon Gallery on Saturday, retiring artistic director David MacLaren announced his successor.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews the Longing and Belonging craft exhibition at Tuggeranong Arts Centre.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews Tidal Threads a glass exhibition by Benjamin Edols and Kathy Elliott.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews Materiality – but not as we know it, a major craft exhibition at Canberra Museum and Gallery, until October 20.
"Cobi Cockburn uses coloured light as a medium, much as she uses glass as a medium." writes MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE in her review of an exhibition at the Canberra Glassworks.
