Of the ‘Never Never’ and the ‘Everywhen’
Canberrans have a rare opportunity to enjoy the juxtaposition of works by two artists with connections to Canberra: Brenda L Croft and Sidney Nolan, writes reviewer CON BOEKEL.
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Melbourne artist Kristina Kraskov’s image of Michelle, the self-styled “suburban fashionista”, has won the 2021 National Photographic Portrait Prize People’s Choice Award,
“The Pandy Shuffle” is like life: a box of chocolates, says reviewer CON BOEKEL.
"The beauty of the subjects, the high level of photographic skills, good taste, and good curation combine to deliver an aesthetically pleasing result. It is community resilience in action. It lifts the spirit. CON BOEKEL reviews "Recovery".
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Exhibition sits at the heart of an open national wound
CON BOEKEL reviews a new exhibition by Brenda L Croft at the Canberra Museum and Gallery.
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When art is not an optional extra
Photography reviewer CON BOEKEL argues through four artists' work their exhibitions show us that art is not an optional extra.
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Science meets art in the digital gallery
Reviewer CON BOEKEL says that while this is one of the best online exhibitions he has encountered, attending a digital exhibition is a "solitary virtue".
FORMER “CityNews” music writer, Judith Nangala Crispin, is the 24th annual recipient of the $10,000 Windmill Trust Scholarship for regional NSW artists.
The exhibition, "A Young Black Kangaroo", seeks to turn viewers into informed and engaged witnesses, writes reviewer CON BOEKEL.
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's weekly look at the Canberra arts scene. It's "Arts in the City".
Melbourne artist Kristina Kraskov’s image of Michelle, the “suburban fashionista”, has taken out the 2021 National Photographic Portrait Prize Art Handlers' Award, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
A photo of a lone farmer immersed in a dust storm has won the 'Living Memory: National Photographic Portrait Prize 2021', it was announced today (July 30).
CON BOEKEL reviews three photographic exhibitions at the one gallery.
The images are honest, dramatic, disturbing, warm, domestic, intimate, as well as historic on an international scale, writes reviewer CON BOEKEL of the exhibition, “Mervyn Bishop: Australian Photojournalist".
