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October has had me so busy I nearly missed getting this out at all. But there are some really good shows still going and others just about to open. A great month for photography, with Sandy Edwards curating a selection of handpicked artists at the newly relocated Janet Clayton Gallery to Oxford Street. If you missed the recent Sally McInerney show, Nauru Diary: Impressions of an Island, there is certainly plenty of great coverage to find online.I love October with the longer evenings, the sun warmer, leaves almost back on all those sleepy winter trees and jacaranda flowers are budding. So until next month. Cassie
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS & ARTISTS I AM WORKING WITH…

Patina Vll, 2014. Photograph by Luke Hardy. ON NOW IN SYDNEY Until Sunday 25 October… Photographs by Luke Hardy. PATINA 14 – 25 October 2015 PATINA is a new body of work by Sydney photomedia artist Luke Hardy. His two series, Yuki Onna (2009) and Dragonfly (2011), reveal his romance with Japan and Japanese ghost stories. PATINA brings with it much more sensuality and eroticism. Japanese aesthetic is at the core of Hardy’s passion. Alongside this is the presence of the male body, says curator Sandy Edwards in her essay on Luke Hardy. Luke Hardy’s work lies somewhere between narrative and mystery, always exploring the thin line between the sensual and the spiritual. He has said of his work, I am forever drawn to the downcast glance; it draws us in and holds us at an intimate distance Janet Clayton Gallery, 406 Oxford Street, Paddington. Curated by Sandy Edwards, Arthere www.lukehardy.com / www.janetclaytongallery.com.au _____________________________________________________________________________________________ From the series The Birdsville Cup.  Photograph by Berylouise Mitchell ON NOW IN SYDNEY extended until 03 November… Berylouise Mitchell. The Birdsville Cup – Photographs & Book Release 14 – 25 October 2015 A documentary photo essay (also a book) shot on b&w film over two visits to the Birdsville Races in 1989 and 1990. The series covers every aspect of the races including the Calcutta Auction, the trainer of the ‘Birdsville’ horses during the early morning training sessions, the bookies, the punters, the races themselves and the crowds who come to party and take part in the event that swells the town’s normal population of 100 to over 6,000. Mitchell recently returned from a two week road trip Sydney to Birdsville and back.  She and her husband drove the distance in their little Ford Focus hatchback – with only one tyre puncture the whole trip – not a 4WD like almost every other car on the road.  There was no other way to get the books to Birdsville but to take them myself…Freight is all by road and very expensive and would take two weeks to deliver.   I didn’t have time for that.  It took us three days to get there, says Mitchell. The State Library of Queensland have bought 43 images for their public collection, as excellent examples of outback Queensland and Australian life.  The book is alos part of the National Library of Australia public collection. Link to a sample of the book, The Birdsville Cup, published through Momento Press 2015 Janet Clayton Gallery, 406 Oxford Street, Paddington (in the upstairs Salon) Gallery open Wed-Sun Curated by Sandy Edwards, Arthere www.berylouise.com   /   www.janetclaytongallery.com.au ___________________________________________________________________________________________ The oldest Australian Anzac, John Malcolm McCleery of Perth, visiting the Lone Pine Memorial on his 103rd birthday, on 25 April 1990.  McCleery said at the time he felt sad as he read the names of fallen comrades from the 11th Battalion.  McCleeery landed on Gallipoli on his 28th birthday. We landed at 4:30 a.m. in the darkness under heavy musketry and machine-gun fire, recalled Sergeant McCleery, We stormed the cliffs, pushed back the Turks, dug in and stayed there ten days till we made the second attack on Gaba Tepe that was when I was hit on the arm. Sergeant McCleery lived on to become “the Oldest Anzac “ at the 75th Anniversary of Gallipoli Landing. He visited Gaba Tepe in 1990 with the help of the young Diggers. He was very emotional remembering the twenty-five mates killed on that attack. I lasted only ten days here, said the 103-year-old veteran, My left arm was shattered by a Turk dum dum bullet. Sergeant McCleery lived eight more months after the 1990 Gallipoli pilgrimage. SYDNEY Closes Sat 24 Oct at Customs House, Circular Quay, Sydney. FREE + ONE DAY Exhibition Event Sat 31 Oct at the Auburn Gallipoli Mosque.  FREE MELBOURNE OPENING 10 November… Vedat Acikalin. Gallipoli Then & Now: Bonds Forged by War www.vedatacikalin.com TOURING NATIONALLY to 5 Australian cities: Sydney, Hobart (closed), Perth (recently closed), Melbourne (10-27 Nov), Canberra (Dec). This exhibition has also been touring in Turkey, recently closing in Istanbul. A documentary series 30 years in the making. This poignant collection, photographing veterans and their families, depicts strong bonds and deep friendships, stemming from connections between the Australians, New Zealanders and the Turks. The Touring Exhibitions to Hobart, Perth, Melbourne and Canberra are curated by Sandy Edwards of ARTHERE. Customs House, Sydney  www.sydneycustomshouse.com.au/whatson Auburn Gallipoli Mosque Open Day Event  www.gallipolimosque.org.au Rahmi M. Koc  Museum, Istanbul, Turkey  www.rmk-museum.org MEDIA  The West Australian Newspaper  The Fremantle Herald  The Parramatta Advertiser ABC online  Sydney Morning Herald  Australian Photography Magazine  Daily Mail online ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ (l) Rodney Schaffer, Crocodile from LUNA series for Primavera 2015 (r) Silvi Glattaur, Altiplano-Vl for Primavera 2015 OPENING NEXT WEEK IN SYDNEY… Primavera 2015 at Black Eye Gallery 27 October – 15 November  Presenting their annual Spring show with a diverse selection of unique works, by new and established artists.  Artists include Rodney Schaffer (and a fine selection from his LUNA series, shown earlier this year in Melbourne), Silvi Glattauer, Nick De Lorenzo, Albert Son and more TBA. Black Eye Gallery, 138 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst (right next door to Film Club, the best DVD Movie Store in town) www.blackeyegallery.com.au   www.rodschaffer.com  ____________________________________________________ MY FAVOURITE MOVIE/DOCO OF THE MONTH… What Happened, Miss Simone? Directed by Liz Garbus This fabulous documentary isn’t just about music, or an incredible jazz singer and extraordinary pianist. It’s also about history and the civil rights movement and the power of music. She ain’t called the “High Priestess of Soul’ for nothing. Great footage and totally recommend everyone, all ages to see it. Review at www.forbes.com OFFICIAL TRAILER __________________________________________________________________________________ FAVOURITE CITY BAR OF THE MONTH… The Swinging Cat (Sydney CBD) I love discovering cool new little bars around town. Ones with good music, good lighting, not so loud you have to shout at your friends right next to you and really nice service. Recently I discovered this one…and not just because one of my daughters works here. For a moment you might think you are heading into Subway, but take a turn down the stairs and you will be in a little-bar haven. The Swinging Cat, 44 King Street, Sydney CBD (below street level) Review on Broadsheet Sydney www.theswingingcat.com

September Pop-Up Arts Newsletter
Spring oh lovely spring! The days that little bit longer and the light so beautiful – clean and bright. I have some great shows in Sydney and Brisbane this time around to let you know about, plus a few more. In Sydney Barrangaroo Park has finally opened and I encourage everyone to walk around it, plus the new highline walkway behind the UTS Frank Gehry Building in Ultimo is also a great new outside space to discover. The warmer weather is so nice I have been really enjoying riding my bike around town and for the first time ever, I recently rode across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. For all of you who do this often that’s not a big deal, but for me I loved it and recommend everyone to get on your bike (not necessarily in lycra)…

So enjoy an arty month, kicking off with Sydney Contemporary + The Other Art Fair + Volume 2015: Another Art Book Fair all on this weekend!

I always love to hear back so please feel welcome to write me and to pass my newsletter on to anyone you think might like to read. Thanks everyone.
Cassie.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS & ARTISTS I AM WORKING WITH… OPENING THIS WEEK IN SYDNEY…

(L) Affective Memory (after Man Ray #01), 2015. (R) Nocturne (Secret Garden #02), 2015. Photographs by Patricia Casey. Patricia Casey. MURMUR. 09-29 September. OPENING Sunday 13 September 2-4pm This beautiful work defines the meaning of ‘slow art’ – each photograph taking anywhere from 10-40hours to complete. All handstitched with tiny loops and back stitch, using cotton, silk and metallic thread, photographic artist Patricia Casey first prints her beautifully structured images on archival georgette, cotton or watercolour paper. This collection is exquisite and unique. ‘Murmur’ is about memory – about how we remember. Also opening on the same day in the upstairs gallery space will be an exhibition of Arthere photographers – Unforeseen (Catherine Cloran, Zorica Purlija, Chris Round, Niki Gudex, Rosalie A. Nilson) curated by Sandy Edwards. The gallery will certainly be abuzz with talent so come and say hi at the Opening. Janet Clayton Gallery, 406 Oxford Street, Paddington Patricia Casey is represented by Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney www.patriciacasey.com.au / www.janetclaytongallery.com.au _______________________ From the series Robyn Stacey: Cloud Land. Photograph by Robyn Stacey. Robyn Stacey. CLOUD LAND 18 September 2015 – 03 April 2016. IN CONVERSATION Sat 20 Sept 2-3pm. Free, bookings recommended. Join contemporary art photographer, Robyn Stacey & Shaune Lakin, Senior Curator of Photography from the National Gallery of Australia. discussing Stacey’s Cloud Land series and her unique perspective on the history and community of Brisbane. As the website says, Imagine stepping inside an artwork. Imagine stepping inside a camera. Imagine seeing your world turned upside down. Welcome to Robyn Stacey: Cloud Land. View the video below on the making of this series of stunning camera obscura photographs, where the inside of the room becomes bathed in the outside world. Museum of Brisbane, Level 3, City Hall, Brisbane City www.museumofbrisbane.com.au CLICK ON LINK FOR VIDEO:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS-HmIC-k44 Photographer Robyn Stacey speaking about her new work, Cloud Land, created for Museum of Brisbane. Robyn Stacey is one of Australia’s leading contemporary art photographers. Robyn Stacey is represented by Stills Gallery, Sydney / Jan Manton Gallery, Brisbane _____________________________ (L) Miranda Bridge holds a picture of her grandfather, Roy Kyle. Kyle wrote in his diary, Gallipoli was bare and barren and we never held more than 400 acres…the most successful part of the campaign was the evacuation. (R) Veterans Adil Sahin from the village of Buyuk Anafartalar, Gallipoli and Harold Edwards of Australia embrace at the 1990 Anzac Day Lunch, where they met for the first time in 75 years, since fighting each other in the trenches as teenage boys in 1915.Photographs by Vedat Acikalin. ON NOW IN SYDNEY until end of September… Vedat Acikalin. Gallipoli Then & Now: Bonds Forged by WarUntil 30 September in Sydney. Level 2, Customs House, Circular Quay. FREE Open Daily. TOURING NATIONALLY to 5 cities: Sydney, Hobart (closed), Perth (Oct), Melbourne (Nov), Canberra (Dec). Also currently touring in Turkey, on now in Istanbul until end of September. A documentary series 30 years in the making. This poignant collection really tells us about the humanness of those directly touched by this war and the bonds and friendships that stemmed from connections between the Aussies, New Zealanders and the Turks. Families may feel pride in their fathers and grandfathers for fighting, or dying, or going to war, but I think the pride is not in them fighting in this war, but in their bravery for being there at all, whatever folly, misguided sense of adventure, or propaganda led them there. The Touring Exhibitions to Hobart, Perth, Melbourne and Canberra are curated by Sandy Edwards of ARTHERE. Customs House, Sydney www.sydneycustomshouse.com.au/whatson Rahmi M. Koc Museum, Istanbul, Turkey www.rmk-museum.org MEDIA South Sydney Herald SBS Radio Podcast, Interview with Vedat Acikalin ABC online Sydney Morning Herald Australian Photography Magazine Daily Mail online ____________________________ L-R Aunty Joyce Williams; Wayne Carr; Uncle Billy Lou. Photographs by Asher Milgate ON NOW IN WELLINGTON, country NSW… Asher Milgate. Survivors. 60,000 years. Extended until Monday 5th October 2015. In March this year Survivors was shown in Dubbo at Western Plains Regional Gallery and over 18,000 people visited this exhibition. Now it’s showing in the home town of the Elders photographed and where Asher himself grew up – Wellington in country New South Wales. This powerful series documents the life of the traditional owners, the Binjang people of the Wiradjuri nation. Survivors records stories from Wellington’s elders – and elders in waiting – about life at Nanima, the Common and on the outskirts of town. In 1832 the first colonial inland Aboriginal mission was established in Wellington, which became known as the Nanima Mission in 1910. The mission became the longest continually operating Aboriginal reserve in Australia. The elders of Wellington shared with Asher some of their most intimate memories; tales of their families, of love, regret, loss, hardship and hope. A superbly crafted exhibition and one we hope to bring to Sydney. Macquarie Theatre, 36-42 Swift Street, Wellington (country NSW). www.survivors.net.au MEDIA Listen to Interview ABC RN Awaye Big Issue Magazine The Guardian MY MOVIE & BAR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE MONTH, JUST BECAUSE… MY FAVOURITE MOVIE OF THE MONTH… The Salt of the Earth. A film by Wim Wenders about photographer, Sebastiao Salgado. It was in the 1980s and I stumbled into the Byron Map Gallery in Oxford Street. I loved that gallery at the time with its beautiful light and decorative ceilings – it was an old ceiling plaster shop and they were good at ceilings! The exhibition was a small collection from Salgado’s Workers series. That work changed me somehow, or my perception of photography. It made me really see its power. How someone can be so masterful with capturing the world around us – its goodness and shocking low points – and make you stop in your tracks with a thump in your chest. Sebastiao Salgado did that. This documentary 30 years later does that. I am sure every photographer out there has seen this – and if you have then see it again. And for everyone else this film is a must see… Rotten Tomatoes movie ratings VIEW OFFICIAL TRAILER CLIP FAVOURITE RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH… Malabar. South Indian Cuisine (Darlinghurst, Sydney) One of my favourite local restaurants in Darlo. My family has been eating here since it opened years ago in 2003. The chef is from Kerala in the south and the food, atmosphere and service are spot on every time. I love the Goan Fish Curry and the dosai, but everything is good. When friends are in town they always ask to go to Malabar! This is a photograph I took of Mohammed Sali, the owner and head chef of Malabar, for Shoot the Chef Competition in 2010 and it was selected as one of the Finalists. I thought he fitted in well with the royal family. The restaurant has two fantastic floor to ceiling historical photographic reproductions. This one is of the Royal Family of Gujurat – a pic you can look at for ages, discovering new things all the time. When the restaurant relocated earlier this year, the one thing everyone wanted was to see these photographs again – and they are here with other smaller pics around the walls. STORY about the photograph in the Indian Link Newspaper for Shoot the Chef 2010 Malabar, 274 Victoria Street (opp Fire Station), Darlinghurst http://www.malabarcuisine.com.au SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER Find Cassie on Facebook

August Pop-Up Arts Newsletter

Well I missed July entirely but I hope you caught Ronnie Heng’s dreamy b&w underwater pics or the Warli artists from Western India exhibition at Cooee Gallery. I did see Bangarra Dance Company perform Lore and it was beautiful – the body movements, the costumes and the light! And I managed to get out of town a couple of times, with a short trip to the Blue Mountains and a hike on the Darwin Track in the cool of 7degrees on a sunny day – 2 days later it snowed 30cm! yikes. A bushwalk in the mountains is always magical. Then another few days on a drive south to Berry, Shoalhaven Heads, Currarong, Gerroa, Gerringong and back through Kiama – very pretty country and coastal driving.

Spring is definitely on its way with perfumed jasmine blossoms bursting open everywhere and magnolia trees full of flowers, but when you’re looking for some great arty indoor ideas here are some good ones for August, from Sydney to country NSW, to Hobart, Melbourne and Canberra.

This is my new newsletter format so please stay with me while I get it all sorted…
Thanks everyone. Cassie.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS & ARTISTS I AM WORKING WITH… OPENING THIS WEEK IN MELBOURNE… Rodney Schaffer. LUNA. The Disguise of Daylight. 18-29 August 2015. OPENING Tue 18 Aug 5-7pm / ARTIST WALKAROUND Sat 22 Aug @ 2pm The photographer builds each image from inky black. Familiar organic and inorganic objects are purposefully sought out and selected. Here they are captured alone. Isolated. No longer disguised by daylight. Darkness can be a dangerous place, says Schaffer. This series of photographs is an exploration of how we might perceive and respond to our surroundings. Shot in Melbourne and across Australia, these images hold both beauty and mystery. Stunning! Forty-Five Downstairs, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne www.rodschaffer.com.au / www.fortyfivedownstairs.com Crocodylus porosus (Far Nth Qld):  Xanthorrhea australis (East Gippsland) Photographs by Rodney Schaffer Adil Sahin (L) and Len Hall (R) meet as friends in 1990 on the Gallipoli Peninsula, the 1915 battlefield they once fought on as enemies. Adil was 17 years old when he enlisted and Len only 16 – here together 75 years later. Photograph by Vedat Acikalin. ON NOW IN SYDNEY & HOBART… Vedat Acikalin. Gallipoli Then & Now: Bonds Forged by War Until 22 August in Hobart.  Allport Library, 91 Murray Street, Hobart Until 30 September in Sydney. Level 1 & 2, Customs House, Circular Quay Touring nationally to 5 cities Sydney, Hobart, Perth (Oct), Melbourne (Nov), Canberra (Dec). Also currently touring in Turkey, on now in Istanbul until end of September. A documentary series 30 years in the making. This poignant collection really tells us about the humanness of those directly touched by this war and the bonds and friendships that stemmed from connections between the Aussies, New Zealanders and the Turks. Families may feel pride in their fathers and grandfathers for fighting, or dying, or going to war, but I think the pride is not in them fighting in this war, but in their bravery for being there at all, whatever folly, misguided sense of adventure, or propaganda led them there. The Sydney exhibition is the biggest of the 5 venues and runs the longest at 2 months, but every exhibition is also individual to the city where it will be shown. The Touring Exhibitions to Hobart, Perth, Melbourne and Canberra are curated by Sandy Edwards of ARTHERE. Customs House, Sydney www.sydneycustomshouse.com.au/whatson Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts, Hobart www.linc.tas.gov.au/events Rahmi M. Koc Museum, Istanbul, Turkey www.rmk-museum.org MEDIA ABC online Sydney Morning Herald Australian Photography Magazine Daily Mail online L-R Aunty Joyce Williams; Wayne Carr; Uncle Billy Lou. Photographs by Asher Milgate ON NOW IN WELLINGTON, country NSW… Asher Milgate. Survivors. 60,000 years. Until 29 August 2015 In March this year Survivors was shown in Dubbo at Western Plains Regional Gallery and over 18,000 people visited this exhibition. Now it’s showing in the home town of the Elders photographed and where Asher himself grew up – Wellington in country New South Wales. This powerful series documents the life of the traditional owners, the Binjang people of the Wiradjuri nation. Survivors records stories from Wellington’s elders – and elders in waiting – about life at Nanima, the Common and on the outskirts of town. In 1832 the first colonial inland Aboriginal mission was established in Wellington, which became known as the Nanima Mission in 1910. The mission became the longest continually operating Aboriginal reserve in Australia. The elders of Wellington shared with Asher some of their most intimate memories; tales of their families, of love, regret, loss, hardship and hope. The State Library of NSW have expressed great interest in this series. I believe everyone should see this exhibition and hear these stories. A superbly crafted exhibition and one we hope to bring to Sydney. Macquarie Theatre, 36-42 Swift Street, Wellington (country NSW). www.survivors.net.au MEDIA Listen to Interview ABC RN Awaye Big Issue Magazine The Guardian Countrymen. Photograph by Juno Gemes ON NOW IN CANBERRA… Juno Gemes. Spirit Maps Until 30 August From website: ‘Visual advocacy has been the hallmark of Juno Gemes’ artistic practice for more than four decades…A series of photogravure meditations reveal fresh nuances through repeated impressions of two of Gemes’ most effecting and memorable photographs. Countrymen (seen here) is a timeless, iconic and lyrical image capturing a moment of pure connection, respect, and affection between three Lawmen. One with the Land is a quiet family portrait, a celebration of the patience and poetry of traditional hunting and fishing, connection to country. Both of these images are the product of a privileged intimacy for Gemes and her camera. Gemes recently collaborated with master photogravure printer Lothar Osterling at his 3rd St Studio in Brooklyn, NY, producing this group of images’. extract from text by Charleyene Olgivie. Manning Clark House, 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest (Canberra) ACT www.junogemes.com / www.manningclark.org.au A MOVIE & BAR RECOMMENDATION JUST BECAUSE…

MY FAVOURITE MOVIE OF THE MONTH… 20 Feet From Stardom A movie length documentary released in 2013. I loved the stories, the music, the footage and the incredible voices. I also found out who is the real backup singer on the Rolling Stones track Gimme Shelter – and I always thought it was Patti Smith silly me. I loved this film. Just fabulous! You’ll be playing all your old vinyl for sure with a new appreciation of those backing voices you often sing along with. VIEW OFFICIAL TRAILER CLIP

FAVOURITE RESTAURANT & BAR OF THE MONTH… Mr. Wong (Sydney) It may have taken me a little while to dine here but in the last couple of months I have been twice and ready to head back again. I love it. The food, the exhausting wine list (everything from a bottle of Merivale ‘Remy’ Yarra Valley house white for $42 a bottle to a Dom Pérignon ‘Oenothèque’ for $2900), the staff and the interiors. Part of the Merivale group, Justin Hemmes sure surrounds himself with great designers and I owe it to him for hiring great staff. The second time we ended up here was after a very funny Faulty Towers-esque experience at nearby OBar, the revolving cocktail bar at the top of Australia Square. Another bar with a great view – 360degree view over Sydney – but the staff really had no reason to be so pretentious and without intention, rather comical. Instead have a drink first at Palmer & Co, if you can find it, before heading to Mr.Wong. 3 Bridge Lane, Sydney www.merivale.com.au/mrwong

​June Pop-Up Arts Newsletter. ​
I had to wait until the Sydney Film Festival was over so that’s my excuse for being so late. Here is a great selection to keep the cold at bay and a good excuse to head to Bondi, hang out in Surry Hills, wander around Darlinghurst, discover the historic back streets of Kings Cross and cross the bridge to the north shore! Enjoy…

OPENING THIS WEEK…

Ronnie Heng. Dive Into My World

27 June – 10 July / OPENING Sat 27 June 4-6pm

​In Line by Ronnie Heng

This collection of mostly black and white photographs, with only a few in colour, are poetic and beautiful. You can almost feel like you are floating yourself deep in the sea, looking up as shoals of fish move above you, or you are staring at the giant underside of a manta ray gliding by, or witnessing the quirky line formation of a little school of yellowtail barracuda (above) – simple, magical, stunning photographs. Heng is not only a highly skilled underwater photographer, he is also a regular ocean swimmer and diver.

www.ronnieheng.com

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White Rice & Red Ochre: Warli Tribal Art of Western India

27 June – 18 July / OPENING Sat 27 June 2-4pm

To be Opened by Ace Bourke – Art Curator, Animal Rights Advocate & Blogger
Including FLOOR TALK with Ace Bourke & curator Narmada Smith

​Shivas Story: Sita and the Sorceress (white rice pigment on red ochre)
#014 Warli Artist Balu Ladkya Dumada


ABOUT Contemporary works by the Warli artists of western India. Traditional ritual paintings conveying a deep connection and reverence to nature and the land, to the community and spirituality. Beautiful, simple and detailed works created with lime wash, white rice, henna, ochre. Cow dung is also often used. The colours earthy. Ace Bourke is to Open the show – well known for returning Christian the Lion back into the wild after purchasing him as a cub from Harrod’s Department Store in 1969..
Cooee Art Gallery, 31 Lamrock Ave (cnr Chambers Ave), Bondi

OPEN Tue – Sat 10-5pm

www.cooeeart.com.au


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Coalesce. Prue Platt-Hepworth, Rosemary Atkinson, John Chapman

Part of Nubuli Arts.

23 June – 06 July / OPENING Sat 27 June 3pm by Prof. Des Crawley

​L-R Prue Platt-Hepworth, Rosemary Atkinson, John Chapman

The artists are part of Nebuli Arts.

The works of three very different photographers, all extending the boundaries of photography and making a somewhat challenging invitation to the viewer. The human form blending seamlessly with nature (Platt-Hepworth); the essence of a dream (Atkinson); the unconventional portrait (Chapman). A good excuse to head to Bondi.

Bondi Pavilion Gallery, Bondi Pavillion

OPEN Daily 10-5pm

www.nebuliarts.com

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CURRENT…

Joanna Logue. New Work

Until 27 June

Delicate brush strokes, muted soft colours. It’s like looking at the world after the rain, or through a smudgy window, or when the sun light is in your eyes and the landscape shimmers, or you have just woken from sleep on a brand new day. Sublime.
King Street Gallery on William, 177 William Street, Darlinghurst

OPEN Tue-Sat 10-6pm

www.kingstreetgallery.com.au

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Constructed Worlds. Anne Zahalka, Robyn Stacey, Julie Rrap, Anne Ferran, Cherine Fahd.

Until 04 July

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Five contemporary Australian women photographers explore the relationship between image, object and the viewer. An exhibition looking at the shifting framework of Australian photo-media. A good excuse to cross the bridge and head north.
GCS Gallery, 1666 PacificHighway, Wahroonga

OPEN Mon-Sat 10-5pm

www.gcsgallery.com.au

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‘4’. Paul Blackmore / Gary Heery / Murray Fredericks / Derek Henderson.

Until 30 June

​Madonna (1983) by Gary Heery.

A great excuse to run Gary Heery’s iconic Madonna shot. This little exhibition is an outstanding hand picked selection of works from ‘4’ fab photographers.Superbly printed by Warren Macris for High Res Digital, which apparently is where these 4 pal photographers all met, this is a small but lovely and varied collection. Well worth the trip down this historic back street of Kings Cross.

Paul Blackmore www.paulblackmore.com

Gary Heery www.garyheery.com

Murray Fredericks www.murrayfredericks.com.au

Derek Hendersen www.derekhenderson.net
OPEN Weekdays 9-6pm

Cohen Handler, 114 Brougham Street, Potts Point

(you may need to be buzzed into the showroom)

www.cohenhandler.com.au

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MY TWO SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS…

Slow West

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Filmed entirely in New Zealand and set in 1870s Nevada – but who can tell the difference? Not a perfect film, but a downright enjoyable one. If you have a nostalgic thing for Westerns, love stories and grand scenery, then this one is for you. I thoroughly enjoyed the ride. REVIEW

No one in Hollywood knew Orry-Kelly was Australian – not even Australia! And he won 3 Oscars for his costume designs. Some of you will know of him, but for all of you who do or don’t, this is a must see if you love movies, fashion, costume design and behind the scenes stories of the big lot Hollywood movie houses. Some elements are not entirely successful – the Orry character talking to camera for example – but just go with it because there is so much to love.
www.womenhesundressed.com

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May Arts Pop-Up Newsletter. I love a good story and this month there are plenty to choose from – told in words, photographs, lights and music. May in Sydney is a month of Festivals (Head On Photo Festival; Sydney Writers Festival; Vivid Festival; National Trust Heritage Festival). It is also the month of beautiful light and pretty autumn colour. Here are a few Head On highlights & more…

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OPENING THIS WEEK…

Jill Crossley. Unreliable Witness.

20 May – 06 June OPENING Thurs 21 May 6-8pm

​Jill Crossley. Image from series, Unreliable Witness

A series of enigmatic b&w images taken from a single body of water. This series invites a daydreamy, contemplative, quiet response in the viewer – coming from the play of light on water and the shimmery images revealed just below its surface. Crossley’s long career puts her as an early contemporary of Olive Cotton, Max Dupain and Robert Walker. She is listed in the Australian Women Photographers Journal of 1840-1960. This exhibition is curated by Sandy Edwards for ARTHERE. A Head On Exhibition.

OPEN Wed-Fri 11-6pm, Sat 11-5pm
Stanley Street Gallery, 1/52-54 Stanley Street, Darlinghurst

www.stanleystreetgallery.com.au
https://headon.com.au/exhibitions/unreliable-witness


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Zoe Reynolds. The Drowning Bay.

21 – 31 May. OPENING Fri 22 May 6-8pm
To be Opened by award winning Australian photographer, Greg Weight

ARTIST TALK Sun 24 May @ 2pm

SUNDAY SCREENINGS 24/31 May @ 2pm of Dire Strait: Down the Waterline

​Zoe Reynolds. Image from The Drowning Bay series, Clovelly at super tide.

If you know Clovelly Beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs – one of my favourite summer swimming spots – you may not know it like this. The highest tides of the year seem to want to reclaim Clovelly Bay back into the ocean.
Photojournalist Zoe Reynolds (Selected for the 2015 Walkley Award Storyology Night held recently at the State Library, with her 2013 Walkley Finalist slide-show presentation, Dire Strait: Down the Waterline, a photographic series documenting the threat of rising sea levels on the Torres Strait Islands). A Head On Exhibition.
OPEN Thurs – Sun 11am-6pm
Gallery East, 21 Burnie Street, Clovelly

www.zoerey.com
https://headon.com.au/exhibitions/drowning-bay
https://www.facebook.com/walkleys/posts/834245473278825

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Nebuli Arts. Unseen Sense.

Christoph Mueller, Carolyn Pettigrew, Alison Seccombe, Maureen Rogers, Dawn Zandstra

27 May – 14 June. OPENING Sun 31 May @ 2pm.

To be Opened by Photographer and mixed media artist, Patricia Casey

These five photographers set to explore those little moments of memory and remembering, when details are not quite clear but the sense of them is pleasing. Perhaps the way the light was shining, the clarity of an outline or shape, the emotion of the memory itself. As one of the photographers states, ‘the world we live in is an amazing place’. This delightful and varied collection of works, shown in the old Wiloughby incinerator now turned gallery, shares this sentiment. A Head On Exhibition.

OPEN Wed – Sat 10-4pm

Incinerator Art Space, 2 Small Street, Wiloughby

https://headon.com.au/exhibitions/unseen-sense-conscious-and-verbal-states

_______________Sebastien Ardon & Fabian Muir. True North.

Until 30 May

​ Sebastien Ardon. From series, Joie de Vivre, images of Northern France Fabian Muir. From series, North Korea

Ardon has photographed beachside towns in Northern France without the summer crowds. Empty and quiet.

Muir has photographed North Korea, a hidden time capsule experienced by few outsiders. Following on from photographer Andy Baker’s launch exhibition, How to Disappear Completely, this is a secret little hideaway gallery space you want to discover. A Head On Exhibition.
OPEN Daily 11am-6pm
Low Road Gallery, 76 Oxford Street, Paddington
(head down the steep stairs from the little laneway beside Ampersand Bookstore Cafe)
https://headon.com.au/exhibitions/true-north

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Paul Blackmore / Gary Heery / Murray Fredericks / Derek Henderson. ‘4’.

Until 30 June

​Paul Blackmore. Icebergs – Stretch, 2014

An outstanding hand picked selection of works from ‘4’ outstanding photographic artists. Gazing at beauty like this is a total joy.Superbly printed by Warren Macris for High Res Digital, which apparently is where these 4 pal photographers all met, this is a small but lovely collection. Well worth the trip down this back street of Kings Cross.

Paul Blackmore www.paulblackmore.com

Gary Heery www.garyheery.com

Murray Fredericks www.murrayfredericks.com.au

Derek Hendersen www.derekhenderson.net
OPEN Weekdays 9-6pm

Cohen Handler, 114 Brougham Street, Potts Point

(you may need to be buzzed into the showroom)

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ONLINE…​

Asher Milgate. SURVIVORS
www.survivors.com.au

​Asher Milgate. Portrait of Uncle Billy Lou.

This powerful exhibition will be travelling – just not sure when. Although it recently closed at the Western Plains Regional Gallery, talks are currently in place with State and National collections. So until you get to see this body of work and experience its power for yourself, here are some LINKS – I can’t urge you enough to watch and listen:
SURVIVORS

Big Issue Magazine
The Guardian Newspaper Online

ABC RN Awaye with Daniel Browning
Eastside Radio Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton
SBS News Radio

April Arts Pop-Up Newsletter Daylight saving now over and drifts of leaves piling up in parks and backyards, autumn is lovely. Some days it’s nice to be indoors for a little while. Here are shows in town, down south and out west to visit in your travels…

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OPENING NEXT WEEK in Sydney…

Kim Carpenter. Art for the Theatre: A 25 year Survey Exhibition of paintings & drawings.

14 – 25 April.
OPENING Tue 14 April 6-8pm. To be Opened by Edmund Capon, former Director of the Art Gallery NSW. (Please RSVP to me).
FREE ARTIST TALK Sat 18 April 2-3pm. Bookings recommended 02 9518 8458

Designs from the production, The Happy Prince. Kim Carpenter.

Watercolour, pen & ink on paper.

After 25 years, Kim Carpenter, the Director of Theatre of Image has emptied his draws of the most delightful collection of coloured pencil drawings and watercolours. Costume designs, set designs and ideas on paper from eleven different productions, including a selection from Monkey…Journey to the West (currently on at the Sydney Opera House). Carpenter’s exhibition is for everyone – children and adults and everyone who loves drawing. Playful, colourful, whimsical, gorgeous. Over 70 original works, large and small, and all for sale. Carpenter has been invited to record his Oral History for the archive of the National Library of Australia, scheduled for May. He has been invited to represent Australian theatre design in Moscow this year for The Costume at the Turn of the Century 1990-2015.
FREE Open Tue-Sat 11-6pm (including Anzac Day Sat 25 April)

Depot ll Gallery, 2 Danks St, Waterloo

www.theatreofimage.com.au

www.pinterest.com/kimcarpentersth/art-for-the-theatre-exhibition/

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OPENING THIS WEEK in Sydney…

Beryl Mitchell. It’s Time to Remember

08 – 26 April

​Anzac Day March, Sydney 2012. Beryl Mitchell.

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After the death of her father in 2000, the photographer read his scrapbook compiled on the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade – he was one of the organisers. This experience leant a closeness to her dad’s personal experience and Mitchell felt she then better understood what ANZAC Day means to many veterans and their families. Her father, her mother, her two grandfathers and two uncles served for Australia in different conflicts. All taken on a single day in Sydney 2012. An image from this series was selected as a Finalist for City of Sydney Art & About Australian Life 2014.
FREE Open Daily
Blue Hotel, Woolloomooloo Wharf, Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo

www.berylouise.com

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OUT OF TOWN in Wollongong…

Georgia Wallace-Crabbe, Filmmaker. The Earth and the Elements

Until 17 April

Room shot of the multi-screen installation.

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A five-channel multi-screen video installation examining the movement of coal and mineral ore between Australia and China. Wood, fire, earth, metal and water are the focus – based on the Daoist concept of five elements (Mu, Hue, Tu, Jin & Shui), this work reflects the interconnections and environmental impact of this exchange. China’s problem is the problem of the world. The dust of the Chinese construction sites eventually will reach our shores.., states architecture professor Xing Ruan (UNSW) at the end of Wallace-Crabbe’s earlier documentary film, New Beijing: Reinventing a City (2009).

Digital Media Centre, Mike Codd Building Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong

http://lha.uow.edu.au/taem/exhibitions/UOW189468.html
http://www.filmprojects.com.au

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OUT OF TOWN in Dubbo…

Asher Milgate. Survivors. Photographs & recorded oral histories.

Until 10 May

Links below to the SBS Interview & The Guardian online story.

​Uncle Billy Lou. Asher Milgate

​Photographer​ Asher Milgate returned to the town he grew up in, Wellington, NSW, to document the life of the traditional owners, the Binjang people of the Wiradjuri nation. …Survivors… records stories from Wellington’s elders – and elders in waiting – about life at Nanima, the Common and on the outskirts of town. In 1832 the first inland Aboriginal mission was established in Wellington, which became the Nanima Mission in 1910. The mission became the longest continually operating Aboriginal reserve in Australia. The elders of Wellington shared with Asher some of their most intimate memories; tales of their families, of love, regret, hope and hardship.

It’s time for a road trip to Dubbo…I’m going early May to catch the show before it closes.FREE Open Wed-Mon 10am-4pm

Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo
INTERVIEW LINK http://www.survivors.net.au/sbs/
STORY LINK http://www.theguardian.com
http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/#!current-exhibitions/crzs

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RECOMMENDED…

Pulp Confidential. Quick & dirty publishing from the 40s and 50s.

Until 10 May

​Cover art from one of the featured pulp fictions texts.

This is a great collection from the State Library archive of vintage Australian ‘Pulp’ cover art and texts. Original illustrations for crime story books, original comic books and original cover art copy for sexy pulp fiction stories, all collected from the Sydney publishing house, Frank Johnson Publications. Interviews, background, original drawings and artworks and a collection of original letters to Frank Johnson from many artists, all wanting to be paid. There is even a letter written from Bee Miles from prison to Frank, making sure he publish her name Bee, not Bea. Make sure to catch the Portraits of Newtown Shopkeepers exhibition also. A very enjoyable hour or so can be spent here.

FREE Open daily.
State Library NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney

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March Pop-Up Newsletter What a month! I love Autumn but it seemed to arrive too quickly. A little trip to Tasmania has distracted me and my arts news is arriving late in the month, but here it is and plenty to see…
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ON NOW IN SYDNEY
Until Sunday 22 March…
Louise Whelan. African Australians

Image #06 from African Australians by Louise Whelan

If you haven’t been to see this one then you are missing out! Vibrant African colour palettes, patterned with Australian suburbia and the surrounding landscape. Louise photographs her subjects confident with bold colour and style, posing proudly, identifying with both African and Australian culture. Customs House is a real Sydney gem and and one the city’s most beautiful free spaces. And you can borrow books too!
FREE Open
Customs House, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay
www.sydneycustomshouse.com.au
Website for Louise Whelan www.australiansall.photoshelter.com

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Alison Alder & Mini Graff. Some Posters / Local Positions
Until 11 April​

The News, 2015. Mini Graff​

​​Renowned print makers and teachers, Alder & Graff make a statement of support for the communities in Millers Point, Dawes Point and The Rocks struggling to save their homes. It’s now one year ago that the State Government announced it would sell off all public housing in these areas. Their poster and stencil works are provocative, political and persuasive. This show contributes to Future Feminist Archive as part of the 40th Anniversary of International Women’s Year. Check out the website for Lectures and Talks as part of the Program.
F​REE ​
Thurs-Sat 11am-6pm (close 5pm Sat)​
T​he Cross Art Projects, 8 Llankelly Place, Kings Cross​
http://crossart.com.au/home/index.php/current-show/272-some-posters-positions-for-future-feminist-archive

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ON NOW IN REGIONAL NSW…
Asher Milgate. Survivors. Photographs & Audio recorded Oral Histories
Until 10 May

Aunty Joyce Williams. Portrait by Asher Milgate for Survivors.

​Photographer​ Asher Milgate returns to the town he grew up in, Wellington, NSW, to document the life of the traditional owners, the Binjang people of the Wiradjuri nation. …Survivors… records stories from Wellington’s elders – and elders in waiting – about life at Nanima, the Common and on the outskirts of town. In 1832 the first inland Aboriginal mission was established in Wellington, which became the Nanima Mission in 1910. The mission became the longest continually operating Aboriginal reserve in Australia. The elders of Wellington shared with Asher some of their most intimate memories; tales of their families, of love, regret, hope and hardship.
It’s time for a road trip to Dubbo…
FREE Open Wed-Mon 10am-4pm
Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo
http://www.westernplainsculturalcentre.org/#!current-exhibitions/

EXHIBITION 21 – 27 March

Juno has been invited by the University of St. Louis to exhibit a collection of her work and to Lecture as part of the Kristen Peterson Distinguished Speaker Series in Art and Art History.  What an opportunity if any of you happen to be in the neighbourhood.  Juno is a much distinguished Australian photographer, well known for her documentation of the changing social landscape over the last 40 years, with emphasis on Aboriginal Australians.  She has currently been touring the US with her husband, acclaimed poet Robert Adamson, who has also been giving a series of readings from his latest published collection, Net Needle.

14 – 25 April

Coloured pencil and ink, drawings from the production, Grandma’s Shoes, by Kim Carpenter

The Affair

Poster for The Affair – TV Series

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Cassandra French
Pop-Up Publicity
0416 209 391
www.popupp.com.au

February Pop-Up Arts Newsletter Already the days are shorter and the sun rising noticeably later in the morning – but what beautiful mornings they are! If there is a theme this month it was unintentional, but identity, culture and the Australian environment are all mixed in here. A selection of uplifting exhibitions and events for your Feb calender to help enjoy the last sweet days of summer…
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EXHIBITION OPENINGS THIS MONTH IN SYDNEY…
Wendy Sharpe. Seeking Humanity. Portraits & Stories of Australia’s Asylum Seekers & Refugees
17 February – 12 March
(A special charity exhibition by Wendy Sharpe, courtesy of King Street Gallery on William, Darlinghurst)
​Artist Wendy Sharpe with Antionette and portrait, from Seeking Humanity

Renowned Australian artist, Wendy Sharpe, has painted the portraits of 39 asylum seekers and refugees she has met through programs offered by an organisation called Startts. This exhibition puts a human face to those who have fled situations of great danger in their home country in search of safety in Australia.This is not about politics, but about freedom, opportunity and dignity.
FREE & Open 10am-4pm Tue-Sun
The Muse, Sydney TAFE (cnr Harris & Mary Anne Streets, Ultimo)
www.wendysharpe.com/newfiles/news.html
www.kingstreetgallery.com.au/artist/thumbnail/
www.startts.org.au

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Margarita Sampson. Infectious Desires
25 February – 14 March OPENING Thurs 26 February 6-8pm
SPECIAL EVENT: Artist Salon in the Gallery,
Salon of Infectious Ideas, Sat 14 March 12-5pm
(Enjoy tea & cake & a chat with the artist while she works away stitching in her soft pop-up Gallery Salon)
Artist Margarita Sampson, sewing in her Studio, creating one of the works on show in Infectious Desires

Soft sculpture has never been so colourful and so much fun. Wild, outrageous, sexy, funky, camp, amusing and just damn clever. The artist uses found chairs she carves and workshops, then spends many months sewing and hand stitching textiles she then upholsters to the works. Accompanied by photographs, this is one fab show you don’t want to miss. Sampson has been a finalist in Sculpture by the Sea almost every year from its inception. She has exhibited her extraordinary work around the country and has been invited to exhibit in three Festival(s) of Pacific Arts.
FREE
Stanley Street Gallery, 52-54 Stanley Street, Darlinghurst
www.stanleystreetgallery.com.au
www.margaritasampson.com

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​THEATRE EVENTS, ​
OPENING ​THIS​
WEEK IN SYDNEY…
Mayu Kanimori. Yasukichi Murakami: Through a Distant Lens
10 – 21 February. A ticketed event.

A meditation on love, truth and the nature of photography. This multi-artform work uses photographic projections, video, original music, soundscape, performance and narration. Japanese-Australian photographer and writer, Mayu Kanimori, goes in search of the lost photographs of Japanese photographer, entrepreneur and inventor Yasukichi Murakami – the talk of the town in Broome and Darwin in the early 1900s.A play addressing our collective amnesia of the history of the Japanese in Australia.
Griffin Theatre Co (Stables Theatre), 10 Nimrod Street, Kings Cross
www.griffintheatre.com.au/whats-on

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LITERARY EVENT THIS WEEK NORTHERN BEACHES (SYDNEY)…
Writers Live at Berkelouw Books Mona Vale
In Conversation with artist/writer Tom Carment & photographer Michael Wee.
Discussing their new book, Seven Walks. From Cape Leeuwin to Bundeena
Thursday 12 February. COST $10 ($5 can be redeemed off any instore book purchase)
​Tom Carment & Michael Wee on one of the Seven Walks

Book Cover, Seven Walks

If you can make it to this talk on Sydney’s northern beaches, you are in for a real treat. Both Tom and Michael are entertaining and engaging storytellers. And given that both are so busy and often out of the city, it has not been easy to get them both in the same room at the same time. Best to book ahead to make sure you get a seat!
Berkelouw Books, 12-14 Park Street, Mona Vale
www.sevenwalks.com
www.berkelouw.com/events/writers

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COMING UP IN MELBOURNE…
Photobook Melbourne & The Australian Photo Book of the Year Award
12 – 22 February

Cover for In the Folds of Hills, Photographs by Kristian-Laemmle Ruff.
One of the 15 Finalists

Australia’s first photo book festival. This festival will celebrate Australian photographers through exhibitions, workshops, seminars, a book fair and The Australian Photo Book of the Year Award. The best in local published and unpublished photo books will be showcased during the festival. Some of the 15 finalists include wonderful photographers I have worked with – Kristian Laemmle-Ruff (In the Folds of Hills); Ying Ang (Gold Coast); Stephen Dupont (Typhoon); Jesse Marlow (Don’t Just Tell Them, Show Them). Lucky Melbourne!
For full festival details visit their website.
www.photobookmelbourne.org

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RECOMMENDED in Sydney…

Louise Whelan. African/Australians

12 Feb – 22 March

From African/Australians exhibition by Louise Whelan.

The vibrant African colour palettes, patterned with Australian suburbia and the surrounding landscape, certainly grabs your attention. Louise made many strong and wonderful friendships during this project. She photographs her subjects confident with colour and style, posing proudly, identifying with both African and Australian culture.  Customs House never fails – wonderful inspiring exhibitions and one of Sydney’s beautiful spaces.  And it’s Free! And you can borrow books too!

FREE

Customs House, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay

www.sydneycustomshouse.com.au

Website for Louise Whelan  www.australiansall.photoshelter.com

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PREMIER FILM EVENT & Q&A in Sydney…
William Yang. Blood Links
Friday 27 February 6.30pm.  Cost $15.  Bookings essential.

william yang blood lines

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December Pop-Up Arts Newsletter.  Summer is really here when frangipani flowers are covering the ground, magnolias the size of a child’s face are blooming and bees, wasps and butterflies hum in the garden. Also plenty of mosquitoes. I love the evening sky filled with the migration of hungry bats from Centennial Park. I don’t love so much that many fly to the tree overhanging our back yard! Swimming, sunshine, Christmas and lots of quality summer art. Enjoy the holidays and see you in the new year. Thanks for reading…
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NEW BOOK RELEASE…
Seven Walks. Cape Leeuwin to Bundeena
Stories & Drawings by Tom Carment / Photographs by Michael WeeAvailable in all good book stores and online at www.sevenwalks.com
Also visit www.tomcarment.com / www.michaelwee.com.au

Book Cover, Seven Walks. Cape Leeuwin to Bundeena.

Tom Carment’s fine watercolours and drawings accompany his entertaining and observant stories. Stunning landscape photographs by his friend, photographer Michael Wee, sit beside Tom’s paintings. This is a most beautiful and pleasing art/photography/travel/storybook. There are two major exhibitions of Tom’s work currently on in Sydney (details following) – both have many of the original artworks. Not to miss! And if you buy one more book this year, make it this one. It will make you want to head bush…
King Street Gallery on William, 177 William Street, Darlinghurst
www.sevenwalks.com
www.tomcarment.com
www.michaelwee.com.au

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TWO MUST SEE ASSOCIATED EXHIBITIONS –
Tom Carment. Paintings & Drawings 2011-2014
Until this Saturday, 20 December 2014

Tom Carment. from Cape to Cape Walk, Western Australia

King Street Gallery on William,
177 William Street, Darlinghurst
Free
http://kingstreetgallery.com.au/artists/tom-carment/exhibitions/

ALSO…
Tom Carment. Drawing Out: Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2014
Until 26 January 2015

Tom Carment. Red Leaf Pool, Double Bay
Art Gallery NSW,
Art Gallery Road, Sydney
Free
http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media-office/dobell-australian-drawing-biennial/

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SUMMER SHOW IN BONDI…
Helen S. Tiernan. Farming without Fences
Until 17 January 2015 (Gallery closed 24 Dec – 06 Jan)

Helen S. Tiernan. Placement 2014

This is Helen Tiernan’s first Sydney solo exhibition. Full of colour and texture, Helen plays with themes inspired by the landscape and her Aboriginal heritage, combined with colonial influences and the decorative home environment. For early settlers home was inside their houses, for Aboriginal people their home was outside, in Country. Balance, beauty and home – these are the links that inspire this work.
Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery,
31 Lamrock Ave, Bondi
www.cooeeart.com.au

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RECOMMENDED ALL in Sydney…
Season 2014. Group Show Curated by Sandy Edwards
Narelle Autio, Ian Dodd, Megan Jenkinson, Michael Light, Steven Lojewski, Deb Mansfield, Polixeni Papapetrou, Trent Parke, Garry Trinh, Justine Varga, Kawita Vatanajyankur, Beverley Veasey.
Until 24 December 2014
​Image from Season 2014

Stills Gallery, Gosbell Street, Paddington
www.stillsgallery.com.au

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Daniel Sponiar. Seeing Double (Lomo Photography)
Until 31 December 2014

Daniel Sponiar. Lomo Photography. Bronte, 2011

​Since I Left You Wine Bar
338 Kent Street, Sydney CBD
www.sinceileftyou.com.au
www.danielsponiar.com/lomo

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December 10×8. Group Show.
Until 24 December 2014

10×8 Gallery
Level 3, Central, 28 Broadway, Chippendale
www.10x8gallery.com

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GALLERY NEWS… Melbourne
Last show of the year for Edmund Pearce Gallery
Katherine Griffiths. Naturally Beautiful
Breckon. Set this House in Order
Arini Byng/Georgia Hutchison. Adult Contemporary
Until 20 December 2014
Katherine Griffiths. Pip, 2011 (from series, Naturally Beautiful)

Sad to hear the news for the closing of Edmund Pearce Gallery in Melbourne.
Over the last 3 years I have worked closely with Director and Curator, Jason McQuoid and many fine photographers who have exhibited at this solid little Melbourne Gallery: Paul Blackmore, Jane Burton-Taylor, Michael Corridore, Heather Dinas, Stephen Dupont, Greg Elms, Gary Heery, Ingvar Kenne, Kristian Laemmle-Ruff (Pearce Press), Chris Round, Daniel Sponiar, Amy Stein/Stacey Arezou Mehrfar,

I wish Jason and his co-director, Tim Bruce, the very best of wishes for future ventures. No doubt Jason will be concentrating on his publishing arm, Pearce Press. I have enjoyed the close association with your Gallery. Thank you.
Edmund Pearce Gallery, Nicholson Building, Melbourne
www.edmundpearce.com.au

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REGIONAL NSW…
Natura Morta. Group Show
Until 11 January 2015
Genevieve Carroll, Janet Haslett, Jus Kitson, Joanna Logue & Bill Moseley, Euan Macleod, Guy Maestri, Luke Sciberras, Rosemary Valadon

​Orange Regional Gallery
149 Byng Street, Orange
www.org.nsw.gov.au

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​MY ​FAVOURITE ​​RECENT CLASSIC MOVIE…
In the Mood for Love.
Starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Liung Chiu Wai. Directed by Kai Wai Wong. Made 2000.

  in the mood for love movie poster

still from in the mood for love

Set in Hong Kong in 1962. Romantic. Full of longing and unrequited love. Each frame a most beautiful still photographic image. One feels like you are peeking in and watching someone else’s private world. Everything is perfect in this film. Every detail. The colour, the music, the story (the delicate unfolding of emotion and the holding back of it), the clothes (in each scene she wears a different high necked cheomsang dress and every one is made of fabulous 60s fabric), The slow shots – the way the pot slowly swings as she descends the stairs and again as she walks back up, to the way the hem of her skirt gently sways with the movement – sad. delicate. rhythmic. sensual. If you haven’t seen this film, then you have missed something lovely. If you have, then you must re-watch.
Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnFjSHQFVkA
Nat King Cole singing Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5nkMuyHVmU