The search for perfection in art
Dena Kahan's exhibition at Alluvial Gallery is all about perfection and the way it forever seems just out of reach.
View ArticlePossum magic
It's one thing to have the artistic talent to have an exhibition - it's another one to be enthusiastic enough to run a series of workshops aimed at primary school aged kids.
View ArticleBuda art
The gold-rush era Buda House is a landmark in Castlemaine. Built in 1861, it housed two generations of the Leviny family between 1863 and 1981.
View ArticleA lost art form on show at Harcourt
It's an art form you probably never knew existed - or, if you ever saw any examples of it, they weren't exactly treasured.
View ArticleParis in Bendigo
Paris is often viewed as the home of art, so it's fitting that the Bendigo Art Gallery's feature exhibition this year is focused on Australian artists who lived in France.
View ArticleVisit Paris at Night this Valentines Day
With a glass of champagne, chocolates and some of the finest art in Regional Victoria, the 'Paris After Dark' event is the perfect way to spend the evening with your loved one.
View ArticleArt by the lake
If you've been walking around Lake Weerona lately you may have noticed a local artist painting pictures.
View ArticleA controversial exhibition
From art critics to punters off the street, it seems that everyone has an opinion on the Archibald, Australia's most prestigious Art Prize.
View ArticlePainting degraded landscapes
While some of us find empty reservoirs depressing, an artist from Castlemaine says he finds his inspiration in parched landscapes.
View ArticleArchibald in the BAG
Prominent artists, athletes, musicians and politicians have been locked away from public view but the doors will soon swing open for all to see.
View ArticleSustainable robot visitors
Filipino artist Jan Leeroy New has come a long way with his unique creations - both in distance and in reputation.
View ArticleHilda Rix Nicholas; the right man for the job
The outback landscape provided plenty of inspiration to Australian painters, but few have captured the places and the faces like Hilda Rix Nicholas
View ArticleRarely seen Picasso fetches $14m
A Picasso masterpiece not seen in public for more than 40 years has sold at auction for 8.1 million pounds ($14.6 million) - more than twice the expected price.
View ArticleNext Gen 2010: Some top art
The Next Gen exhibition in Ballarat displays outstanding artworks by some of the region's VCE students.
View ArticleBrush with Fame
The Australian landscape has always been a rich source of inspiration to artists however until the 1920s it was virtually men's only territory. Hilda Rix-Nicholas set out to challenge that convention...
View ArticleThe legacy of Frederick McCubbin
There was more to the artist than the Heidelberg School.
View ArticleA special impression of McCubbins last decade
The McCubbin: Last Impressions exhibition has proven even more popular than expected for the Bendigo Gallery. In the final stop for the travelling exhibition, Senior Curator Leanne Fitzgibbon reflects...
View ArticleDrawing the radio
Most radio announcers have been told by listeners that they don't look the way they sound.
View Article2010: the year in review for ABC Mildura-Swan Hill
Locust, elections, the Murray Darling Basin plan, have dominated the Mildura and Swan Hill region for 2010. But along the way we have met fantastic people and told their stories along the way.
View ArticleBendigo to award Arthur Guy art prize
Australia's richest open painting prize will be awarded at the Bendigo Art Gallery this evening.
View ArticleSydney artist wins top painting prize
Sydney artist Tim Johnson has been awarded Australia's richest open painting prize.
View ArticleRevisitations with artist Domenico de Clario
Domenico de Clario is an artist more interested in the process than simply in the outcome. His work as part of the 'Revisitations' exhibition alongside Elizabeth Presa, Anthony Pelchen, Tony Yap and...
View ArticleCraig Gough and the resonance of feelings
Castlemaine artist Craig Gough has no intention of slowing down, as his latest exhibition at the La Trobe Visual Arts Centre 'Resonance' shows.
View ArticleEileen Ballangarry, People's Choice winner of the 2011 Victorian Indigenous...
When Eileen Ballangarry won the People's Choice in the 2011 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards all she could do was cry.
View ArticlePrintmaking sisters get creative with waterless lithography
Traditional lithography used by well-known artists such as Van Gogh, Edvard Munch, Picasso and Salvador Dali is based around the mutual repulsion of oil and water. Two New South Wales printmaking...
View ArticleAlex Miller's Sunday Reed tribute
Award-winning Castlemaine author Alex Miller talks about his latest novel
View ArticleOlley's home where her heart was
The Tweed River Regional Art Gallery is to benefit from a million-dollar bequest from the Margaret Olley Trust.
View ArticleExtracting precision from random moments with 'Systems'
Artist Justin Andrews spends months chasing mere moments. Specialising in geometric abstractions, he is happy for art to be his 'life sentence'.
View ArticleLegendary designer Peter Webb contemplates life out of the surf
Part of the family, travelling the world creating art for surfboards: that's how Peter Webb, one of the original Quiksilver artists, describes his 27 years with the company.
View ArticleThe quirky, colourful world of Misery
It's cute, it's colourful, it's quirky. It's Misery of course.
View ArticleReview: Periscope Visual Arts Biennial
The venues for the 2013 Castlemaine State Festival Visual Arts Biennial were unique and surprising. Denise Button reviewed the exhibitions in 'Periscope', working with ABC Open to write and record her...
View ArticleWalking through Shaun Tan's imagination in Bendigo
Perth-born Shaun Tan made his mark internationally with his Oscar-winning short film 'The Lost Thing'. Besides that, he's a prolific and talented artist and author. His work is now on display at the...
View ArticleNew artistic element for Bendigo's Easter Festival
A new artistic element for the Bendigo Easter Festival.
View ArticleThe Rochester Mural Festival pays homage to Oppy
The Australian racing cyclist, Sir Hubert Opperman, known as Oppy, is being playfully remembered in the Rochester Mural Festival.
View ArticleSuch is Learning
Ned Kelly remains the paradigm of cultural obsessiveness for many Australians. Why?
View ArticleCache of long-lost photos found in abandoned bathroom reveal secrets of Frida...
They are images that shed new light on the private life of the world's most famous female artist. But hundreds of photographs belonging to Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, on show at the Bendigo Art...
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