Kerry McInnis & Vlase Nikoleski

Kerry McInnis & Vlase Nikoleski are the current artists who are exhibiting works at the Solander Gallery from 14 February - 22 March 2009. You can view more details about the Solander Gallery at their website:

http://www.solander.com.au/

Tjala Arts

Tjala Arts is an exhibition that is current being held at the Chapman Gallery and presented in association with Tjala Arts. The exhibition is running from 6th February 2009 - 8th February 2009.

Address:
1/11 Murray Crescent
Manuka A.C.T. 2603

Opening Hours:
Wednesday - Friday: 12pm - 6pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11am - 6pm

http://www.chapmangallery.com.au/

Television Programs of Interest (Sat 28th February to Fri 6th March 2009)

• US ART IN THE 21ST CENTURY: PROTEST - SERIES 4, EP 2 OF 4

The second installment of Season 4 examines the ways in which four artists use their work to picture war, express outrage, and empathize with the suffering of others.
Saturday 28 February 2009 3.25pm
SBS Rating: (G, WS)
Duration: 65 mins

• STEALING KLIMT

The story of five paintings by Gustav Klimt, stolen by the Nazis in Vienna during WWII. They had been in the possession of a prominent Jewish family until that time. In 2006, a surviving member won the case for their return.
Sunday 1 March 2009 4.00pm
ABC1 Rating: (G)
Duration: 50 mins

• SUNDAY ARTS

This week on Sunday Arts the inspirational half-hour documentary Gascoigne Country; Fenella Kernebone meets world-class playwright Enda Walsh; and The Cinematic Orchestra performs.
Sunday 1 March 2009 5.00pm
ABC1
Duration: 60 mins
*Gascoigne Country is available for loan on DVD in the Learning Centre

• ART OF SPAIN: THE DARK HEART - EP 2 OF 3

In this three-part series, art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon goes on the road to reveal the art treasures of Spain. The second episode follows Andrew as he journeys to Spain's centre to explore the art of the 16th and 17th centuries. From El Greco to Velazquez, this era was so extraordinary it became known as the Golden Age.
Sunday 1 March 2009 8.30pm
ABC2 Rating: (G)
Duration: 50 mins

• GRAND DESIGNS: WALES

Kevin follows Adrian Phillips and his fiancee Carina Wigglesworth as they attempt to rebuild a 300-year-old ruin into the cottage it once was - a childhood dream of Adrian's as it's been in his family for three generations.
Thursday 5 March 2009 6.10pm
ABC1 Rating: (G, Rpt)
Duration: 50 mins
*Episodes of Grand Designs are available for loan in the Learning Centre

• THE THIRTIES IN COLOUR: WRIGHT AROUND THE WORLD - EP 2 OF 4

Colour film was expensive in the 30s, so it largely remained the preserve of the wealthy. They used it to record special moments in their lives - including encounters with distinguished personalities, and journeys to exotic lands. Money was no object for American steel magnates Harry and Bolling Wright. Bolling in particular was a colour film enthusiast who took great joy in recording his adventures during a family holiday aboard the Stella Polaris. The cruise ship sailed around the world and at around $2500 a ticket - the equivalent to an average American's salary for two years. Bolling managed to capture the golden age of ocean travel only months before it would be turned into a battleground.

Friday 6 March 2009 7.30pm

SBS Rating: (PG, WS)

Duration: 65 mins

Bathroom Yearbook - No. 13

The latest issue of Bathroom Yearbook has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. If you would like me to email the contents page to you please let me know. You can view more information on the website:

http://www.completehome.com.au/bathrooms

Kitchen Yearbook - No. 12

The latest issue of Kitchen Yearbook has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. If you would like me to email the contents page to you please let me know. You can view more information on the website:

http://www.completehome.com.au/kitchens

Ocean to Outback : Australian Landscape Painting 1850-1950

Canberra Museum and Gallery - Floortalk Series

A series of floor talks focusing on particular works in the National Gallery of Australia’s travelling exhibition, Ocean to Outback: Australian Landscape Painting 1850-1950.

Thursday 26 February > 12.30-1.00pm

Ron Radford, Director, National Gallery of Australia and Curator of Ocean to Outback, discusses selected works from the exhibition.

Peter Haynes, Director, ACT Museums & Galleries, examines interpretations of the Monaro landscape, focussing on Elioth Gruner’s Murrumbidgee Ranges, Canberra 1934 and Eric Thake’s Kosciusko and the Murray Flats at Towong 1932.

Cost: Free
RSVP: 6207 3968
Gallery 2/3Canberra Museum and Gallery
Crn London Circuit and Civic Square
Canberra City ACT

Regular opening hours: Tue – Fri: 10am – 5pm, Sat – Sun: 12 noon – 5pm
Enquiries: 6207 3968
http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/

100 Top Houses from Down Under edited by Robyn Beaver

100 Top Houses from Down Under is a new book that was kindly donated by a student. It is now available for loan and is on the new book stand.

Sustainable communities: what people want?

Sustainable communities: what people want? is a new DVD that has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan.

"This resource asks: what are sustainable communities and how can they be achieved? It talks to architects, planners, civic leaders, local residents, businesses and your people in three separate localities and looks at how each is responding to the challenge of creating a sustainable community." -- back cover

Television Programs of Interest (Sat 21st February to Fri 27th February 2009)

• SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY

The life and times of Frank Gehry, the famous modern architect.
Saturday 21 February 2009 1.00pm
SBS Rating: (M, L)Duration: 90 mins

• US ART IN THE 21ST CENTURY: ROMANCE - SERIES 4, EP 1 OF 4

The fourth season of this popular series continues the portrayal of the state of contemporary visual art in the United States. Each artist showcases their art allowing viewers to observe them at work, whilst explaining the thought processes and events that inspire and send them in a particular creative direction.
Saturday 21 February 2009 3.25pm
SBS Duration: 65 mins

• NAPOLEON, DAVID: THE IMAGE ENTHRONED

Fifteen years after the beginning of the revolution, France once again became a monarchy, in the form of an empire. Bonaparte ordered David to create four gigantic canvases commemorating the event.
Sunday 22 February 2009 10.25pm
ABC1 Rating: (G, Rpt)
Duration: 50 mins

• SUNDAY ARTS

This week on Sunday Arts, Virginia Trioli meets Australian artist Tim Storrier, highly-acclaimed musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunipingu performs, and Fenella Kernebone shows us around this year's Sydney Festival.
Sunday 22 February 2009 5.00pm
ABC1 Rating: *Series Return*
Duration: 60 mins

• ART OF SPAIN: THE MOORISH SOUTH - EP 1 OF 3

In this new three-part series, art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon goes on the road to reveal the art treasures of Spain. On the way, he explores the work of some of Europe's most important artists from the Renaissance to Modernism including Goya, Picasso, Dali, El Greco and Velasquez.
Sunday 22 February 2009 8.30pm
ABC2 Rating: (G) *New Series*
Duration: 50 mins

• ARTSCAPE: PAPER CUTS: THE ART OF GHOSTPATROL AND MISO

Artscape invites you on a walking journey through Melbourne's inner city laneways to witness the unique offerings of two rapidly emerging, young street artists, Ghostpatrol and Miso.
Tuesday 24 February 2009 10.05pm
ABC1 Rating: (M)
Duration: 30 mins

• GRAND DESIGNS: HUDDERSFIELD

In tonight's episode we follow Chris and Gill Heleine as they totally convert a 19th century steel mill in Netherton, Huddersfield - into a minimalist high-tech home. The shell of the building is restored using original materials, with a totally contrasting high-tech minimalist interior.
Thursday 26 February 2009 6.10pm
ABC1 Rating: (G, Rpt)
Duration: 50 mins

• SECRETS OF THE FIRST EMPEROR

The amazing army of terracotta soldiers is Qin Shi Huangdi's most widely known legacy. This documentary looks at how he created the greatest empire of antiquity, planned the first Great Wall, and built the largest burial site in the world. But at what cost?
Friday 27 February 2009 2.30pm
SBS Rating: (M, A, V, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 60 mins

Monument (No. 89 February/March 2009)

The latest issue of Monument magazine has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. If you would like me to email you the contents page please let me know.

http://www.monumentmagazine.com.au/

Ragtrader (13 February 2009)

The latest issue of Ragtrader has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. This issue includes:

• Why manufacturers need government support
• Which iconic retailer is launching a new label
• How Brown Sugar has reinvented itself

http://www.ragtrader.com.au/index.cfm

Fashion Trends (No. 81 2008)

The latest issue of Fashion Trends has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. This issue features:

Bohemia vs Minimalism:

The new spectrum of fashion

• colourful mixery


• androgynous classiness


• architectural volume

Forum - A Troubled Landscape: Climate Change And Australian Identity

Canberra Museum And Gallery: Public Program
Wednesday 25 February > 4.30 – 7.30pm

In conjunction with the National Gallery of Australia’s travelling exhibition Ocean to Outback: Australian Landscape Painting 1850 – 1950. A thought provoking forum exploring Australians’ relationship with our landscape and how this is changing through the effects of climate change, rural land use and urban development.

Participants include Mandy Martin, Artist; Libby Robin, author of How a Continent Created a Nation; and Peter Andrews, Grazier (as seen on ABC’s Australian Story). Chaired by Peter Haynes, Director, ACT Museums & Galleries.

Tea/coffee on arrival from 4.30pm, the forum will commence at 5.00pm and will conclude with an exhibition viewing and refreshments.

Cost: $15 ($12 ACT M&G/NGA Members), includes refreshments. Prepayment is required to confirm your booking.

Bookings and payment: 6207 3968, by Sun 22 Feb
CMAG Theatrette Canberra Museum and Gallery
Crn London Circuit and Civic Square
Canberra City ACT
Regular opening hours: Tue – Fri: 10am – 5pm, Sat – Sun: 12 noon – 5pm
Enquiries: 6207 3968

http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/cmag/

If You Want To Write - Brenda Ueland

If You Want To Write by Brenda Ueland is a new book that has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. It is described as "A book about art, independence and spirit".

Tropfest - THIS WEEKEND

Tropfest is regarded as one of Australia's most iconic cultural events, and the largest short film festival in the world.

Hosted by: The National Capital Authority
Venue: Stage 88
Address: Commonwealth Park, northern foreshores of Lake Burley Griffin
Date: Sunday 22 February 2009
Time: 2:00pm
Cost: Free!
http://www.tropfest.com/au/default.aspx

art:house art and design festival

Sorry, I saw this one a little late but there is still time:

art:house art and design festival - Queanbeyan, New South Wales
23 January - 28 February 2009

art:house is a month long summer festival celebrating art and design in the local region, featuring visual art, photography, illustration and graphic design.

For more information please visit the website:

http://www.benedicthouse.com.au/arthouse/

Vivienne Westwood on shock tactics in fashion

This is a video from BBC News featuring Vivienne Westwood talking about shock tactics in fashion. This was uploaded to the BBC website on 10 February 2009.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/7881530.stm

Jean Shin - Installation artist and sculptor

This is the website that contains works by installation artist and sculptor Jean Shin. She uses found objects and addresses current social issues in her work. Jean Shin was born in Seoul, South Korea and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1999. She lives and works in New York City.

http://www.jeanshin.com/index.htm

Modern Australian Fashion

This is an interesting web resource that has links and history about Australian fashion. The subjects this article talks about includes Cloth and Colour, Cut and Garment Type, Headwear and Millinery, Fashion Promotion, Careers and other related links.

http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/fashion/

Television Programs of Interest (Sat 14th February to Fri 20th February 2009)

• TIM MARLOW ON HENRY MOORE AT KEW

Tim Marlow provides an engaging tour of the highlights of 'Henry Moore at Kew', the largest exhibition of its kind ever staged in London. With his usual combination of enthusiasm and insight, Tim looks at all of Moore's major themes, from the reclining figure to the idea of sculpture as landscape.
Saturday 14 February 2009 3.50pm
SBS Rating: (G, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 40 mins

• THE DA VINCI DETECTIVE

Dr Maurizio Seracini is the only real person to appear in Dan Brown's best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code. He is the genuine Da Vinci detective. A pioneering scientist who has made his name by ingeniously adapting the latest medical and military technology to reveal the secrets of great artworks, he has used ultrasound and X-ray technology to revolutionise art historical beliefs. His discoveries have questioned the authorship and very existence of some of the world's greatest paintings.
Sunday 15 February 2009 8.30pm
ABC2 Rating: (G)
Duration: 100 mins

• CONVERSATIONS WITH AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS: KEN UNSWORTH

Featuring Ken Unsworth, one of Australia's most prolific and fascinating artists. He is 76 years old and continues to work with relentless passion, emotion and wit in installation, performance and sculpture.
Sunday 15 February 2009 10.10pm
ABC2 Rating: (G)
Duration: 20 mins
*This program is available for loan in the Learning Centre

• ARTSCAPE: TOM MOORE GLASSORAMA!

Artscape invites you into a magical world where truth really is stranger than fiction - the enchanted world of glass artist Tom Moore.
Tuesday 17 February 2009 10.05pm
ABC1 Rating: (G)
Duration: 30 mins

• GRAND DESIGNS: SUSSEX

Charts the in-depth process of ambitious design projects, from the initial details of blueprints to the long and often arduous task of turning the designs into a practical living space.
Thursday 19 February 2009 6.10pm
ABC1 Rating: (G, Rpt)
Duration: 50 mins
*This program is available for loan in the Learning Centre

• MESSAGE STICK: SHE SELLS SEASHELLS

An exploration into the life and work of Indigenous shell artists Esme Timbery, her artist ancestors, and the current generations of shell artists in her family at La Perouse.
Friday 20 February 2009 6.00pm
ABC1 Rating: (G, Rpt)
Duration: 30 mins
*This program is available for loan in the Learning Centre

• MUSEUM OF THE WORLD: SONGLINES TO THE SEINE - EP 2 OF 2

This episode culminates in the opening of the museum which embodies a vision of sharing common heritage - the core of international multiculturalism.
Friday 20 February 2009 1.30pm
SBS Rating: (PG, Rpt)
Duration: 60 mins