Get out of the kitchen…and onto the street with Street Kitchen
THEY say if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Or better yet, just take the kitchen outside. This Sunday, residents of Wandsworth and Putney will have the chance to partake in Street...
View ArticleShield at Ovalhouse | Three voyages of discovery
SHIELD, by Amaara Raheem and collaborators, is a contemporary tale about three voyages of discovery. The first is a historical legend about a great explorer — Captain Cook. The second is a personal...
View ArticleMan charged for defacing Australian artist’s portrait of Queen
A MAN has been charged in London today after a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Australian artist Ralph Heimans was defaced at Westminster Abbey. The oil painting by Mr Heimans, a Sydney-born artist,...
View ArticleFirst UK exhibition for Australian landscape artist John Olsen
Coopers Creek © John Olsen, courtesy Osborne Samuel ONE of Australia’s greatest living painters, John Olsen, is set to present his first ever exhibition of works in the UK at the Osborne Samuel...
View ArticleAustralian artist Charles Billich hosts London show
AUSTRALIAN artist Charles Billich has announced his first show in the UK, an exhibition of paintings and prints at La Galleria in Pall Mall, London during October. Sydney-based artist Charles Billich...
View ArticleCharles Billich; Holding a mirror up to London society
ELATION rings down the phone as artist Charles Billich describes his re-discovered love of London. He normally visits at least once a year, but is in praise that the city is becoming the latest...
View ArticlePainting the town Australian; London loves our classic art
CLASSIC Australian art has been having a renaissance in London with the Royal Academy’s showcase of Australian works and an auction held at Christie’s in September. Colonial artist John Glover’s...
View ArticlePrince Charles visits ‘Australia’ art exhibition in London
PRINCE Charles joked about the cricket – and the Ashes banter between England and Australia – as he toured an exhibition called Australia at London’s Royal Academy of Arts. The 209 works of...
View ArticleAUSTRALIA DAY |‘Sunday in Australia House’ Aussie showcase
HAVING recently celebrated two years of showcasing the best and brightest established and emerging Australian talent in the UK, the quarterly event Sunday in the Apartment is now welcoming back its...
View ArticleSarah Blasko’s Sydney Opera House show live on YouTube
THE Sydney Opera House and YouTube are getting together to broadcast online Sarah Blasko’s performance with the Sydney International Orchestra. Blasko will be performing at the iconic Sydney landmark...
View ArticleAussie artist leads live charcoal drawing at Debut Contemporary
QUEENSLAND based artist Caroline Magerl will be demonstrating her portrait preparation techniques in London this weekend. Her live charcoal drawing will take place on Saturday 9 March from 12 to 5pm...
View ArticleSarah Blasko to perform new album ‘I Awake’ at Barbican Hall
WITH an art installation accompanying the Sydney release, and an orchestral tour planned to showcase it to European audiences, fans of Sarah Blasko can be rest assured her new album I Awake will not...
View ArticleDel Kathryn Barton wins Archibald for Weaving portrait
SYDNEY artist Del Kathryn Barton has won the Archibald Prize for the second time, this time with her portrait of the actor Hugo Weaving. Barton thanked “beautiful Hugo Weaving” for his generosity,...
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