Written by: Evan Lowenstein All forms of the arts have been dealt a savage blow with the advent of the Coronavirus. Countless shows and gigs have been cancelled and many private and public art shows have closed down or gone online, leaving thousands of arts practitioners unemployed. Compounding this crisis is the fact that artists are […]
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It is with great sadness that we learned of the closure of the Castlemaine Art Gallery, one of Regional Victoria’s premier art institutions. In their letter, Jan Savage, Chair, Castlemaine Art Museum Board, and Bryon Cunningham, Deputy Chair, Castlemaine Art Museum Board, state: The Board of the Castlemaine Art Museum (CAM) announced today that museum will temporarily […]
Written by: Media release, Australia Council. Musician William Barton, author Arnold Zable and visual artist Vivienne Binns OAM are among the eight recipients of the 2021 Australia Council Awards. The peer-nominated awards recognise outstanding and sustained contributions in music, literature, community arts and cultural development, emerging and experimental arts, visual arts, theatre and dance. Minister for […]
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Written by: Evan Lowenstein On Tuesday, 29 March 2022, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the 2022-23 Federal Budget, his 4th Budget and without doubt it showed all the hallmarks of an election budget. This is clearly demonstrated by the Treasurer announcing a range of cost of living measures, including a one-off $420 cost of living tax […]
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Written by: Book: Mark Williams, Speech: Rupert Myer (Currency Press) Photos by: Currency Press Falling Through the Gaps: Our Artists’ Health and Welfare by Dr Mark R.W. Williams, a Melbourne solicitor specialising in copyright law and the theatre, has almost sold out nationally. On 23 August 2018 Rupert Myer launched Mrk Williams’ essay at 45 Downstairs in […]
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Written by: Emeritus Professor Christopher Wallace-Crabbe Christopher Heathcote, Inside the Art Market: Australia’s Galleries, a History: 1956-1976, Thames & Hudson. Plenty enough of the books about visual arts, art histories move forward painter by painter. It is something different and welcome to read how our art has galloped ahead, gallery by gallery. In this new book […]
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Media Release: Allen and Unwin Miles Franklin winner Sofie Laguna’s new book Infinite Splendours was published in October 2020 by Allen and Unwin.
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Written by: Evan Lowenstein The art world has faced many challenges and possibilities. One of the most exciting developments that we in the arts face is the advent of blockchain technology in the trading and cataloguing of art. What is it? ‘Blockchain’ was originally developed to record transactions in crypto currencies such as Bitcoin. Sales of […]
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Written by: Evan Lowenstein Once again this year , we are very pleased to announce that we will be offering you an opportunity to take up Audit Insurance. This insurance can be used in the event of you being in the unfortunate but nevertheless realistic circumstance where you are selected for a tax audit initiated by […]
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Written by: Eugene Barilo von Reisberg Following our move to the Albert Road premises in Melbourne, we undertook a major rehang of the art works. The new exhibition of art in our Melbourne office has helped us display a portion of our collection in the best manner possible. However, we were not able to include a […]