Ask anyone what they like the best about going to an art show and most people will tell you it’s the opening night party.
And who can blame them, after all what better way is there to spend an evening, than enjoying some brand new art while partying?
So while from a show-goer’s point of view [...]
A guide to arranging your own art exhibition and opening
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 8 March, 2010 to the design and art subset
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Running Writing exhibition, aMBUSH Gallery, Sydney
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 26 January, 2010 to the events subset
The artwork of Amuse and Jakpot goes on show when the “Running Writing” exhibition opens at aMBUSH Gallery on Thursday 4 February, 2010, at 6pm.
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Meanwhile at the Art Gallery of New South Wales…
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 11 January, 2010 to the design and art subset
Spent yesterday afternoon at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, my first visit for 2010, and checked out a couple of their current exhibitions:
“Rupert Bunny, artist in Paris”. Born in Melbourne in 1864, Bunny made a name for himself during France’s Belle Époque or “beautiful era”.
“Garden and cosmos”. Artwork from the Rajasthan (formerly Jodhpur) [...]
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Seeing Triple Exhibition, Sydney, today and this weekend
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 18 December, 2009 to the events subset
Seeing Triple, an exhibition of the work of Australian photographers Sam Chiplin, Bryce Yates, and Sam Stephenson, opens this weekend At The Rats Nest Gallery, 11-13 Burnell Place, East Sydney, from 7pm on Friday 18 December, through to Sunday afternoon.
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Project 5 presented by aMBUSH Gallery
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 17 December, 2009 to the events subset
Australian artists Beastman, Phibs, Ben Frost, and Shannon Crees dabble in a little live painting to a musical beat during Project 5, which runs at Cockle Bay Wharf in downtown Sydney, in conjunction with aMBUSH Gallery, from today, 17 December through to Sunday afternoon.
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Beastman, Numskull, Phibs and Yok at aMBUSH gallery, Sydney
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 24 November, 2009 to the events subset
The Beastman, Numskull, Phibs and Yok group show opens at Sydney’s aMBUSH gallery on Thursday 10 December from 6pm.
Four of Australia’s most prolific and recognized artists – Beastman, Numskull, Phibs and Yok – are coming together this summer for an epic Sydney exhibition not to be missed. Well known for their unique styles, characters and [...]
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COFA Annual 2009 opens 24 November in Sydney
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 to the events subset
The work of COFA’s graduating class of 2009 is on show from 24 to 29 November at the COFA Campus, Paddington, Sydney.
The COFA ANNUAL 09 exhibition features a stunning array of animation, ceramics, drawing, digital imaging, environments, graphics, installation, interactive media, jewellery, motion graphics, objects, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, sound, textiles and video works by [...]
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DJINN & TONIC exhibition opening at Somedays Gallery
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 3 November, 2009 to the events subset
Opening at Sydney’s Somedays Gallery, on Wednesday 11 November from 6pm, DJINN & TONIC, the work of Sydney based artists Kerryn Benbow, Miranda Douglas, and Mark Elder.
The three artists use images from around the world including Afghanistan, Australia, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Syria, Spain, Thailand, Tokyo and Turkey to explore their individual experiences of the world [...]
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Kill Your Idols by Ben Brown at The National Grid Gallery
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 19 October, 2009 to the events subset
Sydney artist Ben Brown’s latest exhibition, Kill Your Idols, opens at The National Grid Gallery in Brookvale, Sydney, on Friday 23 October from 6pm, and features representations of well known musicians and bands as you’ve probably never seen them before…
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Tea loving Sydney artist dedicates exhibition to her vice
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 13 October, 2009 to the design and art subset
It’s fair to say Rosemary Valadon, who drinks a dozen cups of tea a day – would as an artist – find sufficient inspiration from the brew to stage an entire exhibition of tea-related works.
On a typical day she drinks 12 cups, “before I get on to wine around five o’clock!” She uses a delicately [...]
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