When Street Art goes shy (Subiaco/Western Power Community Public Art)
Finishing off the recent Subiaco Councils Public Art trail, we wandered down to the Dome Cafe in Rokeby Road. Most street art screams out to be noticed and make a strong…
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Right up your alley (Community Art Subiaco)
Any right-minded person wouldn’t normally wander off down a dark alleyway, but that’s exactly what the Mayor of Subiaco, Heather Henderson, asked us to do last week. At first I pondered…
My Pay It Forward loop continues (Fremantle Street Arts Festival 2013)
My pay it forward loop continued over the weekend. This time at Australia’s largest street arts festival (Fremantle Street Arts Festival), while watching American artist and ‘man of mirth’, Rob…
Toys DO grow on trees, evidently (Kid’s Choice, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe)
Today Kathy Allam was awarded The Experience Extraordinary Kid’s Choice Prize of $1,000 funded by Eventscorp. Her piece happy floating dream cloud was voted number one by the kids who…
God’s Chair arrives in Subiaco (Community Art, Subiaco)
Local Councils desire for community engagement is producing more and more interesting street art projects. On Thursday night Subiaco Council unveiled three new pieces. Here’s the first by well known…
The best place to eat chips in Cottesloe (Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe WA Sculpture winner)
This year Perth’s largest free outdoor art exhibition, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe showcases 71 pieces – 21 from international artists, 26 interstate and 24 local. Running until March 24…
Last minute election strategy (Deputy Leader of Opposition Julie Bishop)
The day before the state election you’d expect to see local politicians making the most of every photo op, yes? Yes. So it wasn’t surprising to see the Hon. Julie…
Flash Mobs and Mosh Pits circa 1940 (Art Gallery WA)
If you think your generation invented the Flash Mob or Mosh Pit put your hands up. Okay you can put them down now. I suggest you take a visit to…
February in Perth should be re named (Fringe Festival – Spiegeltent)
It’s official, February in Perth should be renamed … debt-ruary, stamina-ruary, lack of sleep-ruary, come to mind. With the Festival of Perth starting this weekend and Fringe World still on,…
Making Parking Machines Cactus (Beaufort Street Festival #3)
With more and more people arriving in our fair state every day, we’re all well aware of the population explosion. You only have to attempt driving through Leederville during peak…
When childcare workers crack (Beaufort Street Festival 2012 #2)
Monday. The laptops cranked, the email avalanche has begun, and the mobile chimes through a reminder that the first meeting of the week is only ten minutes away. As another…
When the other C word goes mainstream (Beaufort Street Festival injects community spirit)
For the past 15 years at least, I’ve been hearing the c word uttered more and more often in surveys. It used to be whispered by a small group of…
Peeking inside an Icon (Andy Warhol at AGWA)
The second part of the Picasso to Warhol Film Festival closing party saw the former director of AGWA Alan Dodge AM, provide insights into Andy Warhol, his art and life.…
A Hullaballoo at Picasso to Warhol Film Festival Closing Party
Last night I made my way to the Art Gallery of WA for the Picasso to Warhol Film Festival Closing Party. Put on by the Friends of the Art Gallery…
What would you ask Andy Warhol?
Sometimes I ponder what it would have been like to clink glasses with the likes of Picasso, or fight Andy Warhol for the last spoonful of tomato soup. No doubt…
What’s in a name? (Name testing a new product)
When a new bundle of joy wriggles into the world everyone’s a twitter about the number of fingers, toes, the weight and … the name. Whether the parents decide on…
When Children’s Book artists come out to play (One Word One Day)
A few months ago across Australia the country’s leading children’s book artists and authors gathered in ABC television studios. After the last artist made their way through the security barriers…
Hidden Spaces 2: Richard Woldendorp photography
Having delighted in Robert Junipers studio it was on to multi-award winning landscape photographer Richard Woldendorp’s studio, thanks again to the Friends of the Art Gallery of Western Australia. ©…
