Friday 04 June 2021

Article by Helen Pitt In 1964 when young radical the Reverend Ted Noffs opened the Wayside Chapel, an artist who worked with him at Kings Cross, Tiiu Reissar, painted his portrait for the annual Archibald Prize. Reissar was a lecturer at the National Art School in 1967. Read the full article through the link below. Artist Tiiu Reissar meets Wesley Noffs again, 50 years since she was his art te…

Friday 04 June 2021

Article by Gabriella Coslovich In the lead up to John Olsen: Goya’s Dog, the Financial Review chat with Sydney designer, editor and researcher Kylie Norton, who compiled the catalogue raisonnè of a man often tagged as “Australia’s greatest living artist”, 93-year-old John Olsen, famed for his radiant suns, his trailing paellas, his wetlands bursting with frogs, and his joyously squiggly Australi…

Friday 04 June 2021

Article by Housnia Shams For Japanese-Australian Hiromi Tango, art has always been an outlet to express her deepest, darkest thoughts. She is one of dozens of Australian artists featured in the Frame of Mind program – a series of exhibitions and panel discussions in Sydney and Perth, which aim to explore how art is used as a tool to help cope with mental health challenges. Read the full articl…

Thursday 03 June 2021

Article by Stephen A Russell Time Out Says You can see works that haven’t appeared in public for years as part of this inspiring career survey You know you’ve left an indelible mark on the cultural fabric of Australia when they build a hotel in your honour that not only wears your name, but is also hung chock-full of your unforgettable works. Great evocative painter John Olsen is one of that nu…

Wednesday 02 June 2021

A National Art School Arts and Health Program The National Art School (NAS) and Edith Cowan University (ECU) have joined forces to create Frame of Mind: Mental health and the arts, generously supported by the Minderoo Foundation. Presented over June and July in 2021, this public program series draws in artists and experts from Western Australia and New South Wales to explore the mental health ch…