Tag: art
Geelong legends larger than life
By NOEL MURPHY
THE CALIBRE of Geelong’s superstars never fails to surprise.
Well-known football, cricket and other sporting stars aside, the city has a veritable pantheon...
Embracing artistic expression from pen to palette
By NOEL MURPHY
ANYONE not sleeping under a rock will have noticed the soaring boost in artwork around Geelong.
Street art in particular has been booming...
High art of Rone transforms derelict powerhouse
By NOEL MURPHY
BERLIN, Paris, London, San Francisco, Miami ... now international street artist Rone’s captivating public art is emerging in his home town at...
Tidal wave of art sweeps up Eclectic ladies
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE Eclectics' Tidal sounds more like a pop group's album than an art exhibition.
But the group of Bellarine Peninsula artists decided...
FEATURE: Keren faces up to her art
Geelong artist Keren Zorn is carving out her place in the arts with unique linocuts of furrowed faces. NOEL MURPHY steps into her studio...
Art hub plans for old power station
By NOEL MURPHY
A DERELICT power station at North Geelong could become a community precinct for graffiti and street artists under the plans of Vintage...
Geelong dealer in $multi-million Whiteley art fraud claims
By NOEL MURPHY
A GEELONG art dealer faces charges over an alleged multi-million-dollar Brett Whiteley art fraud.
Peter Gant, who ran Irascible Gallery at Melbourne, is...
Moolap drive-in artfully recreated
By NOEL MURPHY
THE great Aussie drive-in theatre tradition is all about car-boot smuggling, deckchairs and ugg boots - even lounge suites, says Geelong fine...
Prize painting tugs at hearts of all seafarers
A PORTARLINGTON artist’s painting of a tugboat dwarfed by a ship has won a national award for raising the profile of seafarers worldwide.
Judges of...
Street artist Rone brightens the daily tram commute
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG street artist Rone has his work adorning buildings in Berlin, Miami, Hawaii, London, San Francisco and Paris … now his elegant...
Feature: The art of fire and ice
Working with frozen water would seem a natural if your name is Viktor Cebergs, only one letter away from icebergs. But for Geelong’s own...
Queenscliff artist Hurley exhibits a love of expression in many mediums
RECENT works by talented local artist Shirley Hurley will be on show at The House Gallery, Queenscliff Neighbourhood House.
The Queenscliff-based artist will also give...
Moolap wetlands consultation open
The Victorian government has opened public consultation on the future of the Moolap wetlands and former saltworks.
Part of the Geelong City Deal, the Moolap...
