Tag: art
Thai fruit takes out art gallery prize
“Preserve this fruit”, a whimsical, colourful Thai-influenced painting by Melbourne artist Rob McHaffie, has taken out the Geelong gallery’s acquisitive award for contemporary painting.
“The...
Geelong’s mayor is getting very cocky ….
HE'S cocky, no doubt about it -- and here's artist Noreen Salt's avian interpretation of Geelong mohawk mayor Darryn Lyons.
Her sulphur-crested cockatoo image features...
Local art sale to fund child safety program
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG Art Society is putting the art back into Bravehearts with an exhibition fundraiser to protect kids.
The BraveArt exhibition at St...
Works ‘force’ cuts to art exhibitions
GEELONG Gallery will be forced to reduce its exhibitions during construction of new library and heritage centre next door, councillors have heard.
But the gallery...
Musical Hibernian hooroo at Geelong West
By NOEL MURPHY
It's the end of an era for a Geelong musical icon as Irish Murphy’s pulls the shutters on its pub operations and...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Glenda’s art of glass
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A CRAFTY concept combines Clifton Springs bead artist Glenda MacNaughton’s passion for bead-work with a desire to fight social justice and environmental...