The Townsville Art Society Inc at Jezzine Barracks, Mitchell Street, North Ward, Townsville was one of my favourite places on my June journey between Brisbane and Cairns. Paintings, prints, cards, pottery, woodwork and an amazing variety of local artists’ work. Of particular interest were many woodwork pieces by local wood turner Peter Foxwell especially some […]
Artspace in Mackay which I visited in June 2016 had a selection of interesting contemporary exhibitions, educational and child friendly exhibits, jewellery and a very good dining area with lovely outdoor area for children. Easy to keep in touch and see what’s coming up http://www.artspacemackay.com.au/whats_on/future_exhibitions or by joining their Friends of the Gallery. This is […]
A must see in Cairns if a visit to the Cairns Regional Gallery which is located one block west of the Cairns Esplanade Lagoon with entry via the Shields St entrance of the building. A very colourful exhibition of James Morrison ‘Re-imagining Papua New Guinea’ presented many artworks which took a lot of time to […]
A visit to Kuranda from Cairns is an enjoyable day out with many arts and crafts as well as the tourist centres, butterfly sanctuary, rainforest walks, bird world and many restaurants. Terra Nova Gallery has a wide selection of giftware and artworks with one particular bark painting taking my interest. Bark paintings are an Australian […]
‘An eclectic art gallery focusing on contemporary, surreal & abstract art’ is how UnderArt Gallery in Spence Street, Cairns, Australia describes itself. Its collection of jewellery, artworks, collectables is aptly described. This is an interesting shop to browse, for gifts, or for your own home. I remember colourful works, a great range, but mainly colourful […]
The lovely Drill Hall Studio in Townsville, Australia has a diverse range of artworks including sculpture such as the one in the image. At the time of my visit one of the exhibitions was by Mark Daniel – ‘Cartoon Nostalgia’ which was very colourful and quite unique. There are gifts and things for the garden […]
An exclusive Melbourne exhibition highlighting the innovation and vision of Catherine the Great, her passion for arts and enlghtenment on til 6th November 2015. This is a small part of an amazing collection – including her dinner set, cameos, artworks featuring works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, and bathroom accessories made from spun gold. It […]
A powerful storytelling play set in a small rural pub in Ireland. This play is raved about, great reviews and booked out for many performances so went in with much expectation. The acting by Melbourne Theatre Company was very confident and at times the audience was holding its breath waiting for the story of the […]
An evening out at Hamer Hall in the Victoria Arts Centre, Melbourne listening to Australia’s top barbershop quartets and chorus champions was a very enjoyable evening. Each winning group providing a different selection performance, and Melbounre’s own singer Denis Walter as presenter. These were exciting performances but I must say that when the guest quartet, […]
A recent visit to the Ipswich Art Gallery in Brisbane was a pleasant time spent viewing a variety of interesting works, some indigenous and heritage works. Especially interesting was the room displaying the history of the area with treasures from the lost castle of Blackstone Hill – Brynhyfryd. It was one of the most imposing […]
