Monthly Archives: September 2024

Rediscovered Australian women artists

Leonard Joel auction – Women Artists 2024

On Friday 20th September we drove over to Hawthorn (Melbourne) to view the Leonard Joel Auction’s exhibition of  women’s art that was open for viewing that weekend. An excellent experience. It was so good, we returned on Saturday for another look around.

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MAph Bowness Photography Prize

Museum of Australian Photography exhibition

An opinion piece about photography exhibitions, the visual arts, and things. 

As the title of the exhibition indicates, this is a photography prize exhibition. Maybe a third of the works are not photographs but are contemporary artworks that either use photographic processes or at least have links to photography.

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Visiting National Trust Como House

Exhibition: Traces of Girlhood

On Saturday 7th Sept 2024 in Melbourne, we travelled over to South Yarra to visit a National Trust property, Como House. Till 20th October it is open house on the weekend (see times below)

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World of Books

Victoria State Library Exhibition

There are several reasons to go to the State Library of Victoria. It is a great place for research – and – they have very engaging exhibitions. One of their current exhibitions is high up in the dome (4th floor). This one is World of Books.

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