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One last tango: Margaret Olley lives on in musical tribute
Six years after her death, Margaret Olley is being celebrated in an unusual concert tribute.
Six years after her death, Margaret Olley is being celebrated in an unusual concert tribute.
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The Canberra Writers Festival in August is shaping up nicely.
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Deep spiritualism and infectious energy colour this rarely seen collection from a Sydney identity.
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In the foreground a naked, seated figure voices a cry of apparently existential anguish while a black-clad priest hovers over his right shoulder like an malevolent, predatory crow. Behind, a bishop retreats serenely towards a distant church on top of a hill.
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Street artists get green light following arrest scare of stencil duo.
Arts news and events in Canberra.
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American Georgia O'Keefe and Australians Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith are the subjects of a touring group show.
As Victoria pumps $2.5 billion into new schools, architects and designers are gearing up.
It was only a matter of time before Melbourne's creatives took things into their own hands.
The state government is establishing a creators fund for independent artists to come up with ideas for and develop major works.
Robert Boynes: Modern Times.
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