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You are invited to attend the Geelong Regional Artists Exhibition, which runs from August 19 until September 15. Please stop by for out Artist Talks, details below.
Each artist will be making a presentation about their works, style and influences, please stop by and enjoy.
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Artist Floor Talks: timetable |
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Monday August 30 Mason Chamberlin
Mason Chamberlin is a spectator drawer, focusing on busy city scenes in marker pen, watercolour washes and pencil.
His work is currently on show at the Gordon Gallery.
Mason’s talk begins at 1:00pm.
Saturday September 11: Mitch Lang
Mitch Lang focuses on portraits, her current works are a surf series, in oil paints.
Her works are currently on show at the Gordon Gallery.
Mitch’s talk begins at 2:00pm.
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Monday September 6: Jacinta Stephenson
Jacinta is a colourist, with influence from naive art using mixed media’s. Her works are currently on show at the Gordon Gallery.
Jacinta’s talk will begin at 11:00am.
Further information
Keren Zorn
P 03 5225 0442 E kzorn@gordontafe.com.au
Gordon Gallery, Crn of Gordon Avenue and Fenwick Street, Geelong.
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27 August - 5 September |
Melbourne Writers Festival is the city's premier literary festival featuring over 400 writers from around the world. Literary banquets, debates, readings, performances, film screenings and workshops are just some of the events you'll enjoy at this year's festival.
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VENUES |
MELBOURNE WINTER MASTERPIECES |
 
Explore the works of Degas, Munch, Picasso, Cézanne and Renoir in this stunning collection from the Städel Museum in Germany. In Australia for the first time, the exhibit features over 100 works from 70 artists highlighting the depth and diversity of the Städel Museum.
When: 19 June – 10 October
Where: NGV International
Tickets: Adults $23, Concession $18, Children $11, Family $60
More info: www.ngv.vic.gov.au |
 Direct from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, Tim Burton showcases the work and the imagination of one of cinema's true artists. The collection includes over 700 drawings, storyboards, puppets and costumes as well as rare early shorts.
When: 24 June – 10 October
Where: ACMI
Tickets: Adults $19, Concession $14, Children $10, Family $55
More info: www.acmi.net.au
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History
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Book
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See the Mirror of the World exhibition, which provides an overview of the history of book production, design and illustration, with a display of fine examples from the Library's collections dating from the Middle Ages to the present day. |
Before the book, as we know it, writing was recorded onto clay tablets and papyrus scrolls. The Library has a cuneiform tablet from 2050 BC that shows one of the earliest writing scripts developed by the ancient culture of Sumer, in the region of modern-day Iraq.
The codex form of the book, which is the one we are familiar with, was developed by the Romans around the 2nd century AD. Our collection of medieval manuscripts provides examples of the development of the book prior to printing, when scribes meticulously copied texts by hand, and they were often illuminated with gold and painted miniatures.
Johann Gutenberg’s development of the printing press in Mainz, Germany, in the 1450s revolutionised book production in Europe. We have many fine examples of books printed before 1500, such as the Nuremberg Chronicle, and the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, a work renowned for the beauty of its typography.
Throughout their history, books have transmitted to us the great works of literature such as Shakespeare’s plays and the significant ideas of thinkers such as Charles Darwin and Germaine Greer, and they have helped us to understand the world we live in.
Through time, books have changed in look and design. In the late 19th century, the private press movement took its inspiration from the design of early printed books. More recently, artists have used the book as a vehicle for their work, re-invigorating the form in the process. In a world filled with electronic information, books continue to survive and flourish. |
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Artists' books |
Our artists' books include the deluxe productions of Pablo Picasso, but our main focus is on books made by Australian artists.
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Medieval manuscripts |
The Library’s collection of 26 medieval and renaissance manuscripts is small by world standards but the largest in Australia.
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Private press |
Private presses are operated by an individual or small group for the purpose of producing small editions of finely printed books.
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HIGHLIGHTS
- a short film that explores contemporary Melbourne's hottest shopping spots – from young designers and hidden arcades to favourite stores and markets
- images of ultra-modern 1970s suburban home decor
- iconic Wolfgang Sievers photographs of Collins Street in the 1960s
- superbly illustrated fashion catalogues from Foy & Gibson
- original design sketches of 1920s flapper fashions for Manton's department store
- early colour postcards of famous shopping strips such as Bourke, Collins, Smith and Chapel streets
- persuasive advertisements for everything from luxury cosmetics to Ovaltine
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'til you drop: shopping – a Melbourne history
From now to 31 October 2010
Open 10am–5pm daily (to 9pm Thursdays)
Keith Murdoch Gallery
STATE LIBRARY of VICTORIA
This free exhibition celebrates Melbourne's passion for shopping, from the Paris end of Collins Street to the local corner store. It explores Melbourne's social history through changes in our shopping habits from early settlement and the Marvellous Melbourne of the 1880s to today.
Links shopping with cultural and social developments such as increasing leisure time, immigration and the suburban sprawl. It takes a nostalgic look at famous shops like EW Cole's Book Arcade, the much-loved Georges of Collins Street and the iconic Myer department store, as well as visiting the local supermarket, suburban mega-centre and modern convenience store. Melbourne's multicultural heritage is reflected in images of the European deli, Vietnamese butcher and Chinese importers.
The exhibition celebrates how and why Melburnians love to shop, with a special focus on fashion, food and the home. It reveals the indulgent side of shopping – the exclusive stores, luxury goods and seductive advertisements that feed our addiction to pleasure and style. It also acknowledges the downsides of shopping: crime, consumerism and pollution.
Items on display range from a 19th-century cash register to ephemera such as wartime ration cards and Buckley & Nunn shopping receipts. It also features many classic photographs that evoke Melbourne's changing style over the last century.
Other highlights include:
- a short film that explores contemporary Melbourne's hottest shopping spots – from young designers and hidden arcades to favourite stores and markets
- images of ultra-modern 1970s suburban home decor
- iconic Wolfgang Sievers photographs of Collins Street in the 1960s
- superbly illustrated fashion catalogues from Foy & Gibson
- original design sketches of 1920s flapper fashions for Manton's department store
- early colour postcards of famous shopping strips such as Bourke, Collins, Smith and Chapel streets
- persuasive advertisements for everything from luxury cosmetics to Ovaltine
Program of events
The exhibition is complemented by a program of events that includes free tours and talks and the Craft Hatch market.
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