This gallery which is part of the Port Phillip Town Hall and council offices is a source of continuing fascination and stimulus to locals. There is always something interesting and different to see. The current exhibition of paintings by Anne Middleton is a stand out. It is called Gates of Paradise. Walk through the…
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-a makeover – watch the street artists work Go to Hosier Lane in the next couple days and you will be met with a rare sight. Blank walls. Hosier Lane is getting a makeover. The art you know has been blacked out and about 100 Melbourne artists are working to give the lane a…
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Car park off Green Street The laneway that leads to this car park off Green Street, Windsor, was dubbed Aerosol Alley by the artists who work in it. Stonnington City Council has officially named it Artists Lane. It is has yet to be sign posted. The area is an open gallery of street…
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Brighten up a grey winter morning and take in the Graf Art as you stroll along Chapel Street, Windsor. Of course it doesn’t have to be the morning, anytime during the day will do. But the in-your-face colours gives a me lift on a grey morning. The corner of McIlwrick and Chapel Streets (at…
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Brunswick Street, Fitzroy can be hot on summer days. But even the hot pavements don’t keep us away. We still flock there to meet, drink coffee, eat, shop and so on. I often browse in the weekends and when I wish for a cool breeze or just time out from the hurly-burly of…
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The Sticky Institute was a great Melbourne Place to find. I came across it one day when I was hurrying through the underpass from Degraves Street to Flinders Street Station. I ducked into the subway under Flinders Street to speed up the journey and came face to face with the sign. I pulled up…
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Be startled, amazed, awed, moved or just plain gob-smacked. This is an extra-ordinary exhibition. Viewing twelve pieces of Ron Mueck’s work at one time leaves a lasting impact. The pieces are either over sized or under sized. For example there is the ‘Old Woman in Bed’. A perfect representation of an old lady asleep…
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This photo of penguins in Antarctic by Lisa Davidson is on display in the Foyer of the Gasworks Theatre, Albert Park. There are two galleries in the Gasworks Theatre. The foyer of the theatre is used for exhibitions and then there is the Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery. The exhibitions in the foyer rotate regularly usually…
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Every month or so I drop into the Kirra Galleries in the Atrium of Federation Square to catch their latest exhibition. This gallery is full of wonderful and magical glass. It specializes in Australian Glass and we’re not talking wine bottles and chunky water glasses, we’re talking delicate and whimsical designs made from hot…
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Brunswick Street on a busy Saturday afternoon and you’re shopping until you drop. Give yourself a break – feed your soul for a moment? Duck into the Fitzroy Nursery – The Artists Gardens at 390 Brunswick Street. Listen to the fountains playing, gaze at the lush plants, take in the garden art and find…
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