Once upon a time there was a young artist named Renee who felt strongly disheartened by the “Sydney Art Scene”. She met Angela D’Alton, founder of Leeloo.com.au, an established online boutique filled with emerging artists’ wares. They decided to put on their very own exhibition, just the way they wanted to do it. Embarking on this valiant...
Set fire to your Ikea prints! Burn your old band posters! You live in the same city as world class contemporary artists so loosen your purse strings and invest in the zeitgeist. Fiona McIntosh, Director of Fiona McIntosh Art has spent the last 20 years overseeing exhibitions for the Art Gallery of NSW, the Sydney Biennale and Regional...
Ask a group of your average video gaming buddies and they’ll swear blind that they’re avid symphony fans. In some cases, they’ve probably listened to more musical compositions than you. It’s due to the epic tracks from games such as Gears of War and anime like Final Fantasy. From a series of symphonic experiences presented by Eminence. Their next...
Whilst your appetite for the clickable grows with fervour, there’ll always be a soft place in your creative consumption tank for glossies and print. Self-confessed magazineologists habitually draw on Selectair. Here’s where you’ll find inspired reading and create the stack to be seen on your coffee table. Ask Managing Director Derek Cohen which titles he...
You substitute your daily water intake with cups of espresso, know tortellini is not tortelli and can happily watch re-runs of Roman Holiday / The Italian Job. In short, you’re a fan of fine things Italiano and would jump at the chance of visiting the boot-shaped country. Primo Italiano, part of The Sydney Italian Festival will take you as far our...
My, my, we are a creative lot. We have stories to tell and the means to voice them. And we’d have to if we’re to host Vivid Sydney – the biggest festival of music, light and ideas in the Southern Hemisphere. Creative Sydney, the ‘ideas’ component of the four-part festival runs for three weeks starting 27 May. ...
This was not an easy piece to compose. Writer’s block took hold, strangled the creative genius out of our upper limbs and hastened a descent inspiring near nothing. But no one cares about that. You just want access to what’s on and worth knowing… So, for those harbouring a passion for the written word (or...
You’ve exchanged heated discussions on climate change and a swagger of inconvenient truths. And can easily retort any challenge to whether one person can make a difference. It’s natural for Sydney-siders, having launched Earth Hour in 2007, now a global action where up to 1 billion people switch off their lights and non-essential appliances, on the same...
There’s a prolific community that prides itself on leaving calling cards. As street artists, self-taught artists and ambassadors of graffiti they move freely through streets and in gallery spaces. Many of the best are in Sydney this month for No Comply, a group exhibition to showcase the contemporary spirit of street art culture. More than 60 international and local...
Stubborn, loyal, supremely assured? You must have been born in the “Year of the Ox”. And whether you do or don’t have lucky money envelopes to collect (next Monday 26 January), you can take part in the epic city celebrations to welcome Chinese New Year. Watch the spectacle of Dragon Boat Racing along Darling Harbour, or a film featured...
