The opening of our exhibition went very well, with a small but interested and informed audience. Karen Ball gave an interesting floor talk, which was well received.
Message from the Print Council of Australia
Don’t miss the IMPRINT stand at Melbourne Art Fair, Australia’s premier international art event at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne from 1-5 August. You can find us among the magazine stands on the upper level, at stand M09. Drop in and say hello to staff and committee members, renew your Print Council membership, buy back copies of IMPRINT, or take advantage of our special discount offer for new members. See you there!
Invitations to Cowra Show
Karen Ball has invitation cards for the Cowra Exhibition available. If you would like some to distribute, please contact her.
Nathalie Hartog Gautier Exhibition at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
On the 29th June was the opening of the exhibition “Passing by the Tree” at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery. If you have a chance to go to Coffs Harbour the exhibition is on till the 11th August. Nathalie has a new gallery on her website with images of the works and in the gallery and the essay by Rod Pattenden.
Christina Cordero Exhibition
Framed, 55 Stuart Highway, Stuart Park, Darwin, Northern Territory, is having a show of works by Christina Cordero. The opening is at 7.00pm on the 20th July, and the exhibition continues until the 12th August.
Christina Cordero
Exhibition at Charles Hewitt Gallery
Larry Macdonald from Charles Hewitt Gallery has posted a comment:
Our exhibition at Charles Hewitt Gallery, Edgar Chahine and the Etching Revival, is scheduled to end on Monday 23 July. It is a must see for any printmaker, with works by major French artists including Corot, Bonnard, Daubigny, Denis, Morisot, and many others. Many of the prints are artist’s proofs in various states in excellent condition and rarely seen in Australia.
Exhibition Invitation to CHIAROSCURO at Brenda May Gallery
CHIAROSCURO
10 to 28 July 2012
Brenda May Gallery 2 Danks Street Waterloo NSW Australia 2017
T: +61 2 9318 1122 F: +61 2 9318 1007
info@brendamaygallery.com.au www.brendamaygallery.com.au
Hours: Tue to Fri 11am to 6pm, Sat 10am to 6pm.
Chiaroscuro is the treatment of light and shade for dramatic effect in drawing, painting and printmaking. It is the effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction, on something or someone.
Chiaroscuro is thought to have originated before the Renaissance; this exhibition seeks to show the work of contemporary artists using this traditional practice.
Artists include Lorraine Biggs + Lila Meleisea, Tanmaya Bingham, Robert Boynes, Sybil Curtis, Doble & Strong, Shannon Doyle, Michael Edwards, Rachel Ellison, Todd Fuller, James Guppy, Waratah Lahy, Tasman Miller, Helen Mueller, Peter Nilsson, Sara Sweet and Lezlie Tilley.
Impact Conference Call for Papers
Sydney Printmakers Cowra Exhibition.
Studio Equipment for sale
Paul Smith is selling his beautiful Charles Brand press and all the studio equipment.
If you know of anyone who is keen to purchase a press, it’s a real bargain.
The press and 4 blankets (etching and embossing), rollers (one huge big bertha and several small soft and hard rollers), plan cabinets and other studio equipment is offered at $5,000 (ono). The press bed size is 1530mm x 915mm.
Paul Smith’s large Charles Brand press.
The buyer must pay for its removal. Paul has moved it several times with the help of a reliable engineer so he can help with the organisation.
Paul lives on Scotland Island, so it is not as simple as it might appear to move the equipment.
Please contact Paul through his website.