Painting, Rare Books & Arts, Television:
A double bill featuring Australian artist, Peter Churcher, and iconic television entertainer, Graham Kennedy, is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday July… Read More ›
A bigger message: conversations with David Hockney by Martin Gayford This is a lovely book made up of a series of conversations (“interview” sounds way too formal) between Hockney and… Read More ›
Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts:
One of the delights of the WG Alma Conjuring Collection is a collection of magic pamphlets. They cover a wide array of conjuring techniques from training doves and showmanship to… Read More ›
The Library has a great collection of CD box sets featuring some of the world’s biggest names in recorded music. Recent arrivals include: The Rolling Stones : the singles 1971-2006.… Read More ›
Three MacMillan Ballets is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday July 4 in Arts. Featured are three very different ballets by renowned… Read More ›
Don’t you love it when something comes along, quite unexpectedly, and just knocks your socks off? Taking a punt (as one should every so often) I recently bought a recording… Read More ›
There are many great new DVDs arriving in Arts that include the following. These & other audiovisual items can be requested through the Library’s online catalogue, for playing on audiovisual equipment… Read More ›
Rare Books & Arts, Television:
This week’s Outside-in cinema screening is the multi-award-winning documentary Being Elmo, which has yet to be released in Australian cinemas (in or out of a festival). The film focuses on… Read More ›
The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote): an opera in two acts, is the next program in the Arts on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday June 20 in Arts. This… Read More ›
New books, Painting, Photography, Rare Books & Arts:
Dogs in Australian art : a new history of antipodean creativity by Steven Miller As the proud owner of two whippets who just happen to be the most beautiful dogs… Read More ›
