The 2012 R E Ross Trust Playwrights’ Script Development Award winners have been announced sharing a total of $30,000 in prize money. These annual awards, administered by the State Library… Read More ›
Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:
No sooner had Roald Dahl’s Matilda : the musical : original cast recording hit the shelves in Arts recently, than it was requested several times. It seemed like every other… Read More ›
Family history events, Family matters, Uncategorized:
National Family History Week is an initiative of the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations and in 2012 will be held from 27 July to 5 August so important dates for… Read More ›
A few years back, I was looking to find some unorthodox sheet music to place on my wall, hoping to perhaps satisfy some unapologetically superficial aspect of my addiction to… Read More ›
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 ›
The eight winners of the National Year of Reading’s Read This! creative reading competition were announced today. readthis2012.com The Read This! competition asked 12-18 year-old readers to nominate a… Read More ›
Collection, Education, Exhibitions, Family history events, Grants, Library services, News, Search, Talks, Uncategorized, Updates:
The State Library of Victoria is pleased to announce the 2012-13 Creative Fellowships awarded to researchers, writers, artists and scholars who will make creative use of the Library’s rich collections… Read More ›
About us, Collection, Education, Exhibitions, Family history events, News:
The State Library of Victoria is delighted to announce the acquisition of two extraordinary Persian manuscripts following a successful public appeal for their purchase. The State Library of Victoria Foundation… 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 ›
In 1965, some older Victorians wrote short essays for a competition, recalling their early lives.
Ailsa O’Connor (1921-1980) was a political activist, painter, sculptor, author and teacher. Throughout her art career she was a member of the Communist Party and associated with the Socialist Realist Group.
