It’s art Jim, but not as we know it
You may not be aware, but we are in the midst of World Space Week (4-10 October) which aims “to celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space… Read More ›
Who says you can’t judge a record by its cover?
We’ve been adding quite a few popular Australian vinyl records from the 1960s, 70s and 80s into the collection lately, and it got me thinking about all of that wonderful… Read More ›
Experience of War: WWI Seminar – 24 September 2011
Family history events, Family matters:
Last Saturday, I had the good fortune to attend the Genealogical Society of Victoria’s Experience of War: WWI Seminar. There were 4 speakers over the course of the day each… Read More ›
Melting clocks, prancing rockers, a bit of art and some pictorial physiques
I was going to do a post on another topic entirely, but the new-books shelf in Arts was bulging so I couldn’t resist! Dalí in the third dimension : the Stratton… Read More ›
Musicals double-bill screening.
A Musicals double-bill tribute to the American musical, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series to be screened this Wednesday September 28 in Arts. Guys and Dolls… Read More ›
Artists’ books – a Q and A with Sarah Bodman
Exhibitions, Family history events, News:
Sarah Bodman is Senior Research Fellow for Artists’ Books at the Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England, author of Creating artists’ books and editor of Artist’s book yearbook and the journal The blue notebook. Here she answers some questions about artists’ books ahead of her lecture at the Library tonight – Books of all stripes: artists’ publishing in the 21st century.
Finding Cadel or researching your Welsh ancestry
Family matters, Research tips & tricks, Websites:
Wales is a country which tends to be overshadowed by its larger neighbour England in many ways, and that includes genealogical research. Unlike those of Scotland and Ireland, Welsh records… Read More ›
Photography competition winners announced
Announcements, Exhibitions, News:
The As modern as tomorrow photography competition winners were announced last Thursday at an event hosted by Broadsheet in Fitzroy, Melbourne.
Family History Feast 2011 podcast available!
Family history events, Family matters, Uncategorized:
Did you know that a group of girls sent a petition to the Australian government to try to keep popstar Normie Rowe from being conscripted to serve in the Vietnam… Read More ›
That Sixties beat
A recent biography of rock legend Syd Barrett had me wondering what else might be on the shelves. A very irregular head : the life of Syd Barrett by Rob Chapman… Read More ›
Such was life
The sky is the limit: pioneering aviator Freda Thompson
In 1934, Australian aviator, Freda Thompson, made history as the first Australian woman to fly solo from England to Australia. Thompson was a pioneer who believed the sky was the limit – she wanted to reach that limit, to feel the adrenaline, to just fly.
Arts
Ailsa O’Connor: highlights of a life of socialist activism, feminism and art
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.
