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The poetic image to be polished in Batemans Bay

One of Australia’s truly significant poets will give a workshop in Batemans Bay in August. Susan Hampton is that rare combination, a poet and editor, and this makes her a teacher of poetry with an insight into both the creative process and polishing a poem for publication. Susan’s work has been praised by critics for [...]

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International poets read in Nowra

Three of China’s most promising emerging poets and two award-winning Australian poets will present an afternoon of public poetry readings in Nowra. This free literary event will be held from 2pm until 4pm on 24 July at the Manse on Kinghorn Street Nowra, (opposite Aldi). The readings from Debby Sou Vai Keng, Iris Fan Xing [...]

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Lost Frescoes – new exhibition from Gerringong artist

Front image: Concerto in the Ruins (detail) Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears and eyes. What would the Romans think of this exhibition? ‘Lost Frescoes’, currently on show at the Shoalhaven Regional Gallery in Nowra, www.shoalhavenartscentre.com.au explores a response to place, antiquity, lost surfaces and ancient imagery. It evolved from 6 weeks in Italy exploring ancient art, [...]

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Matthew Hill – south coast photographer

Matthew Hill’s interest in photography first began as a teenager in the 1970s with the purchase of his first SLR camera. Working in black and white film, he started out taking street scenes throughout Sydney. He then undertook a photographic course at the Ultimo Tech as it was called then. Apart from this formal training Matthew is self [...]

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Snapshot of Berry – new blog

Berry artist and photography, Kim Dove, has started a new blog to document the development of her Snapshot of Berry photography project. http://snapsofberrybook.wordpress.com

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Machteld Hali – Printmaker

“What I love about printmaking is the concept of multiple originals. There’s something magic about it, like making a stamp, 1–2–3. You have them all sitting in a row, and I enjoy that sense of childlike delight in the multiples.” Machteld Hali’s passion for printmaking can trace its origins back to potato printing as a child [...]

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• A PHILOSOPHY OF KINDNESS. This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” - His Holiness the Dalai Lama #