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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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
“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 [...]
ArtsRush has been on the web since 1997, starting out as a South Coast NSW arts magazine, eventually evolving to cover art from all across this blue planet. Arising from her passion for all things creative, editor, Colleen Duncan, established the site as ‘Rush – online arts’ to add to the voice of South Coast arts. Colleen also runs a busy graphic design/editorial business, HOLLY HILL GRAPHICS on the NSW South Coast. We will continue to cover visual arts, performance, poetry … sometimes subversive but never boring. Because we’ve removed just about all the content from the old ArtsRush site, we’d love to hear about your story ideas.
We also welcome good quality poetry which will be considered by our editorial group prior to publishing. Submission guidelines