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Rocket Readings – Wollongong

They’re on again! The South Coast Writers’ Centre will hold another of its popular Rocket Readings on 8 December, with special guest star poets Chris Mansell and David Musgrave – plus the famous Rocket Readings Open Section. The event will be hosted by Linda Godfrey. When: 6pm, 8 December 2009 Where: Phoenix Theatre, corner of Bridge Street [...]

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Sea Things - the duffle bag is bulging!

Scores of South Coast people have taken pen to paper to add an Illawarra feel to a national literary project that is seeking to portray Australian’s love affair with the ocean through verse. A duffle bag that arrived in Port Kembla a week ago on the third leg of the Sea Things project is now bulging with poems [...]

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Creative Moments in Nowra

Starting on 25 September at the Shoalhaven City Arts Centre is a collaborative exhibition of craft by woodworkers, ceramicists, spinners and weavers. The Shoalhaven Woodcraft Society, formed in 1987, is comprised of people interested in developing skills and an understanding of the many diverse forms of woodcraft. The society aims to foster an understanding and appreciation [...]

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All Poetry Competition Results 09

First ‘Head of the Table’. Susan McCreery   Thirroul  NSW Second ‘Malachite’. Dale Harcombe. Sanctuary Pt. NSW Third ‘Marry I Would’. Alexandra Taylor. Mt Colah  NSW Highly Commended ‘Asperger’s Eyes’. David Campbell. Beaumaris Vic ‘Did I Tell You?’ David Campbell Commended ‘Deconstructing Dan Brown’. John Carey. Chatswood NSW ‘Downstream’.  John Egan. Ashfield NSW Shortlisted ‘Memory’.  Joanne Mills. Darlington WA ‘Mute’.  Joanne Mills ‘High Summer’. Dorothy Swoope. Milton  NSW Congratulations to everyone. These [...]

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Newport Beach man, Chip Fesko’s first exhibition

It’s been said that somewhere between John James Audubon, Henri Rousseau and the folk art style of Grandma Moses lies the watercolor artwork of Chip Fesko. Finding inspiration in the Back Bay in Newport Beach, California, Fesko’s bird watercolours were featured in his first show recently held at the Newport Beach City Hall, located [...]

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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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• MISS LINK AT ART MELBOURNE. Along with other pop and street artists, the art of Sydney's Miss Link will be featured at the Doug Bartlett Art stand (B13) at The Weekend Australian's Art Melbourne Affordable and Collectable, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, 15 to 19 April. The Doug Bartlett stand along with Dave Bowers and Nick Morris has expanded to include four other significant artists this year – Ben Frost, Adrian Doyle, Ears to the Ground and Missing Link are also exhibiting on the stand with what will prove to be one of the most innovative contemporary stands at the show. With a mix of street/pop art, all of the artists on this stand are individually moving forward with purpose and should be well considered for future investment. www.linkthemissing.com #
• 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 #