Arts

Writing futures perfect

Volume 7 Number 7 July 11 - August 7 2011

A group of students has made their debut as music critics, helping write program notes for the 6th Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. Katherine Smith reports.

Enduring friendships forged through trade

Volume 7 Number 7 July 11 - August 7 2011

On 23 July, an exhibition now showing in China’s Capital Museum in Beijing will open at the Melbourne Museum. Gabrielle Murphy reports on this extraordinary showcase which documents the first recorded trade between Australia and China and honours the collaboration of the late Arnhem Land artist and song man Mr Bulunbulun and Chinese-born artist Zhou Xiaoping.

This story may even be true

Volume 7 Number 7 July 11 - August 7 2011

Long after the perpetrators of the notorious hoax have faded from popular memory, the name Ern Malley continues to reverberate in Australian literary history and at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Gabrielle Murphy reports.

Artists unknown no longer

Volume 7 Number 7 July 11 - August 7 2011

Identifying the individual maker is an important and urgent challenge for curators of Indigenous cultural heritage materials. Ian Potter Museum of Art Curator Joanna Bosse explains why.

Nurturing giftedness

Volume 7 Number 7 July 11 - August 7 2011

Professor Gary McPherson has been working with 14-year-old pianist Tiffany Poon as he researches musical giftedness. Katherine Smith reports.

Creativity on show

Volume 7 Number 7 July 11 - August 7 2011

Arts education and outreach at the University of Melbourne are enjoying a renewed spirit of optimism and energy. By Katherine Smith.

MudFest fun

Volume 7 Number 6 June 5 - July 10 2011

Danielle Asciak and Justin Nutt, Arts Officers at The University of Melbourne Student Union, give the lowdown on Mudfest.

Bright future for VCA

Volume 7 Number 6 June 5 - July 10 2011

The VCA recently celebrated a new financial support package from the Victorian government to support its ongoing work. By Alix Bromley.

Transformation into tapestry

Volume 7 Number 6 June 5 - July 10 2011

A few short months after winning the 2011 Indigenous Art Awards, VCA Master of Visual Arts student Ben McKeown has supervised the installation of a stunning tapestry at the State Library of Victoria. Gabrielle Murphy reports.

Entering the world of the boy king

Volume 7 Number 5 May 9 - June 5 2011

The Tutankhamun exhibition takes the visitor into power and beauty of the Egyptian royalty of 3000 years ago. By Rebecca Scott and Andrew Chittams.

The singing doctor

Volume 7 Number 5 May 9 - June 5 2011

What did you do on your holidays? Alumnus Dr Benjamin Namdarian has joined the Victorian Opera for a month. By Katherine Smith.

Nursing at war

Volume 7 Number 5 May 9 - June 5 2011

A new book based on doctoral research in history looks at the role of Australian nurses – and nursing – in WWI. By Katherine Smith.