Moulding the City to the Desires of Artists

The role of the Australian artist as interpreter and representative of the natural environment is widely celebrated, indeed the pages of Artlink have been regularly devoted to discussion of landscape/ environment/identity.

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Art On A String

Aboriginal Threaded Objects From the Central Desert and Arnhem Land, Co-curated by Louise Hamby and Diana Young Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Adelaide 22 June - 11 August, 2002

Christine Nicholls

Building Bridge (or Sand Castles)

Michael O'Ferrall

The Lockhart River Gang

Timothy Morrell

Bill Brandt: A Retrospective

Monash Gallery of Art, 14 July - 1 September

National Portrait Gallery, 13 September - 10 November

Cliff Burtt

Love Your Work: Fremantle Arts Centre 30th Birthday

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Maggie Baxter

(The World May Be)Fantastic 2002 Biennale of Sydney

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New Art Spaces in South Australia

Adelaide, surrounding areas and country SA

Stephanie Radok

Mutable Spaces

Metro Arts, Brisbane 10-27 April 2002

Angela Goddard

Make Art Will Travel: Hans Arkeveld, Tanija & Grahan Carr, Wendy Lugg, Angela Mellor

Hellen Hewitt

The Ideal Gallery: If Pigs Could Fly

Joanna Mendelssohn

Lorenna Grant: High Performance

Lorraine Grant

Patronage and Corporate Collections in Western Australia

While only a small percentage of national enterprises are based in the west, business leaders have a tradition of serious interest in the visual arts, with a number owning fine collections which they are prepared to share with the public. The three collections featured here all include contemporary Western Australian art - a form of patronage local artists can instantly appreciate. The associated catalogues and books produced are an enduring form of patronage which provide a much needed record of art in Western Australia.

Dorothy Erickson

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