KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 (Bernama) -- The government and private sector should keep art alive among the younger generation, said Art Case Galleries managing director Raja Azhar Raja Idris. Speaking to reporters after the launch of the ... full story
Themed “Enchanting World of Frim on Canvas”, 30 paintings in oil, watercolour and acrylic are on show at the National Art Gallery in Jalan Temerloh, off Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur until the middle of this month. National Art Gallery Board of ... full story
The 17th Biennale of Sydney will take place in venues and sites around Sydney Harbour, including Cockatoo Island, Pier 2/3, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Opera House, Royal Botanic Gardens and Artspace. Elliott said: 'Distance allows us to be ... full story
After moving from Sydney to Tasmania, Mr Blundell has kept a low profile, but Four Corners tracked him down to the little seaside town of Penguin in northern Tasmania and spent a day filming with him. Mr Blundell has produced thousands of paintings and ... full story
"It looks the sharpest I've ever seen it look," said David Elliot, the artistic director of the 2010 Sydney Biennale. He spoke at the launch of the Australian show last Thursday, which was attended by the Australian ambassador to Italy, Amanda Vanstone ... full story
By Nicola Shepheard Art works by the Australian photographer whose images of nude children were investigated by police in Sydney last year are going on show for the first time in Auckland. Bill Henson, a giant on the Australian art scene, ... full story
Visual art show co-ordinator Meaghan Aitchison said the annual exhibition had grown in numbers each year. “We have 222 works entered in this year's event, participants have come from as far afield as Melbourne and Queensland,” she said. ... full story
[top photo: Art and trashcans co-exist in selected Melbourne alleys where people come out for a chat or a smoke.] By June HL Wong BACK lanes and alleyways aren't supposed to be tourist attractions so what was I doing wandering down one with walls and ... full story
The art gallery looks too modest to attract passers by. Thus, only a few people with either a strong passion for art or high levels of curiousity will make the effort to pay a visit. Among students at the Ateneo De Manila University, the art gallery ... full story
Vo An Ninh was born on June 18, 1907 in Hanoi. His first photo was published in 1932. With over 70 years as a photographer, he had made a great contribution to the national photography. His photos have great historical and artistic values. ... full story