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Iam sitting in a church hall with 15 women and one teenage boy and we are chanting âover, under, over, under, over, underâ while facilitating good conversations between bits of Bangalow palm.
This is odd. But this is also soothing, hypnotic even. We are basket weaving. Our instructor, Sydney fibre artist Catriona Pollard, has demonstrated ârandom weavingâ using Bangalow palm inflorescence â the dried stalks and stems of the palmâs flower head. The technique is like a good conversation, she says, âtwo people take turns talking and listeningâ. Each piece must play an equal part: we take a tendril from one and weave it diagonally into the other, over, under, over, under, over, under, then we take a tendril from the other and weave it back into the first. Neither piece dominates the conversation.
NGV has revealed its huge 2021 program
Words by Riley Barber
Melburnians have a lot to look forward to over the 2021 season with the gallery’s impressive upcoming exhibitions.
NGV has lifted the lid on the program for its 2021 season, featuring an incredible range of international, Australian, contemporary and classic artists.
What you need to know
The NGV Friday Nights series will return from June 4 until October 1, with the artist lineup yet to be revealed
The gallery will showcase works from Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh and more as part of its impressionist exhibition
A Maree Clarke retrospective featuring over three decades of her work will hit the gallery this year
Equex pedestrian safety
Council will receive a report into improving pedestrian movements surrounding the Equex Centre.
A notice of motion from Cr Dan Hayes said concerns have been raised around poor pedestrian access, which has been highlighted on netball competition days during the pandemic.
NOM-1 NOTICE OF MOTION – PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AROUND EQUEX CENTRE
Affordable and social housing
A focus on more affordable housing models in Wagga Wagga will be detailed in a report back to Council.
Council agreed to receive the report after a notice of motion from Cr Dan Hayes said it may help to identify and implement new social and affordable housing opportunities.
Architecture students envision a new-look Melbourne
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Architecture students envision a new-look Melbourne
By Ray Edgar
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As gold enriched Melbourne in the 19th century, architecture boomed. Decoration defined the rich city’s new buildings. In 1885, visiting English journalist George Augustus Sala stepped from the ornate Menzies Hotel as guest speaker at the grand Melbourne Town Hall. Inspired by the “broad streets full of handsome shops and … well-dressed people” his despatches declared Melbourne “marvellous”. Boosters jumped on the alliterative sobriquet. Today the city is accustomed to praise. International honours are regularly bestowed on its contemporary architecture. Confident and mature, Melbourne considers itself Australia’s design capital.