A still from the winning work, âOpen Airâ by Grayson Cook and Emma Walker.
ONE of the great pleasures of life in the national capital is that every year we can view the finalists in the biennial Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize.Â
Canberra is the only Australian city outside Adelaide who can say this. There are still a couple of weeks to pay a visit to the National Archives, where the rare show, commemorating the birth of the South Australian Museum’s first curator, Frederick George Waterhouse, has been coming for many years, delighting members of the general public and gradually converting art lovers initially suspicious of its mission to view scientific investigation through art.
Stephen Payne, new Megalo CEO.
A FORMER director of Wagga Wagga Art Gallery has been announced as the new CEO and artistic director for Megalo Print Studio in Kingston, replacing outgoing director Ingeborg Hansen.Â
Stephen Payne was described by the chair of Megaloâs Board of Management, Erica Seccombe, as âextremely knowledgeable about contemporary art practicesâ, adding that his special passion for printmaking would bring to the role a wealth of leadership experience and an array of skills and capacities required for the position.
Payne was director of Wagga Wagga Art Gallery from 2012-2018 and he was recently appointed to develop the Wagga Wagga City Council Cultural Plan for 2020-2030.