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2024 Judy Wheeler Commission artist Diana Baker Smith

PICA announces 2024 Judy Wheeler Commission artist Diana Baker Smith Diana Baker Smith (NSW) has received the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art’s 2024 Judy Wheeler Commission to...

X-ray image wins 2022 Bowness Photography Prize  

Over the last 17 years, the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize has emerged as an important annual survey of contemporary photographic practice in...

Anneke Jamieson wins prestigious Napier Waller Art Prize

The Australian War Memorial is delighted to announce that retired major, Mrs Anneke Jamieson, has won the 2022 Napier Waller Art Prize with her...

Napier Waller Art Prize 2022 Exhibition launch

The winner of the Napier Waller Art Prize will be announced on Thursday 23 June. For the first time, the exhibition will be held...

Applications open for Rupert Bunny Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship

Applications for the Rupert Bunny Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship are now open as Council invites artists to apply for the $30,000 acquisitive award in...

‘I can’t think of a more timely painting’: Blak Douglas’s Moby Dickens is a deserving winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize

In 2020, the year Vincent Namatjira was awarded the Archibald for his double portrait with Adam Goodes, I was also impressed by the painting hanging...

UWRF22 / UWRF Returns October 27 – 30th 2022!

Greetings Literature Lovers,  We are thrilled to announce that the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival will be back this year on 27 - 30th October! As...

Scholars invited to apply for 2022 Frank Van Straten Fellowship

Arts Centre Melbourne and the Australian Performing Arts Collection are excited to open the expressions of interest for the 2022 Frank Van Straten Fellowship.   Applications are now open and close...

Sidney Myer Creative Fellows Announced

The Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships recognise the talent and exceptional courage of artists. This year, they have been awarded to nine extraordinary artists from across...

Tasmanian author Amanda Lohrey wins prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award for The Labyrinth

Detail from The Labyrinth book cover. Text Publishing And the winner of 2021’s Miles Franklin Literary Award is The Labyrinth, by Amanda Lohrey! Two of Lohrey’s previous novels (Camille’s...
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CHOOSE YOUR OWN MUSICAL THEATRE ADVENTURE

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MPAC presents captivating music, boundary-pushing dance-theatre and classic performing arts this winter

Monash University Performing Arts Centres' (MPAC) program of captivating music, boundary-pushing dance-theatre, and classic performing arts continues this winter, across its stunning venues, the David...

6 Reasons to Choose Plantation Shutters for Your Melbourne Home

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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.