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Steps of State Parliament become a canvas to draw on We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Can you imagine drawing over any part of the Victorian State Parliament? Artist Kerrie Poliness was doing exactly that on Saturday, creating her latest artwork on the steps of the revered 165-year-old building. Parliament House becomes a canvas for a work by Kerrie Poliness, together with members of the public. Credit:Chris Hopkins By the end of the day, four different coloured drawings – in white, pink, yellow and blue –...
The curators of the ‘Uptown’ exhibition have used the windows, billboards and restaurants of a seminal haunt for their celebration of the city post lockdown.
Advertisement Outside the old Metro Theatre, a massive billboard shows a young woman floating above a twinkling skyline. Musician Nick Cave, beneath a vivid blue wig, adorns the facade of the Windsor Hotel. A giant billboard featuring of a girl who seems to float in the sky by Bill Henson is a highlight of the inaugural Uptown festival. Credit:Simon Schluter These artworks, by photographers Bill Henson and Polly Borland respectively, are two of those installed at the top end of town as part of a new festival called Uptown: An Art Exhibition For Our City. Curated by Robert Buckingham and Fion...