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In 2008, when I first visited Canberra’s newly opened National Portrait Gallery, my first response was an overwhelming sense of déjà vu. I knew many of those paintings. They had once hung on the walls of the Art Gallery of New South Wales as part of the annual Archibald Prize exhibition, or been seen in the Salon des Refusés — home to the best of the rejects. Over 49 years I have seen the Archibald from both the inside, as a curator, and the outside as a critic. My first Archibald was in 1972, the year Clifton Pugh won with his portrait of Gough Whitlam. Along with other art history s...

Two artists who have won prizes painting what they call the “fugitive face” say their subject would be unlikely to win if entered today.

Two artists who have won prizes painting what they call the “fugitive face” say their subject would be unlikely to win if entered today.

Heide Museum of Modern Art - photo by John Gollings Words by Tammy Walters Melbourne has been branded the arts capital of Australia, and for good reason. While a trip to the Louvre Museum in Paris or the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York may be off the cards for a little while, Melbournians don’t need to catch a flight to catch culture. Melbourne has been branded the arts capital of Australia, and for good reason; just look at the rich display of art painting our city corridors. Art and culture are embedded in our city’s identity and we are home to some of Australia’s be...

Clouds over Canberra. Photo: Clive Williams Canberra is blessed with amazing clouds and sunsets, but few of those hurrying Brack-like* to and from work seem to appreciate their transient beauty, says columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS. I WORKED for a few years in deserts where clouds were nowhere to be seen and I missed them sorely – along with rain.  Columnist Clive Williams. However, in 2018 I was fortunate to be in the Sahara in Morocco with the Tuareg people when storm clouds broke bringing flooding rains. Many of their sub-teen children had never seen rain.  I had earlier naively asked why Tu...