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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...

As another Smith & Singer specialist exits, one small-time collector is hoping for a tidy return from a print bought at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art store.

Advertisement Knowing the art world from the inside, Lily Mora is only too aware of its foibles. In part to demystify what for many is an intimidating scene, she has launched the affordable art business Sunday Salon, designed to help budding collectors get started. Lily Mora has set up an affordable art company called Sunday Salon. Credit:Simon Schluter “The art world traditionally is built on elitism. Even the language we use, ‘private view’ it sounds exclusive, as though it’s by invitation only,” she says. “So many people who love and appreciate art don’t...

The Tom & Karin Smyth Collection May 1 - May 16 Joy Hester, (Lovers), 1948/49, ink wash and watercolour on paper, 31 x 25cm. Courtesy: the artists and Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne. Tom and Karin Smyth began collecting in Melbourne in the early 1960s and, over the next 20 years, built their family collection. Sourced from a wide range of galleries including Tolarno, Australian, Strines, Powell Street, South Yarra, Realities and Rudy Komon, their tastes were wide and idiosyncratic – ranging from the painterly expressionism of the 50s and 60s towards colourfield and photorealism in the 7...

Mirka Mora: From Holocaust survivor to the matriarch of Melbourne's art scene, an incredible life on display in exhibition Posted SatSaturday 13 MarMarch 2021 at 8:04pm Mirka Mora is known for her bright, whimsical works (pictured here, Angels' Garden Party 2014) but her life and work was not without darkness. ( Share Print text only Cancel Cherubs, angels, dewy wide-eyed faces; birds, snakes, and fantastical animal-human hybrids — all rendered in warm colours and bold lines. Love, light, joy. These are the hallmarks of Australian artist Mirka Mora. But underneath that beauty lies Mora's p...