SYDNEY.- Minister for the Arts, George Souris, has congratulated Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, Director of Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), on being awarded an OBE in the United Kingdom for services to contemporary art. “It’s a well…
Minneapolis Institute of Arts Appoints Liu Yang as New Head of Asian Art Department
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA), home to one of the most important Asian art collections in the nation, announced the appointment of Liu Yang, Ph.D., as the new curator of Chinese art and head of the museum’s Department o…
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney to Re-Open in March 2012 After Major Redevelopment
SYDNEY.- Following a major AUD$53 million redevelopment, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney will reopen in March 2012 as a bold, new and significantly expanded Museum. The opening of the new MCA promises to be a highlight on the international art c…
Art Gallery of New South Wales Announces Ben Quilty’s Portrait Wins Archibald Prize 2011
SIDNEY.- This year, the 90th year of Archibald, there were 798 entries for Archibald, 810 for the Wynne and 633 entries for the Sulman. The Archibald and Wynne prizes are judged by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. JF Archibald had n…
Art Gallery of New South Wales Announces Ben Quilty’s Portrait Wins Archibald Prize 2011
SIDNEY.- This year, the 90th year of Archibald, there were 798 entries for Archibald, 810 for the Wynne and 633 entries for the Sulman. The Archibald and Wynne prizes are judged by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. JF Archibald had n…
Art Gallery of New South Wales Receives Important Collection from Mollie Gowing
SYDNEY.- Edmund Capon, Director Art Gallery of New South Wales announced that Mollie Gowing, a great supporter of the gallery and of Indigenous art in particular has left an important collection of 142 works plus a very generous legacy of $5 million to…
Entombed for Over 2000 Years, Warriors of China’s First Emperor, Arrive in Sydney
SYDNEY.- The First Emperor: China’s entombed warriors brings to Sydney one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of our time. Australia was the first country outside China to see these figures in the exhibition Qin Shihuang: Terracotta warrio…
Art Gallery of New South Wales Receives Important Collection from Mollie Gowing
SYDNEY.- Edmund Capon, Director Art Gallery of New South Wales announced that Mollie Gowing, a great supporter of the gallery and of Indigenous art in particular has left an important collection of 142 works plus a very generous legacy of $5 million to…
Art Gallery of New South Wales Announces that Suzanne Archer Wins the 2010 Dobell Prize for Drawing
SYDNEY.- It was announced today at the Art Gallery of New South Wales that Suzanne Archer is the winner of the 2010 Dobell Prize for Drawing for her work Derangement. Suzanne Archer was awarded $25,000 for winning Australia’s most important prize…
Philantropist and Arts Patron Announces His Significant Bequest to the Art Gallery of New South Wales
SYDNEY.- Kenneth Reed today announced his intention to bequeath to the Art Gallery of New South Wales a substantial collection of old master paintings, Italian Maiolica and European 18th-century porcelain. Numbering over 70 items in total the Ken Reed …