KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews Liz Priestley's latest art works exhibited at Grainger Gallery where she uses the ancient encaustic technique of building up layers of wax, pigments and resin to form multiple layers of colour and texture.
'Interwoven' by the Australian String Quartet at Gandel Hall was a "through-composed study of emotional nuance", weaving together strains from the quartet's history spanning 18th century to the 21st century, reviews NICK HORN.
"Rather than confining itself to classic big-band repertoire, Blamey Street Big Band specialises in re-inventing popular music genres by applying a swing beat," writes reviewer BILL STEPHENS.
"These abstract works are successful in their ability to communicate through rhythm, shape and colour, the artist’s pictorial vision and its genesis in his poetic imagination," writes visual art reviewer KERRY-ANNE COUSINS.
"Beneath the playful veneer lies razor-sharp timing, a meticulously crafted structure and a knack of knowing exactly when to push the joke and when to pull back." BILL STEPHENS reviews the Burton Brothers' Tinseltown.
Sphere, with original music from Sia Ahmad, was "an exceptional and unusual" tenth birthday event of the Australian Dance Party at the Vault in Fyshwick, reviews MICHELLE POTTER.
ROB KENNEDY reviews Beyond, an exhibition by four artists - John Pratt, Kati Gorgenyi, Toni Hassan and Ujala Aftab - exploring global grief using painting, textiles, newsprint, and installation.