Lecture by Jimmy Ogonga in SMBA Nov 17, 2009
Jimmy Ogonga, Program Director of the Nairobi Arts Trust Centre for Contemporary Art of East Africa (CCAEA) and himself an artist, is a guest of the Mondriaan Foundation as part of its international visitor s program. On Wednesday 18th November he will deliver a lecture on his work at CCAEA, followed by an interview with Jelle Bouwhuis of Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam. (AbsoluteArts.com)
MySpace launches studio space Oct 26, 2009
By moving its virtual music retail space to the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Forecourt, it is physically engaging with its customers. For customers who still prefer the bricks and mortar music purchasing experience, the event is a promotional stunt similar to Powderfinger's recent busking shows when it played three shows in the cities in one day, only announcing the time and location on social networking site half an hour before the shows. (The Age, Australia)
Festival favourites that won't break the budget Oct 11, 2009
The Dwelling, at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, until November 29. Free. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Urban landscape Apr 29, 2009
Gateshead has invested in three such projects: The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, the Angel of the North and The Sage music centre. In this film, folk musician Kathryn Tickell argues that culture has transformed Gateshead and says the Sage makes local people proud. (BBC News -- UK)
Salma Hayek has romantic Italian wedding Apr 28, 2009
The structure, which is leased from the city by Pinault's father and has undergone a $70-million renovation, will open to the public on June 6 as the Pinault Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art. The couple's guests have enjoyed the sites of Italy's most romantic city since arriving Thursday. (MSNBC -- News)
'I do' redo for two star couples: Montag/Pratt and Hayek/Pinault Apr 28, 2009
Rehearsal dinner: The celebration started Friday night with a carnival-style ball at Venice's historic Punta Della Dogana, which will open in June as the Pinault Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art, according to People. com. (USA Today -- Life)
Time for a heart to art Mar 28, 2009
Institutions such as the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, the Heide Museum of Modern Art and the University of Melbourne's Ian Potter Museum of Art present contemporary shows of a high standard, so it is no longer a major obligation of the NGV to do so, McCaughey says. Melbourne artist and RMIT lecturer Lyndal Walker begs to differ. (The Age, Australia)
