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In the Japanese Manner: Australian Prints from 1900-1940

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The exhibition upstairs at the Perc Tucker Regional gallery right now is something rare and not to be missed. The travelling exhibition organised & curated by the National Gallery of Australia. It features early prints by Australian artists who had

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Zookini: Not a tomato exhibition!

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It only dawned on me that the title of this exhibition was a play on the words “Zoo” and “Zucchini” when I was explaining to a friend that I was going to visit it at the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery.

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Artist Review: Alan Junior (by Jessica Denison)

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For a change, Jessica Denison has actually written a review about my humble self. So I said I’d post it here, and true to my word, it follows below: Sumi-e, also known as ink and wash painting, is an East

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Mousai: 2st Century Muse

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I received an email invite to the exhibition early from the School of Creative Arts at JCU to attend the honours exhibition by Angeline Ignatius. Mousai: 21st Century Muse. The invite spoke of mysticism and the Greek muses so it

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Introspect: JCU New Media Arts Grad Exhibition

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On Friday night (26th November) Perc Tucker Regional Gallery opened their doors to the public of Townsville to display the hard work of James Cook University’s New Media Arts graduates. The exhibition culminates 3 years of study in the various

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Transverse Exhibition

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On Friday I visited “Transverse” at Pinnacles Gallery, Riverway. I heard good things about it, and the gallery invite was… inviting!   The transverse exhibition binds together artists from all over the world into a hot pot of new media

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I have a unique opportunity to visit the eMerge Media Space gallery at James Cook University quite often, due to the convenience of it being located right next to where a lot of my classes are held. Every year the

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“3″ Launch Party at ArtSpaced

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What? A launch party for Creative Exchange arts projects. Who? James Cook University New Media Arts students. When? Friday 12th November, 7pm Where? ArtSpaced, Townsville At the launch party, three groups had their creative talent on display, as well has

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Critical Review of “Okami”

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Technical Details Title: Okami Format: Video Game for Wii Genre: Adventure Publisher: Capcom (2008) Developers: Clover Studio & Ready At Dawn Okami means literally “Great God” in Japanese. As off-putting as that sounds to a western audience, in fact it’s

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