The Artist's Chronicle is a bi-monthly magazine for artists and collectors in Western Australia, providing information for and about artists in a variety of media. The magazine lists current exhibitions, associated suppliers and services to the arts in Western Australia. Articles include current events in the visual arts in Western Australia, as well as the Eastern Australian States, Europe and America with topics from painting to sculpture, printmaking and new release art books.
The Artist's Chronicle includes coverage of the visual arts in the South of the State, as well as in the capital of Perth, and is distributed around the State.
Editorial
This issue we present an interview with Dr Stefano Carboni, the new Director of the Art Gallery of WA, who will no doubt bring fresh and interesting ideas to the cultural centre of Perth. While seemingly impatient to begin a transformation of the Gallery, Dr Carboni also appears to have the patience to tackle issues from many angles. In a fluke of circumstances, the Minister for Culture and the Arts, John Day is also new to his position. It will be interesting to see how this relationship develops in the coming years.
We feature the Wheatbelt Cultural Festival, initially intended as a forum which has ballooned into a cultural feast of workshops, exiting exhibitions, cultural events, and, not forgetting - a forum. Attendance fees for the weekend Festival at Northam in December are extremely affordable, making it easy on the pocket, but rich in experience.
London's street artists are a popular phenomenon, attracting buyers from young to old, and working class to high class. As their popularity grows and their method of practice evolves away from the street, Stephen Lazarides of Lazarides Gallery in London, the foremost expert on street art, has coined the term 'Outside Art' to more accurately describe the new movement. In this issue we feature the work of two popular 'Outside' artists, Jonathon Yeo and Ian Francis.
Our Book Review A Survey of Western Australian Art from 1696 by Arthur Spartalis is a terrific achievement for all those involved in the publication. The fact the book is not published by an institution drawing on its own art collection is a plus in the sense there is an exposure to new works, the majority of which were included hang in private homes in Western Australia.
Both A Survey of Western Australian Art from 1696 and Brush with Gondwana, which brings together the work of the Botanical Artists' Group for the first time, are timely publications before the festive season.
Wishing you the very best Christmas and New Year.
Lyn DiCiero
Editor