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Melbourne multi-instrumentalists The Letter String Quartet are thrilled to finally reveal their long-awaited debut album All The Stories, and drop a new track ‘Days Of Thought’. Featuring previous singles ‘All The Stories’ and ‘Momento Mori’, the LP showcases the quartet’s intricate beauty, diverse creativity, and pure, seasoned musicianship. New single ‘Days Of Thought’, out Friday 31 January, takes the outfit’s renowned contemporary-meets-classical feel and weaves hypnotic repetition and dark, brooding undertones together in a melancholic yet soothing refrain of great beauty.

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The 9th annual Transitions Film Festival returns to Cinema Nova this February with another inspiring line-up of world-changing films. Presenting local and international documentaries aimed at showcasing solutions to society’s greatest challenges, and empowering audiences to build a better world, the films in this year's program cover a broad range of meaningful themes including: the climate crisis, resilience, social and technological innovation, health and wellness, and the mind-blowing advancements in artificial intelligence. The Transitions Film Festival runs from the 20th of February until the 6th of March at Cinema Nova, Loop Project Space & Bar and venues in Brunswick and St. Kilda.Full program available online at: https://www.transitionsfilmfestival.com/melbourne-program-2020/

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What do The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum and the White House have in common? On the walls of each, one will find more than two dozen magnificent picture frames crafted at the workshops of Eli Wilner & Company, Master Framers.

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For the First Peoples of Australia, who have inhabited this country for over 60,000 years, and for those more recently arrived, our relationship with the Australian landscape is defined by both a deep cultural belonging and a history of conflict and displacement.

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Adelaide Festival Centre’s Adelaide Guitar Festival 2020 (July 1 to August 9) is announcing two outstanding Festival Theatre shows on sale tomorrow.

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My Mother’s Keeper will feature a film and a series of new photographs produced as a result of a collaboration between the artist Karla Dickens and writer Bruce Pascoe. Initiated by the Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation, the work focusses on the urgent need for us to protect and conserve the land and our environment. This important new body of work will be shown at Linden New Art for the first time.

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Callout to Artists, submissions wanted for Art show Theme is Love. Submit work to @tapgallery by 8th feb. $25 fee per artwork. Show 'Be My Valentine' runs 8feb to 16feb tapgallery 259 riley st surryhills ctc Lesley for more info.

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Exhibition Dates: February 22 – March 14, 2020. Artist Talk with Janet Dey: Saturday, February 22, 4pm. Public Reception: Saturday, February 22, 2 – 5pm. The gallery is pleased to present an exhibition in the Reading Room of work by Janet Dey featuring her series entitled “Magic”. The exhibition is on in conjunction with “Illusions: The Art of Magic” on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario from February 22 – May 18, 2020.

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Exhibition Dates: February 22 – March 21, 2020. Guided Tour of the Exhibition with Robert Gurbo, Curator of the André Kertész Estate: Saturday, February 22, 3pm. Public Reception: Saturday, February 22, 2 – 5pm. The gallery is pleased to present “A Life in Photographs”, our eighth solo exhibition of work by Kertész Andor (André Kertész) (b. 1894, Budapest, Hungary; d. 1985 New York, USA). This survey traces a career seen through his photographs made over 70 years.

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Art Aviso in collaboration with fortyfivedownstairs present 1.5 Degrees in February 2020 as part of the Sustainable Living Festival 2020

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give me shelter is an exhibition of screenprints based on the images of scapes that were noticed, and interesting enough that picture was taken - without people in it.

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Annie Burns’ painting is engaged with ideas of mortality, a consideration of stereotypical imagery, and a passionate interest in the sublime natural world and our relationship with it.

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Sensitive Sweethearts is an art exhibition for those who wear their heart on their sleeve. Part of the 2020 Midsumma Festival, Sensitive Sweethearts opens at Melbourne’s fortyfivedownstairs gallery on Tuesday 4 February 2020.

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Post-punk duo Roles are set to release their debut album 'There's A Space’ in mid 2020. The album's first single 'Empty Room’ is mixed and mastered by Mikey Young and is a perfect example of how the pair balance a minimal sound with sweeping feeling. The single premiered online today and they shall be celebrating with a single & video launch on 22 February.

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2-2.30pm, Keynote Presentation from Awavena Director Lynette Wallworth. 2.30-4pm, Long Table discussion. #artgallerywa #perthfest #awavena

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Glass is one of the most exciting and dynamic art forms in this country. It is a uniquely captivating medium, capable of almost endless transformation. @artgallerywa #artgallerywa #seethingsdifferently @agwatommaloneprize #tommaloneprize

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A comedian, a dancer and an influencer with a 34K following on Linkedin, Diana Nguyen now adds another skill to her CV - chaser. #DianaNguyenComedy #MICF

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Signs of the Times is a thoughtful group exhibition which features many ideas regarding the significance of signs from street advertising to sociopolitical signage throughout the past century.

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Love. Justice. Freedom. Capturing the true genius of Beethoven in his one and only opera. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth, Melbourne Opera is thrilled to present Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, conducted by leading international maestro Anthony Negus from 5 – 13 February at The Athenaeum theatre. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketek / (03) 9650 1500. Inspired by an actual incident from the French Revolution, Fidelio tells the tale of a woman who dresses as a male prison guard to free her incarcerated husband. The opera touches on themes of freedom, fidelity and integrity melded with some of Beethoven’s finest and rarely performed music.

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Callum Straford’s debut comedy hour holds a mirror up to society in a satire entirely dedicated to you. All your wacky obsessions will be on trial in an act filled with outrageous sketches and feisty songs that will entertain, inspire and have you laughing the whole way through.

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