Happy(er) Christmas 2020 from Basil Hall Editions
December 10, 2020 Basil Hall
Well, it’s been a strange year for BHE. All our art centre friends closed up shop with Covid, so we were suddenly without workshops and most of our potential…
The new exhibition is up on the wall. Canberra. Opening 20th Nov!
November 19, 2020 Basil Hall
The Desert Mob Panel (on 5 sheets) comprises the work of 40 artists from 40 communities in remote areas of the NT, WA and SA. Made in 2010 to…
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Basil Hall Editions at City Walk Gallery, Canberra
November 18, 2020 Basil Hall
Nancy of Nancy Sever Gallery in Canberra has taken on a smart new upstairs space in Canberra City, above King OMalley’s pub, and asked me three weeks ago if…
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Basil Hall screen print reminds us of issues temporarily forgotten during Covid
May 11, 2020 Basil Hall
In the midst of the current pandemic distraction, a note that other issues may have been temporarily swept under the carpet. This almost biblical confrontation between a young activist,…
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King Island Artists’ Residencies
February 19, 2020 Basil Hall
Artists’ residencies are offered year round by King Island Council and their Art & Cultural Centre. I have generously been offered nearly three weeks here to explore and work…
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I was at the scene of Australia’s worst ever (civil) maritime disaster yesterday. It’s on the S-W coast of King Island, where almost 175 years ago a barque named…