BHE moving from Braidwood to Canberra
May 28, 2020 Basil Hall
I made the decision recently to combine our two studios and move the operation into Canberra, where I live with Pam. I love Braidwood, but running between two studios…
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…
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Grampians Brushes 2019
September 17, 2019 Basil Hall
Almost 500 people attended Grampians Brushes 2019, held at Hall’s Gap (no relation) in Western Victoria’s Grampians. 21 tutors, of whom I was one, had the task of keeping…
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One of August’s highlights each year: the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair. This year was a record breaker, with a mouth-watering array of art and craft from numerous art centres…
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Skopelos exhibition 2018
September 16, 2018 Basil Hall
The Milos printmaking space hummed with excitement as our group was joined by locals and passers by for a quick look at the labours of the fortnight on Skopelos.