Women In Art: An introduction
By Liz Banks-Anderson Hi everyone,
Welcome to the first Women In Art column 2013! I’m excited to be writing it this year and will do my best to bring you some art-related gems.
When I think about what ‘art’ is, I’m interested in the possibilities of a broad interpretation of the term. Personally, I think art is anything that has a strong aesthetic value that inspires people to think about the world differently and appreciate beauty, be it visual art like painting, illustration, photography or more abstractly, fashion, the written word and performance.
Art invites you to approach it directly and just be involved.
I hope this column can be a way of discovering new artists and getting to know more about the exciting art being created in Melbourne and share it with the Creative Womens Circle community.
If you would like to contribute to this conversation leave a comment or tweet me.
I’d love to hear what art means to you, what you’re interested in and what you would like to get out of this column.
Until next time…
Some women in art who inspire me:
- Kirra Jamison
- Mirka Moira
- Jenny Kee
- Kit Willow
- Clare Bowditch
- Kat Macleod
- Emma Hack
Some great art and design related resources in the Digital Space!
- The Design Files
- Craft Victoria
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Centre for Contemporary Photography
- Lamington Drive
- Sophie Gannon Gallery
A brief list of what’s happening in Melbourne next few weeks, art wise………
- Your intellectual property and how to protect it
- Green up your craft
- NGV floor talk: Women in Australian Art & Design
What exhibitions are you visiting this month? Share your thoughts!
Liz is a communications professional and freelance writer from Melbourne. She likes taking photographs, exploring the design world and has developed a great interest in all things art. Passionate about documenting and sharing the unique projects, people and possibilities in the creative community, Liz is excited by what lies ahead. Her own blog will be launched soon...in the meantime, she's happy being a twit.