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How a Melbourne Cup windfall brought the great Arthur Boyd into my life

How a Melbourne Cup windfall brought the great Arthur Boyd into my life

As his landscapes return to the Bundanon Art Museum, I reconnected with a print that I’ve taken with me around the world.

  • by Julie Power

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A dozen Kiwi artists descended on Arthur Boyd’s property. Here’s what came next

A dozen Kiwi artists descended on Arthur Boyd’s property. Here’s what came next

The artist left the country his 1000-hectare property Bundanon in 1993. Now it’s the site of a gallery, where much of the work responds directly to the site.

  • by Jo Higgins
He helped us fall in love with the burbs, now Tim Ross has a new dream

He helped us fall in love with the burbs, now Tim Ross has a new dream

It’s not all postmodern, mid-century gems in Designing a Legacy; instead the architecture buff has the bush, social housing and urban design in mind.

  • by Bridget McManus
In Arthur Boyd’s property, artists and scientists tackle climate change and extreme weather

In Arthur Boyd’s property, artists and scientists tackle climate change and extreme weather

Work by more than 25 artists and 15 scientists drawing on climate research and First Nations knowledge form part of a conversation around the environment, sustainability, and planetary care.

  • by Andrew Taylor
Misadventures of a bumbling man-child make for one special Australian movie
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Misadventures of a bumbling man-child make for one special Australian movie

James Vaughan’s witty and winning film Friends and Strangers delivers a stream of small surprises.

  • by Jake Wilson
Arthur Boyd’s South Coast property opens with new underground museum

Arthur Boyd’s South Coast property opens with new underground museum

The museum is part of a $34 million transformation of the famous property.

  • by Linda Morris
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It makes art sexy and accessible: Heide turns 40

It makes art sexy and accessible: Heide turns 40

John and Sunday Reed championed emerging artists and their legacy lives on, as Heide celebrates its 40th anniversary.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien
‘What have I done?’: Arthur Boyd’s dream forms in thin air

‘What have I done?’: Arthur Boyd’s dream forms in thin air

He was one of Australia’s most celebrated artists, and he wanted Bundanon, his properties on the banks of the Shoalhaven River, to be a place where all sorts of people could gather. Nearly 30 years on, a striking new building puts that dream on a firmer path to reality.

  • by Amanda Hooton
Bundanon: the dream takes shape, nearly 30 years on

Bundanon: the dream takes shape, nearly 30 years on

In this episode of Good Weekend Talks, we look at the bold new plan to revitalise the sprawling NSW properties gifted to Australia by artist Arthur Boyd in 1993.

$120,000 Arthur Boyd painting stolen from John Singleton's Central Coast estate

$120,000 Arthur Boyd painting stolen from John Singleton's Central Coast estate

Thieves broke into the Mount White mansion last month and made off with the artwork, entitled Lovers in a Boat.

  • by Fergus Hunter
How a VW crammed with art helped transform Victoria's cultural scene

How a VW crammed with art helped transform Victoria's cultural scene

In 1998, art critic and historian Alan McCulloch packed 52 works by celebrated artist Arthur Boyd into his car and drove them to a Mornington gallery.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien

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