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Each week this newsletter brings you information on coverage of the arts across ABC Online, TV and Radio. Find out how to subscribe to this newsletter at http://abc.net.au/arts/mail.htm

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Latest Arts News | Arts Features | Latest Reviews | Arts on Radio | Arts on TV

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TAMAYO PAINTING SETS LATIN AMERICAN RECORD [30/05/2008]
Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo's oil painting The Troubadour has sold for $US7.2 million ($7.5 million) at a New York auction, smashing the world record for Latin American art.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/30/2260099.htm

NGA INVESTIGATED OVER HENSON WORKS [30/05/2008]
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has confirmed police are investigating its collection of works by photographer Bill Henson.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/30/2259920.htm

ARTWORK TO IMMORTALISE PASHA BULKER GROUNDING [29/05/2008]
Newcastle Lord Mayor John Tate says an artwork commemorating the coal ship, the Pasha Bulker, will be a constant reminder of the ship's dramatic grounding.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/29/2259289.htm

CRITIC PRAISES FILM FESTIVAL'S AUSTRALIAN FOCUS [29/05/2008]
ABC film critic Margaret Pomeranz has applauded the Dungog Film Festival for focusing solely on Australian film.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/29/2259286.htm

BUDDING CHOIR SEEKS PAUL KELLY'S HELP [29/05/2008]
Students on Tasmania's east coast are hoping to persuade Australian singer-song writer Paul Kelly to help promote a new choir.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/29/2259232.htm

More arts news at http://abc.net.au/news/arts/default.htm

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SOWETO CHOIR PAYS TRIBUTE TO AUSSIE FIREFIGHTERS
While the hectic touring schedule of the Soweto Gospel Choir is a world away from the experience of Australian bushfires, the choir is renowned for its charity work, which is what this bus trip is all about - to raise funds for local firefighters.
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/30/2260082.htm?site=local

A STRIKING MUSICAL HERITAGE
Joe Geia is famous for his band Goanna and their hit Solid Rock, but he has plenty more musical heritage. He's also proud of his Murri Aboriginal heritage.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/05/28/2258564.htm


More arts features at http://abc.net.au/arts/default.htm

------------------ ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS BLOGS ------------------

ARTICULATE
ABC News Online's daily take on arts news and events in Australia and throughout the world.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/

THE SHALLOW END
Casting a critical eye over entertainment news from Australia and the world.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/theshallowend/

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FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON (LE VOYAGE DU BALLON ROUGE) [29/05/2008]
Movietime
The short film The Red Balloon won an oscar for best original screenplay in 1956, and now the red balloon is back, following Juliette Binoche all over paris, with a sinsiter insistence that verges on comical at times.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/movietime/stories/2008/2259764.htm

THE ORPHANAGE [29/05/2008]
At the Movies
The Orphanage is the latest film from the resurgent Spanish film industry to strike a chord internationally.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2230466.htm

IRON MAN [23/05/2008]
ABC South West Vic
The comic-book-to-film adaptation is a phenomenon that audiences and critics alike still haven't quite managed to get their heads around.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/23/2254016.htm

THE OVERNIGHTER [23/05/2008]
ABC Ballarat
There are few songwriters who can compete with Neil Murray when it comes to writing perfect songs for the Australian road.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/23/2254001.htm


More Film Reviews at http://www.abc.net.au/arts/review/film/default.htm If you are interested in RSS feeds of movie reviews, they can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/backyard/rss/movie_reviews.xml

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DISCO PARTIZANI [25/05/2008]
Reviewed by Jarrod Watt for ABC Ballarat
At around this time of year it's traditional for the annual season of World Music Making the Headlines: the sociopolitical sms power of Greater Europe as distilled through cheesy representations of the contemporary rock, pop and dance of nations.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/25/2255002.htm


More Music Reviews at http://www.abc.net.au/arts/review/music/default.htm If you are interested in RSS feeds of music reviews, they can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/backyard/rss.htm

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THREE BLOKES AND THEIR BARBIES [29/05/2008]
Reviewed by Winsome Denyer for ABC North Qld
If I had to sum up this unusual mix of comedy sketch, musical and theatre in one word, I'd pick HILARIOUS.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/29/2259174.htm

COSI [29/05/2008]
Reviewed by Winsome Denyer for ABC North Qld
I love this play, and knowing the story well I went along to the Towers Players production of Cosi with high expectations.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/29/2259073.htm

BARBER OF SEVILLE [23/05/2008]
Reviewed by Nigel Munro-Wallis for ABC Brisbane
I have said this a number of times before and I will keep harping on this subject until I receive an adequate and plausible answer: Why is it that a first-class opera company like Opera Queensland only receives enough funding to stage three productions per year?
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/23/2254093.htm

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ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY [28/05/2008]
Reviewed by Sue Gammon for ABC Wide Bay Qld
Combine enough dead bodies and shootouts to please the action fan, with a good dollop of otherworldly action for the paranormal fan, and you'd end up with author Rardin's new series.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/05/28/2258107.htm

More reviews at http://abc.net.au/arts/review/default.htm ]



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http://abc.net.au/rn

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THE MUSIC SHOW
31/05/2008
On the Music Show this week we talk to Don Burrows, now in his 80th year, about his long career in jazz, and his thoughts about its future in Australia.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/musicshow/stories/2008/2258985.htm

RN INTO THE MUSIC
31/05/2008
Instrument making is usually a solitary pursuit, but when makers gathered in Albany on the south coast of Western Australia to discuss techniques and celebrate the craft, there was a palpable sense of collaboration and common purpose.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/stories/2008/2242369.htm

THE WEEKEND P***T
31/05/2008
Take a well-informed, adventurous and uncommonly inventive trip to South America’s very high plains! Only the Tibetan plateau is bigger than the Altiplano.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2247015.htm

THE P***T
02/06/2008
On 1000 Kilometers, Oregon continue to explore the fusion between jazz, chamber music and music from around the world, still fresh after 37 years of being together as a group.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/dailyp***t/stories/2008/2258103.htm

if you want more on Radio National's Music programs you can sign up at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/default.htm

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POETICA
31/05/2008
Australian poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer T.A.G.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/poetica/stories/2008/2245856.htm

AIRPLAY
01/06/2008
The Flight is a story of alienation and recounts the pain of a moment in which the future is perceived as closed or impossible.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/airplay/stories/2008/2252574.htm

STREET STORIES
01/06/2008
We spend a day with aged-care worker Tash Prendergast as she visits four of her elderly clients.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/streetstories/stories/2008/2254158.htm

THE BOOK READING
02/06/2008
This is the true adventure of three young girls who were taken from their Aboriginal families at Jigalong, on the edge of the Little Sandy Desert in 1931.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookreading/stories/2008/2167988.htm


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SUNDAY ARTS
A unique musical collaboration inspired by the work of Bill Henson, our own fair Lady- Taryn Fiebig, Fenella investigates the death of polaroid and music from the Soweto Gospel Choir and Beirut.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/sundayarts/

MONUMENTAL VISION IN BOLIVIA
Australian sculptor Andrew Rogers specialises in constructing geoglyphs, huge sculptures that can cover hundreds of metres of ground, made of rocks and other natural materials.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200806/programs/ZY8799A001D1062008T160200.htm


more details about arts programs on ABC Television across the next few days at http://www.abc.net.au/tv/

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LIMELIGHT
The June issue of limelight features crooner Michael Bublé talking about his love of a good old fashioned melody. Also, we list the top 20 pianists you must see live in Australia this year. We speak to the artist who painted Luciano Pavarotti’s last portrait, and take you on a cultural tour of Adelaide. Plus, violinist André Rieu continues his exclusive monthly column for limelight.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=840016


ABC COLLECTORS MAGAZINE
After the overwhelming success of previous issues, ABC's Collectors Magazine is back with Issue 3. Featuring the expert team from Collectors TV, this issue allows readers to find out what sports gear is paying, discover the best blue and white china pieces to collect, as well as to immerse themselves in all things collectors -decorative snuff boxes, stunning designer glassware, collectable vintage luggage and cosmetic compacts. Professor Adrian Franklin looks back at crazy collectables from the 70s whilst highlighting timely pointers on what will be hot in the future.
Plus, Gordon Brown continues to give readers great practical advice about assessing and buying antiques.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=603728


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