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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

----------------- LATEST ARTS NEWS ---------------------

THIEVES SNATCH PICASSO ENGRAVINGS [13/06/2008]
Thieves have stolen two engravings by Pablo Picasso and two Brazilian paintings from a museum in Sao Paulo.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/13/2273358.htm

ARIA HONOURS ROLF HARRIS [13/06/2008]
Musician and artist Rolf Harris is to be inducted into this year's ARIA Hall of Fame.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/13/2273405.htm

GALLERY FUNDING CUTS THREATEN ACT ECONOMY: BUSINESS [12/06/2008]
The ACT Chamber of Commerce says the success of the National Gallery's latest exhibition proves it is foolish to cut funding to national institutions.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/12/2273255.htm

OPERA MAESTRO TAKES SYDNEY FESTIVAL REINS [12/06/2008]
Opera director and former artistic director of the Perth International Arts Festival Lindy Hume will helm the Sydney Festival from 2010 to 2012.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/12/2272437.htm

PICASSO TIPPED TO BREAK AUSTRALIAN AUCTION RECORD [12/06/2008]
Art dealers believe a painting by Pablo Picasso will attract a record price when it is auctioned in Sydney next week.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/12/2272741.htm

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

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LEADING FROM THE EDGE
All over the world, great art galleries tend to reside in big metropolises, with regional galleries often displaying a more varied standard of arts and crafts. However, in many respects, Artspace Mackay, holds it own against Australia's leading art collections.
http://abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/08/2268394.htm

IT'S FUNNY LIVING IN TOOWOOMBA
Mark Gladman lives in Toowoomba, has a Bachelor of Theology, and a knack for making people laugh. He was a finalist in Triple J's Raw Comedy Search, and this year travelled to Melbourne to perform at the international comedy festival.
http://abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/06/2266896.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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------------------ FILM REVIEWS ------------------

THE HAPPENING [13/06/2008]
ABC North Qld
The Happening is not, as the title may indicate, some retro 1960s farce.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/13/2273395.htm

SPEED RACER [12/06/2008]
At the Movies
The Wachowski brothers are back, not completely in the real world, with an adaptation of the Japanese anime series Speed Racer by Tatsuo Yoshida.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2259417.htm

MONGOL [11/06/2008]
At the Movies
In 12th Century Mongolia, 9-year-old Temudjin is being taken by his father, the leader, or Khan, of a clan, to marry a girl from the Merkit tribe but on the way he meets 10-year-old Borte and decides he wants to marry her instead when they’re old enough.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2259439.htm

MY BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD [11/06/2008]
At the Movies
After Italy nabbed two major prizes last week in Cannes there are hopes that film in that country is sailing out of the doldrums.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2259574.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

------------------ MUSIC REVIEWS ------------------

THIS IS NOT THE WORLD [06/06/2008]
The Futureheads are back with their third album, released independently on their own label, the UK lads have strengthened their signature sound and have banged out a stack of catchy, hooky, indie hits.
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/s2267341.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

------------------ THEATRE REVIEWS ------------------

CARMEN [12/06/2008]
Reviewed by Winsome Denyer for ABC North Qld
Queensland Ballet's touring production Carmen delivers so much more than just beautiful dancing.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/12/2272406.htm

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EAT ATE [10/06/2008]
Reviewed by Ping Lo for ABC Canberra
I was suspicious when I first flicked my eyes over Guy Mirabella's latest cookbook, Eat Ate.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/10/2270377.htm

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

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------------------ RADIO NATIONAL ------------------ http://abc.net.au/rn

------------------ RN Music Highlights --------------------

RN INTO THE MUSIC
14/06/2008
Bruce Beresford is a film director so musically intelligent that he is regularly invited to direct operas but, in his films, Beresford's sensitivity to music frequently leads him away from including obvious musical cues.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/stories/2008/2256744.htm

SINGERS OF RENOWN
14/06/2008
SINGERS OF RENOWN ENCORE SERIES with JOHN CARGHER
"A CENTURY OF SINGERS, 1901-2000"
The second of four programs featuring singers who influenced the art of singing during the 20th century.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/singersofrenown/stories/2008/2213038.htm

THE WEEKEND P***T
15/06/2008
The release of Charles Lloyd’s Rabo de Nube {tail of a cloud} celebrates his 70th birthday.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2259674.htm

THE P***T
16/06/2008
Melbourne-born, New York City-based pianist/composer Barney McAll’s latest CD Flashbacks employs a NYC-based crew to create a musical picture of ‘those strange flashes that we get when we least expect them’.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/dailyp***t/stories/2008/2270013.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

------------------ RN Book highlights ------------------

POETICA
14/06/2008
Don Marquis's famous collection of poems featuring Archy the cockroach-poet and Mehitabel the alley-cat queen.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/poetica/stories/2008/2256757.htm

SHORT STORY
15/06/2008
While he packs up and gets ready to leave, a woman reflects on the finished relationship.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/shortstory/stories/2008/2266965.htm

AIRPLAY
15/06/2008
Cantata of Fire is an imaginative listening experience which takes us into the compound in Waco, Texas during the 1993 siege as the Branch Davidian believers led by David Koresh prepared for the apocalypse.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/airplay/stories/2008/2267059.htm

THE BOOK READING
16/06/2008
He was a novelist, historian and science fiction writer.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookreading/stories/2008/2198535.htm


------------------ RN Drama highlights ------------------

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SUNDAY ARTS
Pulitzer prize winner Junot Diaz, Australian artists on the Heysen trail, music from Paprika Balkanicas and Lior, Frank Woodley's - In The Frame and we get a preview of the latest Adam Cullen retrospective at the Art Gallery of NSW.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/sundayarts/

ARTSCAPE - ARTISTS AT WORK: JANDAMARRA
Jandamarra is the epic theatre event produced by the Black Swan Theatre Company and Bunuba Films for the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival. This week, Artists At Work's special on Jandamarra follows the production's move from the rehearsal room onto a massive set with seven-metre high facades representing the Napier Range.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200806/programs/AC0718V010D17062008T220000.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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