Carolyn Neumann

Highly qualified in things other then ‘the Arts’; Carolyn’s life long love of theatre, movies, comedy and music has meant that she has spent much of her life in dark rooms with strangers – sitting upright and paying attention.

So now – please sit upright and pay attention…

89 posts by Carolyn Neumann

bennett @ frances keevil gallery

Cockatoo Island - copyright Jane Bennett (artist)

Our industrial landscape is disappearing from the inner shores of Sydney. One artist who has been busy documenting it is Jane Bennett.

Bennett is a much awarded Sydney artist whose work over the last few decades has been in documenting …

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the fox and the freedom fighters

The Fox- Second Image

It is rare that one gets the story of a great man told through the eyes of his family. This is currently happening at the Carriageworks.

THE FOX AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS  is  the story of Charles ‘Chicka’ Dixon – …

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when the queen came to town

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One does not have to be a monarchist to enjoy this documentary of the largest, longest and most expensive event ever staged in Australia – Queen Elizabeth’s 1954 tour. The film has been appropriately released on the 60th anniversary and …

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pride

Pride

In the time of one of the early waves of AIDS, at a time when millions of manufacturing jobs had been lost in the UK, Maggie Thatcher announced the closure of 20 coal mines. It was March 1984 the start …

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shirley’s portrait of sydney

SYDNEY BLUES  is an exhibition by Shirley Peters of a new collection of ‘En Plein Air’ landscapes of Sydney harbour and foreshore in fine weather and foul.

Working in acrylic and water on paper, in what she describes as a …

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the invisible woman

At the height of his brilliant career, Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death. The younger woman was Nelly Ternan, 27 years his junior. They met when she was 18 and appearing with …

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leah anketell: animal instincts

ANIMAL INSTINCTS is the second Sydney exhibition by Leah Anketell. Fifteen of her paintings are in this exhibition at Gallery V in Woolloomooloo.

The cast of subjects include dogs, cats, rabbits, roosters and goldfish. Earlier works included cows. The works …

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best wildlife photography

One hundred photos were selected from 43,000 entries of the best wildlife photography from 2013. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 exhibition is now showing at the Australian Museum. The competition is owned by the Natural History Museum, London

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wadja

If it were only to learn about current life and culture of females in Saudi Arabia, watching WADJA would be worthwhile. It is reported to be is the first feature film to be shot entirely in Saudi Arabia with a …

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rise of the eco warriors

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Climate change, global warming and environmental degradation are catch phrases of this generation. So it is appropriate that young people are enlisted to fight these global threats. The RISE OF THE ECO WARRIORS shows one group who did just that. …

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