From Courtney Barnett to Beer Snake<br />Though when looking at it through the lens of the "tall poppy," something strikes me, which is — a good chunk of this art — on support posts under bridges, on supporting walls<br />that separate a lower road from a higher/hillier residential property or telephone switch boxes are very Australian — as in, the art may shout, it’s graphic, it’s bold, it’s even provocative.<br />Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals Winter film festivals fill me with a great love for Melbourne (and,<br />having just been in Sydney for the film festival, this feeling is transferrable across cities).<br />Museum of Old and New Art (and Dark Mofo), Hobart My first visit to the Museum of Old<br />and New Art (MONA) in the pretty town of Hobart, Tasmania "knocked my socks off" as we Aussies are wont to say in our non-snobby way.<br />______ From rocking to iOTA to strolling through Grafton’s Jacaranda Festival, from admiring giant murals on silos in rural Victoria to perusing Valentino in Brisbane<br />— readers shared dozens of heartfelt experiences with Australian cultural creations after my last newsletter asking for memories and personal stories.<br />South Bank, Brisbane One thing that has always intrigued me about Brisbane is the public graffiti-like art<br />that covers wall spaces in and around the city, especially near South Bank.<br />— David Lewis ______ Many readers shared stories about their love for festivals,<br />and the way these events create a social experience around art — and not just in major cities.
