Gallery of Arts

Gareth shares his long-held passion for zines.

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For those of you new to the term 'zine, a 'zine is a type of magazine but without the gloss and glamour. 'Zine is short for fanzine. 'Zines are often hand-made, inexpensively produced, self-published, underground publications.

I filmed Gareth demonstrating and describing the process during a workshop he held at the Warrnambool Art Gallery. The zine workshop was attended by creative writing students from a local secondary school. The creative writing students created their own zines on the theme of 'My Tribe'. They each created a 'zine that reflects their subculture and/or reflects an issue that affects them.

For many of the writing students participating in the 'zine workshop was a totally new experience; it was the first time they stepped foot inside an art gallery, and definitely the first time they had laid eyes on a type-writer, let alone tap away at one.

Art Gallery Education Officer Delise Oldfield said she hoped the arts-education program would encourage non-art based students to use their creative skills. She hopes that more schools will take up the opportunity to participate in the arts program on offer at the gallery. She believes the program provides a wonderful way for students to get some hands-on experience in art and to learn from local artists.

National Gallery of Art Takes a New Look: Samuel F.B. Morse's ...

WASHINGTON, DC.- The renowned painting Gallery of the Louvre (1831–1833) by American inventor Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872) has been recently conserved and is now on view in a focus exhibition at the National Gallery of Art near the East Garden Court of the West Building. On loan from the Terra Foundation for American Art from June 25, 2011, through July 8, 2012, the painting depicts masterpieces from the Louvre's collection that Morse "reinstalled" in one of that museum's grandest galleries, the Salon Carré. A New Look: Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" was previously on view at Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, from March 1 through June 12, 2011.

"The Gallery of the Louvre will not only enable visitors to learn more about the artistic accomplishments of Morse, best known for his inventions, and will further their understanding of his greatest painting and its historical importance," said Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art. "We are delighted to include it in our series of special installations focused on an iconic American work."

"It is a wonderful tribute to Morse's ambitious undertaking that his Gallery of the Louvre is on view at the National Gallery of Art in our nation's capital. Morse had an unwavering belief in the power of art to foster cultural pride, yet the masterpiece he completed nearly 200 years ago was the result of a transatlantic effort," stated Elizabeth Glassman, president and chief executive officer, Terra Foundation for American Art. "Painted in Paris and New York, Gallery of the Louvre truly embodies our international mission. The foundation is committed to sharing its distinguished collection in an effort to stimulate cross-cultural dialogue and exchange on American art. For more than one year, the painting will reside at the National Gallery of Art, linking its excellent collections of American and European masterworks."

Gallery of the Louvre
Morse envisioned the Salon Carré as a workshop where individuals study, sketch, and copy from an imagined assemblage of the Louvre's finest works, including paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Veronese, Caravaggio, Rubens, Van Dyck, and Watteau. Many of these artists are also represented on the Main Floor in the National Gallery of Art's own collection; their works are on view nearby in the West Building.

The National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art, Washington

Catalogue of the Corcoran gallery of art

The national gallery of art, Departs of the National museum

Winslow Homer