NEWS DESK
Glimpse into iconic author’s life THE Langwarrin South home of an iconic author will be opened to the public next month to showcase a personal Valentine’s Day collection. Joan Lindsay, the author of the 1967 novel Picnic at Hanging Rock, shared the Mulberry Hill home with husband Daryl Lindsay. Every Sunday from 11 February to 31 March, the public will be invited in to view a collection of Joan Lindsay’s Valentine’s Day cards. Valentine’s Day was the day that she and her husband married, and was also the day of the titular picnic featured in her novel. Joan Lindsay died in 1984. The conserved personal Valentine’s Day Card collection includes cards between Lindsay and her family. The Mulberry Hill home was entrusted to the National Trust of Australia (Victoria). The My Day of Days exhibition at the home, at 385 Golf Links Road in Langwarrin South, will open each Sunday between 11 February and 31 March from 11.00am to 4.00pm. Tickets with a guided tour can be purchased at nationaltrust.org. au/event/my-day-of-days
VALENTINE’S Day cards (inset) will be on display at the Langwarrin South home of author Joan Lindsay next month. Pictures: Supplied
G A L L E R Y TA L K
Welcome to 2024! The Gallery has been buzzing over summer with visitors flocking in to see ‘Know My Name: Australian Women Artists’.
We are thrilled to open entries for our 2024 National Works on Paper (NWOP) prize. With up to $60,000 in awards and acquisitions, including the $20,000 major award, we are seeking entries in drawing, printmaking, digital prints, paper sculpture and any works that use paper as the main medium. Established in 1998 by incorporating the Gallery’s Spring Festival of Drawing and Prints Acquisitive prize that began in 1973 and 1974 respectively, NWOP has had a wonderful and rich history. Entries close on 5 April, visit our website to find out more. Come along to our FREE acoustic music series presented by Sonic Textures and Mornington Peninsula Shire. Enjoy a fusion of live music, food and drinks and check out the ‘Know My Name: Australian Women Artists’ exhibition after hours. Check out the line-up of musicians on our website. We also have a collage workshop with artist Kylie Stillman and an en
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Installation of Know My Name, 2023-24. Left to right: Alison Rehfisch, Vida Lahey, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott and Cressisda Campbell. Photo: Mark Ashkanasy
plein air painting workshop with artist Nicole Kelly at Police Point Shire Park. We are delighted to be hosting a conversation with well-known dance artist and choreographer Jo Lloyd and ground-breaking photographer Ponch Hawkes, as well as a Wikipedia Edita-thon where participants will learn how to add information to increase the representation of women and gender diverse artists on this important online platform. See you at MPRG, soon.
Danny Lacy MPRG Gallery Director
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