Arts
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John Kotzas: From Greek roots to shaping Queensland’s cultural scene
John Kotzas AM is leaving Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) after 30 years, 20 of them at the helm it was announced as a leadership transition . Kotzas, born in …
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Trauma and survival: Jason Raftopoulos’s ‘Voices in Deep’ explores refugee realities in Athens
The opening shot in Jason Raftopoulos’s, Voices in Deep is the shimmering rays of the sun dancing on the surface of the Mediterranean Sea seen from below the surface. We …
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Tsarouchis art sets world auction record at Bonhams Greek sale in Paris
Yannis Tsarouchis, one of the most celebrated painters of so called ‘Greece’s 1930s Generation’, achieved a new world record at Bonhams Greek Sale in Paris on Wednesday, with his iconic …
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Koraly Dimitriadis film ‘Yiayia Mou’ nominated for Woollahra Digital Literary Award
Koraly Dimitriadis’s poetry film, Yiayia Mou (my grandmother) has been shortlisted for the Woollahra Digital Literary Awards in the poetry section. The film, which depicts Dimitriadis’s Cypriot grandmother’s heartbreak of …
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Stevie Bankster’s anthem to resilience: ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’ embraces identity and self-love
Artists often draw from personal struggles to fuel their creativity, and Stevie Bankster is no exception. The Greek-Australian artist released his latest single, Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing earlier this month. …
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‘Kalos Irthate’ exhibiting the Greek Australian migration experience
A one weekend exhibition by The Poseidoniate, a team of Melbourne-based creatives showcasing Greek Australian culture, will be providing a look inside of what a migrant home looked like. The …
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A contemporary perspective on Greek culture in Australia
A brand-new multimedia exhibition will launch later this month, melding fashion, photography and conversations. The proika project, will showcase photographs taken in a selection of Greek immigrant homes, featuring clothing …
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Santa says let’s get behind the Bilingual Bookshop
In 2009, Sydney became the home of the Greek Bilingual Bookshop, a Greek bookshop ahead of its time. Set up by the singer/songwriter/author Eleni Elefterias at Stanmore, before moving to …
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Cretan musicians to headline Arkadia 2024 celebrations in Sydney and Melbourne
Sydney and Melbourne audiences will get a chance to experience popular Cretan musicians Kostas Kakoudakis, Michalis Petsakis, and Stelios Stamatogiannakis perform live as part of the 158th anniversary of the …
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Pi-O Wins 2024 Patrick White Literary Award for radical poetics
Pi-O (π.ο.) has won the 2024 Patrick White Literary Award, the poet who was born in Greece in 1951, immigrated with his family in 1954 to Australia, where they settled …