Samantha Everton to judge 2011 Moran Prize
Nothing pleases me more than when clients ring with good news, especially when it’s news that they’ve been invited to judge Australia’s richest photographic prize, 2011 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize. Her work has been selected as a finalists in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize exhibitions. Well done Sam. It’s really great... Read More
I just climbed the Opera House sails…
I was casually asked if I would like to climb to the top of the Sydney Opera House to oversee a PR job for Opera Australia. Are you kidding me…? It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I immediately said ‘yes’. The experience lived up to my expectations. Simply breath taking and something I will remember forever. Here’s a couple of happy snaps of me on... Read More
A Midsummer Night’s Dream captivates
For the past three weeks i’ve been working in Melbourne with Opera Australia. Yesterday I had a mega media call at Baz Lurhmann’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with Sky News, SBS TV, Ch 10 News, The Age, The Herald Sun, mX Melbourne and many more all covering. I also had a multitude of preview interviews with ABC Melbourne Drive, 3MBS FM, JOY FM Radio NZ… and... Read More
Opera stars tackle Melbourne Football Club
I’m here in Melbourne for a few weeks with Opera Australia’s Melbourne Season. I had the pleasure of working with two very fit opera singers, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Jud Arthur, who do a sterling job of dispelling the myth of what opera singers look like. We teamed them up with North Melbourne Football Club Vice-Captain Drew Petrie. The result was a very fine looking picture... Read More
Samantha Everton announces title of next show
I first met and worked with Sam in 2007. It was her Vintage Dolls series and I was instantly spell-bound. So much so that a work, and so did my sister. Sam is at it again this year, with the announcement of her 2011 exhibition, Marionettes, on show in Queensland at Anthea Polson Art in March, then to Sydney at Dickerson Gallery in April 2011. Above is the first work of the series,... Read More
Cheryl Barker tackles career defining role
For the past couple of months I’ve been working with Opera Australia and some very big stars of the opera stage. One such star is the delightful Cheryl Barker. I was thrilled to learn Leta Keens from The Australian was to interview Cheryl as she prepared for her latest role, playing the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier. I was sitting in Imogen’s office, which shares... Read More
Winter music school hits high notes
Artistic Director Paul Dean rang me last year and invited me to be his plus one at the 2009 Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards night. Southern Cross Soloists had been nominated for their Winter Music School for the most outstanding contribution to Australian music and education. To my dismay I was unable to make the event, which was made even worse when Paul... Read More
A side of Simon not widley known, until now…
I recall the first time Simon and I met five years ago… i was told two things before our meeting; Simon was a child prodigy with a remarkable talent for playing the piano, yet he was approachable and non-elitist. To me this seemed a little ‘yin and yang’, but upon meeting Simon I realised this was an apt description. Simon spoke of performing on the Opera House... Read More
Are we all just big kids playing games…?
Last week Yaeli Ohana spoke to Andrew Taylor, Culture Editor for The Sun Herald about the inspiration for her latest exhibition and her knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. READ ARTICLE HERE And last night she opened her exhibition to great success – the gallery was filled with buzzing conversation and a number of happy people who snapped up one of Yaeli’s... Read More
Yaeli Ohana talks to Australian Jewish News TV…
