The Tolarno Hotel in St Kilda,which features Mirka Mora’s murals,is going on the market,with the buyer able to score a restaurant,hotel and prized artwork.
John and Sunday Reed championed emerging artists and their legacy lives on,as Heide celebrates its 40th anniversary.
The acclaimed artist’s son has carved his own career as a gallerist.
Growing up in a family of artists and gallerists,Lily Mora is carving her own path as an advocate for emerging artists. Often asked by friends where to buy art that’s not too expensive,she spied a niche.
Mirka taught in her own style about her own brand of art and the way she saw it. Listening to her was fascinating and inspiring.
The Jewish Museum of Australia will hold its first exhibition on beloved artist Mirka Mora later this year.
Creative types at home have drawn inspiration from the Heide circle of artists,while the museum intends to open a healing garden at the end of the year.
“Mirka”,as she was universally known,was vibrant,theatrical and compulsively creative.
The ABC and SBS rarely commission one-off,"big story"documentaries any more. Australians who want to know more about their own story are the losers.
Crowdfunding enabled Heide Museum of Modern Art to pay $77,500 at auction for an important Mirka Mora mural.
The artistic director of the Heide Museum of Modern Art says she is overwhelmed by public donations enabling the purchase of key artworks and personal items of the late artist Mirka Mora.