Ever feel like throwing on a hot jazz album, dressing like a flapper and pretending
the Great Depression is right around the corner? Well, OK, you don’t have to go that
far, but let’s not beat about the bush: the Roaring Twenties sound like great fun, and
a little bit of them will be coming to Melbourne from tomorrow in the shape of the
Art Deco 1910-1939 exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. As well as art,
there’ll be ceramics, glassware and furniture on display, fashion from Chanel, jewels
from Cartier, and a period car. The exhibition’s on from June 28 to October 5.
Oohhh ... the glamour.

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Holy moley. I went to one of these The Way We Wear Fairs in Brisbane a while ago
and it was literally like falling into some down-the-rabbit-hole vintage wonderland
full of everything from 19th century gloves to ‘60s sundresses and earrings from the
1980s. So. Much. Fun. I walked away with bags full of secondhand lovelies. (Maybe
too many in my case, I seem to remember being a bit poor after that!) Anyway,
Sydney has its turn this weekend with a two-day fair at the Hunters Hill Town Hall
on June 28 and 29. Then there’s fairs Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide over the next
couple of months. Check their website for details – definitely one to pop in the diary.

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Gillian Benke's label Bencke has finally opened an on-line store with Made It. Still
being early days the little store has just a handful of unique pieces but there will be
regular additions so stay tuned as they arrive. Bencke is also involved in two exhibitions
this month. Wangaratta VIC : A Red World opened on Saturday 21 June at 4pm at
Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery. This runs until July 27. Fremantle WA : The Divided
Self opens today, June 22 and finishes July 6 at the Remedy and Footpath Gallery,
95 High Street, Fremantle.

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The creative cats at weAREtheIMAGEmakers are yet again bunging canvas-loads of loveliness up on gallery walls for the general amazement and amusement of the masses (that’s you and me by the way). In their new 12x12 exhibition, 12 Australian artists show 12 artworks each, all on 12x12 inch canvases. There’s treats from Apeseven, Ghostpatrol (art pictured below), Jae Copp, James Hancock, Jeremyville, Junior, Luke Feldman, Miso, Paul Meates, Plump Oyster, Sam Smith and Smc[3] on display in two shows in Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney kids: your 12x12 is on at the aMBUSH gallery, 4A James Street Waterloo. It opens tonight, June 20 from 6-9pm and runs Wednesday to Saturday from June 21 to July 5. Melbourne kids: you can have a look at No Vacancy Gallery, 27-33 Red Cap Lane. Opening night is July 18 from 6-9pm, then it runs from July 19 to 25. All that, and we promise not to say 12 any more. Oh, maybe just one: 12!

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Fat is turning 10! To celebrate their birthday they are holding a one night only
exhibition and auction called Ten on Tuesday 17 June. The Great Fat Art Auction
with all proceeds being donated to The Immigrant Women's Domestic Violence Service
– a state-wide service in Victoria that provides support and crisis intervention to women
and children of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who experience
domestic violence. The exhibition will include works from 13 artists such as Rhys
Lee, Matthew Griffin, Elke Kramer and Beci Orpin. There will be 16 pieces up for
auction ranging from works on paper to sculpture. The event starts at The Murray
White Room (Sargood Lane, off Exhibition St, Melbourne) with the auction starting
at 7:30pm sharp. For more info x

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