Calendar of events

February 2008

to 17 Feb: ANCIENT CULTURE, MODERN ART An Exhibition of Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art
Club 21 Gallery | Four Season Hotel | free admission
To celebrate its 35th anniversary, in partnership with tjala Aboriginal Art and the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade), Club 21 presents the first ever exhibition in Singapore of works by one Australia's greatest Aboriginal artists, Regina Wilson - winner of a Telstra National Indigenous Art Award 2003. Regina's work is held in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Queensland Art Gallery and several significant private Australian and international collections. The exhibition also features works from artists from Dummu Arts, the art program of the Peppimenarti community, located south-west of Darwin in remote northern Australia.

to 23 Feb: WARLAYRITI ARTISTS' work from the Australian Desert
Open: Tues 9am-2pm, Thu noon-4pm, 1st & 3rd Sat of every month 10.30am-2.30pm | ReDot Gallery | 11 Everton Rd | free admission
ReDot introduces, for the first time in Singapore, 2007 Telstra Award finalist and Xtraata Coal Emerging Young Artist Award winner, Christine Yukenbarri. The exhibition also features work from fellow Telstra finalist Pauline Sunfly and pieces from established artists Eubena Nampitjin, Elizabeth Nyumi, Helicopter Tjungurrayi and Boxer Milner. www.redotgallery.com

to 31 Mar: NOSTALGIA Australian Contemporary Art 2008
Sabun Cabane salon and art gallery, Tanglin Mall | free admission
Nostalgia features 22 paintings by two Australian artists - Gabe Somers and Samantha Lord. All works are available for sale. Nostalgia is the first exhibition to be showcased in the upbeat salon, Sabun Cabane at Tanglin Mall. Art enthusiasts are invited to view the exhibition or take time to have their hair done and enjoy the artwork within their view.

13 Feb: SINGAPORE SLINGERS VS ADELAIDE 36ers
Singapore Indoor Stadium, 7.30pm. www.singaporeslingers.com

14-24 Feb: CUTS AND SCORES
WOHAGA | 29 Hongkong Street | Mon to Sat 10.30am - 6pm | Free admission
Sandra Kaji-O’Grady, Australian Professor of Architecture at the University of Technology, Sydney debuts her series of old pianola rolls reinterpreted as architectural choreography or musical scores, through her exhibition, Cuts and Scores in Singapore.

15-16 Feb: SUPER 14s RUGBY LIVE ON AUSTRALIA NETWORK
Don't miss Australia Network's live coverage of the Super 14s - on Starhub Digital Channel 96. www.australianetwork.com/sportslounge
15 Feb: Reds vs Highlanders at 5pm | Crusaders vs Brumbies at 10pm
16 Feb: Blues vs Chiefs at 2.30pm | Waratahs vs Hurricanes at 4.30pm

22-23 Feb: SUPER 14s RUGBY LIVE ON AUSTRALIA NETWORK
22 Feb: Hurricanes vs Reds at 5pm
23 Feb: Chiefs vs Waratahs at 2.30pm | Brumbies vs Highlanders at 4.30pm

29 Feb: SUPER 14s RUGBY LIVE ON AUSTRALIA NETWORK
Hurricanes vs Chiefs at 5pm

Source of info: Australian Embassy High Commission