+ Stuff

+ Not only is this a reminder about the competition but Electrolux Design Lab has a great page design. Check it out.

+ The Sydney Observatory (part of the Powerhouse Museum), has recently launched a blog. So far all posts have been entered by the curator Nick Lomb and Education staff member Geoff Wyatt. It’s early days yet but I hope there will be more contributors in the near future. This is the second blog from the management of the Powerhouse, the other blog Fresh + New is largely authored by Seb Chan and the odd other Web Services & Digital Media team members at the Powerhouse Museum, and has been on-line now for just over 1 year. Soon to be added to this list will be the Powerhouse’s third blog and design portal – Design Hub due for launching during Sydney Design 06 …… stay tuned.

+ This week we are saddened by the announcement of Bronwyn Oliver’s death.

She worked for over twenty years producing an extraordinary body of sculpture that revealed a unique vision of beauty. Bronwyn showed with Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery from the beginning of her exhibiting life.

+ The NSW Government has announced the merger of the Powerhouse Museum and Australian Museum. Combined the institutions cost the taxpayer and the government a large sum of money.  The government is looking to make savings through a joint trust and a shared chief executive and bureaucracy, joint ticketing and marketing, common educational and outreach programs, better planning of exhibitions, and smarter use of storage space. And this all arrives as the Powerhouse gets closer to opening it’s Castle Hill property that has been under development for some years, and employing artistic directors to oversee the development of exhibitions and programs.