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Who was Ian Gentle? Illawarra celebrates the life of an artistic maverick
Desiree Savage
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Ian Gentle is highly regarded as a great, influential artist and teacher who inspired the lives of many. Stick sculptures are currently on show as part of a multifaceted exhibition honouring his life. Left picture an Illawarra Mercury file image, right picture supplied.
Meet the man behind more than 100 giant murals around Wollongong
Marlene Even
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Ten giant murals are being painted by street artists around Wentworth Street and Military Lane this week as part of the Wonderwalls festival. They will be complete by December 3. Picture by Adam McLean.
Check out the newest addition to the Lake Illawarra Art Trail
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Check out the newest addition to the Lake Illawarra Art Trail
An Aussie adaption of Shakespeare is coming to Wollongong Botanic Garden
Desiree Savage
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Cast members of Midsummer NIght's Dream Rose Maher, Duncan Ragg, Alexander Morgan and Billie Paige Harris rehearsing at the Wollongong Botanic Garden. Picture by Adam McLean
Funny and poignant, why you should see this First Nations play in Wollongong
Desiree Savage
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Playwright Jane Harrison says 'The Visitors' (at IPAC this week) will take people on a 'journey' and encourage them to think a little differently than may have thought to date. Picture supplied
George Gittoes celebrates 50 years of peace-keeping with global award
Desiree Savage
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Gerringong artist George Gittoes has received the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies Award from Peshawar University for what he calls 'artistic expression in war'. Picture by Waqar Alam
Wollongong author's new novel aims to break silence around grief in kids
Desiree Savage
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Wollongong-based illustrator and author Liv Lorkin with her new short children's novel Sage and the Journey of Grief. Picture by Adam McLean
Can't afford Ryan or Zanko? New Wollongong framing shop offers affordable art
Desiree Savage
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Loreto Medina left the corporate world of marketing to open a picture framing and art gallery in the heart of Wollongong called Artlock. Picture by Adam McLean
Love stories take centre stage as Illawarra's new club celebrates romance
Desiree Savage
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Albion Park resident Olyvia Ryan loves romance books and has so far read 160 novels this year, but is hoping to beat her last year's record of 207. Picture by Robert Peet
Wollongong author pens novel for head-strong tweens who don't fit in
Desiree Savage
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Young adult author Ashleigh Mounser at Collins Booksellers in Thirroul, with her new novel How to be Cooler Than the Moon, aimed at 10 to 14-year-olds. Picture by Robert Peet

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