To celebrate the arrival of ‘Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and beyond,’ teachers passionate about art are being invited to participate in a special learning day in Canberra.

This one day program also includes an opportunity to explore collections in two of the National Capital’s premier institutions – The Australian War Memorial and the National Portrait Gallery.

A sketchbook of humorous pre-First World War caricatures has recently been acquired by the Australian War Memorial. Members of the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), located at Queenscliff, Victoria, are depicted in this work dating from 1909-1910. Referred to as the “budget” of the regiment and located in what once appeared to be an accounting book, the works were created by an anonymous artist using the name “Zif”. read on