Artist Materials - market update

Due to the fall in the Australian Dollar, we are seeing pricerises flowing through the Australian Artist Materials market. How long this will take to reach individual outlets will depend on stock holdings. Most products being imported from Asia have already begun to rise, Due to the massive fall of the Australian Dollar against the Yen Japanese products have been particularly effected with one importer commenting "it may not be viable to carry products from Japan". Most Australian manufacted products have escaped so far, but I have now been advised by a major paint manufacturer that they will need to increase prices early in the new year. A prudent artist or school buyer would be well advised to order early to obtain the best prices and avoid shortages.

Sydney
this weeks openings....

tuesday

Australian Galleries
15 Roylston Street, Paddington 2021
Phone: (02) 9360 5177
Exhibition: Michelle Hiscock - Paintings.
Opening 6-8pm (until Sat. 13th December)

Gig Gallery
70a Glebe Point Road, Glebe
Phone: 02 9660 2785
Group Exhibition: Sustainable.
Opening 6-8pm   (until Wed, 7th December)

Kudos Gallery
6 Napier St Paddington NSW 2021
Exhibition: FINALE
- A selection of works by Fine Arts Honours students as part of the COFA Annual.
Opening 5-7.30pm   (until Tues, 6th December)

Rushcutters Bay Gallery
147 Bayswater Road, Rushcutters Bay 2011 Phone: 02 9361 5413
Exhibition: Claire Stening - Still Life at Home.   Opening 6-8pm   (until Tues, 16th December)

Tap Gallery
278 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst 2010 Phone: 02 9361 0440
Exhibition: Nuran Zorlu (Chankian) - Ancient Land Armenian Eyes.   Opening 6-8pm   (until Sun, 30th November)

wednesday

James Dorahy Project Space
Suite 4, 1st floor, 111 Macleay Street, Potts Point 2011 Phone: 02 9358 2585
Group Exhibition: lit-up like a Christmas tree - volume III.   Opening 6-8pm   (until Sun, 14th December)

Richard Martin Art
98 Holdsworth Street, Woollahra 2025 Phone: 02 9327 6525
Exhibition: Waldemar Kolbusz.  Opening 6-8pm   (until Wed, 10th December)

thursday

Australian Galleries
24 Glenmore Road, Paddington 2021 Phone: (02) 9380 8744
Exhibition: Adam Rish, Garry Shead & Stephen Roach.  Opening 6-8pm (until Sun. 21st December)

Breenspace
289 Young Street, Waterloo 2017 Phone: 02 9690 0555
Exhibition: Mitch Cairns - Written and recorded by Ringo Starr.   Opening 6-8pm   (until Sat, 20th December)

Gaffa Gallery
1/7 Randle Street, Surry Hills 2010 Phone: 0431 468 720
Group Exhibition: Medium Shift.
Opening 6-8pm   (until Tues, 9th December)

Gallery Barry Keldoulis
285 Young Street, Waterloo 2017 Phone: 02 8399 1240
Exhibition: Peter Alwast, The Landing.
Opening 6-8pm   (until Sun, 20th December)

Kaliman Gallery
56 Sutherland Street, Paddington 2021 Phone: 02 9357 2273
Exhibiton: Gavin Hipkins - Second Empire (New World).
Opening 6-8pm   (until Sat, 20th November)

MOP Gallery
2/39 Abercrombie Street, Chippendale 2008 Phone: 02 9699 3955
Exhibition: Gallery 1; The Swamp Age.
& Gallery 2; Take Me To Magic Mountain.
Opening 6-8pm (until Sun, 14th December)

Peloton
9 & 25 Meagher Street, Chippendale 2008
Phone: 02 9690 2601
Exhibitions: P25 Jam. & P19 Tracey Clement.   Opening 6-8pm   (until Sat, 20th December)

friday

Bowral & District Art Society Gallery
1 Short Street, Bowral 2576 Phone: 02 4861 4093
Group Exhibition: Kids on Show.  Opening 5.30pm   (until Fri, 5th December)

United Galleries Sydney
179-181 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst 2010 Phone: 02 8915 5300
Group Exhibition: Hip Pop.  Opening 6-8pm   (Until January 2009)

saturday

The Boathouse
13 Florence Terrace, Scotland Island 2105
Transport to Tennis Court Wharf)
Phone: 0411463204
Exhibition: Penelope Wise, Carole Corrie
& Dianne Watts - Island Trio.
Opening 10-5pm   (until Sun, 30th November)

Stella Downer Fine Art
2 Danks Street Waterloo 2017 Phone: 02 9319 1006
Exhibition: Tanya Chaitow
- There's A Moose In The Stairwell.
Opening 6-8pm   (until Sat, 20th December)

sunday

Amara
Amara Property, Berrima Drive Berrima Phone: Kathy Geurts 02 48771026
Group Exhibition: Rapture - Design & Art at Amara.   Opening 10.30-4pm   (Sunday only)

Gallery NTK
Shop 2 90-100, Edwin Street, North Croydon 2132 Phone: 02 9797 9799
Group Exhibition: 2008 Christmas Exhibition.   Opening 2-4pm   (until Fri, 19th December)

Canberra - friday

Beaver Galleries
81 Denison Street, Deakin 2600 Phone: 02 6282 5294
Exhibition: The Christmas Collection 2008.   Opening 6-8pm (until Wed, 24th December )