Exhibitions
The Gallery (Ground floor)
Write On!: an exhibition of West Australian writers and illustrators for the National Year of Reading 2012.
Celebrate talented living writers and discover original manuscripts and illustrations. Click on the link above to find out more.
This collaborative exhibition with writingWA celebrates the depth of talent found in Western Australia and gives a glimpse of the people behind the stories.
Tim Winton commented that:
‘Being from WA was seen as a terrible disadvantage, but in retrospect I think it was a gift. It hardens us, like drought-resistant coastal plants, and you have the great opportunity to make yourself up as you go along.’
Material on display has been donated by authors, illustrators and publishers, and selected from the State Library collections.
When: Thursday 5 April – Sunday 24 June 2012
Where: The Gallery, Ground floor
Entry is FREE. Open during State Library of WA opening hours.
2nd Floor
Images composed : music inspired by artworks
What do Modest Mussorgsky, Claude Debussy, Don McLean, Stephen Sondheim, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Coldplay and 1950s popular song composer Jay Livingston have in common? Besides each being at the peak of their particular musical genre and period, they have composed music inspired by certain artworks. Music and painting have always been considered separate arts, yet there are shared artistic styles and ideas which link the two inextricably.
Page last updated: Wednesday 4 April 2012
