Latest articles by Rhonda Dredge
A dose of art culture
There are still opportunities to experience art in the CBD as local galleries continue to trade, but at a distance.
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Fit, healthy and coping
Outdoor workers are now highly visible in the CBD and many are upbeat about the value of their jobs in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Dodgy moves in the corporate sector
In pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) days, corporate culture attracted quite a degree of cynical attention from both outsiders and insiders.
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Love in the time of epidemic
One of the plays cancelled last week in the CBD was Hell Ship, due to have opened on St Patrick’s Day at fortyfivedownstairs.
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Residential lockdown begins
This is the kind of view many of elderly residents will have for the next few months as the CBD bunkers down to avoid the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Spread art, not viruses
In March, Chinese curator Charlie Xiao was in McGraths Lane behind Tolarno Gallery putting up posters to promote his Instagram campaign #spreadartnotviruses.
Read MoreCareer moves for Wheeler Centre director
Wheeler Centre director Michael Williams has resigned after more than 10 years in the job and he spoke to CBD News about his decision.
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The day of the long report
When councillors travel overseas on the public purse they usually cobble together a couple of pages to account for their time, hoping they won’t end up in the tabloid press.
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An interesting woman
When Lynne Wenig moved into one of the earliest office building conversions in 1995 she found the CBD quite bland but she soon discovered she had the skills to make a home here.
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A different view from Eastern Hill
When you gather artists together you usually have controversy, even at the Victorian Artists’ Society (VAS) in its lovely Romanesque building just east of the Hoddle Grid.
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Store still taking wildlife knits
It was all action at the counter of the Morris & Sons last week as people returning to work dropped by to find out what they could make for wildlife victims of the bushfires.
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Museum quality work in Flinders Lane
When you are an artist, it’s not just a case of getting the job done. It’s the thought that goes into the work that counts because you want a viewer to retrace those steps.
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Taking the turtle for a walk
A figure walks through the city. She’s trying to feel her way into the spaces. She isn’t sure where she is heading. A flash of colour or an open door might lead her astray.
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Building the city we deserve
When Jax Jacki Brown arrived at the town hall for Broadside, the unashamedly feminist festival last month, she wasn’t expecting to be marginalised. Afterall, she was on one of the panels.
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Collins St and the homeless debate
You don’t expect guys with a prime Collins St address to be altruistic but King Ng and Jay Hollerich are laying their cards on the table.
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New foyer creates a buzz
There’s still one floor available in the recently renovated T&G Building at the Paris end of Collins St and agents are advertising it as ideal for those with global interests.
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Unwinding with some wool
When you go to a Stitch & Bitch session you’re known by the patterns you choose to knit but it’s the stories that you hear that make their mark.
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From the stock room
You’re judged in the art world by the decisions you make and Anna Schwartz remembers going down to an artist-run space in Prahran in the early ‘90s.
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When art does all the talking
Private collectors are shy, hiding behind their artworks, but they do love to make a fuss about the artists in their collection.
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Pledge to help the homeless
Businesses in the CBD have agreed to provide their services pro bono to convert a multi-storey building in the city into a homeless shelter.
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