Brisbane Open House

Brisbane's Casino by Simona Albanese

On 2 October in conjunction with World Architecture Day, the Queensland Government and the Brisbane Development Association will initiate a new event: Brisbane Open House.

This event will provide the public a free-of-charge and rare opportunity to discover the often hidden wealth of architectural, engineering and historic buildings nestled around the city and associated program.

For more information on the buildings open on the day have a look to the link below:

Brisbane Open House

This is a wonderful initiative for Brisbane!

Italian Film Festival 2010

La Dolce Vita's flyer

The Italian Film Festival is on its way again in the city of Brisbane....so go and enjoy!!!
Below is the link for the shows:
Italian Film Festival 2010

At the main time I will be in Rome to enjoy .....if you want you can follow me through my blog!!!

Ciao!!!!

Seaworld down the Gold Coast

Enjoying the day down the Gold Coast with my children...

Automobilistica Italiana 2010 on the Gold Coast

An introduction to art history

Moses by Michelangelo in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome

Works of art have traditionally been associated with vivid and abiding experiences and memories. Of the various form of arts, painting are usually the most highly privileged.

Sistine Chapel's ceiling by Michelangelo, Rome

Painting provide useful information by virtue of the events and scenes and people that they illustrate. Paintings preserve former layouts of cities and landscapes, the appearance of long-dead kings and queens and philosophers and artists, the configurations of formers battles and the scenes of terrible disasters.

When we stand in front a painting we expect to perceive something ....to understand the artwork we are looking at. The kind of paintings normally commissioned in the principal urban centers of Europe reflected the existing stratifications of the social world at a time when the main sources of patronage were the church, the state, the aristocracy and the increasingly independent mercantile class of bourgeoisie. 

Artists like Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci worked for various type of patrons in different city of Italy creating astonishing and impeccable artworks, which will be introduce during the next Term at new Farm State School Community between October 28th and November 11th.

For any information and to enroll to the course just download the form below:

New Farm State School Community Education

If you have any question just drop me a line!!!
Simona

A posting from Florence

Yesterday my dad and my mum have enjoyed the day with some friends in Florence, visiting the Boboli gardens and some other main city sites. These are some of the photos....

my dad 

        

Italian Festival event in Brisbane

For all the Italian lovers Co.As.It. is once again organising the Italian Festival  "FIERITALIA" to be held at New Farm Park on October 10, 2010.  Enjoy!!!   

TERM 4 :: Italian language courses for adults

TERM 4: classes for adults from 26 October 2010

Classes will run for 6 weeks on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at different levels!!

MONDAY :: Italian for beginners

TUESDAY ::  Italian intermediate  (for people who wants to practice Italian and have an understanding of the language)

WEDNESDAY :: Italian Level 2 (for people who have attended Italian for beginners or have a very basic knowledge)

If you want to enroll you can download a form below:
New Farm State School Community Education

Ci vediamo a scuola...
or if you want to learn privately just get in touch:
Simona
albanese.simona@gmail.com

TERM 4 :: Italian language courses for kids

my children in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome

TERM 4 :: Italian language classes for kids will start on Monday 26 October at New Farm State School Community every MONDAY between 3:15 an 4:15pm.

IMPORTANT!!! Art seminar in Brisbane

This is the first seminar of Italian Art Awareness series organized in the heart of the city!!!

Back to Italy in a short time

Saint Peter's facade

I can't believe, but yes...it is fantastic now...only four weeks and I am back in Italy to take a group of students for the Mary MacKillop beatification...and so all the crowd will be on Saint Peter Square on Sunday October 17th....will you be there?

Art and seminars in Brisbane

TRAVELLING TO ITALY... INTERESTED IN ITALIAN ART....

don't miss the next series of seminars organized for the beginning of October around Brisbane and at New Farm State School during Term 4!!!

Seminars on art at New Farm State School will be held for three consecutive Thursday between 6:30 and 8:30pm from October 28th.

For more information just drop me a line!