Arnhem

Today in the multicultural society of the world, “Art is considered to be a powerful source to express a meaning or idea to an audience”, according to Jack Hanley, of Jack Hanley Gallery in New York. It is this meaning or idea that communicates to a viewer the individual artist’s intentions, beliefs, physical art making and unique ideas that are carried out. Two artists and their works that reflect this communication and consist of a range of different mediums include Lin Onus’s work’s “Fruit…

Holds the Tongue’ is an instillation piece designed and built by Lili Huston-Herterich, Laurie Kang and Nadia Belerique and installed at The Power Plant in Toronto, Ontario. The design of the piece is based structurally on the Sonsbeek Pavilion in Arnhem which was designed by Aldo van Eyck, who championed the structuralist architectural movement. The Toronto based trio of Kang, Belerique, Huston-Herterich have taken their own interpretation guided by there respective mediums; Belerique and…

Audrey Hepburn was a successful actress, her prime in the acting business being in the 1950s and 60s. She is very well known for her film Breakfast at Tiffany’s and her Broadway performance of Gigi, and is one of only 13 people who have received an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony award. She was also active in helping children in need through the organization UNICEF. Despite the fact that Audrey had to manage numerous hardships throughout her life, including a near death experience as an…

This article is a book review of the book “Digeridoo: A Complete Guide to this Ancient Aboriginal Instrument,” written by John Bowden. The book is a step-by-step guide on how to play one of the oldest wind instruments called the digeridoo. This book can be used by music educators to help lead their students to a better understanding of the instrument and the Australian Aboriginal culture. However, the best part about this book review was the several links at the end that allowed the reader to…

stated that if the government gave the local people all the cash right away it could lead to people using the money for beers, gambling or drugs and not used on essentials. The 260kmh winds caused by Cyclone lam has directly affected over 5,000 remote Arnhem land residents. Hundreds of people from the Warrawi community were evacuated to Darwin with 11 people staying back for unknown reasons. There were only 2 injuries after the cyclone from Elcho island: a 12-year-old boy is believed to have…

to be quite successful. Despite Audrey’s difficult early life, she had a successful career. May 4, 1929, was the day Audrey graced the world with her existence in Brussels, Belgium (Actress and Fashion Icon). While Audrey and her mother were in Arnhem for a little getaway vacation, the Nazis…

Some of the oldest art traditions in the world originate in Australian, art can be found carved in rock dating back 30,000 years. The Aboriginal people were also body painters and made ground designs by arranging small stones to create patterns. One of the most interesting is the art carved in tree-bark showing skill, inspiration and creativity. The Aboriginal people are also known for tracking, they have successfully tracked and found people that were lost for days. Aboriginal Myths…

In 1941, her mother Ella sent her to the Arnhem Conservatory to study dance. Hepburn then knew that she wanted to pursue her dream of becoming a ballerina. Being a child of war, Audrey learned to cope with her hunger, fear, and deprivation through the art of music and dance. Soon enough, she and…

against the attempt of Nazi Germany to infiltrate the Dutch youth by promoting their evil doctrine through the education system. The story begins in Arnhem, the Netherlands, and as it progresses Rev. Overduin is brought to several prisons, the final one being the concentration camp in Dachau, Germany. The Nazis tried to invade the Dutch Christian school in Arnhem by planting a teacher, who was secretly a Nazi supporter, inside the school staff. He accused the principal of things he had…

Operation Market Garden was considered unsuccessful, it was still a crucial event in WWII. For Easy Company in Operation Market Garden they relieved the British 43rd Infantry Division. They were responsible for saving 100 British troops trapped outside Arnhem. And in addition the 101st Airborne divisions captured all but one bridge that they were assigned to…