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The grand house on the hill where Australian art was born, reborn – The Age
The Victorian Artists Society in East Melbourne, 150 years old this year, hosted our greatest artists as they sang, socialised and changed the face of art.
The colonies joined to form a country and the place continued to bloom. The Victorian Academy of Art’s parties were the place to be seen for the cream of society. In the front room Dame Nellie Melba taught her students to sing.
But time passed. The city sprouted other galleries and museums, studios and clubs. Carpet covered the floorboards, and got grubby. The gutters sprang leaks. There was always a lively gathering of artists, taking classes and mounting shows and competitions. But there was an…
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