Ben Apfelbaum

‘TOGETHER IN ART KIDS’ PROJECT LAUNCHED BY DR NORMAN SWAN AND THE AGNSW

Many Australians turn to ABC’s Health Report presenter Dr Norman Swan for the most authoritative, detailed and up to date news about Covid 19.

However as a complete contrast Dr Swan has launched  a project called ‘Together In Art Kids’ in conjunction with the Art Gallery Of New South Wales  (AGNSW) who will stream  the artworks received online.

The  AGNSW came up with the idea of having different Australian artists attached to the project each month. The artist will invite primary school aged children from around the country to create works to a specific theme, using materials available in their homes. The Gallery will display a curated selection in an online exhibition. Some of the artworks will also be featured on. ABC platforms.

Featured image : Dr Norman Swan

 

 

 

 

 

Published by Ben Apfelbaum

My photography began when my father handed me the proverbial brownie box camera as a child. As cameras developed I went through Fujica and Olympus range finders graduating to my first single lens reflex camera, the Minolta SRT101, the latter being the greatest facilitator to my growth as a photographer. Digital photography has only added to this. I was a regular contributor to Camera Craft magazine (Australian Camera ) for over three years. During Australia’s Bicentennial year (1988) I made it a personal project to document the celebrations. This culminated in the creation of a book of my photos which was published in 1989. The book was called CELEBRATING AUSTRALIA and came with an accompanying calendar. My works have appeared in a number of publications including the coffee book entitled MY AUSTRALIA (1989), publisher Robertsbridge Severn. This book had a preface by the then Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. I was a co-photographer on a book entitled SYDNEY- DISCOVER THE CITY with text written by Robert Treborland. Major Mitchell Press was the publisher. Also for two years I was the photographer for calendars celebrating Sydney’s multicultural communities. The two calendars were entitled MULTICULTURAL SYDNEY. My work appeared in a group exhibition held at Sydney’s Town Hall pertaining to the diversity of life in South America to raise money for orphanages there. I have over one hundred photos stored in the New South Wales State Library archive. I had a solo exhibition held in 2007 entitled Ben’s Lens at the Sydney Jewish Museum which celebrated the vibrancy of the Sydney Jewish community. Some of these photos are on the Museum’s permanent display. I have exhibited internationally firstly at the Spruill Gallery in Atlanta Georgia, united states, and in an exhibition entitled Kosher and Co at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Currently I am a regular contributor to J-Wire and this esteemed publication.