Last night the most extraordinary thing happened…the ANU School of Art Gallery mob (mine hosts James and Julie) put on a reception for the Art School Drawing Prize – free tipple and fang – and it was a very pleasant, if rather sedate, affair…because something was missing. And then we figured it out…the usual throng of free-loading students! There was barely a one! Absolutely unheard of!! Ordinarily the vaguest hint of free booze and tucker has the student body descending in droves. What on earth is going on?

Never mind, the faithful can, thankfully, always be relied upon – check ’em out at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasscentralcanberra/sets/72157601616158628/

Meanwhile the prize will be judged and announced during the ANU School of Arts Open Day, this coming Saturday (25th August). Apologies to all those whose drawings we didn’t snap – no agenda, just time constraints…