Not sure how I missed this, from the star three days ago (thanks, Franci):<\/p>\n
The Brett Kebble Art Awards will not go ahead in 2006, as it would be emotionally too difficult for the family following Kebble’s murder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And just after I hit the spell-check button (but before posting), I get an email from Clive van den Berg, the would-be curator. Not surprisingly, he expresses sadness about losing the exhibition. It was a good two years….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Not sure how I missed this, from the star three days ago (thanks, Franci): The Brett Kebble Art Awards will not go ahead in 2006, as it would be emotionally too difficult for the family following Kebble’s murder. 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