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Beware: Art not Apart may change your life

BEWARE the Ides of March, they say in ‘Julius Caesar’.

Westside
Westside

Well tomorrow, Saturday, March 13 is two days before the Ides, but Canberra’s public is on notice that the NewActon precinct, Acton Beach and the Westside area where the containers are will be home all day tomorrow to quite extraordinary artistic activities.

Photo by Alex Moffatt. Courtyard stage at Art, Not Apart
Photo by Alex Moffatt. Courtyard stage at Art, Not Apart

We bring you a few images from last year’s Festival to whet your appetite, but you’ll get the idea quickly enough – this is art everyone can understand.

2014 Sound and Fury. Photo by Martin Ollman
2014 Sound and Fury. Photo by Martin Ollman

“Say something with your art, say what your message is,” is the message festival curator Chloe Mandryk advises, “it’s not a scary being, it’s an inspiring thing.”

“Art, Not Apart”, Saturday March 14, detailed program at artnotapart.com

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