HOW many people know that Queanbeyan City Council holds a collection of over 60 artworks, many by local artists? Some works in the collection are those acquired through the Queanbeyan Art Society’s annual art prize,…
The man who built The Playhouse, returns to Civic Square 14 years later as the new chair of the Cultural Facilities Corporation. And there’s still building to do, as he tells FREYLA FERGUSON
The Australian National Botanic Gardens certainly take summer seriously, and with good reason – it provides one of the most evocative seasonal experiences around town at this time of the year as the sights and…
BELCONNEN Arts Centre is lashing out with a day of activities for all ages and abilities to celebrate Australia Day. Activities begin at 11am with: Sounds of Australia led by Vivienne Whitmore of Moozik Studio….
Canberra Contemporary Art Space in Furneaux Street Manuka kicked off on January 19 with “Psychedelia & Sexuality,” paintings by James Rowell and psychedelic flashback paintings by Ralph, until January 29. At the opening, a collaborative…
LATE yesterday, staff at the ANU School of Music received a letter from head of school Prof Adrian Walter via an email from the general manager’s office, saying that he was no longer on leave….
ANU Music staff have greeted stories of a “backdown” over staff cuts by the vice chancellor, Ian Young, with disappointment and scepticism. A senior faculty member who preferred not to be named said staff were…
CANBERRA’S music community will be saddened to hear of the death in Denmark of pianist and former director of the Canberra School of Music, John Winther. Winther was born on August 20, 1933 in Copenhagen,…
IT WAS undoubtedly the noisiest, and the coolest, rally in town as staff, students and members of the public gathered at the ANU’s Union Court today to protest against cuts and changes at the School…
