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Arts / Magpie painting to adorn milk bottles

ARTIST Margaret Carr has won the Canberra Milk “A Splash of Milk” Art Award, which was announced by Art Society Queanbeyan president Barry Cranston. Carr’s work, “Magpie On Bird Bath” was judged in the society’s […]

John Bell and Simon Tedeschi in 24th Canberra International Music Festival, photo L Spirovski

Arts / What’s on and where in Canberra this weekend?

GARY France and the Groove Warehouse presents pop, rock, Caribbean, world and jazz grooves in “Celebration DRUMtacular”, its third annual holiday concert. At The Street Theatre, 6.30pm, Saturday, December 16. Bookings to thestreet.org.au or 6247 […]

Inverell artist Carolyn McCosker's portrait

Arts / Brenda wins Moree Portrait Prize

HAWKER artist Brenda Runnegar won the inaugural Moree Grand Jury Portrait Prize for a self-portrait with her cat Taj, on Friday at the Moree Plains Gallery in northern NSW. With a total of 91 entries, […]

Carols night supports local charity

TONIGHT’S the night for the 73rd “Carols by Candlelight”, organised by Woden Valley Youth Choir since 1996. Each year, the popular event raises money for a select Canberra charity and this year all proceeds will […]

Arts / What’s on and where in Canberra this weekend?

RICHARD Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra will perform Bach’s Christmas Oratorio this December, with the Choir of London and evangelist Nicholas Mulroy. At Llewellyn Hall, 6.30pm, Friday, December 8. Bookings to aco.com.au or 1800 […]

l. to r. Andrew Howes, Jett Chudleigh, Jess Osvald, Mark Zatschler

Arts / School leavers create their own theatre company

AN enterprising group of graduating Year 12 students from Gungahlin, Dickson, and Narrabundah colleges have put together their own theatre company to perform “Ordinary Days”, a short musical by American composer Adam Gwon. The musical […]

Arts / Woden artist wins Cliftons Art Prize

WODEN artist Angela Parragi was announced the winner of the Cliftons Art Prize for the ACT at the Cliftons Canberra Award Evening tonight (December 1). Parragi took home $2000 for her oil painting of legendary Canberra […]

Terry Snow and China 2017, oil on canvas, by Jude Rae , National Portrait Gallery

Arts / Rae reveals Snow’s ‘quiet inner-life’

THE National Portrait Gallery has this evening (November 30) unveiled its most recent commission for the collection, a portrait of Canberra businessman and philanthropist Terry Snow and his dog China painted by Sydney artist Jude […]

Arts / What’s on and where in Canberra this weekend?

“PLAYUP” is the exhibition space in Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House for children and families based around the United Nations Convention on the rights of the child. The new and third PlayUP […]

Arts / Queanbeyan snapper wins prize for whale photo

A PHOTOGRAPHER from Queanbeyan has won the People’s Choice award in the Nature Conservancy Australia 2017 photography competition. Nitin Jayanand’s image captured a breaching humpback whale at Port Arthur. It was 21-year-old Townsville photographer Harrison […]

Zoë Veness' "A landscape of our making", 2017, brass and copper. Photo by Peter Whyte.

Review / Exhibition shows a deep understanding of design

craft / “Women in Design”, at Craft ACT Craft & Design Centre, 180 London Circuit, Civic. Reviewed by MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.

Arts / Emerging artists awarded by Assembly

THE ACT Legislative Assembly’s annual award for emerging artists has this year gone jointly to two students in their final year at the ANU School of Art School of Art and Design. Speaker of the […]

Daniel Soma's installation at the embassy

Arts / ‘Evocative’ Finnish landscape inspires art

AS part of the program for the “Suomi Finland” 100 centenary of independence, the Finnish Embassy is exhibiting paintings by Australian contemporary artist Steve Salo, which were created during an autumn artist residency in Hämeenkyrö, […]

Arts / UC’s best design students announced

THE winners of the $2000 Embassy of Spain design competition are second year industrial design students Christopher Fotheringham, Sharon Lok and Madeleine Gunning. The winners were announced at the University of Canberra Faculty of Arts […]

Honours student Bryn Davies, 'Soldiers' Toys

Arts / Graduate art reflects society

MORE than 140 artworks created by graduating students of the ANU School of Art and Design have today gone on display in one of Canberra’s biggest annual art exhibitions. The “Graduating Exhibition” of 2017 will […]

The mixed WV youth choir with pianist Sally Greenaway, photo Peter Hislop

Arts / Young boys learn to sing with changing voices

“THE Year My Voice broke” is not just the name of a famous Australian film, but a byword for one of the worst things that happens when you’re born a man. But Woden Valley […]

Arts / Sitsky to share memories of ‘Ernie’ Llewellyn

A FEAST of musical recollections will be served up this Saturday (November 25) as Canberra’s premier composer recollects the life of the late Ernest “Ernie” Llewellyn, founding director of the Canberra School of Music. Larry […]

Arts / What’s on and where in Canberra this weekend?

TUGGERANONG Arts Centre is going horsey (and doggy) with the launch of the “Horse Float of Ideas”, an experimental art space created by local artists and community groups inside a repurposed horse float. A welcome […]

Richard Roxburgh as Senator Cleaver Green

Arts / ‘Rake’ auditions in Canberra

WHEN I last saw him on screen, reprobate lawyer Cleaver Green (played by Richard Roxburgh) had astonished both himself and the public by being elected to the Senate, and I knew that would mean he’d soon […]

Arts / AJ makes an impact on Canberra music

CONDUCTOR AJ America is making an impact on Canberra’s music life, with her fans calling her “a busy bee”. She took over from pianist Alan Hicks in July this year to lead the Canberra Community […]

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Arts / Magpie painting to adorn milk bottles

Arts / What’s on and where in Canberra this weekend?

Arts / Brenda wins Moree Portrait Prize

Carols night supports local charity

Arts / What’s on and where in Canberra this weekend?

Arts / School leavers create their own theatre company

Arts / Woden artist wins Cliftons Art Prize

Arts / Rae reveals Snow’s ‘quiet inner-life’

Arts / What’s on and where in Canberra this weekend?

Arts / Queanbeyan snapper wins prize for whale photo

Review / Exhibition shows a deep understanding of design

Arts / Emerging artists awarded by Assembly

Arts / ‘Evocative’ Finnish landscape inspires art

Arts / UC’s best design students announced

Arts / Graduate art reflects society

Arts / Young boys learn to sing with changing voices

Arts / Sitsky to share memories of ‘Ernie’ Llewellyn

Arts / What’s on and where in Canberra this weekend?

Arts / ‘Rake’ auditions in Canberra

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