• CONGRATULATIONS to a great arts survivor, the Canberra-based national art publication “Art Monthly Australia”, which celebrated its 250th edition this week at Electric Shadows Bookshop (the shop is marking its 25th year). The magazine was first published in June 1987 under its founding editor Peter Townsend, the editor of “Art Monthly” (UK). He was followed by Peter Timms, Philippa Kelly, Deborah Clark and today’s editor Maurice O’Riordan.

 

• THE Canberra arts community has been saddened to learn that one of the giants of Canberra’s art community, Jörg Schmeisser, died on June 1 after a long illness. His work is highlighted in “Antarctica” at the Drill Hall Gallery and was recently featured in “The Legacy of Ruth Prowse” at the Canberra Museum and Gallery. There will be a public celebration of his life and work at University House on June 18.

 

• CANBERRA playwright Bruce Hoogendoorn’s newest play, “The Underground Ark”, takes us into a post-climate change world where people are forced to live underground until it cools down. At the Courtyard Studio, June 13-23, bookings to 6275 2700.

 

• COINCIDENTALLY, Claire Primrose’s Form Studio and Gallery is showing “ClimARTe Change – local arts responding to the theme of climate change”, with works by Julie Bradley, Heather Burness, John Pratt, Paul Summerfield, Primrose, Maxine Price, Nicola Dickson, Robyn Kinsela, Debra Boyd-Goggin, Chris Harman and others at 1/30 Aurora Avenue, Queanbeyan, until June 28.

 

• “N O P L A C E” is a JUMP arts start experimental project themed around four women tracing “hypnogogia”, the disabling state between wakefulness and sleep. Choreographed by Adelina Larsson, with video art by Sarah Tamara Kaur and sound art by Shoeb Ahmad, the artists’ progress will be unveiled at QL2 Dance Theatre, Gorman House, 4pm, June 9 and 10. Free, but bookings to 6247 9103 or projects.act@ausdance.org.au

 

• CANBERRA’S Gay & Lesbian Qwire joins the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir to stage “With A Little Help From My Friends” at Llewellyn Hall on June 16 under the baton of Sarah Penicka-Smith. The hope is to build a bridge between the queer and the non-queer communities through music. Bookings to ticketek.com.au.

 

• CANBERRA Grammar School’s Gallery once again joins with the Ngukurr Arts Aboriginal Corporation from south-eastern Arnhem Land in exhibiting contemporary Aboriginal art until June 23 at the gallery in Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, 10am-4pm weekdays, and 11am-4pm Saturdays.

 

• “SOMETHING Old, Something New, Something French, Something True Blue” is a lunchtime concert by the Telopea Chamber Players from Telopea Park School. At Wesley Music Centre, June 13, 12.40pm-1.20pm, $2 or paper note entry. No bookings required.