PHOTOACCESS’ 2020 season finishes with opening of “The Roots that Clutch”, a group exhibition at Huw Davies Gallery curated by Saskia Scott, that explores the role of the artist as history-teller through photography and video work by Lara Chamas, Caroline Garcia, Jess Miley, James Tylor and Derek Sargent. Opening in the PhotoAccess garden, Manuka Arts Centre, 6pm, tomorrow, Thursday, November 12. It then continues 10am-4pm, Tuesdays to Saturdays, until Saturday December 12.

“CORALIE’S Capers” is a new segment on ArtSound Radio every Thursday at 12.30pm, stating tomorrow, Thursday, November 12, where Coralie Wood entertains listeners with titbits about theatre shows, theatre gossip and backstage shenanigans. She’s keen for people to contact here 0418 249658 with any contributions.

WORKS by 34 artists will be shows in the exhibition, “Engage Jesus Laughing and Loving”, intended to liberate the person of Jesus from traditional images and increase his relevance for modern living. The chapel, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, 15 Blackall Street, Barton, 10.30am-3.30pm, until December 5. 

THE Queanbeyan Hive is launching Friday backyard sessions this Friday, November 13, 6-9pm. They’re looking for volunteers to look after the gallery space on Friday evenings and weekends and help out at live music events on Friday evenings. Email your name, mobile phone number, availability and expertise/job-type-preference to info@qbnhive.buzz with “volunteer” in the subject line.

CANBERRA Contemporary Art Space will be home to four DESIGN Canberra exhibitions, including the debut exhibition by Davey Barber of 5 Foot Photography called “This is Suburbia”, Craft ACT: Craft + Design Centre’s exhibition “HOME:MADE” exhibition, which features new furniture, homewares and jewellery, the photography exhibition “Sweet Suburbia”, comprising of 100 entries as part of a competition, and “From An Untouched Landscape by James Tylor”, which scrutinises the “censorship” enforced upon the Australian landscape through European colonisation. There is also a ground mural by Kayannie Denigan installed by Mackenzie Saddler outside front door. CCAS, East Space, 44 Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes, 11am-5pm, Tuesday to Sunday, until November 29.

THE Embassy of Colombia and Fenner School of Environment and Society are holding a virtual conversation and a Q&A session with Colombian filmmaker Mauricio Vélez, Prof Saul Cunningham, Claudia Munera, and Ambassador of Colombia Alberto Mejía, discussing the biodiversity of Canberra’s urban areas and talking about the behind the scenes of the documentary, “Unexpected Neighbours”. At 10am, Friday, November 13, registration essential here.

IN “Wesley Spring Sojourn”, works for strings by Brahms and Vaughan Williams will be performed by the CSO chamber players Kirsten Williams, Doreen Cumming, Tor Frømhyr, Lucy Carrigy-Ryan and Patrick Suthers. At Wesley Music Centre, 7.30pm, Friday, November 13. Bookings here. 

MICHAEL Sparks has been announced as the chair of the committee for the new amateur theatre awards, the ”Ovations”. Sparks is also the president of Canberra REP.

THE Australian String Quartet will play Schubert in a live-streamed farewell concert for Sharon Grigoryan in celebration of her seven-year tenure with the ASQ. This will be one of her final performances with violinists Dale Barltrop and Francesca Hiew and violist Stephen King, streamed from the UKARIA Cultural Centre in the Adelaide Hills at 12.50pm, Friday, November 13, accessible free here. 

PERFORM Australia is welcoming patrons back to its theatre with reduced audience numbers. This week they have “The Park”, a one-act play by Canberra’s Elizabeth Avery Scott, directed by Sarah Carroll, and performed by part-time Certificate IV in Acting for Stage and Screen students. Set in a suburban park, several characters gather to enjoy a Saturday afternoon’s R&R. 11 Whyalla Street, Fyshwick 7.30pm, November 13-14 and 5pm, November 15. Bookings here.