Queanbeyan's former hospital has been reborn as a restored art centre, with the official opening of the new Rusten House Art Centre this afternoon (April 22).
Helen Musa
“CityNews” arts editor
One of the great pleasures of life in the national capital is that every year we can view the finalists in the biennial Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize.
A book about Australian guerrillas who operated behind enemy lines in Borneo during World War II will be launched next week by its author, former Canberra political journalist Paul Malone.
Hot upon news that Helen Roben was leaving the National Folk Festival to join Music for Canberra as its new CEO, it has since been announced that conducting whizkid Melinda Hole will join the organisation as second artistic convenor.
A performance to tribute rower, musician and soldier Frederick Septimus Kelly, a farewell to Doris Day and workshops at Namadgi National Park, it's all in arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest artsday column.
When Esther Hannaford steps on stage at the Canberra Theatre to perform Carole King’s famous 1971 album, “Tapestry”, she’s hoping audience members will feel as if they’re sitting in their living room.
According to National Museum of Australia director Mat Trinca, Trevor Kennedy had been collecting Australiana since he was very young and he was still collecting now – “this is a life’s passion”.
General manager of the National Folk Festival since 2019, Helen Roben, is moving on, having been appointed CEO of Music for Canberra.
Romantic comedy 'Rosa’s Wedding' will kick off the Moro Spanish Film Festival at Palace Electric, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA in her daily arts round-up.
The Stronger Than Fiction documentary film festival kicks off at Dendy with “The Mole Agent” by Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi – recently nominated at this year’s Oscars for Best Documentary Feature.
What's what and who's who in the arts this week? Here's HELEN MUSA's weekly “Arts in the City” column.
A former director of Wagga Wagga Art Gallery has been announced as the new CEO and artistic director for Megalo Print Studio, replacing outgoing director Ingeborg Hansen.
