Mike’s art give veterans a voice
Australian artist and veteran, retired major Mike Armstrong, is giving voice to veteran health through “Voices of Veterans”, report HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Canberra’s best coverage of local arts news plus reviews, including dining, film, theatre, music, visual arts and dance
"The idea of moving on solid ground is a contended concept in the world of dance and the title of the coming Quantum Leap triple-bill, 'Terra Firma', puts the question on show," writes HELEN MUSA.
Here's HELEN MUSA with another burst of "Arts in the City", a what's on where look at Canberra's upcoming arts treats.
A CANBERRA mother is the overall winner of the “In.Site” photographic awards for her photo of gas technician husband Ty’s embrace of his six-year-old son Blake.
Arts & Entertainment
Oh, what a night of Frankie’s hits
Here's today's "Artsday" column with HELEN MUSA.
Music
The story of Beatrix Potter in music
Reviewer LEN POWER enjoys a musical journey around the life and times of Beatrix Potter.
Music
‘Clever’ concert brackets an unlikely couple of composers
"This was a clever and well-considered program, combining two composers who might not automatically be bracketed together, using two works from each written at close to the same age, albeit 150 years apart," writes reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
This year Netflix has been bleeding hundreds of thousands of subscribers, spelling trouble for the world’s leading streaming platform, writes "Streaming" columnist NICK OVERALL.
"There were 12 people on stage playing intensely complex music, yet relaxed and obviously enjoying the performance, continuously smiling and encouraging each other. This was a memorable musical experience," writes reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
QUEANBEYAN glass artist, Matthew Curtis, has won the $20,000 FUSE Glass Prize for 2022.
Braidwood photographer Frank Lindner has won the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council’s $5000 Acquisitive Art Award for a portrait artwork, “Virus Prepper”.
The winner of the $100,000 Archibald Prize for his portrait of a friend, the Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens, is Sydney artist Blak Douglas.
"Eminently watchable" is reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD'S view of the new movie “Operation Mincemeat” and he's put stars where his mouth is!
Half a star from DOUGAL MACDONALD, who couldn't find a lot to like about "Firestarter".
Music reviewer ROB KENNEDY reviews Van Diemen's Band's performance last night at Llewellyn Hall.
Director Bruce Gladwin and his cast of “The Shadow Whose Prey The Hunter Becomes” deliver a genuinely funny, acute, and thought-provoking production that also delivers an ominous and sobering message, writes reviewer SAMARA PURNELL.
The National Film and Sound Archive is celebrating the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 by livestreaming the show on the big screen and inviting audiences to sing along and cheer on Australia’s Sheldon Riley.
As a vehicle for three strong and powerful women actors of different ages, “Three Tall Women” is the perfect choice for revealing the potential and talent of Chaika Theatre, writes reviewer JOE WOODWARD.
Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON savours a Paranormal experience in Campbell.
