Visual art / “Kate Stevens – Drones over Aleppo”. At Canberra Contemporary Art Space, until November 17. “Kate Stevens – Scenes from an Afternoon”. At Nancy Sever Gallery, until November 18. Reviewed by JOHN LANDT.
AN adventurous young pair of self-styled “Antipodean” artists have created a unique exhibition now showing at the Embassy of Belgium. Launched yesterday (November 8) before a large crowd at the embassy, the exhibition, “31 Days […]
PHOTOACCESS has announced the appointment of Kirsten Wehner as its new director, following the departure (for family reasons) of former director Jan Falsone. Dr Wehner was previously head curator, of people and the environment, and […]
AS the unmistakable strains of “Some Enchanted Evening” played on the National Carillon, the DESIGN Canberra Festival, now in its fifth year, was launched at sunset yesterday (November 4) on Aspen Island with a large […]
THE revamped Monaro Mall at the Canberra Centre was one of only three Canberra buildings awarded at the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards in Melbourne last night (November 1). Designed by Universal Design Studio […]
A RARE exhibition opening today (November 1) at Tuggeranong Arts Centre draws on an artist’s cultural heritage to create new fine art. Amardeep Shergill, the 2017 Emerging Artist Support Scheme Award winner at the centre, […]
FOUR months into his reign as director of the National Gallery of Australia and Nick Mitzevich has announced that the national institution will open two major international exhibitions over winter and summer next year. It […]
Arts editor HELEN MUSA shares Canberra’s newest gallery openings
Arts editor HELEN MUSA shares Canberra’s newest gallery openings
Art / ‘Force Of Nature’, Catherine Woo and ‘The Sea And The Folded Cloth’, Thornton Walker. Beaver Galleries. 18 October – 4 November. Reviewed by ROB KENNEDY.
“IT’s a red letter day”, the retiring director of National Portrait Gallery, Angus Trumble, said today as he introduced press to the gallery’s newest exhibition, “20/20”. The culmination of the gallery’s 20th anniversary year, the […]
WHEN “CityNews“ reported about the opening of the 2018 Sculpture In The Paddock youth sculpture exhibit at Shaw Vineyard Estate several weeks ago, we were unaware of the nasty surprise Mother Nature had in store. […]
THE National Gallery of Australia and its indigenous arts partner, Wesfarmers Arts, today (October 18) announced a new six-year, $4 million partnership. A major international touring exhibition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in […]
“WESTERN Desert Sublime” is an exhibition drawing on the Craig Edwards gift to the Australian National University, believed to be the most valuable donation of its kind yet given to an Australian university. The gift […]
Arts editor HELEN MUSA shares Canberra’s newest gallery openings
THE Aboriginal Memorial stands proud at the entry to the National Gallery of Australia and this year it’s celebrating its 30th anniversary in style. Conceived by Djon Mundine in collaboration with Ramingining artists of central […]
FOR the very first time, the Australian Decorative Fine Arts Society of Molonglo Plains unveiled its young artist, art competition and exhibition of 110 works at the Queanbeyan Art Society Gallery on the weekend. President of the […]
THE humble bus has become the subject of a new community art work at Woden Bus Interchange. On hand today when “CityNews” arrived was Canberra street artist Ben Reeve, who was busy guiding community artists […]
WHEN any artist departs this world, questions always arise about his or her legacy and what will become of the art that remains behind. In the case of the late painter, Bob Baker, who died […]
ABOUT $16,000 worth of art walked out the tent-flaps in Queanbeyan Art Society’s 12th annual art show and market, “The Heart of Canberra”. Staged indeed in the heart of Canberra, City Walk, the show saw […]
IN the dizzying European summer of 1990 a former Canberra public servant took part in a defiant street demonstration in Berlin directed against the looming disappearance of the East German state. The name of this […]
MANIPULATIVE, terrible and fierce, yet William (Billy) McMahon was, until now, the only Australian prime minister who didn’t have a biography written about him. The 250,000-word, 766-page biography, “Tiberius with a Telephone”, by Patrick Mullins […]
3PM UPDATE: MADISON HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE AND WELL, SAY POLICE TEENAGER Madison Clews-Proctor hasn’t been seen since last Thursday, November 8, at her home in Kambah. The 15-year-old contacted her family on Friday but there […]
MORE than 70 per cent of staff at the University of Canberra voted to reject UC management’s new enterprise agreement. The National Tertiary Education Union has been negotiating with UC management for a new agreement since August. […]
THE family of missing man Garth Jensen is “seriously” concerned for this wellbeing after he went missing yesterday (November 12). Garth, 52, was last seen about midday at the 7-Eleven petrol station in Mawson. He’s […]
