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Arts / Children’s sanctuary gives kids a place to play

CANBERRA kids can feel safe while enjoying themselves this weekend at the National Multicultural Festival’s “Children’s Sanctuary”. The sanctuary will be located close to the heart of the festival at Civic Library on Saturday and […]

Coins celebrate 60 years of ‘Mr Squiggle’

THE Royal Australian Mint is commemorating 60 years of “Mr Squiggle” with the release of limited edition coins in Woolworths supermarkets from today (February 13). Four $2 coin designs, with one released each week, have […]

Outdoors at the new Kambri Precinct. Photo: ANU

ANU unveils its new ‘meeting place’

“YOU ain’t see nothin’ yet,” ANU Chancellor Gareth Evans proclaimed this morning (February 11) at the official unveiling of the new $260 million “Kambri” precinct at the university, held in the new “Manning Clark Hall”. […]

Sharon Bulkeley with flag designs, top right, the current flag, designed by Ivo Ostyn

Gallery puts ACT flag under the spotlight

“THERE’S a lot more going on behind-the-scenes that you would imagine,” social history curator at the Canberra Museum and Gallery, Sharon Bulkeley, told “CityNews” today (February 8) as she walked us through an exhibition opening […]

2019 $5 Plated Silver Proof Coin, Lesser Bilby

Arts / New coins feature extinct Aussie animals

THE Royal Australian Mint has launched new black nickel and selective gold plated coins featuring native Australian animals, which will preview at this year’s Berlin World Money Fair. Mint CEO Ross MacDiarmid said the series […]

Anu and Firebrace headline Multicultural Festival

HIGH-profile Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performers Christine Anu and Isaiah Firebrace will headline the National Multicultural Festival, announced Multicultural Affairs Minister Chris Steel today (Tuesday, January 15). He also said that celebrity chef Mark […]

Arts / Cavs join Kulture Break in music venture

CANBERRA Cavalry and Kulture Break have formed a partnership which will see singers and musicians from the Canberra-based youth charity services provider perform on stage in the second annual Cavalry “Starlite” concert series. The performers […]

Summit set to save Australia’s memories

A NATIONAL summit meeting at Canberra Museum and Gallery today (December 4) has been convened by the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Program. The summit involves librarians, archivists, museum curators, historians, public policy makers […]

Howard Library opens in Canberra

FORMER Prime Minister John Howard and members of his family are in town today (December 4) for the opening of the new “Howard Library” at Old Parliament House. An initiative of UNSW Canberra, the library, […]

Political Cartoonist of the Year Matt Golding

Arts / MoAD goes mad with cartoon show

THERE were exceedingly strange things going on at the Museum of Australian Democracy at old Parliament House this morning (November 16) with the launch by director, Daryl Karp, of its political cartoon show, “Behind the […]

Art exhibition shows a tonne of hope

TUGGERANONG Arts Centre’s hugely successful “Messengers” program is turning 18 and it’ll be celebrating with a collection of student work today (November 15). Messengers is an arts-based early support program aimed at improving the mental […]

AFP Forensics and Data Centre. Photography by Christopher Frederick Jones

Canberra architects build their way to national awards

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 […]

Arts / ‘Streetwise’ program gets older artists painting

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 […]

Landscape architect Neil Hobbs describing the festival

Arts / Sculpture festival livens up the lake

ALL eyes were on Lake Burley Griffin today (August 29) as long-time Canberra art collector, patron and landscape architect Neil Hobbs stepped up to the podium at Regatta Point to announce that the sculpture festival […]

Torrens Primary School’s award-winning Wakakirri performance. Photo by Winkipop Media

Arts / Hundreds of students tell stories through dance

THE annual Wakakirri performance season began last week with 235 schools and hundreds of primary and secondary students taking to the stage at professional theatres across Australia to perform their original “story dances” in dance […]

Arts / Indonesian adventure celebrates its independence

THE Australia Indonesia Association’s annual winter dinner is coming up to celebrate Hari Kemerdekaan, Indonesia’s Independence Day, which falls late this week. There’ll be live Indonesian performances by a large gamelan group, a modern Indonesian […]

Arts / Brown’s paintings support good cause

“CITYNEWS” has been reporting on visual artist Sarah Brown since at least 2013 and now she’s in town again with a new suite of paintings that are destined to make lives better. Brown, who lives […]

Arts / MoAD helps children discover their inner hero

THE Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House normally celebrates its nation’s heroes but for these school holidays it’ll be turning its attention to the world of superheroes. Aimed at small people who enjoy […]

Australian Federal Police Forensics and Data Centre, photographer, Christopher Frederick Jones

Forensics building wins ACT’s top architecture award

THE Australian Federal Police’s leading-edge Forensics and Data Centre designed by Hassell was awarded the ACT’s top architecture award at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2018 ACT Architecture Awards tonight (June 23). Hassell was presented […]

Cosy ‘spaces’ launched in Civic

is the latest urban installation by Canberra’s Wellspring Environmental Arts & Design, and is one of three temporary seating areas made possible by a grant to Wellspring by the City Renewal Authority. Launched this morning […]

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Arts / Children’s sanctuary gives kids a place to play

Coins celebrate 60 years of ‘Mr Squiggle’

ANU unveils its new ‘meeting place’

Gallery puts ACT flag under the spotlight

Arts / New coins feature extinct Aussie animals

Anu and Firebrace headline Multicultural Festival

Arts / Cavs join Kulture Break in music venture

Summit set to save Australia’s memories

Howard Library opens in Canberra

Arts / MoAD goes mad with cartoon show

Art exhibition shows a tonne of hope

Canberra architects build their way to national awards

Arts / ‘Streetwise’ program gets older artists painting

Arts / Sculpture festival livens up the lake

Arts / Hundreds of students tell stories through dance

Arts / Indonesian adventure celebrates its independence

Arts / Brown’s paintings support good cause

Arts / MoAD helps children discover their inner hero

Forensics building wins ACT’s top architecture award

Cosy ‘spaces’ launched in Civic

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