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Friday, March 29, 2024

Exhibitions and events

Get ready to Swing That Music, Canberra!

Ed Wilson and Emma Pask are coming to Canberra with their amazing jazz/swing/big band skills for a strictly one-off celebration with the incredible Australian Wind Symphony.

From acupuncture to nature: Five Elements

Carmen Ky’s Five Elements will flow through Humble House from 29 April to 28 May.

Shen Yun Brings 5,000 Years to Canberra

Discover authentic Chinese culture, as Shen Yun Performing Arts, the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company, returns to Canberra Theatre Centre in May.

Discover the colours of Canberra at Humble House

Italian artist Luca Siliquini presents his first exhibition in Australia at Humble House Gallery, from 18 March to 16 April.

Somewhere between Heaven and Earth at Humble House

Marilyn Hutchinson is hoping to connect people with nature and their inner selves in her new solo exhibition, Heaven and Earth, at Humble House Gallery from Saturday 11 March.

Female spiritual power through the ages at National Museum

The newest exhibition at the National Museum of Australia (NMA) explores what power looks like through a feminine lens, embracing everything from goddesses like Persephone or our homegrown pop goddess, Kylie, to religious symbols, folklore, and more. Feared and Revered: Feminine Power through the Ages is open until 23 August 2023.

2023 Australians of the Year celebrated at National Museum

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what can a deeply personal object tell you about someone? The newest exhibition at the National Museum of Australia (NMA) aims to connect people with those making massive contributions to our country.

Faces of social change at the National Archives

It can happen with the loud bang of breaking down walls, a colourful splash at a protest, or through peaceful letter writing. Regardless of whether it burns fast and bright or slow and careful, social change permanently alters the path a culture was heading down. Those that have altered the direction of modern Australia are celebrated in the National Archives of Australia’s newest exhibition Disrupt, Persist, Invent, until 12 June.

Christmas spirits come to life at Canberra Theatre Centre

One of the most beloved Christmas classics comes to Canberra Theatre Centre when A Christmas Carol brings the festive spirit to the stage on 20-24 December.

National Museum showcases feminine power

The launch of an international exhibition at the National Museum in Canberra showcases femininity, strength and power throughout history and across cultures.

Loretta Lynn’s life in song on stage

When looking to create a show based on one of country music’s leading ladies, Amber Joy Poulton discovered the resilient Loretta Lynn.

‘Room to Breathe’ at Humble House

Canberra ceramic artist Josephine Townsend showcases her creations and love for her hometown in Room to Breathe at Humble House Gallery from Saturday 29 October.

National Portrait Gallery reflects on who we are

How well do you know who you are, and is who you think you are, the way other people see you? In an opportunity to gain some understanding of how Australians have been seen throughout history, the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has opened the doors to its newest exhibition.

National Portrait Gallery announces people’s winners

The National Portrait Gallery has today unveiled the winners of the people’s choice award for this year’s portrait prize season. The entrants for the 2022 Darling Portrait Prize and the 2022 National Photographic Portrait Prize are on display at the gallery until 9 October.

After 3 years, Youth Dance Festival is back live on stage at Canberra Theatre

With a theme of ‘Transience and Permanence’, Ausdance ACT presents an exciting mix of live performance and dance film made by secondary schools from all over Canberra and regions.

‘Near Water’ at Humble House

Canberra-based artist Petros Papoulis’ new exhibition, Near Water, which features 35 works inspired by the industry, people and happenings found near bodies of water, will be displayed at Humble House gallery this month.

National Museum shows North Queensland Indigenous art purchases

A major new acquisition of Indigenous art from far north Queensland and the Torres Strait is on display at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

Quietly Spoken, a breathtaking moment in glass

Quietly Spoken is a beautiful showcase of the enormous talent of Annette Blair, from reliving days spent in her father’s work shed to finding inspiration in classic still life painting and bringing them to life-like form.

That’s Art and Entertainment: NPG Art handlers & Love stories in art

National Portrait Gallery favourite portraits, a love story in art and Screen Canberra funding

Connection: An immersive journey through sky, land, and water country

The company that brought Van Gogh Alive to the capital now returns with a world first – Connection: Songlines from Australia’s First Peoples in a spectacular immersive experience at the National Museum of Australia.

Trump bots, a 5ft shark and floating heads at ANU ‘New Alumni’ show

Greeted by an unconventional concierge – specifically, a life-sized great white shark – the ANU School of Art and Design’s graduation exhibition is the epitome of all things weird, wonderful, and out of this world.

Indigenous artists make their mark in the kitchen at National Museum

Indigenous hunting and cooking tools are on display in Canberra alongside stunning contemporary kitchen objects, wrapped in Country, painted by Aboriginal artists, heralding a unique and enduring partnership between the National Museum of Australia and Australian company Breville.

Emerging artists ‘Collide + Divide’ at Craft ACT

11 collaborating artists have brought together their individual expertise to form the Collide + Divide exhibition at the Craft ACT Gallery.  

‘Fire Country’ at Craft ACT explores intricate beauty of fire

The intricate beauty of fire in Australia is a key environmental mechanism to rejuvenate the life of our ecosystems.

‘Upending Expectations’ explores the versatility of glass

The Canberra Glassworks’ highly anticipated group exhibition, Upending Expectations: Contemporary Glass, is now open.

‘Tremendous sense of occasion’ as MoAD reopens with Democracy DNA

The Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) today reopens four months after a fire at the doors of the building caused extensive damage.

Roger Beale harnesses The Magic of Light

Acclaimed Canberra artist Roger Beale’s latest exhibition, The Magic of Light, sees the classically trained painter depict light beautifully falling across flowers, landscapes and people.

Scott Leggo Gallery: Canberra’s home of premium landscape photography

If you're after a striking image of Australia, look no further than a premium artwork from one of Australia’s foremost landscape photographers, Scott Leggo.

NGA Indigenous Art Triennial ‘another stitch in a timeless heritage’

An exhibition nearly five years in the making, the NGA's 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony, opened 26 March.
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