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Michael Bakrnčev (left). Photo: Julian Dolman. Peggy Polias (right). Photo: Supplied. The photos have been edited to feature portraits of two people against a pink background. Michael is a man with cropped black hair, wearing rectangular glasses and a short beard. He is wearing a light blue shirt with a t-shirt underneath. Peggy is a woman with brown curly short hair, a small smile and pink lipstick. She is wearing a shirt with square patterns.
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Spotlighting Australian classical and art music composers in world premiere chamber music performance

Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s Australian Series celebrates our local talent, with the first concert in its 2024 program exploring joy, love,…

Man with children looking a sculpture of pregnant woman in gallery. Ron Mueck
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Does spend equal impact?

Taking the pulse on the National Gallery’s Collection share.

Two dancers lean back and look to the roof of the lowly lit studio. A pianist is in the background on the right.
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Celebrating inclusivity and cultural diversity with Ausdance ACT this Australian Dance Week

Ausdance ACT celebrates all things dance in Australia's largest Dance Week program.

Woman with blue dress in sculpture garden. National Gallery
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$60 million revitalisation for National Gallery Sculpture Garden

National Gallery of Australia has announced a Sculpture Garden Design Competition to bring this asset into the 21st century.

Two actors on a dark stage. One wears a singlet and carries a torch, the other is on their knees and has a turtle costume on their back.
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Literature as theatre – attracting young audiences

From April to December, Canberra Theatre Centre is presenting shows for children, with literature as the 2024 overarching theme.

Photo: Margarida Afonso, Unsplash. Spools of colourful yarn stacked together with a pair of knitting needles.
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Australia's capital gearing up for fibre enthusiasts

Canberra welcomes visitors from around the country to the inaugural Australian Yarn Show (23-24 March) and the Canberra Wool Expo…

An 80s-style illustration of influential figures in Australian democracy in front of Old Parliament House in Canberra.
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Exploring 1980s democracy against the backdrop of Old Parliament House

Canberra's 2024 Enlighten Festival promises new art and ideas against the backdrop of Old Parliament House.

L-R: Project Alchemy artist Sue Norman and Colleen Weir, collaborators on 'Nye River of Life'. Norman has short grey hair and she is holding up the cover of her book, featuring rows of different colours. Weir is speaking and gesturing towards the book. They are booth sitting down behind a table covered with black cloth.
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Making space for collective healing through the regions

Rebus Theatre brought together 15 artists to embark on collective journeys to help heal bushfire-devastated communities.

Add-on. Gallery space with blue walls and carpet and colourful abstract artworks. Desmond Lazaro.
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Role of the add-on exhibition

Within today’s museum environment some exhibitions are not entirely ‘PC’ (politically correct). We look at the role of the ‘add-on’…

'Nicholas Burridge: Built Geologies' installation view at Canberra Glassworks. Photo: Brenton McGeachie. Exhibition in an industrial space with concrete floor and white walls. A metal structure is at the centre, shaped like a narrow staircase.
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Exhibition review: Nicholas Burridge: Built Geologies, Canberra Glassworks

Nicholas Burridge presents interventions in basalt and explores ancient formations alongside man-made architectural structures.

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