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	Strange Weather Gospel Choir Heralds Spring 4 Sep – 4 Sep Hughes Baptist Church, Groom Street, HUGHES, Australian Capital Territory The Strange Weather Gospel Choir is a non-religious community choir in Canberra consisting of over 60 singers whose passion and love for music has been inspiring audiences in the region for 15 years. The choir’s repertoire consists of a wide variety of gospel, spiritual, folk and popular music in a cappella form or accompanied by piano and, sometimes, the tribal rhythms of African drums. The program will include well known songs such as Amazing Grace, Put a Little Love in Your Heart, All My Trials, His Eye is on the Sparrow, Misty and Old Irish Blessing. The concert is guaranteed to help you over the winter blues and ready to greet the warmth and colour of Spring. Adults $24, Concessions $20 Info: For tickets: Street Ticketing (02) 6247 1223 For the choir: 0433 200154 www.strangeweather.org
	Gateway To The Classics 5 Sep – 5 Sep Rehearsal Room 3, School of Music - ANU Two Masters graduates of the ANU School of Music Vocal Department, Sonia Anfiloff (soprano) and Ben Connor (baritone), are joined by Australian born and Vienna based pianist Stephen Delaney, to perform in an afternoon of song and opera, as a musical tribute to the great European city of Vienna. Full $20, Concession $15, ANU students / child $10 - Available at the door from 2 PM Info: n/a www.music.anu.edu.au
	Ladies Night at Comedy Club 7 Sep – 7 Sep the Space Featuring local and interstate female comedians for a truly unique comedy experience! $10 Info: 62931443 www.tuggeranongarts.com/cr_comedy.php
	Wednesday Lunchtime Live - Canberra Grammar School - "Fine Music" 8 Sep – 8 Sep Wesley Music Centre “Fine Music” promises to be a celebration of the achievements and talents of Canberra Grammar School Year 12 Musicians. A concert to enthral you with works by Salzdo, Tansman, Prokofiev, Piazzolla, Verano, JS Bach Organ Fugue, Edwards and young student Aaron Chew’s own composition. Instruments vary from bassoon, organ, guitar, trumpet, trombone, marimba, violin, saxophone, piano and voice. The talented young performers are Leonard Weiss, Andrew Muthurajah, Marko Sever, Kohta Ichihara, Matthew Winnel, Christopher Retter, Richard Daley, Peter Lee, Daryl Whitfield, Aaron Chew and Nicholas Retter. Where? Wesley Music Centre 20 National Circuit, Forrest (cnr Sydney Ave) When? From 12.40pm to 1.30pm $2 or paper note entry with gold coin for refreshments Info: 6232 7248 www.wesleycanberra.org.au/music
	Judith Hickel and John Couch - Violin and Guitar 10 Sep – 10 Sep Wesley Music Centre, 20 National Cct, Forrest. ACT Canberra Classical Guitar Society presents the renowned duo of New Zealand guitarist John Couch and Australian violinist Judith Hickel performing together in a delightful concert. The program will include selections from their collaborative CD “Andre’s New Shoes” Friday, 10 September, 7:30pm Full $20, concession $15 Info: 0403 640 669 www.classicalguitarcanberra.org.au
	Handmade Market 11 Sep – 11 Sep Kamberra Wine Company Over 140 stalls of Handmade designers 10am - 4pm Saturday 11 September No ATM on site Order your copy of Handmade living and you could win a FREE copy Collecting donation to support Olivia Lambert foundation FREE Info: 0402247532 www.handmadecanberra.com.au
	This other world NOW SHOWING: Until 12 Sep ANCA Gallery, 1 Rosevear Place DICKSON An exhibition of new paintings by local artist Stephanie Haygarth free Info: 02 6247 8736 www.anca.canberra.net.au Stephanie Haygarth, End, 2010
	In the Public Domain 10 Sep – 12 Sep Locations throughout the NewActon precinct Free dance performances, devised collaboratively by some of Australia’s most exciting young dance artists. Daylight Performances Fri-Sun 10-12 September; 10:30am & 1:00pm Meet outside UrbanFood As the chill of Winter moves towards the warmth of Spring, rug up and come with us on a guided journey through the NewActon precinct, exploring themes of public and private behaviour. Evening Performances: Fri 10 & Sat 11 September from 7pm In the warm and welcoming indoor spaces of NewActon, be surprised and entertained as dancers animate the precinct in unexpected ways. Come face-to-face with live dance installations - watch as much or as little as you choose. A project of QL2 Centre for Youth Dance in Canberra, in partnership with New Acton, supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body. FREE Info: 02 6247 3103 QL2.org.au Lorna Sim
	Stopera in Spring 12 Sep – 12 Sep the Theatre A musical bouquet of Spring delights performed by artists from Stopera, the ACT’s award-winning opera company. Enjoy coffee and cake with a view of the Lake, and join Stopera artists, soprano Rebecca Collins, baritone Ross Penglase, violinist Ewan Foster and pianist Vivienne Winther, for an afternoon of song in full Spring bloom. $20 - 25 Info: 62931443 www.tuggeranongarts.com/t_spring.php
	Stopera in Spring Concert at 2pm 12 Sep – 12 Sep Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Cnr Reed & Cowlishaw St Tuggeranong Town Centre A musical concert bouquet of Spring delights performed by artists from Stopera, the ACT’s award-winning opera company. The program features beautiful music celebrating the joys of nature and romance in Spring, with songs by Schubert, Vaughan Williams and Grieg, and the violin classics Spring from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Beethoven’s Spring Sonata. There’s also some Spring- themed songs from The Mikado and South Pacific, and the nostalgic Ivor Novello hit, Waltz of my Heart. Enjoy coffee and cake with a view of the Lake, and join Stopera artists, soprano Rebecca Collins, baritone Ross Penglase, violinist Ewan Foster and pianist Vivienne Winther, for an afternoon of song in full Spring bloom. Concert starts at 2pm. $25 / $20 concession Info: bookings: 6293 1443 www.stopera.org.au Soprano Rebecca Collins and baritone Ross Penglase. Photo by Greg Marginson
	Gary Laird 'Flinders to The Painted Desert' NOW SHOWING: Until 16 Sep Paintbox Fine Art, 32 Lonsdale Street, Braddon ACT 2612 Gary Laird is a contemporary painter of the Australian landscape. His images appear to grow up from the earth with a strong abstract element which evolves into a more realist style.  A multi-award winning artist, his works hang in government, private and corporate collections in Australia, Japan, Canada, USA, UK, Italy, South Africa and South America. For this exhibition 'Flinders to the Painted Desert', Laird has undertaken an epic trip to the heart of South Australia, ranging from the Flinders Ranges to the area around the famous opal mining town Coober Pedy.  The landscape here was forged more than 80 million years ago and it remains largely unspoiled.  Everything about this part of Australia is spectacular - the superb light, the vivid colour, the big skies, the rugged peaks - it takes a keen eye and a deft hand to capture these elements so successfully on canvas. Free entry Info: 02 6162 1717 www.paintboxfineart.com 'The Painted Desert' 143 x 168 acrylic on canvas
	ANU Lunchbox Concert 16 Sep – 16 Sep theTheatre This Concert Series is a new initiative from the Tuggeranong Arts Centre providing the Tuggeranong community with easy listening at lunch time. Senior students from the ANU School of Music will present a varied program of Early, Romantic and Modern classical repertoire. Each concert is 45 minutes long to fit your lunch hour - bring your lunch box with you. $10 Info: 62931443 www.tuggeranongarts.com/season2010.php
	The Pleasure Society 17 Sep – 18 Sep the Space Simone Penkethman & Chanel Cole with Adam Cook & Paul Christiansen Chanel Cole and Simone Penkethman met in the summer of 2007 and fell in love. They postponed their plans to elope to Vegas for a quickie Elvis wedding and channelled their ardour into arts festivals, music and bicycle outings in pretty frocks and high heels. The Pleasure Society was born. You are invited to join The Pleasure Society and flirt with whim and consequence in an interactive cabaret adventure. "A pleasure shared is a pleasure doubled." $20 - 25 Info: 62931443 www.tuggeranongarts.com/season2010.php
	McCarron Benson exhibition NOW SHOWING: Until 19 Sep Tuggeranong Arts Centre Gallery Artist: Julie McCarron-Benson Julie continues her love affair with tromp l'oeil and domestic doors. A show that delights, confronts and imparts that special brand of "McCarron-Benson wisdom". free Info: 62931443 www.tuggeranongarts.com/exhibitions2010.php#current
	Hang it yourself 5 Sep – 19 Sep PhotoAccess Huw Davies Gallery An eclectic collection of photographs by members of PhotoAccess. PhotoAccess Huw Davies Gallery is the only gallery in the ACT devoted exclusively to showing photomedia works. It is in the Manuka Arts Centre, cnr NSW Cres and Manuka Circle (next to Manuka Pool). Opening hours Tues to Fri 10 to 4 and weeekends 12 to 4. Free Info: 6295 7810 www.photoaccess.org.au Kathleen Fisher - The Butcher's Cow (detail)
	ACT Textile Arts Association - 'A Garden Tea Party' 17 Sep – 19 Sep CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Drive, Acton Be enthralled by the wonderful world of textile arts as the ACT Textile Arts Association presents 'A Garden Tea Party" with a difference. Find fairies at the bottom of the garden, marvel at the sumptuous fare under the spreading tree and rub shoulders with Lady Harriet Duckworth and her entourage. A gallery of textile creations to delight you. Fashion parade at 12:30pm, Saturday 18th September. Morning and afternoon teas available. $2 entry Info: 0421 178 722 http://acttextiles.org.au/exhibition.html
	Open Garden - Yeumville Nanima Road 18 Sep – 19 Sep 680 Nanima Road, Hall This tranquil, spacious country opens to the public for the first time. Mature cypress and deciduous trees provide the framework for wide beds of perennials, groundcovers and flowering shrubs. This is garden to enjoy in early spring with all its blossoms. The open spaces and flowing walkways are a delight to explore. Following recent rain, the natural creek is now flowing again. Springfield Rural Fire Brigade will be raisin money and teas and a bbq are provided. $6 Info: 02 6230 3143 www.opengarden.org.au
	ActewAGL's Postcards From Your Town photography competition NOW SHOWING: Until 24 Sep The capital region: Canberra, Queanbeyan, Goulburn, Young, Yass, Cooma, Bateman's Bay, Nowra and surrounds. From the city to the sea, ActewAGL is searching for the best 12 photos that capture our region. The winning photos will feature on the 2011 ActewAGL calendar, with each winning photographer pocketing $500. The calendar will be distributed free to schools, community groups and businesses from November 2010 and will be available from our stores in Civic, Woden and Gungahlin. Free. Info: 13 14 93 actewagl.com.au/postcards
	2010 Ranamok Glass Prize NOW SHOWING: Until 24 Sep Canberra Glassworks, 11 Wentworth Ave, Kingston See the latest and best in contemporary glass from Australia and New Zealand in the 2010 Ranamok Glass Prize, currently showing at Canberra Glassworks. Visit us Wednesday to Sunday from 10 am to 4pm. Entry is free Info: 02 6260 7005 www.canberraglassworks.com
	Design Media In Australia NOW SHOWING: Until 25 Sep 44 Parkes Place PARKES Southern Foreshore Lake Burley Griffin Design Media in Australia is an exhibition promoting published design in Australia. Australia’s premier design magazines have created free standing designed installations for the audience to interact with their titles. Published design in Australia collates and presents the design activity of the nation at all times of the year. Covering all areas of design these published titles are full of ideas and discourse for you to discover and devour at the Gallery of Australian Design. Invited titles include: Architecture Australia, Houses, Artichoke, Landscape Architecture Australia, Indesign, DQ, Habitus, Green, Desktop Magazine, Inside, Architectural Review, King Brown, Blank, Empty, Orphan and Process Journal. Curator Jas Hugonnet free Info: 02 62 73 1313 www.gad.org.au Toby Horrocks for Architecture Media by Cole Bennetts
	Natural Selection 7 Sep – 25 Sep 'The Q' Exhibition Space, Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre. Lowe Street Queanbeyan September serves up a special treat at ‘The Q’ as highly regarded local artist and teacher Jo Hollier presents her latest solo exhibition Natural Selection. Natural Selection is an exhibition of prints by Canberra artist Jo Hollier. Jo, a full time artist, specialises in techniques which produce unique prints and limited edition etchings. The exhibition comprises over 40 prints and drawings which have been selected and curated by arts reviewer and curator Anni Doyle Wawrzynczak. The exhibition includes a selection of key artworks from the past six years, as well as exciting new works which continue Hollier's journey with bird and plant forms. These joyful works reflect a love of colour, texture and the exotic. The official opening of Natural Selection takes place on Tuesday September 7 at 6pm by Mr John McIntyre – all welcome! Nil Info: 0413 487 808 www.johollier.com jo hollier
	African Drumming & Dance Workshops with Tuza and Salaka 25 Sep – 25 Sep Currie Crescent, Kingston ACT Come and learn the beautiful rhythms and dances of West Africa with Tuza and members of the talented Salaka Ensemble, direct from Ghana on tour in Australia for the third time. A rare opportunity to learn from 5 visiting artists! Catering for beginners through to advanced. Enrol in one, two or all three workshops! Drums available for hire. 12 - 1.30pm Drumming (Beginners) 2 - 3.30pm Drumming (Intermediate-Advanced) 4 - 5.30pm Dance (all levels welcome) Bookings essential as places are limited. Please call, email or book online. $35 for one w'shop, $55 for two w'shops, $75 all three w'shops. Drum hire $5 Info: 0414 236 323 www.drumeffect.com.au
	Gooch's Utopia: Collected Works from the Central Desert NOW SHOWING: Until 26 Sep ANU Drill Hall Gallery From the late 1970s to the end of the twentieth century Rodney Gooch (1949-2002) traveller, cameleer, artist and arts advisor inspired, facilitated and collected the work of an important generation of Central Desert artists. The exhibition includes batiks, carvings, acrylic paintings, works on paper and so-called ‘spare part art’ all sourced from the two collections Gooch bequeathed to the Riddoch Art Gallery (Mount Gambier) and the Flinders University Art Museum (Adelaide). Most of the artists included in the exhibition belong to either the Alyawarr or the Anmatyerr peoples, and among the artists represented are Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Gloria Tamerre Petyarre and Ada Bird Petyarre. The exhibition has been curated by Fiona Salmon and toured by Flinders University Art Museum. Free Info: 6125 5832 www.anu.edu.au/mac/content/dhg Ada Bird Petyarre, Awely (Women's Ceremony), 1999, syntheitc polymer paint on cnavas, 91.5 x 122cm Gift of Rodney Gooch ( the Rodney Gooch Personal Collection) Flinders University Art Museum 3578
	Wendy Fairclough: Commonalities NOW SHOWING: Until 26 Sep ANU Drill Hall Gallery Wendy Fairclough’s art practice in glass reflects her original training in sculpture and printmaking. Through a combination of hand blowing, cold working, engraving and casting, she transforms everyday utilitarian objects into arrangements or installations that emit great metaphorical and poetic power. Traditionally glass objects have been perceived as being precious. By exploring the interplay between the environment, the cast or hand blown utilitarian objects and the viewer, Fairclough allows shifts in perception from the usual assumed functionality of objects. This body of work continues and extends on a theme that Wendy has touched on previously, that is to bring to visibility the commonalities shared between ordinary people from different cultures and belief systems. This exhibition has been curated by Karen O’Clery Free Info: 6125 5832 www.anu.edu.au/mac/content/dhg Wendy Fairclough, Acquiesence, 2009,Handblown glass, sandblasted. Acrylic bucket handles, found objects ( straw broom,stepladder) acrylic paint.102 x 200 x 150cm
	Julia Castiglioni 15 Sep – 26 Sep ANCA Gallery, 1 Rosevear Place DICKSON Painting and drawings based on recent travels abroad. free Info: 02 6247 8736 www.anca.canberra.net.au Julia Castiglioni, Untitled, 2009
	Belinda Fox - "Day to Day", paintings and works on paper 9 Sep – 28 Sep Beaver Galleries, 81 Denison St, Deakin 2600 Belinda Fox’s recent paintings and works on paper continue to reveal a precarious balance in contemporary life between hope and doubt. Drawing together memory and recent experience, Belinda utilises the expressive and unpredictable effects of her medium to create richly diverse surfaces. Layers of decorative abstraction and motifs such as lotus and magnolia flowers, human figures and animals seemingly dissolve and reappear. While mostly serene in effect, her recent works continue to harbour an underlying sense of endangered, fragile beauty. Belinda Fox is widely represented in collections throughout Australia, including the National Gallery of Australia, Artbank, and Parliament House. Free entry Info: 02 6282 5294 www.beavergalleries.com.au
	Wendy Teakel - "Remnants", paintings and sculpture 9 Sep – 28 Sep Beaver Galleries, 81 Denison St, Deakin 2600 Wendy Teakel’s recent work focuses on the cultural archaeology of farmed environments and explores ways in which the rural Australian landscape is marked by the transient habitation and existence of both people and animals. Traditions of living and working on the land are related by remnants of past farming activity such as weathered gateposts, the residual foundations of a farmhouse or formal plantations of elms or pines amid vacant paddocks. Wendy Teakel is Head of the Sculpture Workshop, Australian National University and her work is in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Artbank, and Chiang Mai University in Thailand. Free entry Info: 02 6282 5294 www.beavergalleries.com.au
	FOX By Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks 27 Sep – 29 Sep Queanbeyan, NSW Presented by Monkey Baa in association with Siren Theatre Co. Combining a haunting score and breathtaking physicality, this production will see the heart soar as friendship triumphs. Magpie is injured in a bushfire but she discovers that riding atop her friend, one-eyed Dog, as he runs through the bush, feels almost the same as flying. "FLY DOG FLY! I will be your missing eye and you will be my wings." Fox arrives and tempts Magpie with an even faster ride. Desire, loyalty and friendship become confused and after an exhilarating ride, Fox dumps Magpie far out in the desert. Abandoned and alone Magpie begins the long journey home. Recommended for children 8+ and families. Running time approximately 60 minutes All tickets $18.00 Info: 6298 0290 www.theq.net.au
	Spring Beadmaking Classes with artist Liz De Luca 29 Sep – 1 Oct Canberra Glassworks Do you love beautiful glass jewellery? Are you curious about how to make your own glass beads? Then Canberra Glassworks has a course for you... Fun and Funky Florals - with artist Liz DeLuca (1 x 3 hour class, from 1-4pm on either 29, 30 Sept or 1 Oct) Here’s something new for teenagers and adults at the Canberra Glassworks! Learn to make your very own glass beads in a three hour class. Using transparent and opqaue glass, learn to apply dot patterns to decorate your beads with fun floral designs and leaves. To enrol: call us on 02 6260 7005 $110 Info: 02 6260 7005 www.canberraglassworks.com Liz De Luca, glass bead necklace.
	Robert Dowling: Tasmanian son of Empire NOW SHOWING: Until 3 Oct National Gallery of Australia Robert Dowling was Australia’s most successful portrait painter in the mid 1880s and the first to achieve success overseas, yet he remains little known today. He holds a special place in the history of Australian art and was the first locally produced artist in Australia. He specialised in portraiture, but also painted popular genre subjects, literary and religious themes. This exhibition brings to light this forgotten artist, showcasing Dowling’s comprehensive body of work. Adult $10 | Concession/member $7 | Children 16 & under FREE Info: 02 6240 6411 http://www.nga.gov.au/Exhibition/DOWLING/ Robert Dowling, Tasmanian Aborigines 1856–57, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Purchased 1949
	Feed Lions, Tigers, Giraffes and Bears at the National Zoo & Aquarium these school holidays 25 Sep – 10 Oct Scrivener Dam, Lady Denman Drive, Yarralumla Our animal encounters provide visitors with an opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the worlds most amazing creatures! Keeper Talks and special animal hand feeds, which include photo opportunities. Wander in and have a casual stroll around the park, or make a day of it with family, friends and make use of our picnic areas and complimentary BBQ facilities. Entry + $10 to feed an animal and $15 to feed and have a souvenir photo taken Info: 02 6287 8400 www.nationalzoo.com.au
	Murrumbateman Field Days 16 Oct – 17 Oct Murrumbateman Recreation Ground Now in its 32nd year, the Murrumbateman Field Days is the Canberra region’s biggest small farm event – showcasing more than 400 exhibitors over two big days and with lots of fun and activities for the whole family. Whether you're a farmer, someone who lives on acres, or a family just looking for a fun and educational day out, you don't want to miss the field days! This year’s event will include: • farm machinery of all types • water tanks • specialty foods • trees and plants • a range of clothing • farm and workshop tools • community and support groups • helicopter rides • vintage tractor and machinery displays • vintage tractor pull • patting paddock • sheep dog demonstrations • shearing demonstrations • chainsaw art • Rural Fire Service display • Tennis coaching demonstrations and radar gun • adventure trail, face painting and balloons for the kids. adults $15 per day, children 6-16 years $2 per day; adult weekend pass $25, family weekend pass $50 Info: (02) 6227 5895 http://mfdays.com
	Simon Powis - classical guitar 22 Oct – 22 Oct Wesley Music Centre, 20 National Cct, Forrest. ACT Canberra Classical Guitar Society is proud to present Simon Powis, a graduate of Sydney Conservatorium of Music and currently a doctoral candidate at Yale University in Connecticut. One performance only! Friday, 22 October, 7:30pm. Full $20, concession $15 Info: 0403 640 669 www.classicalguitarcanberra.org.au
	Life, Death and Magic: 2000 years of Southeast Asian ancestral art NOW SHOWING: Until 31 Oct National Gallery of Australia Enter a dark world of shamans, seers and sorcerers where the dead ride into the afterlife on ships, serpents and birds. Magic and ritual, gold, jewellery, sacrifice, headhunting. Ferocious and frightening imagery is meant to ward off evil spirits… if you are repulsed by some of the menacing works of art, you may be a demon… Adult $15 | Concession/member $10 | Children 16 & under FREE Info: 02 6240 6411 http://www.nga.gov.au/EXHIBITION/LIFEDEATHMAGIC/ Sumatra, Indonesia, Effigy portrait [mejan] of a village priest 19th century or earlier , stone, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Geneva © Musée Barbier-Mueller, Photo Studio Ferrazzini Bouchet.
	The Dunera Boys: Seventy Years On NOW SHOWING: Until 14 Nov National Library of Australia The Dunera Boys: 70 Years On exhibition at the National Library of Australia marks the 70th anniversary year of the arrival of a group of wartime internees who were to become known as the Dunera Boys. In September 1940, Hired Military Transport Dunera arrived in Sydney from Britain with more than 2500 German, Austrian and Italian internees on board. Many of the internees were of Jewish heritage and had escaped Britain from Nazi Germany only to be interned as enemy aliens. The exhibition tells the story of these remarkable Dunera Boys, many of whom made Australia their home after they were released. It features items from the National Library's collection, many of which have never been exhibited before. Free Info: 02 6262 1111 www.nla.gov.au Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack (1893-1965)
	2010 Hawaiian Ball 27 Nov – 27 Nov Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden Due to the popularity of last year's event, the ACT Eden Monaro Cancer Support Group's Hawaiian Ball is back in 2010. Dust off your hawaiian shirts, ukuleles and leis for a night of great entertainment, cocktails and fun! All funds raised by the event goes towards helping local families who have a member undergoing treatment for cancer. Tickets are on sale now. $150.00 (including GST) per ticket or $1,400 (including GST) for corporate tables of 10. Info: 02 6297 1261 www.actemcsg.org.au
	Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route NOW SHOWING: Until 26 Jan National Museum of Australia This groundbreaking exhibition reveals the richness of desert life today. It tells the story of the Canning Stock Route’s impact on Aboriginal people, and the importance of the Country that surrounds it, through the works of senior and emerging artists and the stories of traditional custodians. It is a story of contact, conflict and survival, of exodus and return, seen through Aboriginal eyes, and interpreted through their voices, art and new media. Free entry Info: 1800 026 132 www.nma.gov.au

	NEW EXHIBITION: MARNTI WARAJANGA – WE’RE TRAVELLING NOW SHOWING: Until 20 February 2011 Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House MARNTI WARAJANGA – WE’RE TRAVELLING is a collaboration between the Museum of Australian Democracy, Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre and award-winning photographer Tobias Titz. In MARNTI WARAJANGA you will meet Indigenous Australians from the Pilbara region of northern Western Australia and non-Indigenous people who have worked closely with their communities. In their own words they bear witness to momentous historical movements and reflect on their ongoing work for social and political change at a community and national level. In Tobias Titz’s unique collaborative portraiture process, each person is photographed with a large format camera, using Polaroid Type 665 film. He then photographs the same space without the person in it. Following this, the subjects write something of their choice into the wet ‘empty’ negative. The texts relate to questions about major events such as the Pilbara Strike of 1946, the 1967 Referendum and the 2008 Apology to the Stolen Generations. www.moadoph.gov.au
	AUSTRALIAN JOURNEYS Permanent exhibition National Museum of Australia. Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Acton. Open daily (9am – 5pm). Closed Christmas Day AUSTRALIAN JOURNEYS is a new National Museum of Australia permanent gallery, exploring the voyages that connect Australia to the world. It shares personal stories of some of the people who have travelled to and from Australia over time. The Australian Journeys gallery offers visitors the chance to see some of the Museum’s latest acquisitions and oldest treasures, including convict tokens, Captain Cook’s magnifier and a Little Red Rid Riding Hood wall hanging made in a Displaced Persons camp in Germany in 1946. Australian Journeys is the first new permanent gallery since the Museum opened in 2001. Free entry Info: 02 6208 5000 www.nma.gov.au   Convict token. Photo: Dragi Markovic. National Museum of Australia
	DISPLAY OF TROOPER DONALDSON’S VICTORIA CROSS Permanent display Australian War Memorial, Treloar Crescent ,Campbell The Australian War Memorial displays the Victoria Cross awarded to Trooper Mark Donaldson VC in the Conflicts 1945 to Today galleries. The display is located in the Afghanistan section of the Conflicts 1945 to Today galleries, which have been acclaimed by the general public. Ultimately, it will be displayed in the Hall of Valour. Once Trooper Donaldson’s Victoria Cross is on display, there will be 60 Australian and two British Victoria Crosses displayed at the Australian War Memorial; this is the largest public collection in the world. Free entry Info: 02 6243 4575 info@awm.gov.au www.awm.gov.au
	OVER THE FRONT – THE GREAT WAR IN THE AIR Permanent exhibition Australian War Memorial, ANZAC Hall. Open: daily (10am – 5 pm) This stunning new exhibition features unique aircraft from our collection, including three allied aircraft and two German fighter planes. This is the story of young men, whose experiences of combat high over the Western Front are brought to life in an outstanding multimedia re-creation by internationally renowned film director Peter Jackson. Free entry Info: 02 6243 421 info@awm.gov.au www.awm.gov.au
	AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY – MORE THAN 2000 YEARS IN THE MAKING Permanent exhibition Old Parliament House. King George Terrace, Parkes. Open: Daily (9am – 5pm) Experience a breathtaking journey across time and around the world, placing Australia’s democracy in its historical and geographical context. The exhibition contains objects like George Washington’s writing set (on loan for the first time outside America), and a first edition of Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man, published in response to the French Revolution. There are intriguing stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things: people like Perikes, who is considered by many to be the father of democracy, Catherine Helen Spence, who fought for women’s suffrage, and Eddie Mabo, who won legal recognition of his people’s land rights against enormous odds. Entry: full -$2, child, concession -$1, family - $5 Info: 02 6270 8222 info@moadoph.gov.au www.moadoph.gov.au
	MAPPING THE CAPITAL: CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE SCRIVENER SURVEY OF CANBERRA Permanent display National Capital Exhibition. Barrine Drive, Commonwealth Park, Parkes. Open: Monday – Friday (9am – 5pm), Saturday – Sunday (10am – 4pm); closed: public holidays In 1908 the Yass-Canberra district was selected as the site for the national capital. Charles Scrivener was given the task of mapping a new federal territory and in 1909 recommended the Canberra Valley as the location for the new city. Learn how the survey was completed and how to use a theodolite yourself! Free entry Info: 02 6272 2900 www.nationalcapital.gov.au   Image courtesy of the Government Printing Office, State Library of New South Wales
	CANBERRA MUSEUM AND GALLERY COLLECTION Permanent exhibition Canberra Museum and Gallery. Corner London Circuit and Civic Square, Canberra City. Open: Tues. – Fri. (10am – 5pm), Sat. – Sun. (12pm – 5pm) An exhibition reflecting Canberra’s history and culture, highlighting the diverse range of social history objects and visual art from the CMAG Permanent Collection. Free entry Info: 02 6207 3968 www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au     Imants Tillers, Nature Speaks:AT, 2002
	NOLAN COLLECTION Permanent exhibition Canberra Museum and Gallery. Corner London Circuit and Civic Square, Canberra City. Open: Tues. – Fri. (10am – 5pm), Sat. – Sun. (12pm – 5pm) A selection of works by renowned Australian artist Sir Sidney Nolan are on display in the Permanent Collection Gallery at CMAG. Free entry Info: 02 6207 3968 www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au       Sidney Nolan, Return to Glenrowan, 1946

 

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