If you are hankering for an exhibition of elegant sculpture (and who isn’t) Perforation is the show you crave. Keith Bender, whose talents clearly lie in the third dimension, combines his fascination with abstraction, the play of light, negative and interactive space and the surface texture of perforated and non perforated steel in a spectacular series of […]
July
25
HEART + REVOLUTION
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Held nationally each year, NAIDOC Week 2018 will be held from Sunday 8 July through to Sunday 15 July. The theme for NAIDOC Week 2018 is ‘Because of Her, We Can!’, to honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who have played and continue to play significant roles in their families and communities lives […]
July
17
THE MEMORY WITHIN
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At CCAS Manuka we have Naomi Taylor Royds’ The Memory Within, an exhibition focusing on household, objects in which she invests an emotional attachment. Consisting of prints, sculptures and installations this is a show that romanticises and elevates, for example, the humble wooden spoon or immortalises the utilitarian bowl in plaster. It’s a series of works […]
July
05
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
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Its all been on Instagram but here we have a more detailed pictorial account of the 2018 CCAS Member’s Exhibition which as always turned into a great fun night. They never fail. Our distinguished judge this year was Justine Van Mourik who is currently Director of the Parliamentary Collection and, who also happens to be […]
June
29
ON THE AIR
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CCAS Manuka Gallery is looking particularly good at the moment. Not unlike some groovey little space you might find in Melbourne, London or New York. Alexander, Alex and Millan have recently given the gallery a makeover and the walls are currently pristine white. New user friendly lights and a new door that opens the gallery […]
June
20
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
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At last the judge of the CCAS members show has been confirmed. Justine van Mourik Director of the Parliament House Art Collection and recently appointed Chair of CCAS has agreed to do the honours. Justine has a distinguished career in the arts having come from the National Library of Australia where she managed temporary and travelling exhibitions and […]
June
19
WINTER WARMER ACT WRITER’S CENTRE
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It was a freezing Friday evening in Canberra for the ACT Writers’ Centre Winter Warmer, which incidentally, was hosted by CCAS in the Gorman Art Centre Galleries. An enthusiastic crowd paid no mind to plummeting temperatures as they gathered for an evening of wine tasting, laid back panel discussions and readings. The evening kicked of with […]
