If you were ever wondering How Local Art made Australia’s National Capital we had all the answers last Friday afternoon during a Q&A conversation with author, Dr. Anni Doyle Wawrzyńczak and Deborah Clark, moderated by Alex Sloan. Anni’s book which started out as a Ph.D thesis has been published by and is now available through ANU Press. […]
BOOK LAUNCH HOW LOCAL ART MADE AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL CAPITAL
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BOOK LAUNCH: How Local Art Made Australia’s National Capital, Anni Doyle Wawrzyńczak Celebrating Anni’s first book How Local Art Made Australia’s National Capital, Alex Sloan, Anni Doyle Wawrzynczak and Deborah Clark will pay homage to Canberra’s arts community and rich history. Anni Doyle Wawrzyńczak has lived and worked in most Australian cities and throughout Asia […]
BLAZE FOURTEEN
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Welcome back to the all new, socially distanced pages! After five months hibernation CCAS is back on track and settled into its fabulous new space at a 44 Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes. As pretty much everyone knows getting here has been quite a saga but CCAS has re-emerged anew and what better way to begin […]
SOCIAL DISTANCING
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In a million years we never, ever thought there would be a social pages post that focuses on “social distancing” ! Or that there could even be such a thing. All this of course is set around the 1 – 1.5 meters we should stay apart while the Corona Virus wreaks havoc throughout the world. […]
NEGATIVE SPACE
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The first cab of the rank at CCAS Manuka each year is an exhibition curated by our intern from Art History and Curatorship ANU School of Art and Design. This year we are proud to open with the fabulous Sophia Halloway who has explored concepts of negative space through the work of Cathy […]
NEW BEGINNINGS
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Its Canberra’s worst kept secret but this is the first time you have it from the horse’s mouth: after 32 years at Ainslie + Gorman Arts Centres (A+GAC) the time has come for Canberra Contemporary Art Space (CCAS) to move on. Our departure will invigorate and strengthen both organisations making way for exciting new […]
SAUDADE
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To say that this show is not what you might expect is an understatement. In fact it comes as a bit of a shock. Katy Mutton, Timothy Pauszek and Stedman Watts have got together and produced a poignant show about loss from three very different perspectives. Each artist explores their personal experience in a very […]
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Belle Palmer had strong support from family and friends for the opening of [ INSERT TITLE HERE ] at CCAS Manuka last night. This exhibition includes a number of the drawing experiments that Belle is well known for an a couple of her famously inventive drawing machines which we have videos of. Belle’s not […]
mata ! mata & OBJECTS OF EMPATHY
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mata! mata is extremely topical right now. Capturing the flaming zeitgeist that currently rages throughout Australia it references the recent burning of large tracts of forest in the Amazon Basin and the threat to Brazil’s Indigenous peoples who are the traditional custodians. Mata is a Portuguese homonym meaning both forest and kill. During his time in […]
AIDS ACTION COUNCIL CBR FAIR DAY
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Its a day that we all look forward to, especially if its hot, and it will be. It is this Saturday 2 November and its the AIDS Action Council Canberra Fair Day which will be held in the fragrant grounds of Ainslie+Gorman Arts Centre, 55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon. Fair Day is Canberra’s boldest showcase of […]