Christopher Oates’ “The Yellow Elephant, Kambah”, 2014, gouache on paper.. in “Urban Suburban” at CMAG.
Wendy Sharpe’s pastel on paper, “A Strong Woman”.
TO celebrate the 150th birthday of patriotic Finnish composer Sibelius, the appropriately-named Sibelius 150 Trio will perform in the beautiful Embassy of Finland, 12 Darwin Avenue, Yarralumla, 7pm, on Monday, March 16. The artists are Tuomas Lehto (cello), Siljamari Heikinheimo (violin) and Roope Grondahl (piano). Bookings to ewa.walczuk@formin.fi or call 6273 3800.
From “A City of Sadness”… the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion-winner in 1989.
THE picturesque nearby towns of Crookwell, Gunning, Wayo, Rugby and Taralga will be the setting for six Artisans’ Open Studios featuring more than 14 local artists working and selling art directly without added commission, 10am-4pm, on the weekend of March 21-22. Maps and brochures at visitupperlachlan.com.au
CURATED by Leanne Santoro, the “Urban Suburban” exhibition, at the Canberra Museum and Gallery in Civic, highlights works of Canberra, Queanbeyan and surrounds from the CMAG collection from the 1960s to today. The idea is to look at this region as a place where people live, away from the notion of Canberra as the nation’s capital. The list of contributing artists is a local visual arts Who’s Who. It runs until June 21.
INDIGENOUS artists from the ACT are encouraged to enter the 2015 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award run by the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT. The top prize, won by our own Jenni Kemarre Martiniello in 2013, is worth $50,000. Winners will be announced on August 7. Entry forms from 08 8999 8287, email natsiaa@nt.gov.au, or visit nt.gov.au/natsiaa.8
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