VISUAL
ANCA Gallery: Guilty Pleasures. A ceramics exhibition by Canberra-based artist Shaun Hayes. Until March 15. Open Wednesday to Sunday, noon-5pm. 1 Rosevear Place, Dickson. See anca.net.au.
ANU Drill Hall Gallery: Freehand. Recent paintings, mixed-media collages and drawings by Ann Thomson. Until April 5. Open Wednesday to Sunday, noon-5pm. Building 29, Kingsley Street, Acton. Phone 6125 5832 or see dhg.anu.edu.au.
Beaver Galleries: Contact. Graeme Drendel's recent works on paper, "stripped back to the bare essentials". Porcelain. The work of two ceramic artists, Kevin White and Marianne Huhn. Both until March 24. Open Tuesday to Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday and Sunday, 9am-5pm. 81 Denison Street, Deakin. Phone 6282 5294 or see beavergalleries.com.au.
Belconnen Arts Centre: Place: Spaces and Beyond. A multimedia exhibition by Lorraine Blackwell, Graham Cossey, Bev Moxon and April Glasser-Hinder. Until Sunday, March 15. Seeking Humanity. A series of portraits depicting the stories of Australia's asylum seekers and refugees. Presented by the Asylum Seekers Centre. March 18 to April 12. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-4pm. 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen. Phone 6173 3300 or see belconnenartscentre.com.au.
Canberra Glassworks: Diplomacy: translations in glass. An exhibition of Australian glass that responds to the cultural influence represented by diplomatic missions in Canberra. Until April 16. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am-4pm. 11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston. See canberraglassworks.com.
Canberra Museum and Gallery: Urban Suburban. An exhibition revealing the rituals and experiences of life in Canberra. Until June 21. Open Monday to Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday and Sunday, noon-5pm. Civic Square, Canberra City. Phone 6207 3968.
CCAS Gorman Arts Centre: Blaze Nine. The CCAS annual emerging artists' showcase. Until March 28. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am-5pm. Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Gorman Arts Centre, 55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon. Phone 6247 0188 or see ccas.com.au.
CCAS Manuka: Populate or perish! An exhibition of augmented and found print materials revealing a sinister undercurrent to Australia's migration history. Until March 15. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am-5pm. Canberra Contemporary Art Space, 19 Furneaux Street, Forrest. Phone 6247 0188 or see ccas.com.au.
Form Studio and Gallery: Works. Paintings and drawings by John Forrester Clack. Until March 29. Open Monday to Friday, 9.30am-2.30pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm. 1/30 Aurora Avenue, Queanbeyan. See formstudioandgallery.com.au.
Gallery@bcs: Hues of Grey. A mixed-media exhibition celebrating Seniors' Week. Until March 20. Open Monday to Friday, 9am-4.30pm. Belconnen Community Centre, Swanson Court, Belconnen. Phone 6264 0232 or see bcsact.com.au.
Gallery of Australian Design: Freefall Experience. An exhibition of entries in the Freefall Experience Design Ideas competition. Until March 20. Open Monday to Saturday, 10am-4pm. 47 Jardine Street, Kingston. See gad.org.au.
Ginninderra School House Gallery: Pieces of Eight. Eight different artists each present eight works of art. Until March 29. Open Thursday and Friday, 10am-4pm; Saturday and Sunday, 8.30am-4.30pm. Sweet Copper Cafe, Gold Creek, Nicholls. Phone 6230 9007.
Kambah Village Medical Practice: Birds, Flowers and Houses. An exhibition of folk-art pencil drawings by Roslyn Mandelberg. Until June. Open Monday to Friday, 8.30am-6pm. Kambah Village Medical Practice, corner of Marconi Crescent and Drakeford Drive, Kambah. Email raoulandros1@optusnet.com.au.
M16 Artspace: What's Inside a Girl. A vibrant and playful exhibition by Felicity Green. Until March 22. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. An exploration of existentialist themes through traditional painting and sculpting. Open Wednesday to Friday, noon-5pm. 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith ACT 2603. Phone 6295 9438 or see m16artspace.com.
Manning Clark House: Arthur Boyd: Portrait of a Friendship.Paintings by Arthur Boyd from the period of his long friendship with historian Manning Clark. Until March 15 Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-4pm. 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest. Phone 6295 1808 or see manningclark.org.au.
Milk Factory Gallery: A Charmed Life. Limited-edition etchings and lithographs by printmaking sisters Annie Day and Robin Ezra. Until March 25. Open daily, 10am-5pm. 33 Station Street, Bowral. Phone (02) 4862 1077 or see milkfactorygallery.com.au.
Narek Galleries: from France 2. An exhibition by five French ceramic artists, each practising a unique style. Until March 22. Open Thursday to Sunday and public holidays, 10am-5pm. Old Tanja Church, 1140 Bermagui Road, Tanja. Phone 6494 0112 or see narekgalleries.com.
PhotoAccess: China – Eighteen Days 1978. Photographs chronicling artist Bill Lucas' research visit to China. Until March 22. Out West. An exploration of landscape and pinhole camera photography. Until March 22. Taking Liberties. Large-scale digital photographs examining guilt on a social, personal and environmental level. Until March 22. Open Tuesday to Friday, 10am-4pm; Saturday, noon-4pm. Manuka Arts Centre, 30 Manuka Circle, Griffith. Phone 6295 7810 or see photoaccess.org.au.
Promenade Cafe Hyatt Hotel: Capital Lens. A photographic exhibition of nine works from the 100 Views of Canberra publication, curated by PhotoAccess. Until April. Open daily, 6.30am-10.30pm. 120 Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra. See photoaccess.org.au.
Queanbeyan Art Society: Abstract and Abstraction. A display of colourful works revealing interesting forms and shapes. Until March 21. Open daily, 10am-1pm. 6 Trinculo Place, Queanbeyan. Phone 0418 863 428 or see qarts.com.au.
Watson Arts Centre: Hidemi Tokutake. A ceramics display by Japanese artist-in-residence Hidemi Tokutake of works influenced by Australian landscapes and nature. Until March 29. Open Thursday to Sunday, 10am-4pm. 1 Aspinall Street, Watson. Phone 6241 1670 or see canberrapotters.com.au/wcac.html.
Yarralumla Gallery: Flowers, Feathers and Fur. A diverse exhibition of art works inspired by nature. Until April 3. Open daily, 10am-5pm. Garden Cafe at Cottage 1, Weston Park Road, Yarralumla. Phone 6260 5253.
PERFORMANCE
The Street Theatre: Handle It. An exploration of privacy in a world where the internet shapes relationships and pornography is everywhere. Tickets $20. March 13 and 14, 7.30pm; March 15, 6pm. The Process. A satirical play about a Tamil refugee caught up in the Australian immigration process. March 25-28, 7.30pm. Street 2, 15 Childers Street, Canberra City West. Bookings: phone 6247 1223 or see thestreet.org.au.
Wesley Music Centre: Ensemble Nobiles: A German Mass.A variety of sacred works performed by one of the world's best young vocal ensembles. March 147pm. Tickets $35, trybooking.com. Wednesday Lunchtime Live. Stuart Long plays two major piano works by Milhaud and Faure. March 18, 12.30pm-1.20pm. Entry $5. National Circuit Forrest. Phone 6232 7248 or see wesleycanberra.org.au.
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