Exploring impermanence
Two new exhibitions have opened this week at Beaver Galleries. Dianne Fogwell's Renascent is a collection of layered linocuts that engage with the cyclical passage of decay and renewal within her local environment. Fogwell has exhibited widely across Australia and in group shows internationally for the past 40 years. She is represented in numerous collections including the National Gallery of Australia, National Library of Australia, Artbank, Australian War Memorial, Canberra Museum and Gallery and the Art Institute of Chicago (USA). Glass artist Andrew Baldwin's impermanence uses the vessel as a vehicle to explore notions of impermanence and emptiness. He graduated with Honours from the Glass Workshop at the Australian National University, School of Art in 2000. His works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, National Glass Collection at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery and the Toyama City Glass Collection (Japan). Both exhibitions are on show until March 5. beavergalleries.com.au.
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My Canberra
In her exhibition My Canberra, artist Gay Emmerson has brought together a collection of landscapes she has painted of Canberra and the surrounding region over the past 35 years. There's a particular focus on the effect of the seasons, especially the heat of summer and the light on the hills. The exhibition is at Cork Street Café & Gallery, 24 Cork Street, Gundaroo, Thursday through Sunday until the end of February. Phone 62368217.
Desert Dreamings
Now on at Kyeema Gallery at Capital Wines Cellar Door, 13 Gladstone Street, Hall Village, Hall, is this selection of works by Indigenous artists of the central and western deserts in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory, together with two paintings by Alice Springs artist Sarah Brown. All proceeds go to the Pukatja Fund to establish the first community-based renal dialysis centre at Ernabella in the far north of South Australia. The exhibition runs until March 12. capitalwines.com.au.
Engage: Community Posters
Now on at Megalo Print Studio + Gallery, this exhibition resulted from Megalo's partnership with Youth Care Canberra, HandsOn Studio and Thunderstone Aboriginal and Land Management Services. The aim was for Megalo's staff to share their expertise and teach basic screen printing skills to individuals with no printmaking experience. The official opening will be on February 25 at 2pm and the exhibition runs until March 4. megalo.org.
Deceived by fashion
On Saturday, February 18 at 2pm at the James O Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia, the gallery;s Head of Conservation, Debbie Ward, will discuss the dark side of the pursuit of elegance at the court of Versailles in a free lecture. Bookings essential: nga.gov.au.
Art for lunch
On Thursday, February 23 at the National Gallery of Australia from 12.45 to 1.15pm, Jane Kinsman will deliver a free talk about Frank Stella's groundbreaking prints. Bookings essential: nga.gov.au.
Interior Lanscapes
Veteran artist Elisabeth Cummings, a graduate of the National Art School in Sydney in the 1950s, has an exhibition at the ANU Drill Hall Gallery, Kingsley Street, Acton curated by Sioux Garside of studio interiors and evocations of the landscape. It's on until April 9. dhg.anu.edu.au.
Organ recital
Lauren Giddy will perform a free recital of works by Bach, Franck, Bossi and Langlais at Wesley Uniting Church, National Circuit, Forrest on Monday, February 20 at 3pm. wesleycanberra.org.au.
Wednesday Lunchtime Live
On Wednesday, February 22 at 12.40pm at Wesley Music Centre, Hilda Visser Scott will perform Mozart's Piano Sonata K457 in C minor and Liszt's transcription of Schubert's Ständchen with soprano Madeleine Anderson. Entry $5 or donation. Refreshments $2. wesleycanberra.org.au
Marie-Antoinette and the harp
At the James O Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia at 2pm, members of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra will present a concert of music for harp and strings from the baroque through to the 21st century. Tickets $25-$45. Bookings: nga.gov.au.
