Robert Boynes' Small reflections: public and private paintings was inspired in large part by a recent trip to Italy, with its old masterworks and current refugee crisis. A point of difference brings together works by three contemporary ceramicists: Dai Li, Kelly Austin and Kenji Uranishi, working in diverse styles. Both exhibitions are on show until November 25. They can be viewed at beavergalleries.com.au.

An artistic goodbye

Kerry McInnis is bidding farewell to Whiskers Creek, a small waterway that goes through the hills of Carwoola, with her exhibition Farewell, Whiskers Creek. She writes: "This creek runs through the land where I reside, and it has been my muse for the 35 years that I have lived here." It is the final exhibition of the year for Form Studio and Gallery and runs until November 25.

Picturing the Victorian era

The National Portrait Gallery is bringing the Victorian era back to life in an exhibition exploring the colour and character of post-gold rush Australia. Now showing, Carte-o-mania! celebrates the intimate medium of the carte de visite – a diminutive style of studio photograph that took portraiture by storm in the 1860s. Exhibition curator Jo Gilmour says: "When the Portrait Gallery first began, we had very few carte de visite photographs in the collection – but in recent years our collection of them has grown to over 100." It will be on show at the National Portrait Gallery until April 22, 2019. Entry is free. See: portrait.gov.au/exhibitions/carte-o-mania-2018.

Canberra Arts Patrons' Organisation awards

The 2018 CAPO Fellow is painter Marie Hagerty, who intends to use her Fellowship Award to mount an exhibition of her paintings at Olsen Gruin Gallery, New York in January 2019, as well as pursuing a new development in her practice incorporating assemblage. For other winners and more information on CAPO visit capo.org.au.

Organ scholarships

Applications are now open for ACT Organ School Scholarships for 2019.

Scholarships are valued at up to $2500 each and are open to both secondary and tertiary level students who have reached at least AMEB Grade 5 or 6 in piano and have an interest in and aptitude for learning the pipe organ. Further information and application forms are available at wesleycanberra.org.au. For enquiries and applications contact Wesley Music Centre director Liz McKenzie via email on lizm@music.wesleycanberra.org.au or by phone on 0417 442 232. Applications close at 5pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2018.