A capital life
New year, new column, same old journalist. What with Sally Pryor's departure to exotic shores Capital Life readers are stuck with me now. (Well, for this week at least, departing on a much shorter, less exotic journey for a few weeks. The far more capable Ron Cerabona will look after the column while I'm away.)
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And speaking of the column, we've decided to tweak it a little, making it more a reflection of all the good things we're doing in the Canberra Life team. While there'll still be a big focus on the arts, if we're excited about events, or new places to eat, or the latest film release, or can't wait to tell you about a book we've read, then you'll read about it here in Capital Life.
We still need you to tell us things too, if you've got something great happening, whether it be an exhibition, a festival, a launch of something, anything, let us know. Get us excited.
Travel bug
Artist Rosy Wilson did just that, letting us know about her upcoming exhibition in a very polite and refreshing email (there's a hint). Citified is her first solo exhibition, a collection of vibrant paintings and prints that look at what makes iconic cities magnetic. Wilson is an architecture graduate from the University of Canberra and during her travels she sketches buildings and scenes as a way of capturing a piece of the cities she's visited.
Returning to Canberra, she's worked the sketches into intricate detailed scenes which will make you wish you had travelled more over the holidays.
Citified is on at the Anvil Design Studio, in The Hamlet, 16 Lonsdale Street, Braddon, from Friday January 20 until January 22, opening at 6pm. Wilson will be working on her latest piece during the exhibition, an intimate chance to see an artist at work.
Fresh air
Nothing we love more than the outdoor cinema experience. And ice cream. So the Ben & Jerry's Openair Cinema is like perfection. With cookie dough chunks. The season opened this week, and we're excited about the line up of films. From Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, to Allied, to Sing. Particularly keen on the Time Travel Tuesdays with some great classics being rolled out. Grease sing-a-long anyone? On the Patrick White Lawns, next to the National Library of Australia, food and drink available. Until February 19.
Road trip
We might pay more attention to what's happening outside the city boundaries this year too. Stumbled across some great regional things over the break so keen to let you all know about those.
For this weekend's road trip head to Bungendore Fine Art Gallery where artist Mark Redzic is showing Capital Landscapes. Redzic studied portraiture and life drawing at evening classes in his homeland of Bosnia and Herzgovina but after coming to Australia he fell in love with the landscape and this has became his primary subject.
He's captured quite a few of the places we visited over the summer, his deep appreciation of the Australian landscape has been greatly influenced by artists such as John Wilson. His work brings to life the colour, strength and beauty of our local landscapes from the mountains to the sea.
Bungendore Fine Art Gallery, 42b Ellendon Street, Bungendore. Open every day from 10am to 4.30pm.
100 Objects
If you aren't one of the one million people who've seen A History of the World in 100 Objects do it now. The run finishes on January 29 and opening hours have been extended. We snuck over late last Sunday and loved having the time and space to do it chronologically 1-100, taking our time reading about each item. My favourite is the Karpathos Lady, a limestone figure from 4500-3200BC. A thick slab of rock which portrays all the power of women.
Get to the National Museum of Australia and let us know which your favourite object was.
Making waves
If you're down the coast, or keen to travel, head down to Four Winds at Bermagui over January 25-26 for a thought-provoking couple of days. On the 25th journalist and social justice campaigner Ginger Gorman comes to the Windsong Pavilion to host Sisters in Music, a roundtable exploring how women are currently faring in the music industry, the challenges that still remain, positive changes taking place and what audiences can do to support them. Danielle Deckard, Emily Wurrumara and Ambre Hammond will take part in this thought provoking facilitated discussion. On the 26th there's a mini-festival, Summer Sounds: A world of music, featuring surf rockers Caravana Sun, Ireland's folk ambassadors Four Winds, blues sensation Alice Terry, among others.
Gates open 12noon. Music begins at 1pm. BYO picnic, low-level chairs, sunscreen, and water bottles. Bar and food will also be available.All details can be found at the Four Winds website.
