A Stilled World
Kim Shannon's exhibition now on at Strathnairn Arts contains more than 30 works in which she presents a panoply of domestic equipment, personal objects and residual floral arrangements, The everyday is her subject matter and the celebration of this her theme. The title alludes in a subtle way to a world shaped by ravaging fires and the invidious presence of Covid-19; a world where the importance of the rituals of our quotidian lives assumes a special significance on both a personal and more universal level. A Stilled World is open in the Strathnairn Arts Homestead Gallery and online until November 1, 2020. strathnairn.com.au.
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Stalin's Piano
Pianist Sonja Lifschitz will give two performances of her project Stalin's Piano in the Windsong Pavilion, Four Winds Road, Barragga Bay NSW. Robert Davidson's original score for solo piano melds with orations from the likes of Brecht, Goebbles, JFK, Ai Wei Wei, Stalin, Sontag, Gillard and Trump - all of whom appear on screen throughout. Saturday, October 10 at 6.30pm - doors open 6.15pm. Tickets $35. Please note this performance is being filmed and recorded so there will be cameras, equipment and their operators in the hall. Sunday, October 11 at noon - doors open 11.45am Tickets $45.Tickets limited: 25 for Saturday and 40 for Sunday. fourwinds.com.au.
Agency by Design
Subtitled Expressive Design for Disability, this exhibition opens at Tuggeranong Arts Centre on September 26, 2020. It explores how design for disability does not follow a one size fits all model and is not just about functionality. The exhibition showcases more than 50 objects from artists across Australia and overseas, including jewellery, clothing and various technology designs. It includes work from designers who live with a disability, or organisations that work closely with the disability community. The exhibiting artists are Bravery Co, Technology for Ageing and Disability ACT, Vivien Bedwell, Leah Heiss, Fanke Peng, Carol Taylor and Janice Rieger & Megan Strickfaden. It's on until November 14, 2020. tuggeranongarts.com.
National Opera news
Following the news of the 2020 season of Puccini's La Rondine being postponed to late 2021, National Opera has announced its first production, in April next year, will be Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito (1791). More information: nationalopera.org.au.
Congratulations
JamFactory announced the winner of the 2020 FUSE Glass Prize. ACT artist Madisyn Zabel received the David Henshall Emerging Artist Prize valued at $5000 and NSW artist Cobi Cockburn won the major prize of $20,000.
CAPO Grants Round 2020
Capital Arts Patrons' Organisation (CAPO) is seeking applications for arts grants until September 30. They range rom $500 Emerging Artists' Awards up to the $4000 Rosalie Gascoigne Memorial Award. capo.org.au.
Canberra Theatre Centre
Live stream and live events are coming up at the Canberra Theatre Centre. There's A Live Stream with Graham Norton (September 28 to 30, online); A Live Stream with Richard Flanagan (September 29 to October 13, online); and the children's show Room on the Broom (October 1 to 3, Canberra Theatre). More information and tickets: canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 6275 2700.
Music on the Greens
Music on the Greens, a free live music series showcasing the rising student talent of ANU, has returned to the lawns of Kambri at ANU. The series features DJ sessions every Saturday from noon to 2pm, as well as live gigs every Sunday from 1 to 3pm.