Capital life April 16, 2022: The National Folk Festival and new exhibitions are on

The National Folk Festival is back until Monday, April 18. Among the performers will be Kate Ceberano, Josh Pyke, Emma Donovan, Justine Clarke, and artistic director Katie Noonan. The festival will be welcoming back First Nations royalty Uncle Archie Roach as well as Yothu Yindi, performing a 30th-anniversary rendition of Treaty. There will be a big dance program, 15 choirs, craft and music workshops and clothing stalls. This year, patrons can watch (and join in) the Bush Traditions sessions for a taste of traditional Australian ballads and ditties. There will also be shows and workshops for children. See: folkfestival.org.au.

Studio Altenberg in Braidwood has two current exhibitions depicting nature. Braidwood artist Glenda Fell Jones' From Araulen depicts the landscape in the northern foothills of the Araluen valley in NSW. The artist spends time observing such phenomena as the ever-shifting light as clouds form and re-form, and the way the grey-greens of eucalypts change with distance and atmosphere. Julie Mia Holmes' Wild Abandon is a collection of prints and drawings exploring the energy drawn from the wild landscape, the push and pull between chaos and control, the mapping of home, and the boundaries we create between the wilderness and ourselves. There is a meet the artist event on April 22 at 6pm. The exhibition is on until May 14. See: studioaltenburg.com.au.

On Show - Emergence is the annual members exhibition by Canberra Art Workshop. It is centred on the themes of environmental and human health. British artist Andrew Hore and Australian artist Kim V. Goldsmith's Mosses + Marshes is an exhibition of video, sound, prints and paintings spanning two countries. It brings together artists, community, land managers and scientists to reimagine the future of these landscapes and the place they have in our communities. There will be a floor talk on April 29 at 1pm. Fade Away by Elizabeth Ficken analyses and explores the transient properties of clay by texturing the raw material to match natural, coral forms in intricate detail. And in the Chutespace is Atmospheric Lustre Hollow Bowl by Di Broomhall. The exhibitions are on until May 1. For more information, see: m16artspace.com.au.

This year's festival at Palace Electric from April 20 to May 15 features a curated selection of dramas, thrillers, documentaries and comedies from across Spain, as well as films from Latin America. See: palacecinemas.com.au.

On Wednesday, April 20 from 12.40pm to 1.20pm at Wesley Music Centre, young pianist Charles Huang will perform a recital with Haydn's Sonata in E-flat Major Hob.XVI:52, a Prelude and Fugue by J.S. Bach, Etudes by Chopin, and Jardins sous la Pluie (Gardens in the Rain) by Debussy. See: wesleycanberra.org.au.

Bell Shakespeare's production starring Harriet Gordon-Anderson finishes at the Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre on Saturday with performances at 1pm and 7pm. For more information, see: canberratheatrecentre.com.au.