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This is one of a series of KUNGKARANGKALPA: five Centenary of SEVEN SISTERS publications which capture SONGLINE the essence of the year-long CENTENARY COMMISSION celebration WORLD PREMIERE

“One of the great achievements of the Centenary of Canberra, in my mind, has been the unearthing of community and city pride. This is something we must carry forward as a legacy—the means to a permanent departure from Canberra bashing and self-deprecation about our city. A city brand is far more than a logo. It’s a collective idea—and a collective advocacy—about who we are and what we have to offer” Chief Minister Katy Gallagher, 2013 Blackfriars Lecture at the Australian Catholic University

“When we devise and launch a program, it’s only ever a blueprint. “With the help of a screen and data projector, about 45 people Our success is measured by how at Warakurna, on the edge of the people pick up that program, run Gibson Desert, were watching Senior Anangu dancers and their Pitjantjatjara neighbours custodians singing up the songlines with it, and make it their own” of the Western Desert in this new singing and dancing on the edge work directed by Queensland Robyn Archer AO, Creative Director of ” Theatre Company Artistic Director Wesley Enoch at the National The Australian Museum of .

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THE SECRET RIVER

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WORLD PREMIERE SEASON IMAGE: ADAM THOMAS “Rarely can an HIPBONE STICKING OUT audience be treated to theatre that is Centenary Commission world premiere extremely moving, WORD PLAY Hipbone Sticking Out is set in relevant, educational Centenary Commission world premiere Roebourne, WA, and tells the story and highly innovative of a young Aboriginal man, John Pat, Canberra-based Boho Interactive, by who scuffles with police, hits his head in a most engrossing involving a live audience in a global on the footpath and is left to die in and entertaining way” pandemic, continued the company’s custody, while the audience is taken on fusion of bold ideas and new technologies. a wild ride through history. Barefoot Review “Word Play casts a prophetic glance at the theatre of the future and the relationship between audience and performer as new technologies change the ways in which artists engage with their artform”

The Canberra Times

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“An alignment of the biggest BIAMI and boldest vision and CATALOGUE OF DREAMS “A piece on family, Centenary Commission theatrical talent in the country. identity and belonging Biami, by Duncan Smith and Maitland Centenary Commission world premiere Schnaars, told the Wiradjuri story of as heart-breaking as it … an instant modern classic” Urban Theatre Projects created a bold creation to young audiences. and imaginative new work based on is beautiful” Time Out the experiences of Canberra families who encounter institutional welfare. BMA magazine

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Wulamanayuwi and Shrine IMAGE: HOW TO BE (OR NOT TO BE) LOWER STARRING MAX CULLEN the Seven Pamanui Black Swan State Theatre Company BY SARAH NATHAN-TRUESDALE COLLECTED WORKS: Darwin Festival (NT) (WA) MADE IN CANBERRA AUSTRALIA 2013 A new Indigenous play from the Tiwi By acclaimed Western Australian Made in Canberra is a Street Theatre The Centre’s Islands told in the tradition of Snow writer Tim Winton, a work exploring program for the development and subscription season Collected Works: White and the Seven Dwarves. the emotional aftermath of the tragic production of live performance by Australia 2013 saw exemplary road death of a teenage boy. ACT-based artists. It was supported performances from every state and “It is a story of good Michael Francis by the Centenary of Canberra territory, presented in Canberra with and evil, death and Willoughby in Elohgulp from 2011–2013, over which time support from their respective arts Jigsaw Theatre Company (ACT) 39 projects were supported in funding bodies. The season included: magical restoration— development or production. There were 167 performers given by The Secret River fresh, original and “Canberra’s own 493 artists for 14,387 patrons. Theatre Company (NSW) often delectable... De Jigsaw created a world 2011 World premiere season of new work Santis is a real talent: of puppetry, music based on Kate Grenville’s award- mischievous, poetic and ‘jumbledygook’ Ellis Collective: Means What it Means; winning novel, directed by Neil and assured” Destination Home; Katie De Veau: Armfield. language in Simple Life; MP; Lawrie & Shirley; Cordelia; Void without Void Henry 4 The Australian a story about Bell Shakespeare Theatre Company friendship, courage, “Without doubt, (NSW) The Major Minor Party environmental version 1.0 (NSW) this play is the most World premiere production featuring responsibility and John Bell in the title role. gripping and intense version 1.0 deployed their verbatim facing up to the theatre techniques in a radical piece of theatre I’ve Thursday things you fear most. (SA) and English deconstruction of Australia’s political ever seen in Canberra, debates over sex and religion. Entertainment with Touring Theatre (UK) and the calibre of the virtuoso skills and— A new work from an international Hipbone Sticking Out acting is, put simply, collaboration about an Adelaide Big hART (WA) much harder—to make 2013 Awards woman who lost her legs in the London flawless” Home at the End the audience feel Heath Cullen: The Still and the Steep; Canberra Critics Circle—Imogen bombings of 2005. Everyman Theatre (ACT) something” Stage Whispers, on MP Pea; How to be (or not to be) Lower; Keen, MP; Chrissie Shaw, Lawrie & Wunderkammer ACT based Everyman Theatre First Seen: How we Create; First Seen: Shirley; Barb Barnett & Gillian Schwab, Circa (QLD) premiered a new work by local CityNews 2012 Drama Queen; First Seen: In Loco Void without Void; Liz Lea, 120 Birds; writer Duncan Ley about a man’s Parentis; First Seen: A Shameless and David Finnigan, Barb Barnett & Gillian Premier Queensland circus arts To Silence; First Seen: Mikelangelo confrontation with his own past. Scandalous Boy; First Seen: Bartleby; Schwab, Pea; Chrissie Shaw, Bijou company Circa presented its visually & the Black Sea Gentlemen; First First Seen: The Chain Bridge; Cold arresting work Wunderkammer. The Hansard Monologues: A Seen: From a Black Sky; First Seen: MEAA Green Room Awards— Light; Bijou; From a Black Sky; The “Ley says the play is Matter of Public Importance Andrea Close, MP; Raoul Craemer, As We Forgive Drama Queen; First Seen: Two Plays; (very) Sad Fish Lady; The Fridge; Widowbird, Raoul Craemer, Our Performs (TAS) ‘a gift of Canberra to A new verbatim theatre First Seen: Sampaguita; 120 Birds; In Loco Parentis; Seeking Biloela; I Shadows only Pass Once. production recreating the Widowbird; Albert Herring; Our Written by Tom Holloway and itself’, and that to be thought I was not Alone; Afroditi great, troubling, emotional and Shadows only Pass Once; Diva Sheila, performed by Robert Jarman, three asked to take part in Sings; And Then There Were Three radical speeches from the 43rd the Eco Diva; Under Milkwood; The characters on the edge of society come the Canberra Theatre Parliament of Australia. Presented Polyphonic Bard to terms with the events of their lives. “The (very) Sad Centre’s season during vividly in the the House of Fish Lady is genuine Jack Charles V The Crown the capital’s centenary Representatives Chamber at Old lbijerri Theatre Company (VIC) Parliament House. storytelling, year was a real The legendary performer Jack Charles fascinating for privilege” in a show about the events and the littlies and meaning of his own life. The Canberra Times equally amusing

and significant for IMAGE: BIJOU STARRING CHRISSIE SHAW their parents. Highly BY SARAH NATHAN-TRUESDALE recommended”

Canberra Critics Circle THEATRE THEATRE

“[The producers] are WE BUILT THIS CITY to be congratulated Polyglot Theatre for their innovative use of space and “We built these boxes up up material as well as up in to the sky, then they for creating almost fell down like it was raining, the perfect tone to it was oh so wonderful” IMAGE: DREW MORGAN their event” Elliot 2 and Miya 2 COLD LIGHT Commission Jorian Gardner A stage adaptation of Cold Light, set in Canberra. The third novel in Frank “On the eve of the Moorehouse’s acclaimed ‘Edith Trilogy’ was adapted by Alana Valentine. capital’s big birthday In 2013 Frank Moorehouse was awarded the Australia Council Award for weekend, a crowd of Lifetime Achievement in Literature. lucky children got first “I was happy that they were working with run at building their own the book and I found it rather thrilling to cardboard city today see it turned into a great deal of movement using over 5,000 boxes on stage” at their disposal.” YOU ARE HERE –THEATRE Frank Moorehouse, author You Are Here is a curated festival CityNews which showcases the best of Canberra’s diverse independent and experimental arts and culture. You Are Here’s theatre program expanded 35 Degrees 17 South in 2013 to house a special series of Canberra Youth Theatre, with the TEAM OF LIFE emerging theatre, The Ice Age, dedicated Academy of Interactive Entertainment to Jan Wawrzynczak (Deceased 2008): and the National Gallery of Australia, KAGE worked with a talented cast of young Of Friends and Fields created a location-based play that took The Hansard Monologues: A We are Perpendicular audiences from a Canberra that was Matter of Public Importance once thriving to a futuristic Canberra, and refugees to develop The Cell by Michael Crowley A new verbatim theatre production IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY THE reeling from the collapse of a resource- this new work harnessing Trinculo’s Bathtub CANBERRA YOUTH THEATRE re-creating the great, troubling, depleted society. the power of two great A Stitch in Time Saves Brian dramatic traditions— emotional and radical speeches Conspiracy Therapy sports and theatre. from the 43rd Parliament of After Shot Australia. Pop Goes Our Weasel Der Wolf Storytime with Azza Mackazza What Now? The Near and How WATERSHED: National Theatre Stumbling Blindly Summit for Young and Emerging New Work Artists Dead Beauty Queens Watershed was the National Theatre Walter Burley Griffin has a lot to Summit for Young and Emerging Answer For Artists hosted by Canberra Youth Home Theatre in partnership with Young Not About You People in the Arts Australia, the IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY THE I Should have told You Before We CANBERRA YOUTH THEATRE Australia Council for the Arts, and Made Love ( That I’m Black) Centenary of Canberra. IMAGE: JEFF BUSBY THEATRE DANCE

THE VILLAGE IN GLEBE PARK “The Village was a THE MORNING STAR A highly accessible outburst of magnificently odd Through a fusion music, performance, visual arts, little festival that of traditional and fashion, dance, film and all manner contemporary dance and of unclassifiable unmentionables, all snuck in and out of music, this traditional gathered within a lovely collection Canberra back in Yolngu story was presented of handmade theatres, tents and March … for those at the National Gallery installations in beautiful, leafy Glebe that headed out a of Australia. Park. The Village hosted the Own Grown Market Day for Canberra really fun time was “Composer primary schools to sell their school- had by all” Ari Ingram, grown produce, including the highly in collaboration contested Chicken of the Century RiotAct competition. IMAGE: STEPHEN COREY with Albert David, provided a fascinating fusion Creative Partnerships Australia: of traditional and National Awards Dinner PRIME TIME electronic music to A who’s who of Australian arts Performed by a cast of thousands, made up of Shortis and Simpson, two gathered in the Great Hall of provide a haunting extra actors and a community choir, Prime Time is a series of Prime Ministerial Parliament House to celebrate atmosphere” portraits in song. corporate and philanthropic support of the arts. Canberra Critics IMAGE: BARBIE ROBINSON Circle “Prime Time is a grand and genial undertaking” Splinters Dirt Babylon was a special Centenary The Canberra Times reunion performance by former members of the iconic performance group Splinters. This mass-scale public open air performance took place at The Village in Glebe Park. Massive Love of Risk was an exhibition at Canberra Museum and Gallery of video, photographs, posters and props in homage to Canberra cultural phenomenon Splinters Theatre of Spectacle (1985–1998). IMAGE: SABINE FREDRICH APACA –Fear no Art The 2013 APACA conference— Fear no Art—brought together hundreds of Australia’s presenters AUSTRALIAN THEATRE of performing arts to absorb FORUM –TO THE HEART and examine leading trends in OF IT TRAINING SQUAD arts management and cultural In 2013 Canberra hosted the third Not Yet it’s Difficult’s satirical crack drill squad development thinking. biennial Australian Theatre Forum, comprised of equal parts local artists and athletes. in which artists, producers, presenters 50,000 people saw Training Squad in 2013. and cultural provocateurs from across the theatre sector gathered in a lively

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A new commission for the 25th A new contemporary dance work by anniversary of Parliament House QL2 Dance, inspired by cross-cultural MONUMENT by acclaimed choreographer Garry HIT THE FLOOR understanding. The country’s leading Stewart, designer Mary Moore emerging Indigenous choreographers and composer Huey Benjamin in TOGETHER worked with young dancers from the collaboration with Aldo Giurgola, the ACT region. building’s lead architect. CENTENARY COMMISSION “I believe in QL2 “Stewart’s highly because I believe in physical approach to WORLD PREMIERE myself, a skill I learnt choreography used as a Quantum Leaper, the technical skills of but unfortunately not the Australian Ballet’s a skill every young dancers to maximum person possesses. advantage, while That can be changed building up a series though continuing of powerful images of opportunities like Hit architectural process” The Floor Together”

The Canberra Times Dean Cross, Choreographer

“The Australian Ballet’s much- anticipated return to Canberra with a full, main-stage show was a triumph”

The Sydney Morning Herald

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IMAGE: WAYNE QUILLIAM YOU ARE HERE–DANCE COLLECTED WORKS: AUSTRALIA 2013 The You Are Here team’s dance specialist Sarah Kaur curated this Canberra Theatre Centre’s Collected program including: Works: Australia 2013 included the following dance works: No Lights, No Lycra Little No Lights G Time’s Running Thin Seeking Biloela Australian Dance Theatre Short Flat Long Black White? IMAGE: PENNY BRADFIELD IMAGE: KEVIN THORNHILL A reinvention of canonical ballet Giselle Pane Work in progress based on research by Garry Stewart, one of the world’s Air Kiss into the red-tailed black cockatoo by Liz Lea, who undertook the best known choreographers. “I don’t have time development of this work while Project Rameau KICK UP YOUR HEELS Danscience Festival choreographer-in-residence at the Sydney Dance Company and the Hosted by CSIRO Discovery in for the multitude of CSIRO Discovery Centre in 2013. Australian Chamber Orchestra One social dance a month, packed to amazing You Are Here Danced by Tammi Gissell the rafters, to represent each decade association with the National Film events. WHY ARE In an exclusive season, two of since 1913: Canberrans dressed up and and Sound Archive, Canberra Dance “Gissell, a descendant of the Muruwari Australia’s greatest ensembles danced up in numbers not seen for Theatre, University of Canberra, QL2 YOU DOING THIS TO came together to present this new 30 years. and National Science Week, this nation of north-western , production based on Rameau’s French week-long festival and symposium ME, CANBERRA?” The dances were: is an exceptional dancer. Every part of her Baroque dance music. explored a range of dance and science Melissa Welham, via 1900s: Shearer’s Ball performances and discussions. beautifully-honed body is expressive and she “A masterwork Facebook is extraordinarily flexible in moving between 1910s: Edwardian Ragtime which exceeds all 1920s: The Roaring Twenties vocabularies... Gissell also provided some IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY AUS DANCE ACT Dance Nation expectations for the 1930s: Swing Into the Second insights into the transmission of Indigenous World War Kulture Break, in partnership with sheer perfection of knowledge as she discussed stories about 1940s: Bobby Soxers v Rockabillys– the Centenary of Canberra, hosted its exquisite melding the Big Band Bash an ACT public schools dance the black cockatoo as told to her by her of music and dance 1950s: Rock Around the Clock spectacular based on the theme grandmother” to illuminate both art of “100 Years Celebration of What 1960s: Swing into the Sixties Makes Canberra Canberra”. Michelle Potter forms” The Australian Ladies–70s 1970s: The Australian Ladies CityNews Scottish Ball 1980s: The Electric Eighties Blak Bangarra Dance Theatre 1990s: Out There Somewhere 2013 Australian Dance Awards Canberra Gold–Canberra Dance Theatre 2000s: Shake it (Like a Polaroid A new production about the Picture!) With such a fine tradition of dance Canberra Dance Theatre established the GOLD company in 2011—a group of challenges and rewards for young and alumni of dancers, in 2013 the over 55s who love life, dance and culture. Life is a Work of Art was a processional Aboriginal people making the Australian Dance Awards were gifted performance leading the audience through the National Gallery of Australia. transition to adulthood. Australian Dance Week to people of Canberra and hosted by More than 120 local dance studios Ausdance ACT, bringing the nation’s Australian Clogging Association and groups across the ACT dance community to Canberra. National Convention celebrated Australian Dance Week from 29 April to 5 May with free Cloggers from all over Australia dance classes and dance events. came to Canberra to participate in workshops, social dancing, demonstrations and development Centenary of Canberra Youth seminars. Dance Festival ‘100 Dreams’ The Ausdance ACT Youth Dance Festival was a celebration of youth dance at the Canberra Theatre over three big nights. The theme for the IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY CANBERRA DANCE THEATRE performances was 100 Dreams. MUSIC MUSIC CENTENARY SYMPHONY GRAEME LEAK – CONCERT MUSIC ON BOATS; NOISE ORCHESTRA; COUNTRY

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“If the audience IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY CANBERRA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Symphony No 3–Century reaction is any Symphony No 3 –Century was measure, then the commissioned from composer Andrew Symphony No 3– Schultz and inspired by the conception Century by Andrew and design of Canberra. Its world Schultz was a premiere performance was given by A curated program of 11 hours of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra resounding success, continuous musical entertainment outdoors in front of thousands of drawing a standing on boats, for the 11 March 2013 One spectators on the night of One Very Big ovation, wolf whistles A music education kit was produced to Very Big Day celebration, a mixture Day, 11 March 2013. accompany Symphony No. 3, designed of professional and community and prolonged for a variety of classroom situations so musicians, a total of 112 musicians, “Schultz has mapped applause” the music and ideas of the piece can 87 of them from Canberra, performed be explored. out a symphonic in 10 boats. CityNews scheme that could The Noteworthy Centenary Graeme also trained an orchestra Symphony Concert of junk instruments on the day: along be a blueprint for with choirs, soloists and virtuoso Canberra’s long vistas On 27 July the Canberra Symphony William Barton, together with the and ordered avenues” Orchestra combined with secondary Noise Orchestra raised the school students from the ACT to big word COUNTRY. feature the second movement of The Australian Andrew Schultz’s Symphony No 3 –Century. IMAGE: DREW MORGAN MUSIC MUSIC

Secret Geometries Composer Vincent Plush composed Secret Geometries for the Centenary, with two performances of the work JON ROSE – presented by the Canberra Symphony THE CANBERRA Orchestra. “In this piece PURSUIT d’occasion, we find Plush returning to orchestral writing after a long absence. He is a

IMAGE: MILA LOGAN skillful composer with A community-based project of an ear for sonority around 130 specially hacked and a fine sensitivity bicycles in a choreographed spectacle of sound, speed and to melodic materials. light, based on pedal power. Artist THE GRIFFYN ENSEMBLE He wears his learning and composer Jon Rose was in light, however, and residence in Canberra for three CITY OF TREES months helping the community the music is both build bicycle musical instruments. SOUTHERN FORESTAGE – thoughtful and lyrical” BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS The Australian THE PEARLS BEFORE SWINE “I don’t know of any EXPERIENCE other occasion in ELEMENTS OF CANBERRA the musical history EARTH AIR FIRE WATER of Australia (or The Griffyn Ensemble had a huge anywhere else for year in 2013. The director of the that matter) where ensemble, Michael Sollis, programmed IMAGE: MILA LOGAN so many instrumental the Symphony stage for the One Very Big Day celebrations and was experiments have commissioned to write new music for been improvised into the Centenary’s only internationally existence in such a commissioned visual art piece, Jyll Bradley’s City of Trees. The ensemble short space of time once again presented its high-quality and returned to their season of performances in exotic various states of venues, including an industrial hangar entropy and atrophy in Fyshwick and at Mt Stromlo Observatory. They included in this immediately post an international collaboration with performance—a short Sweden’s The Pearls before Swine lived trajectory like experience and a three-day residency at (Australian Airport the nature of musical of the Year), where they performed in performance itself” the new airport atrium for thousands of travellers. Jon Rose, Real Time Online edition

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CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL: THE SHIMMERING CITY

THE MUSICAL OFFERING

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• 600 free events. Between 2011 and 2013 the • 800 separate performances. Canberra International Music Festival presented a three-year • 7,000 performers. program titled The Shimmering City, • 150 musical groups, performers, a dedication to the inspiration that choirs, rock bands, jazz bands, created Canberra. Each festival instrumentalists. presented new works or premieres over 10 days. • Dozens of school bands and choirs. • All done on a voluntary basis through Pro Musica. “Music brings us together. Whether high or low brow, skipping around the genres is a joy, vital for a civilised society and the greatest leveller of all. This was demonstrated so perfectly at the opening gala concert, The Summoning, at the IMAGE: PETER HISLOP Canberra International Music Festival at the Albert Hall. It summoned us all and we left fulfilled and in awe of the production”

The Canberra Times

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You Are Here (Music) Canberra Symphony Orchestra LOCAL GOLD 2013 concerts The Lunchbox Concert Series held A series of guerrilla gigs across daily at Fletcher Jones included Sounds of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra reverberated throughout Canberra throughout 2013. Free gigs performances by: the Centenary in 2013, most notably through the world premiere outdoor were held in well-loved public locations presentation of Symphony No.3–Century, by Andrew Schultz, on 11 March. Other Drew Walky with words by CJ not usually (if ever) used for music CSO highlights were: Bowerbird performances. The Local Gold guerrilla gigs were hosted by Canberra group, Fossil Rabbit Shell Prom Concert: European Picnic The Cashews, and included local guest Glenroi Heights The annual Shell Prom Concert was a European Picnic in the grounds of artists and bands. Beth ‘n Ben Government House and included selections from French composers Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saens and Offenbach. Ellis Collective “When you live in a Fun Machine Llewellyn Series 13.1 town that has a rep of

Sticks and Tones World premiere of Secret Geometries by Vincent Plush, plus Saint-Saens and Ravel. being boring, you can IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY HHO EVENTS The Difficult Music Series at CMAG Llewellyn Series 13.3 – From the New World either be complicit or Gallery 4 included performances by: ROCK FOR RECONCILIATION Premiere performance Matthew Hindson’s flute concerto House Music, plus do something about Lina Andonovska Dvorak’s From the New World. it. It’s about making This free concert at the Street Theatre was presented in collaboration with Yvonne Lam ordinary suburban Reconciliation Australia and featured performances by the Tjintu Desert Paul Heslin and Nick McCorriston “Canberra Symphony Orchestra are selling out Band (NT), supported by local act Hung Parliament. places become Thomas Williams shows and getting heaps of work this year, and extraordinary” Julian Day are very excited about it. So they should be. Music By Cavelight Well done CSO for being awesome, and well Alison Oakleigh, Literally Too Many DJs done Canberra for supporting the arts” The Cashews Turbulent Geometry Ten performances in total. Their Are You There, God? It’s Me, RiotAct locations in chronological order: Margaret featured gRage • Glebe Park, Civic, with Julia and the Mixtape from Canberra Deep Sea Sirens and Robyn Archer YAH Jukebox • Reconciliation Place, Barton, with Eat It Hashemoto Secret Gigs • John Knight Memorial Park, Belconnen, James Fahy A Listening Party IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY HHO EVENTS Prayers in the Streetlight • Mt Stromlo, The Burley Griffin • Chifley Shops Park, No Hausfrau “Civic is enhanced • Roving gig on bicycles around Lake during You Are NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL INDIGENOUS Burley Griffin as part of the SPIN: SHOWCASE FEATURING GEOFFREY GURRUMUL YUNUPINGU, Here. It crackles Hub Capital Lakeside program, STIFF GINS, THE LAST KINNECTION with energy. Empty Brass Knuckle Brass Band and Jason Recliner The 2013 Indigenous Showcase, as part of the National Multicultural Festival, was spaces are revived, enhanced by the Centenary of Canberra’s Indigenous cultural program which • Dickson Wetlands, Sparrow Folk people are enticed into IMAGE: DAVE HOWE brought Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, the Stiff Gins and The Last Kinnection old storefronts and • The Roman Pillars in the to perform for free in the capital. GIGS GO LOCAL International Community, Phillip, alleyways, tours are Pocket Fox “The Indigenous Showcase on Saturday was a led through the city A Centenary of Canberra project match-making the region’s plethora of venues and businesses with Canberra’s most dynamic and talented • Corroboree Park, Ainslie, Dr huge success and the performance of Geoffrey and eulogies are musicians. Venues ranged from national institutions, cafes and vineyards, Stovepipe Gurrumul Yunupingu described to ‘CityNews’ given to icons of conferences, arts centres, airports, and local businesses. 105 paid • Special thank you performance, by one bystander as a real treat” Canberra’s past” performances from more than 45 local musicians. Brigalow St Wetlands, O’Connor CityNews RiotACT MUSIC MUSIC

RECONCILIATION STAGE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS 11 MARCH 2013 As part of the One Very Big Day celebrations, the Reconciliation Stage hosted a diverse range of Indigenous performance representing both traditional and contemporary styles and Indigenous and non- Indigenous influences.

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BACK TO THE ISLAND Canberra Rocks paid tribute to the –EXPLORING OUR capital’s rich history of original FOLK ROOTS contemporary music including re- formed Canberra bands The Church, Staged on The Gadflys, Falling Joys, 78 Saab for One Very Big Day on 11 and was MCd by Paul McDermott. March, Back to the Island Canberra’s indie music scene took was a program honouring over the stage later that night, with the traditional folk element bands including HanCentenaryk of community music- Basement, Fun Machine and Super making representing the Best Friends. IMAGE: DAVID WONG Anglo-Celtic background of Australian settlement.

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SMELLS LIKE CENTENARY SPIRIT Throughout September 2013 young rock and pop musicians aged 14-22 from across the Territory participated in ‘battle of the bands’ style heats. FROM A “We have never had BLACK SKY so much fun playing at a concert and it was an amazing opportunity to play at such a brilliant venue as the Royal Theatre, with professional equipment and support. We had a blast!”

Beneath the Surface IMAGE: SMELLS LIKE CENTENARY SPIRIT (participating band) The Street Theatre’s major work for Made in Canberra in 2013, From a Black Sky is a new opera composed by Sandra France, with libretto by Helen Nourse, set during the 2003 Canberra bushfires. “For about an hour, on this very small ONE RIVER An excerpt was performed at the NOTES FROM A VERY Creative Partnership Australia Awards island on a lake that was once a river SMALL ISLAND at Parliament House. flowing through a little spot on a mighty Shortis and Simpson researched Canberra Critics Circle Award–Sandra plain the bells rang ... and we were privy Canberra connections to the Murray- France, Helen Nourse to something quite beautiful” Darling Basin and used community workshops to create a suite of songs “From a Black Sky The Canberra Times for broadcast on community radio and is an ambitious performance by local singing groups, project combining who formed a mass chorus. multiple performers with an orchestra ensemble to deliver a powerful, emotionally driven opera set at a monumental time in Canberra’s history”

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THE FAMOUS SPIEGEL GARDEN Peace in the Pacific Performers from the Canberra diaspora, David Bates and Michele D’Arbela, Canberra songwriter Fred Smith returned to to present the inaugural Spiegeltent project in Canberra, The Famous reflected movingly in song on his Spiegel Garden, in the beautiful Senate Rose Gardens at Old Parliament House. peacekeeping missions in Bougainville and other parts of the Pacific. Artists who performed included: Marvellous Mizdemeanours, Daniel Champagne, Robyn Archer, The Shuffle “With a philosopher’s Club, Bearded Gypsy Band, Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen, Shout heart Smith writes NEW SONGS: Brothers, The Gadflys, The Falling Joys, George Washingmachine, Bernie Hayes, Caroline Nin, Perck Creek Family Band, Frencham Smith, The Naughty Rhythms, from an observer’s GREEN LIGHT – THE CASHEWS Cell Block 69, Wild Party, Canberra Jazz Club, Briefs, Mary Couglan, Buddah and viewpoint and is frank the Bomb, The Noir Revue, Shortis & Simpson, Howlin Steam Train and in his assessment of SKYWHALE – FUN MACHINE Paul McDermott. the crisis” “The Famous Spiegel Garden, for me as an artist SMACK BANG IN THE MIDDLE and producer, was one of the best parts of the Deborah Hawke, Barefoot Review IMAGE: SEAN DAVEY Centenary of Canberra. With the program mostly comprising Canberra expats and established performers, it provided a unique opportunity to catch up with many old friends and colleagues New songs composed and performed for the Centenary Ode to Skywhale over a beer afterwards in the lovely Senate Rose included Green Light by The Cashews, Ode to Skywhale by I’ve seen love before, but never a whale tit-spangled or Gardens, a kind of festival club” Fun Machine and Smack Bang in the Middle by Jill Walsh and so, easily floating or so blue. Karen Strahan. Gavin Findlay IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY THE SONG COMPANY I’ve been worried about so many things that just don’t Green Light matter now, Howls of the House The city started with the trees, standing natural histories. I’ve seen something in your tiny eyes that’s true. Howls of the House, a new cantata Long before the town anchored to the ground they reached CHORUS created by Canberra artists Hal the sky. Judge and Tim Hansen, takes a You’re the apple of my eye, the Skywhale of my sky, satirical look at life in Parliament And with the city new trees grew: Weston chose and raised it’s true. There’s only you. House, drawing inspiration from them too. I don’t need to wonder why, you’ve got 10 boobs and fly, both the solemn and serious And gave them out for free by government decree in a I see through. To the real you. moments of our parliamentary green light. history as well as the daily Some people loathe and fear you but your looks just endear spectacle of our political circus. What to grow and where to start? An argument of head you to me. and heart. Your benevolent interior shines your rough exterior so free. Griffin had the seeds for giant redwood trees across the land. So free. Now Weston knew they wouldn’t grow, over at Piallago I’ve seen happiness, but a whale sky high with giant breasts he heeded Walt’s command-he had to make a stand, is something mysterious and fine. In a world obsessed with in a green light. making sense and no time for silliness, the Skywhale is a renegade of style. Now everyone know’s Griffin’s name, but Weston has this claim to fame: a cool two million trees–what a legacy!! CHORUS It’s a green light. Oh I’ve seen happiness, but a whale sky high with giant breasts is something mysteriously fine. In a world obsessed They’re a green light to celebrating what’s old and with making sense and no time for silliness, the Skywhale is regenerating in the natural and synthetic places Griffin a renegade of style. planned. They’re green house effect abating, oxygen recirculating relics of the likes of Weston colouring the land. CHORUS In a green light. Written by Hannah Beasley, with some touches from Bec Taylor and Chris Endrey. MUSIC AUDIOVISUAL

BLOOM CAPITAL JAZZ Over two days, Bloom showcased In 2013 the Street Theatre continued to grow its annual festival of jazz, hosting two extraordinary buildings, Gorman the best of local, national and international jazz musicians. House Arts Centre and Ainslie CITY OF TREES Arts Centre, their resident music, “Each August, Canberra’s Capital Jazz Project visual arts, dance, theatre and literary organisations and some of is more important than anything happening Canberra’s finest arts practitioners. in Sydney or . That is a significant achievement for the Street Theatre and the IMAGE: ADAM THOMAS programming of this two week festival”

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Yellow River Project Impressed by the synergies between Chinese and Australian choral music over the last 100 years, Canberra vocal ensemble Coro presented The Yellow River Project, a concert of thematically related works from both cultured, Jyll Bradley was the sole conducted by Nicholas Smith. international artist directly commissioned by the Centenary of Canberra. She was chosen because of her successful work in Salut Baroque IMAGE: BRIAN STEWART communities, almost always on In their 18th year, Canberra baroque botanical or horticultural subjects. music ensemble presented their annual Over a series of residencies high quality subscription season of in Canberra in 2010, 2011 and Voices in the Forest great musical works from the 17th and 2012, with senior BBC Radio 18th centuries. With a special edition to celebrate the Centenary, Voices in the Forest was a Producer Jonquil Panting and spectacular outdoor gala concert on 23 November showcasing the National local composer Michael Sollis, Arboretum’s natural amphitheatre. Jyll create a suite of audio works Opera by Candlelight “What I hope is that in 100 years time which were provided online for the ‘’It feels like the roots are in the ground now someone will trawl through the library sound public to download and take with and it’s going to be here forever. It’s like a Celebrating the Centenary, Opera by them on the variety of wooded Candlelight in 2013 moved concerts to archives and come across this series of works walks that inspired them. tree, you’ve just got to water it and get it Albert Hall for an expanded program made by two British women, all connected to going and then it will take over itself’’ of works. A City of Trees education resource, trees, all from Canberra, all made around the written by Maureen Bartle, was centenary year. And that they will serve as a designed to support teachers in Chris Latham, Creative Director developing learning experiences Canberra Choral Society portrait of the city in some way” that enabled students to discover Canberra as the ‘City of Trees’. Dubbed 2013 Canberran of the year by Jyll Bradley Sidney Creswick Canberra Times columnist Ian Warden, Over two nights at the Street Theatre, one of Canberra’s most promising Canberra Choral Society Aristic bands, Sidney Creswick, joined established youth dance ensemble Fresh Funk Director Tobias Cole crafted a special to premiere a new work I thought I was not Alone. series of 2013 concerts to celebrate the Centenary.

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You Are Here (Screen and Audio) National Film and Sound Archive Heartbroken Assassin was a series The National Film and Sound Archive of 10 webisodes providing a daily ran a year-long program of events, behind-the-scenes look at You Are screenings, touring and forums to Here and the challenges of running open its collection in celebration of an experimental art festival. Other the Centenary of Canberra. It made film and audio projects were: a major contribution to the public Fletcher Jones screenings celebration of the 100th anniversary of: Conan the Barbarian (with of the naming ceremony on 12 March Director’s commentary); 1913 through the presentation of Die Hard 2; Con Air Imagining the Capital: Canberra on Film. This was a free open air screening The Value of Things short film by under the stars in the Senate Rose Aurele Ferrier (Switzerland) and IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY SPROUT MEDIA Gardens of Old Parliament House Dalia Huerta Cano (Mexico) on Sunday 10 March. A panorama of Outdoor screening of Quicksilver Canberra-related films and sounds shown courtesy of Make Hack Other Centenary programs or from the Archive’s collection was Void’s pedal-powered cinema presented, and it was the premiere events included: CANBERRA DIASPORA CENTENARY DOCUMENTARY Hit Him In The Comic Cuts of the digitally restored Naming the Imagining Canberra DVD MAKING WITH YOUNG saw three Canberra artists A website dedicated to gathering stories of people who had once lived or worked Federal Capital of Australia, March 12th, PEOPLE commissioned to create new in Canberra but are now spread throughout the world. 1913, by Raymond Longford. Footage restored and included in the Imagining the Capital: Canberra on performance works in response Sprout Media By Kids is an audio- Film event was subsequently made to the NFSA’s collection “The challenging thing about growing up in visual education program, developed available through the DVD release specifically for young people. Sprout Hyperbowl music, sound, live Canberra in the ‘70s and ‘80s was entertainment “Film is the most Imagining Canberra, produced by went to Galilee, Messengers and drawing and video streaming at vivid record of who the NFSA. and I think we were really good at making our own” Woden School to train students in we are. Imagining the Londsdale Street Roasters documentary making. The resulting And: Lindi Lawton, Adelaide, SA films were screened at the inaugural Capital brings film Cinecity Canberra exhibition “The team are Stronger Than Fiction Documentary and song, sight and Film Festival and for National Youth Utopian Cinema the best festival sound together to producers I’ve ever Week at CMAG. CANberra of WORMS celebrate 100 years of worked with, hands Hit him in the Comic Cuts our hometown, not as a down. Visionary, Lights! Canberra! Action! chronological history, Big Screen & Black Screen organised, Lights! Canberra! Action! Is an but as a kaleidoscope supportive, and annual film event which gives of ideas, dreams, somehow always budding filmmakers 10 days to visions, of moments in smiling!” write, shoot, edit and produce a seven-minute film. Held Friday 8 history and glimpses March in the Senate Rose Gardens into the past” Pablo Latona of Old Parliament House, the PORTRAIT OF A NATION competition had a Centenary Michael Loebenstein, theme for 2013. Director, National More than 350 contributions were made to Portrait of a Nation, an online portal to explore the lives of the exceptional Australians acknowledged in the names of the Film and Sound streets, suburbs, parks and places of the national capital. Archive. “Portrait of a Nation has helped draw attention to Canberra’s often overlooked unique road and place naming system which provides a wonderful tapestry of the history, culture and character of our nation”

Bill Hirst, Surveyor-General of the ACT AUDIOVISUAL AUDIOVISUAL

“The Centenary of ONE RIVER CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Canberra was a special RADIO PLAY & FILMS part of this city’s In 2013 incoming Canberra International Film Festival Artistic Director Lex Lindsay A project that engaged with presented another high-quality program of film from home and abroad to the continuing history, scientists, traditional owners, artists large and growing audience for the city’s signature film event. and as documentary and communities in Canberra and filmmakers, we had a throughout the rest of the Murray- “Outside of the ACT the festival seems to be a unique and wonderful Darling Basin to create local events and well-kept secret, getting so few mentions in the arts projects, including a radio play and opportunity to capture a range of evocative films about the life national film and entertainment media that it’s a small part of that of the river basin. likely many film lovers would be surprised to journey and heritage A radio play was written by Sean learn that it even exists” that our city has built Riley and produced and presented in partnership with Canberra Youth SBS in those 100 years” IMAGE: SCREEN ACT Theatre. Daniel Sanguinetti, Film-maker and social historian Malcolm McKinnon produced a series filmmaker of short films revealing different relationships and attitudes to the rivers DOCUMENTING THE COMMISSIONS (FILM) of the Murray-Darling Basin. Revealing DOCUMENTING a wealth of knowledge, memory, To ensure that key Centenary projects, especially new creative works, remain in THE COMMISSIONS experience and imagination, the Australia’s cultural memory, the Centenary of Canberra engaged a number of ACT (PHOTOGRAPHY) films can be viewed on the One River region film-makers through ScreenACT to document the creative processes and The Photography Room was website. www.oneriver.com.au outcomes of 20 unique projects. engaged to work with ACT region ONE VERY BIG DAY – Daniel Sanguineti photographers, at different TRAINING SQUAD – Daniel Sanguineti stages of their careers, to attend Centenary events and gather HOME – Daniel Sanguineti together a repository of images. CATALOGUE OF DREAMS – Emily Hungerford

IMAGE: MARTIN OLLMAN STELLRSCOPE – Emily Hungerford “One of the SPIN WEAR – Emily Hungerford most incredible experiences of my BOHO INTERACTIVE’S ‘WORD PLAY’ – Jono White life. Being able to go CAPITheticAL – Jono White out to real events, SPIN Films THE MAJOR MINOR PARTY – Jono White with real people For the SPIN program, with a special focus on bringing together cars and art, MUSEUM OF THE LONG WEEKEND – Jono White four short films were commissioned: Windscreen, by Janice Kuczkowski and and take photos is Joseph Falsone, explored the relationship of six Canberrans with their much CANBERRA CRITICS CIRCLE CENTENARY WINNERS – Jono White a really awesome loved cars; Bus Buffs, Canberra Centenary Drive Around and Drive were made HIT THE FLOOR TOGETHER – Kris Kerehona feeling” IMAGE: BEVERLY GROWDEN by local film maker Adam Lynch, exploring the place of the car in Canberra. THE CANBERRA PURSUIT – Kris Kerehona David Stacy, WINDSONGS & WATERLINES – WHERE IS, WHAT IS WRECK BAY? – Kris Photographer Kerehona YOU ARE HERE – Kris Kerehona STRONGER THAN FICTION DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL CITY OF TREES – Rob Nugent The Centenary supported the inaugural Stronger than Fiction Documentary Film Festival, now hosted in Canberra. ONE RIVER – Rob Nugent MADE IN CANBERRA – FROM A BLACK SKY – Alice Taylor “The inaugural edition of The Stronger than Fiction Documentary Film Festival in Canberra is a long overdue platform for profound telling MADE In CANBERRA – COLD LIGHT – Alice Taylor of true stories on film” SPIN SATURDAY – Humphrey James

Ellie Gilbert, winner of the Best Pitch competition AUDIOVISUAL DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, CRAFT

ARTSOUND FM ARCHIVE Recipient of a Centenary Community Initiatives grant, this project ensures the preservation of ArtSound’s collection of recordings from the 1970s to 2000 comprising programs on, and interviews with, Australian poets, writers, artists and arts- related personalities, and concerts by local, interstate and nationally WALT AND MAZZ: A acclaimed musicians. CENTENARY POP-UP

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Show Us Your Limits An exhibition space achieved A multi-media competition celebrating through the technical know- the 100th anniversary of the how of architecture and border survey of the ACT asked the design collective Canberra community to show how they explored Lab and their desire to the border regions 100 years after the activate public spaces original surveyors. through quality design and collaboration. Walt and Mazz “The winning served and exhibited to photograph was approximately 25,000 people outstanding, throughout 2013. demonstrating the rugged and difficult to access terrain Centenary Treasure Map and that confronted the Smartphone App surveyors a century Designed by local company New ago, reflecting on their A Rich Legacy Best Friend, the map is a companion piece to the Centenary-commissioned With ABC TV’s Stateline and 7.30 achievements and the book Treasures of Canberra, by Betty programs, Centenary of Canberra achievement of two Churcher AO and Lucy Quinn. An History and Heritage Advisor David online smartphone application was mountain bike riders Headon filmed a series of 12 special also made available via the Centenary who had successfully segments titled A Rich Legacy – Origins of Canberra website throughout 2013. climbed to the peak of of our National Capital, which are Mount Coree” available on DVD.

David Chalker, [former] Director, SCINEMA: International Festival PhotoAccess of Science Film SCINEMA is an international science film and multimedia festival held by CSIRO Discovery Centre to provide a platform for filmmakers to showcase their science films, from dramas to documentaries, animations or epic natural history. IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY CANBERRA LAB DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, CRAFT DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, CRAFT

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But Once in a History An exhibition in the Presiding Officer’s Gallery at Parliament House coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the naming of Canberra and the Foundation Stones Ceremony, at which the Governor General and Prime Minister marked that anniversary. The exhibition revealed the fascinating stories surrounding Canberra’s Naming Gallery of Australian Design and the original Foundation Stones Kicking off the year with Young.Hot.Canberra, and featuring the CAPITheticAL and ceremonies that symbolically began Lodge on the Lake exhibitions, the Gallery of Australian Design placed architecture Australia’s national capital, on 12 and design at the centre of the Centenary of Canberra. March 1913. CAPITheticAL a capital city for tomorrow was an international design competition for a hypothetical capital city for Australia in the 21st century. Echoing the 1913 competition that produced the design of Canberra, Capithetical received entries Design 29: Creating a Capital from around the world and produced visionary concepts. Commissioned by the Centenary of Canberra and managed by the Australian Institute of Architects. For the first time in 10 years, original and rarely seen designs and Exhibitions at GAD in 2013 included: documents from the 1911–12 Federal Young.Hot.Canberra. Capital Design Competition were on display at the National Archives of An exhibition showcasing work by Canberra’s brightest young designers. Australia. Fred Ward: a Life in Design “The National Archives A retrospective of the work of iconic furniture designer Fred Ward. on the Lake is to be commended This visionary project for one for conserving these Presented with University of Canberra, a competition for the design of a new hundred forests, to rise from the prime ministerial residence on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin ashes of the 2003 firestorm, original plans and opened on 2 February 2013, with an making them available “The scheme provides a city that would be a Centenary to the public. The delight in which to live and work … and paints grant of $20 million. By November Federal Capital Design it had had almost half a million a bright optimistic future for Australia akin to visitors. The Margaret Whitlam Competition remains the optimism and confidence that Australia pavilion opened in May 2013. the most important displayed in the commissioning the competition The National Arboretum will be at urban landscape for Canberra” its best in 100 years. intervention ever contemplated in Jury Citation for winning entry Ecoscape Australia”

Peter Spearritt, University of Queensland

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FASHFEST Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre Canberra’s first four-night fashion event. Bringing style and culture to a focus Through the Legacy of Good Design five with an exciting mix of young, local and established talent and entrepreneurs, ACT-based designers and crafts people FASHFEST shone a spotlight on a collective of designers and creatives and unified created works, inspired by Canberra, as the capital. memorabilia for the Centenary. Other Craft ACT exhibitions CANBERRAVILLE “In her centenary year, Canberra has been formal in 2013 were: and fabulous, but the city has never been more Selling Yarns 3: Weaving the Nation’s frocked-up than at the opening of Fashfest” Story Women with Clever Hands Gapuwiyak The Canberra Times Miyalkurruwurr Gong Djambatjamla Centenary of Canberra–a legacy of good design

SPIN Wear Talking water: artist-in-residence Created for SPIN, SPIN Wear was Inhabit: Living in design a fashion parade-inspired dance Off-the-Square performance for which three Canberra designers created costumes made Reforestation: Making a tree from out of car parts. From the svelte to the a chair –Ashley Eriksmoen sculptural, the costumes celebrated Embracing Innovation Volume 3 Canberra’s love of cars, a tribute to The Side Project people who love their cars so much they’d like to wear them. Paradox in a Paddock

An exhibition by Canberra LAB The (Very) Sad Fish lady – at Photoville 2013, a festival for Joy McDonald contemporary photography held in Painting the Hills of Canberra – Brooklyn, . Building Cathy Franzi on the shipping container aesthetic of their Walt and Mazz Centenary IMAGE: MARTIN OLLMAN Art Quilt Australia: people, pop-up, Canberra Lab showed a place and nation selection of Canberra photography featuring Lee Grant, Stella Rae “Through uniting Zelnik and Andrew James, plus the process of images from Photo Access’s 100 THE SCENTENARY GARDEN craft and design in Views of Canberra. A beautifully fragrant therapeutic garden built through collaboration between manufacturing items government, business, education and arts organisations and opened at the Brian Hennessy Rehabilitation Centre by the Chief Minister in December 2013. that address some “ It was a great opportunity to essential notion of what the city is, the have a small selection of the project and its five Belco Pride series show in the winners have produced Big Apple. I’m happy that Belco works which speak not of a place in need is finally on the world map” of a makeover, but a space with a history Lee Grant, Canberra photographer and a future rich in idiosyncratic detail”

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Marion Mahony Griffin View Stamps and coins Marion Mahony Griffin’s role in the Australia Post celebrated 100 years winning submission for the design since the birth of the national capital, IMAGE: LEISE KNOWLES of Canberra was recognised with the Canberra, with the release of one renaming of Mt Ainslie lookout to domestic base-rate (60c) stamp and Selling Yarns 3: Weaving one international-rate ($2.35) stamp. IMAGE: ROBERT AGOSTINO the Marion Mahony Griffin View. A the Nation’s Story ceremony to mark the renaming took Parliament House and the National Portrait Gallery are featured on the Selling Yarns 3: Weaving the place on 22 November. stamps, with the original architectural Nation’s Story gathered Indigenous plan for the city by Walter Burley and non-Indigenous artists Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin and craftspeople, scholars, A Capital Collection: Our History incorporated into the stamp designs. Staging exhibitions, classes for children exhibitors and traders for the in Fashion and adults, residencies, artist talks third presentation of this premier The produced IMAGE: DOMINIC LAVERS and demonstrations in the Hotshop, national forum for Indigenous The National Capital Exhibition at and circulated a commemorative Canberra Glassworks presented textiles and fibre in Australia. Regatta Point chronologically revealed Centenary of Canberra 20 cent coin, 100 Days of Glass throughout 2013, The forum was presented by Craft fashions worn to key events in the incorporating the design of Canberra’s mapping the themes of the Centenary ACT in collaboration with the history of the national capital: central axis. of Canberra. Exhibitions included: National Museum of Australia and 1913 (the naming ceremony at the CONSUMABLES the Australian National University. Treasures Foundation Stones) – 6 March The Centenary of Canberra inspired a range of high-quality commemorative “This commemorative Antarctica – Emma Varga 1927 (the opening of Old Parliament consumables. The Centini has been especially celebrated, including the creation of a stamp issue enables all House) – 9 May one-off martini glass set by local glass artist Peter Minson. The Centini was developed Australians to reflect Ranamok 2013 by martini connoisseur Phillip Jones, with the recipe made available online. 1964 (the opening of Lake Burley on the importance of Parlingarri Mamanta – Jock Puautjimi Anthology Griffin) – 26 July Other consumables were: & Luna Ryan the city of Canberra in An exploration of Australian native 1988 (the opening of Parliament The Canberra Cake the development of our Sand Carved – Lyndy Delian plants by Canberra artists and basket House) – 26 September Created by Janet Jeffs on the 100-mile principle. The recipe was available online. nation” Digest – Alex Asch, Giles Ryder, Lucio makers at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Centenary of Canberra Wines Auri, Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro Michael Zsolt, Ten Squared – 10 Artists, 10 Decades, Red, white and sparkling wines were bottled by local winemakers to Canberra… in so many words commemorate the Centenary of Canberra and consumed throughout 2013. Australia Post 100 Years of Glass Philatelic Manager Canberra Potters’ Society For One Very Big Day on 11 March, local Centenary of Canberra Chocolates Under My Skin – Kirstie Rea company Thylacine produced 33 word Canberra Potters’ Society and other Glass Weave 2 – Jenni Kemarre projects, including the construction of Local chocolate maker Robyn Rowe, based in Murrambateman, was inspired to exhibitions at Watson Arts Centre Martiniello three large words—WELCOME, OUR make a new commemorative chocolate. throughout 2013 included: HOME and COUNTRY —that were focal CORREA LIGHTS This special four-day exhibition of Centenary Ale The Bald Archy Prize points of celebration. The Canberra Bells is a Correa plant local Indigenous artist Jenni Kemarre Reflecting brewing styles of 1913, brewer Richard Watkins of the Wig and Pen in especially bred to be the plant of the Martiniello’s glasswork formed part of Simply Trees Civic released a Centenary Ale in January. Centenary of Canberra. In honour of the conference Selling Yarns 3: Weaving Kayoko & Saturo Hoshino in Canberra Australia Revealed: Centenary Coffee the plant, lighting designer Marc Pascal the Nation’s Story. produced two large, free-standing Winter Pottery Fair Decorative Art Objects from Floriade 2013 supported Dollars for Dili through the sale of Timorese coffee in In 2013 Jenni Kemarre Martiniello commemorative Correa Bells light the Australiana Fund The Moonlight Lounge. The special blend sourced coffee beans from Canberra’s won a prestigious $90,000 Australia Musing Botanical now kept at the Tuggeranong and Rarely seen objects from The sister city in Dili. One dollar from every coffee sold went towards the Dollars Council fellowship, and the overall EASS exhibition Belconnen Arts Centres, as well as Lodge, Government House for Dili initiative. prize at the Telstra National Indigenous thousands of strings of Canberra Bells Out There 2013 (Canberra), Kirribilli and Admiralty Art Awards. fairy lights, for use during and beyond House went on display at Canberra Photographic Society’s the Centenary year. Canberra Museum and Gallery. “One of only a handful of Annual Exhibition Indigenous artists working with glass, she said she Fatherhood: to Infinity & Beyond became hooked on the medium 2013 Canberra Potters’ Society after doing a beginners Member’s Exhibition workshop [at Canberra Glassworks]” Static Glimpses Toward the Abstract The Canberra Times Ryozo Shibata VISUAL ART & EXHIBITIONS VISUAL ART & EXHIBITIONS

Old Masters: Australia’s Great Bark ON SHOW AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA, CANBERRA, 7 MARCH – 13 OCTOBER 2013 “The show is made Artists up of more than 100 Glorious Days Aboriginal painters from Arnhem Land AUSTRALIA 1913 works dating from the Step back in time to a young and hopeful nation. carried one of the oldest continuing Immerse yourself in the fashions, cars, designs and ideas that expressed our dreams before the world changed forever. traditions of art into the modern era. 1950s through to the 1990s, all taken from Other exhibitions of Indigenous NATIONAL LIBRARY Australian art can be found in the the gallery’s collection brochure, online, for the Centenary of about 300 works, of Canberra’s Indigenous Cultural OF AUSTRALIA Program. the most important such collection outside CITY OF TREES “Painted in a dazzle America” IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY NATIONAL MUSEUM of acrylic colours, OF AUSTRALIA The Canberra Times www.nma.gov.au Free entry | Open 9 am – 5 pm daily (closed Christmas Day) exploring a bold set of Acton Peninsula Canberra | Freecall 1800 026 132 Donations (tax deductible) are welcome, visit www.nma.gov.au/support_us The National Museum of Australia is an Australian Government Agency

Image: Nellie Donegan, rollerskater, 1913, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, P1/486 MEDIA PARTNER Colourised image © National Museum of Australia hybrid styles, telling Turner from the Tate: the making EXH 356_FA Glorious Days SeeCanberra 285x210.indd 1 6/02/13 2:35 PM familiar stories from of a Master fresh perspectives, the The winter block buster provided a comprehensive overview of Turner’s National Museum of Australia latest treasure trove classic landscapes and atmospheric “Jyll Bradley’s City of With its exhibition Glorious Days: of western desert seascapes, while offering insights into Trees is the culmination Australia 1913 the National Museum artworks acquired his working life and practices. of Australia set the perfect context for of walking, listening and SCULPTURE: Space and Place the Centenary, and particularly for the by the National drawing bound together exhibitions Design 29 at the National Museum of Australia A special symposium on sculpture and through an inescapable Archives and Dream of the Century at could hardly be more public art presented by the National exploration of light. the National Library. Gallery of Australia and the Australian defiantly cross- National University from 10 to 12 It asks us to reflect “Given that most of cultural” May. Attracting significant national on our relationship to the lived experience of and international guests from the trees and provokes Australians in 1913 is The Australian world of sculpture and public art, the quiet activism through irretrievably lost and symposium also saw the launch of the Centenary of Canberra commission by spiritual, ecological that no one that year was Patricia Piccinini, Skywhale. and political means. actually given the task National Gallery of Australia of curating an exhibition “The National Bradley’s path through In addition to Toulouse Lautrec, the Canberra’s urban for the future, it seems National Gallery presented a winter Gallery’s summer forests reveals a rich miraculous that the blockbuster and other significant blockbuster Toulouse curators have managed exhibitions, including: and complex landscape. to retrieve so many Lautrec: and Kastom: the Arts of Vanuatu the Moulin Rouge was Ultimately everyone remnants of Australian can share the pleasure life from exactly one Showcased the NGA’s unique the first extensive collection of arts from this area. of her shaded walk and century ago” exhibition of Toulouse- Roy Lichtenstein: POP Remix Lautrec’s art to be poetic documentary, Mark McKenna, Traced Lichtenstein’s print projects attempted in Australia and celebrate the life from the 1950s to the 1990s, and generosity of the exploring how the artist appropriated, and brings together a Other major NMA exhibitions during city’s trees” transformed and remixed historical substantial body of his 2013 included: art sources. paintings, drawings, Art Monthly Warakuna: All the Stories Got into our Minds and Eyes posters and prints” An exhibition of contemporary Australian Art Review paintings and sculptures documenting a new art movement emerging from the Western Desert community of Warakurna.

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TOUCH – Sculpture and the Land National Library of Australia National Archives of Australia A concentration throughout the In addition to the City of Trees In addition to the excellent Design month of May on Canberra’s rich exhibition, Christopher Vernon’s Dream 29: Creating a Capital, the National history in, and collection of, sculpture. of a Century: the Griffins in Australia, and Archives of Australia was active Activities for TOUCH included Terrain: the participation of the Oral History throughout the year: Unit, the National Library of Australia Mapping Strathnairn, the ANU School Traversing Antarctica of Art Gallery Sculpture Alumni presented other exhibitions throughout Exhibition and the opening of newly the year including: A rare collection of original equipment, diaries and documentary material from commissioned work by acclaimed Things: Photographing the early Antarctic expeditions. land artist Chris Drury and sculptor Constructed World Wolfgang Buttress at the ANU Picturing the Past: Seeing Canberra’s From major and lesser known campus. Stories Australian photographers, works which show photography’s documentation of Canberra and District Historical objects made by human beings. Society’s photographic collection was launched online at the NAA. Beyond the Furthest Fences Discovering Mildenhall’s Canberra: Photographs by Rev John Flynn from photographs from the birth of our capital the Australian Inland Mission, which he established to care for an area over Taken between 1921 and 1935,

IMAGE: MARTIN OLLMAN three million square kilometres. Mildenhall’s historic photographs were exhibited at the NAA and made Canberra: Then and Now available online in collaboration with A display focusing on the changing the Museum of Australian Democracy. face of the nation’s capital between Terrain: Mapping Strathnairn 1913 – 2013. National Portrait Gallery Terrain was a multilayered project of Mapping Our World: Terra Incognita land art installations at Strathnairn, The NPG began and ended its very to Australia included in a broad 2013 program of special Centenary-themed year with community participation themed on Brought from the world’s great cultural major photographic exhibitions: “We’re blown away” exploring the environment. collections, maps that inspired the Citizen idea of Australia from ancient times “Extraordinary” to the first complete map of the new Photographic portraits by continent. Swedish-born Australian “It felt really special photographer Ingvar Kenne. “The National Library to be able to go in our Other exhibitions included the Centenary balloon” exhibition is an National Prize for Photography and: absolute knockout: First Ladies: Significant Women “I haven’t been this aesthetically, 1913 – 2013 THE SKYWHALE excited about public historically and An exhibition profiling Australian art for ages!” scientifically” women who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years. Some of the comments The Sydney Morning • 20,491 unique visits to Lakeside The Skywhale, commissioned from on Skywhale at the Herald Paris to : Pleasures from theskywhale.com across Fifteen sculptures and installations the Studio of Hilda Rix Nicholas 126 countries Canberra raised artist Patricia tether in May made from recycled and repurposed Piccinini, captivated the world after An exhibition of paintings in the • 1,010 uses of the hashtag on materials installed on the shores launching in May. It has been, and “Running, hiking and landscape by Australian artist Instagram of Lake Tuggeranong by the newly will be, to many parts of Australia and Hilda Rix Nicholas during her time • 5,200 mentions on Twitter Skywhale: What the refurbished Tuggeranong Arts Centre. the world; a living, flying sculpture to at Delegate on the Monaro plains, • 35,000+ uses of the Twitter celebrate Canberra and the richness of Ambassador [US and objects from her studio. hashtag, 5,000 times between its innovation and public art. Ambassador Jeffrey 9–20 May Elvis at 21 Things inspired by the Skywhale Bleich] will miss” • The video series has received Alfred Wertheimer’s photographic include: posters, t-shirts, hats, badges, 123,000+ views portraits of twentieth century icon cakes, play scripts, songs, and cartoons. The Canberra Times Elvis Presley at age 21.

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You Are Here (Visual Art/Design) Other photographic exhibitions Museum of Australian Democracy at Canberra Museum and Gallery Other exhibitions throughout BELCONNEN ARTS CENTRE Old Parliament House 2013 were: This emerging art festival featured Photography took a prominent place 2013 was a bumper year of increased I DO HAVE A BELIEF–KEVIN exhibitions inside and outside in the celebration of the Centenary of Throughout 2013 the Museum attendances for Canberra Museum Cities Across Borders GILBERT (1933–1993) ART Canberra CBD venues: Canberra as an art-form practiced by of Australian Democracy at Old and Gallery, with an enhanced program RETROSPECTIVE Canberra – Dili generations of Canberrans, including Parliament House celebrated the to mark the Centenary. Rogue Design Canberra – Goulburn 2013 saw an active program of its current artists, and as a window Centenary with a series of exhibitions Home to an important and growing Canberra – Queanbeyan exhibitions at Belconnen Arts Centre, Intercultural Hand: Arts and Heart into the city’s past. themed the Art of Influence, exploring collection of Indigenous art, a feature Canberra – Nara enhanced by contributions to the the relationship between art and Walt & Mazz: A Centenary Pop-up A portrait of Canberra and exhibition was Gathered Together, Centenary of Canberra, including democracy in Australia. The Women Who Made Canberra hosting the final outcome of the One Gallery of Small Mistakes Canberrans 1979–2012 an exhibition exploring Indigenous Exhibitions included: heritage in the work of artists Marking Place River project, an appearance of the In advance of the Centenary year, Interative Installations at The Watch including Danie Mellor, Jenni Kemarre Skywhale and the presentation of Heide Smith launched her latest book Arthur Boyd: An Active Witness Canberra On Air: 60 Years of ABC House included: Martiniello and many others. WIND AIR WATER, the Ginninderra of portraits taken in Canberra over Local Radio More than 60 significant works Kite Festival. Ticket to Ride 33 years. Life on the Limestone Plains was a revealing the painter as a critical yet Julian Day – An Infinity Room: special centenary series of tours I do have a Belief–Kevin Gilbert Art The View from Here 100 Views of Canberra empathetic witness engaged with the Turbulent Geometry providing a chance to explore the Retrospective (1933–1993) was a urgent issues of his time. Ersatz, Out There Deep A PhotoAccess exhibition and historic sites (Lanyon Homestead, Ashley Eriksmoen – Reforestation: powerful and profound tribute to the publication project involving images Calthorpe’s House and Mugga- how to make a tree from a chair late Aboriginal artist and grassroots “It’s the first major activist, Kevin Gilbert. “You Are Here is and stories of Canberra as a mature Mugga) managed through the Cultural Telephones Forever something I think a and vibrant city sourced from ACT Boyd exhibition of this Facilities Corporation. Other exhibitions included: photographers. Patricia Piccinini: Structures festival should be: a kind of this particular of support Nearly Birds mess of ideas, flung Friends and Family in the Garden: interpretation in a Capital Experience Canberra Gold Exhibition by Judith Crispin, Victoria Australia” Royds and Paul Hetherington.. about the city, in turn Intensity of purpose: 21 years redefining the place it The Australian National Botanic Gardens invited counterparts from Daryl Karp, Director, of ANCA Karst seeks to enhance and capital cities around the world to Museum of Australian Wreck Bay Community: Window Exhition of paintings, photographic contribute photographs of community reflect. You Are Here is Democracy to Wreck Bay images and videos of limestone gatherings, celebrations and (or karst) landscapes near Canberra the best of Canberra” Australia revealed: Decorative arts connections with their gardens. Behind the Lines by Phil and Glen Ryan. from The Australiana Fund Collection BMA Magazine MoAD’s perennially popular annual Craft ACT Members Show 2113: A Canberra Odyssey exhibition of the year’s most incisive Curated by Peter Haynes and witty political cartoons. Windsongs and Waterlines: Where You Are Here (Photography) is, What is Wreck Bay? Hiroe Swen Art is a Weapon The program included The Great The Australian War Memorial Clare Martin – Cloud A solo exhibition of Japanese– Explored how the Eureka story, legend House Inspection, an exhibition of was a major contributor to the Australian ceramic artist Hiroe Swen, and iconography have been used Lens love: The tender gaze of six photographs taken at Canberra Centenary of Canberra throughout an artist at the forefront of bold by groups and causes of all political Canberra region photographers house parties from the early 2013. It held a memorable Open ceramic design whose work never flavours to spread their message. 2000s, presented at The Day on 6 April and presented Head full of flames: Punk in the fails to show a superb mastery of Watch House. other exhibitions including Salute: Insurgence nation’s capital 1977–1992 technique. Canberra’s Military Heritage and Featured the work of members of the Splinters Theatre of Spectacle: ANZAC Voices. proppaNOW artists’ collective formed Massive love of risk in 2004 to provide mutual support for Steve Holland: Being a number of Brisbane-based Aboriginal artists, including Vernon Ah Kee, Visitation to CMAG grew by more than Gordon Hookey, Tony Albert, Jennifer 60% from 2011–12 to 2012–13. Herd, Laurie Nilsen, Megan Cope, Richard Bell and former collective member Andrea Fisher. VISUAL ART & EXHIBITIONS VISUAL ART & EXHIBITIONS

Megalo Print Studio and Gallery During 2013 Megalo moved to new Kingston premises and released Megalomania: 33 years of posters made at Megalo Print Studio 1980–2013, a new book recording 33 years of poster-making, and presented an accompanying exhibition. Sourced from the Megalo archive of more than 500 posters, Megalomania brings to light a hitherto hidden picture of life in the national capital. The book was launched on 21 March 2013. An exhibition of the posters from the book was displayed at Megalo Gallery. Other exhibition and program highlights included: Wave Hill Jinparrak Canberra Exchange Exhibition An artistic exchange culminating in the launch of six new limited edition prints collaboratively produced by Indigenous artists from Wave Hill and Canberra, assisted by printmakers from Megalo Print Studio. Skywhale posters A limited edition of Skywhale-inspired posters in four colourways.

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DRILL HALL GALLERY M16 In a city like Canberra, which lives and breathes power, no one has explored M16 celebrated the Centenary the politics of power with such steely intelligence and analytical focus as eX de with a typically comprehensive Medici. A Drill Hall Gallery exhibition laid bare the artist’s forensic examination of series of exhibitions by local contemporary society. artists, including: Other exhibitions at Drill Hall during 2013 were: Place John Young: The Bridge and the Fruit Tree The Creative Power of Women Sally Gabori 2005–2012: Danda ngijinda dulk, danda ngijinda malaa, Canberra danda ngad—This is my Land, this is my Sea. This is who I am Political Wolfgang Buttress: UNA Memory Creative Power: The Art of George Baldessin History Roy Jackson: Retrospective 1963–2013 Faces of Canberra Trigger-happy: Ben Quilty Architecture Country Romantique Landscapes

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Australian National Capital Artists In 2013 ANCA celebrated 21 years since the final completion of 35 CANBERRA purpose-built non-residential artists’ studio spaces and a gallery with Intensity of Purpose: 21 Years of ANCA, CONTEMPORARY an exhibition of contemporary works by ANCA alumni artists at Canberra ART SPACE Museum and Gallery. Other exhibitions during 2013 were: Vox Nautica Ellipsis Created from Ego

The Days of their Lives IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY ELEANOR GATES-STUART Print and Clay Symposium Shortfall Balance Precipice StellrScope Natural Perceptions “Challenging traditional conceptions of science “It is here that Gestalt-ed as a separate, even incompatible domain to Art imagination steps Differing Perspectives is StellrScope—a highly creative exhibition that in and artists, PINup explores the scientific innovations in Australian like writers and Afterimage wheat production over the past 100 years” filmmakers, envisage FLIPSIDE scientific potential CityNews Arboretum Magnificentury that is necessarily beyond its current Blaze 7 capabilities” The Angel of History Bega Regional Gallery Bega Valley Regional Gallery’s annual contemporary Indigenous exhibition. David Broker, Other galleries Monaroo Bobberrer Gudu means ‘the peoples of the mountains and the sea’. Works by Beryl Crus included Culture Bridge, which belongs to an established tradition of CCAS Director Commercial galleries including shell-work specific to the region stretching from Sydney (La Perouse) down to the Aarwun Gallery at Gold Creek and far south coast of NSW. This exhibition paid homage to the pivotal role that Beryl Beaver Gallery also held special Crus played in her community. Centenary exhibitions. Following broad Centenary themes, CCAS Other exhibitions during 2013 included: simultaneously provoked and revelled in all “A wonderfully encouraging exhibition, things Canberra during 2013. • Canberra at Street level a hint of the richness to come. Because while Canberra Critics Circle Award–Canberra • Growing Up Planned each step in the cultural evolution continues Contemporary Art Space • Triangle to sustain and venerate the sacred knowledge, Science Fiction was supported to bring • First Light the artist’s personal interpretation of that additional focus to Canberra’s strong knowledge is key to the integrity and longevity heritage in scientific exploration during • Back Burning August. It featured work by Erica • Promises to Keep and miles to go before I Sleep of the Yuin culture” Seccombe, Monster, and Tim Forster, Kynic. Megan Bottari, Glass Central Canberra

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The Invisible Thread was a flagship National Library of Australia You Are Here (Literary Events) publication for the National Year of Reading 2012, and an Writing the Australian Landscape The You Are Here literary smorgasbord official Centenary of Canberra was a two-day conference held at the included: publication during 2013. The National Library of Australia to explore Canberra literary journal Burley’s first anthology features Judith Wright, how we write about our physical birthday celebration Bill Gammage, Alex Miller, Marion environment. It included Mathew Australian National University– Halligan, Les Murray, Humphrey Condon, Adrian Hyland, Ros Moriarty, You Are Here vs Teen Makeouts Voice Poetry Slam McQueen, Jackie French, David Sue Woolfe, Kerryn Goldsworthy, Mall Stories Brooks, CEW Bean, Alan Gould, Voice Slam was presented at the Deborah Burrows, Steven Carroll, Rosemary Dobson, Roger Introduced for the first time in 2012, Street Theatre by ANU Student Jane Gleeson-White, Lesley Harding McDonald, M Barnard Eldershaw, a walking headphone tour featuring Equity to provide a forum for young & Kendrah Morgan, Geoff Page, Geoff Page, Don Watson, Ethel stories about malls from Canberra, ACT students to share their voice. Jeanine Leane, Charles Massy, Patrick Anderson, Peter Stanley, Omar Australia and around the world. Voice Slam emerged from poetry Allington, Anna Rose and Jennifer Musa, AD Hope, Blanche slam workshops held with young Harrison. Eulogy for a City d’Apluget, Manning Clark, Kate students throughout the year. Bad! Slam! No! Biscuit! Grenville, Jack Heath, Garth Nix, Dorothy Johnston, Clive Hamilton We’re all in it together (in the same and 49 others. Miles Franklin Literary Award plague pit) (Debate) The announcement of the 2013 Interchange Poetry Canberra – Brasilia Cultural Exchange Miles Franklin Literary Award winner Omar Musa Michelle de Kretser was made at a Canberra Roast Celebrated Canberran performance ceremony at the National Library of Canberra Zine Emporium poet Omar Musa performed at Australia. Page Vs Stage: The You Are Here Cena Contemporanea, a festival of Combat Edition contemporary arts in Brasilia, as part of an international artistic exchange “A captivating collection… ANU–Meet the Author series ‘Thanks for making between the planned capitals of Many of the fragments Australia and Brazil. Omar performed THE INVISIBLE The Australian National University’s Canberra interesting were so absorbing that I with DJs D’Opus and Roshambo to an was propelled off the couch annual Meet the Author series again and fab!’ audience of thousands on the festival’s THREAD: 100 engaged the public with the best main stage. and into my study, or down national and international writers: Fleur Hawes, via to the library, to find the YEARS OF whole from which it had Happiness for people who can’t stand Facebook positive thinking by Oliver Burkeman been extracted, needing Poetry at the Gods WORDS to read more” The Classical World: triumph and tragedy An annual series presenting the best with Tom Holland University of Canberra–Showcase: of Australia’s published poets, Poetry at Australian Book Affairs of the Art with Katrina Strickland the second annual festival of the Gods continued to illuminate with Review The Good Life by Hugh Mackay Australian Children’s Literature words throughout 2013, presenting poets including Chris Wallace-Crabbe, “Canberra is the only one Political cartoons forum and the launch Showcase was a six-week celebration of writers, illustrators and publishers Philip Salom, Alison Croggon, Patricia of our cities to have been of Dirt files: A decade of best Australian Sykes, Leon Trainor, Mark O’Connor, anthologised in this way and political cartoons connected with Canberra and the District which creates children’s literature. Andrew McDonald, Esther Ottaway that seems meet and just. A Letter to Generation Next – Why and Adrienne Eberhard. Canberra is a city owned Labor? With Kim Carr not by any state but by us, Unholy me, unholy see with Tim Fischer the people of Australia, as Writing for Performance The Young Lion with Blanche d’Alpuget Poetry at Manning Clark House a symbolic city to represent Many new works of writing for live In March, the annual Manning Clark and display us as a nation Damned if I do with Philip Nitschke performance were created in Canberra state … and this is a very throughout 2013 including by Alana House Jean Cecily Drake Brockman Eyrie by Tim Winton Prize for Poetry was presented jointly special anthology about a Valentine, Helen Nourse, Julian Hobba, special city” Helen Machalias, Duncan Ley, David to Gerard Butera and Todd Turner. Finnigan, Chrissie Shaw, Tom Davis, Regular monthly poetry readings by David Atfield. the finest poets of the region and the Frank Moorehouse country were presented throughout the year.

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Meanjin Canberra edition A Century of Canberra Engineering THE KEYS TO CANBERRA’S To mark Canberra’s 100th birthday in A Century of Canberra Engineering HISTORY–CENTENARY March, long-lived Australian literary explores the development of the HISTORY BOOKLETS journal Meanjin published a special national capital through the delivery of The colourful characters, controversial edition to take the pulse of the many great building projects. decisions and milestone moments that capital. Its beautifully designed cover shaped the national capital feature in features a monochrome early street this series of six booklets that explore map of the city. Canberra’s early history as the national Caring for the Community Rain Hail capital. Authored by Centenary of or Shine –The History of District/ “It’s beautiful in Canberra History and Heritage Advisor Community Nursing in the ACT design, it feels good, Dr David Headon, Greg Wood and Caring for the Community Rain Hail or Ian Warden. actually it feels Shine traces the history and evolution perfect … thoughtfully of district and community nursing in the ACT between 1911–2011. composed essays EDUCATION RESOURCES– and short stories MUSIC EDUCATION and poems and RESOURCE: SYMPHONY memoir from some Wife and Baggage to Follow NO 3–CENTURY BY ANDREW SCHULTZ of Australia’s best Launched at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wife and THE ART OF BRINGING IMAGE: SUPPLIED BY PHOTO ACCESS writers” Baggage to Follow offers eye opening THE ARTS TO CANBERRA– first-hand accounts from Australian EDUCATION RESOURCE Nigel Featherstone diplomats’ wives. 100 VIEWS OF CANBERRA CANBERRA CITY OF TREES– A PhotoAccess project through which ACT-based photographers depict Canberra as a mature and vibrant city. An EDUCATION RESOURCE unexpected spin-off from 100 Views of Canberra was the invitation to 28 of the artists to have images included in a Centenary of Canberra-sponsored exhibition at Photoville 2013 in New York City. Canberra Canberra Red Multiple education resources for As part of the City Series by A collection of writing exploring the schools were developed to increase NewSouth Publishing, journalist and people and institutions of Canberra, awareness of, and access to, the author Paul Daley reveals Canberra and reflecting on what has become of Centenary of Canberra. Special separate from the myths that have the great vision of Walter Burley Griffin publications were made about arts Art Monthly Canberra edition A Portrait of Canberra and of TREASURES OF CANBERRA grown around it, beginning with its a century on. Co-edited by Centenary commissions, Symphony No. 3–Century Canberrans 1979–2012, Heide Smith The May 2013 edition was a A Centenary-commissioned book that Indigenous culture and describing the of Canberra History and Heritage and City of Trees. Resources were Canberra centennial issue, including A beautifully crafted book published to discusses some of the art and artefact city known by its locals. developed for projects like One River Advisor David Headon and Andrew treasures housed by 10 of Canberra’s and the Skywhale, and for an insight at least 25 pieces about Canberra celebrate the Centenary of Canberra, Mackenzie, Assistant Professor of most important cultural and historical into the history of the national capital, exhibitions or artists. It was launched and 34 years of Heide Smith’s Design at the University of Canberra. institutions. Centenary of Canberra History and at the SCULPTURE: Space and Place photography. Hope Heritage Advisor Dr David Headon symposium at the National Gallery of Australia. Through first-hand stories originally developed a series of both booklets “This is the most recorded for the National Library of and TV segments. Megalomania: 33 Years of Posters intelligent book on Australia, author and historian Ann- made at Megalo Print Studio Canberra’s cultural Mari Jordens brings to the page the Sometimes brutal, often humorous heritage that has been voices of people escaping to Australia and always informative, the posters from persecution and conflict in world published to date” in Megalomania are sourced from the troublespots since WWII. Megalo archive of over 500 posters The Sydney Morning and bring to light a hitherto hidden Herald picture of life in the national capital. CENTENARY OF CANBERRA STAFF, 2013 Patron Sir William Deane AC KBE Executive Director ARTS EVENTS Jeremy Lasek Executive Assistant to Executive SUPPORTED BY Director, Annette Zerial Creative Director Robyn Archer AO THE COMMUNITY Executive Assistant to Creative Director, Helen Berwick CENTENARY General Manager Adam Stankevicius Governance Team INITIATIVES FUND Senior Governance Manager, Teresa Comacchio Finance Manager, Amy Kingham Tracey Elliot Matt Haydon Grant Jay Madison Lynch Shirley McDonough Matthew Padovan Barbara Van Der Linden PhotoAccess Al Sioson Faces of Canberra 100 Views of Canberra Marketing Team book and exhibition Tuggeranong Senior Marketing Manager, Community Arts BMA Magazine Nicolle Keyes Bernadette Brennan Lakeside Canberra at Street Kate Connor Level exhibition Artsound Tabitha Fairleigh Heritage Preservation Floral Art Guild Rochelle Kahlefeldt Project of the ACT Hamish Lardi 100 CANBERRA HOUSES Centenary of Floral Art Emma Watson “Authors Tim Reeves and Alan Kulture Break in Canberra exhibition Partnerships Team A survey of 100 of the most Dance Nation Senior Partnership Manager, noteworthy houses in Canberra. Roberts have spent the past four Belconnen Arts Centre Vivien Mitchell Published by Halstead Press for the The Street Theatre Wind Air Water Katriina Kancans Centenary of Canberra, it is a clever years considering the more than Capital Jazz Project Centenary Kite Festival Program Team and beautiful selection that tells the 160,000 dwellings that have ANU Research School of on Lake Ginninderra Senior Program Manager, story of Canberra’s urban culture. Beverly Growden Humanities and the Arts The Cashews History Adviser, Dr David Headon been built in Canberra since 1913, Centenary of Canberra Local Gold Guerrilla Gigs Joanne Currey and whittled them down to a Community Tapestry Nicole Gaff Fred Smith and Mirramu Creative Arts Rachel Gould the Musicians Julian Hobba representative 100” The Four Elements Peace in the Hayley Kershaw Arts Festival The Canberra Times Pacific Concert Brooke Small Strathnairn Arts Penny Stott Association Julie Sunley Terrain: Mapping Ben Trudinger Strathnairn Justin Watson Daniel Watters Ashleigh Wheeler Jessica Wong Rauny Worm Public Relations Team Senior Public Relations Manager, Susanne Roberts Dominic Lavers Anita Perkins Special thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who helped us deliver all the events The Centenary of Canberra would like to thank its partners for their generous support

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