Canberra Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
Canberra – Purpose built as Australia’s capital city, Canberra is a 3-hour drive from both the snowy mountains and the beautiful beaches of New South Wales.
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Canberra is a city which honors Australia’s past and shapes its future, yet #Canberra is far more than a political capital.
At the heart of Canberra’s creation story is Lake Burley Griffin. In 1911, the government launched an international design competition seeking a master plan for a brand new city. The victor, Chicago architect Walter Burley Griffin, won with a garden city design focused on a man-made lake which fits perfectly within the landscape. When, the nation’s Governor General stood in a dusty paddock in 1913 and announced the name of the new capital, he told the nation that the city had, lying before it, a splendid destiny.
Over 100 years later, that destiny has been fulfilled in a city that preserves the great chapters of Australia’s history and continues on to the next. #Vacation here to become a part of it, and keep the memories of your #visit for your own story.
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School Holiday Workshop: Kelly in the Can
Kelly in the Can celebrates the Australian Government's collection of iconic works by Sir Sidney Nolan, The Foundation Collection, together with Canberra's Centenary in a fun-filled stop motion animation. The work is inspired by a critique of Nolan's paintings, that likens works in the Kelly series to a set of images that constitutes a storyboard for a film sequence. [Rosenthal 2002]
During each workshop, children aged 7 to 12 years old, engaged directly with Nolan's paintings in the Nolan Collection Gallery @ CMAG, then worked on props and costumes in the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) studio to transform themselves into the 'Kelly Gang.' Ned and his gang were then photographed against backdrops in the CMAG theatrette to bring Nolan's landscapes to life. A sightseeing tour of the capital is interrupted by a menagerie of characters straight out of Nolan's paintings. The ending is a happy one, complete with cake and candles to celebrate Canberra's 100th birthday.
A Centenary of Canberra project funded by the Australian Government.
museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au
Canberra Museum and Gallery
Civic Square, Canberra City ACT
Australia
Open Monday to Friday 10am -- 5pm
Saturday and Sunday 12 noon -- 4pm
Stephanie Burns - Hedonism exhibition
Hedonism - an exhibition of paintings by Stephanie Burns
Curriculum Vitae
(b. 1962, Perth) Sculptor, painter, art valuer, art magazine editor.
STUDIES Claremont School of Art, 1984; moves to UK 1984; Norwich School of Art, attended the Life Drawing department under John Wonnicott and John Lessore 1984; Bath College of Higher Education, Art Foundation Course 1986-87; Wimbledon School of Art, London, Sculpture Course 1988-90. Part-time lecturer NAS 1997-98. Married Peter Fuller, British art critic 1985. Fuller died in a car accident 1990 three years after he founded the British art magazine Modern Painters. Married Australian art critic John McDonald 1991-2000, and returned to Australia 1994. Exhibited widely around Australia during the 90s, ten solo exhibitions at major galleries (Coventry Gallery, Annandale Galleries and Christine Abrahams Gallery) including featured artist at Floriade, Canberra Tourism's Spring Festival 2000. Over fifty group exhibitions in Australia and internationally including; Beaux Arts Gallery, Bath, UK 1990; London Art Fair, Beaux Arts Gallery, UK 1993; Summer Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London; Salon des Refuses, S.H. Ervin, Sydney 1997; Blake Prize for Religious Art, State Library of NSW, Sydney, St Johns Cathedral, Brisbane, Noosa Regional Art Gallery, Tewantin, Qld, Cathedral of St Paul, Melbourne 1997-98; Sculpture by the sea, Bondi Beach, Sydney 2000; Australian Drawing Biennale, Drill Hall Gallery, ANU Canberra; Capo, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra 2005; her work has been exhibited in Australian Art Fairs; Perth 1995; Melbourne Art Fair (ACAFS) 1996, 1998, 2002, The Melbourne Affordable Art Fair 2004, The Sydney Affordable Art Fair, 2004, Brisbane Art Fair, 2005; Appointee (1991-) and trustee (1991-98, 2007-) of the Peter Fuller Memorial Foundation, a British registered charity that has hosted an annual lecture at the TATE Gallery in London since 1991, eminent cultural commentators such as William Tucker, Hilton Kramer, John Berger, Rudi Fuchs and Luc Tuymans have given past lectures. The charity also runs an online art magazine Art Influence run by the artist and her son, Laurence Fuller. Opened her own art gallery in Canberra called Stephanie Burns Fine Art which staged over one hundred exhibitions from 2001-2007.When the gallery closed Burns moved to a rural property in Yass, NSW with her husband Stephen Hooper.
AWARDS Fisher's Ghost Art Award, (highly commended), Campbelltown, 1997. Waverley Art Prize Open Prize and Works on Paper Prize 2009
APPTS Appointee and trustee of The Peter Fuller Memorial Foundation 1991-. Editor: Art Influence artinfluence.com, 2007-. Valuer for the Australian Governments Cultural Gifts Program 2008-.
REP National Australia Bank, Head Office, Melbourne; Gold Coast City Art Gallery, QLD; .Joondalup WA
BIB The Canberra Times, 27th March 2005. Win TV, 16th March 2001. The Canberra Times, 18th September, 2000. The Canberra Times, 24th September, 2000. Drill Hall Catalogue, 16th November-17th December 2000. Interview, ABC TV, 23rd November 2000. Sun Herald, 5th December 2000. Melbourne Times, 6th December 2000. Melbourne Times, 13th December 2000. Annandale Galleries Catalogue, March 1999. The Sydney Morning Herald, 30th March, 1999. The Sydney Morning Herald, 3rd April, 1999. The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 April 1997. Christine Abrahams Gallery Catalogue, April 1996. The Australian, 20th July 1996. The Age, 1 Oct, 1996. The West Australian, 29th August, 1995. The Australian, 10 September, 1994. The Sydney Review, September, 1994. Coventry Gallery Catalogue, September, 1994.
LINKS stephanieburns.com.au, artinfluence.com
Solo Exhibitions
2010Hedonism, The Depot Gallery, Sydney.
2007Reflections, Stephanie Burns Fine Art, Canberra
2005 Great Australian Male and Others, Stephanie Burns Fine Art, Canberra.
200110 Years a Survey of Sculptures and Collages, Stephanie Burns Fine Art, Canberra.
2000Floriade, Canberra Tourism's Spring Festival, Canberra.
Collage, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne.
1998Towards the Baroque, Annandale Galleries, Sydney.
1997Coventry Gallery, Sydney.
1996Recent Sculpture, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne.
1995Delaney Gallery, Perth, WA.
1994Coventry Gallery, Sydney.
Official Woodville High School, Canberra Trip 2013 - JLe Productions
HELLO EVERYONE!
This is the Official (kinda) video for Woodville High School's, Canberra Trip of 2013.
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This video is currently not working on any Mobile Phone's, Tablet's and/or TV's. JLe Productions understands this and are working on a proper solution. Sorry for this inconvenience.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Woodville High School Canberra Trip 2013, it was a very fun week overall. Traveling on the bus there for 14 hours was a hard task to handle, but in the end it was a beautiful shot of out nations capital, Canberra. As soon as we got there we went straight to Questacon. After a few stops, we booked into our accommodation and mad yourself at home.
The second day was a school uniform day, but was defiantly a fun day. Taking alot of nice pictures and just settling into the trip.
On the last day at Canberra, it was also a very fun day, as all the days were. The epic night photos at the Telstra Tower, and the overly dramatic videos.
Finaly on the Thursday, we left Canberra and headed for Sydney. Sydney was a very quick moving day, but also brought many photo opotunites, in darling harbour and the sydney tower.
Ending the trip was a really long 16+ Hour bus drive home.
Through out this trip, I have personal learnt alot about how to shoot this video. Making sure all the necessary shots are taken, whilst keeping up with the class and time scheduled.
JLe Productions collected a total of 4,120 pictures and videos.
These pictures where collectively taken by -
Jordan Le
Kenley Walter
Fiona Pettinau
Allyssa Kapitoulov
Daniel Unglaube
Mathew Wilson
Samnang Leav
Ngan Van
With assistance from - Jake Capasso and Luke Smith
All rights belongs to the respective photographer.
---The Following is the official newsletter article addressing the trip---
On the 27th October 2013 40 year 9 and 10 students travelled to Canberra as part of the 2013 Students with High Intellectual Potential (SHIP) enrichment trip. Students were invited to participate in the trip through home group or subject teacher recommendation and high achievement in their term reports. The trip had a focus on Citizenship, SOSE and Science. Students visited places such as the CSIRO, the Australian Parliament, Old Parliament House, the National Gallery, the Australian War Memorial, the different Embassies and High Commissions, Questacon, the Australian Institute of Sport, Telstra Tower and the National Museum of Australia.
The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit their National Capital as part of their civics and citizenship education. To assist students participating in the trip, the Australian Government contributed funding under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER) program toward the travel expenses incurred during the trip, which encourages students to visit our Nation's capital.
The group of students who attended the trip learnt a lot about our Government, how we vote and Australian history as well as Australia's contribution to scientific research, Art and sports science. We finished the trip with a visit to Sydney where we saw the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge, we rode on the ferry to Darling Harbour, we visited the Sydney aquarium, Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum and Sydney Tower.
Thank you to all the students who attended, their conduct whilst on the trip was impeccable; they represented Woodville with the utmost integrity. Thank you to Adelaide Coachlines and our expert driver John who got us there and back safely, he commended the students on their behaviour whilst on the trip. And thank you to Ms Dao and Mr Wilson for their support and experience in making sure that the trip was both enjoyable and successful for all.
To students in year 9 and 10 in 2014 if you would like to be invited to participate in such an experience you will need to ensure that you achieve high grades in your reports and demonstrate enthusiasm for learning within your subject choices.
Fiona Pettinau
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Director of Photography - Jordan Le
Editor - Jordan Le
Assistant Editor - Kenley Walter
Producer - Jordan Le
Music Designer - Jake Capasso
Legal Manager - Jordan Le
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On Our Way by The Royal Concept
Neo by Ryan Teague
Thanks!
JLe Productions
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Australian Impressionism National Gallery of Australia
The National Gallery of Australia's collection of Impressionist works by some Australians, on display in Canberra, March 2019
LOOK! The art of Australian picture books today
Look! The art of Australian picture books today, a touring exhibition of original artworks from Australia's most accomplished children's book illustrators.
Created by the State Library of Victoria, Look! includes 112 artworks by leading Australian illustrators including Shaun Tan; Graeme Base; Bob Graham; Gregory Rogers; Ann James; Leigh Hobbs; Ron Brooks and Frané Lessac.
This exhibition is supported by Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program supporting touring exhibitions by providing funding assistance for the development and touring of Australian cultural material across Australia.
This exhibition was on display in Gallery 2/3 at Canberra Museum and Gallery, opening Sat 24 March 2012. Exhibition continued until Sun 10 June 2012.
museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au
Canberra Museum and Gallery
Civic Square, Canberra City ACT
Australia
Open Monday to Friday 10am -- 5pm
Saturday and Sunday 12 noon -- 4pm
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) is an art museum located in Brisbane, Queensland...
Video produced by Motion Blue Media
Music: “Continue Life” by Kevin MacLeod
Travel to Australia. Aborigines. National museum. Canberra
National museum of Australia. Located in Canberra
Аборигени Австралії
Музеї в Канберрі
Музеї Австралії
Classics Museum & School of Literature - Canberra - Australia
Iliad, Book 22, delivered by students in the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics in Canberra, Australia
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture
Michael Le Grand: Sculpture
This exhibition examines the work of Michael Le Grand, prominent Australian artist and former head of Sculpture at ANU School of Art, with works from the late 1970s to 2010.
The exhibition ranges from intimate table pieces to monumental and imposing outdoor works. It exemplifies the artist's dedication to his medium and showcases an exceptional and exciting talent
On display in Gallery 2/3 at Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) from 12 March until 12 June 2011.
Another side of Impressionism: Arthur Streeton | Australia's Impressionists | National Gallery
What did Australian artist Arthur Streeton learn from Claude Monet? In the second episode of Another side of Impressionism, 'Australia's Impressionists' co-curator, Christopher Riopelle, tells us how Streeton was inspired to paint outdoors, in nature, by the French Impressionist artists, and how he adapted this idea for the Australian landscape.
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Australia's Impressionists
7 December 2016 – 26 March 2017
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Showcasing four innovative Australian Impressionist artists, Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Charles Conder, and John Russell, this exhibition explores Impressionism in an Australian context – closely related to yet entirely distinct from its European counterparts.
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The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10.00 am - 6.00 pm and on Fridays between 10.00 am - 9.00 pm.
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Enlighten Canberra
Enlighten: See Canberra in a whole new light is an exciting new event that premiered over four nights on 11, 12, 18 and 19 March 2011.
The stunning foreshore of Lake Burley Griffin transformed into a festive hub, abuzz with an exciting program of major concerts by international artists and surrounded by spectacular lighting effects canvassed across the vast facades of surrounding national attractions.
The National Gallery of Australia, Parliament House and Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House opened their doors for special after-dark experiences and exclusive platinum offerings.
Inside the Museum of Australian Democracy
Take a trip down our political memory lane in our latest video profiling the Museum of Australian Democracy situated in Old Parliament House, which is celebrating its 90th birthday.
MoAD’s Head of Heritage, Exhibitions and Engagement, Edwina Jans is passionate about exploring the importance of democracy through the political moments that shaped our country.
Elioth Gruner: the texture of light
Deborah Clark, Senior Curator, Visual Arts, Canberra Museum and Gallery discusses Elioth Gruner painter of the Australian landscape and the exhibition Elioth Gruner: the texture of light, on display at Canberra Museum and Gallery from 8 March - 22 June and then the Newcastle Art Gallery from 26 July to 26 October.
Rhythm Exhibition 2014 - ANU SOA Foyer Gallery
A video overview of the Rhythm exhibition held at the Australian National University School of Art Foyer Gallery from 4th to 16th August by a Canberra, Australia based art collective known as Random9 (random-9.com)
For information on specific artists and their work in the exhibition see the Random9 website (random-9.com)
Slide Show: FURNISHED Exhibition, 2015
'Furnished', an exhibition by students from the ANU Furniture Workshop | ANU School of Art | Australian National University. Historic Fitters' Workshop | Kingston Arts Precinct | Canberra ACT | November 13 -15, 2015
Photography by Saini Copp
Flash mob by Canberra School of Bollywood Dancing
Flash mob by Canberra School of Bollywood Dancing at the National Multicultural Festival in Canberra on Saturday 9 March 2013.
Bollywood Dimensions Dance for FilterKaaphi Event @ Canberra, Australia
Bollywood Dimensions with FilterKaaphi Event @ Canberra, Australia
Bernard Ollis and John Hockney full interview, Aarwun Gallery Canberra
Artist Bernard Ollis speaks with John Hockney, journalist and brother of British artist, David Hockney, at the launch of Bernard's exhibition, Paris and Other Stories at Aarwun Gallery, Canberra on September 9, 2017.
The interview offers fascinating insights into the inspiration behind this vibrant body of works, Ollis's humble beginnings in Bath, his acceptance into the Royal College of the Arts, London, his subsequent working relationship with David Hockney, his journey to Australia, his experience as Director of the National Art School, Sydney, and of his partner and fellow artist, Wendy Sharpe.
Australian Portraits 1880 - 1960
Miriam Kelly, Assistant Curator, Australian Paintings and Sculpture at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra talks about the exhibition Australian Portraits 1880 -1960. Miriam discusses the different periods in Australian portraiture and some of the significant artists and their work exhibited in this major exhibition from the National Gallery of Australia's collection.
Video Production: Carolyn Constantine
Editor: Anna Craney