WINTER—SPRING - Canberra 100

centenary hub
THROUGHOUT 2013
Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) is a Centenary
information hub throughout 2013.
In the CMAG foyer, a bank of computer consoles acting
as Centenary portals provide dedicated access to
the Centenary program and special events websites
throughout the year. CMAG continues to be the place to
meet, connect and debate what is happening during the
second half of Canberra’s big birthday year.
The Canberra Stories Gallery has been renewed for
2013 and features modules that tell poignant stories
of our community’s diversity and resilience, and
include those about the 10 th anniversary of Canberra’s
devastating bushfires. The Cities Across Borders
series will include five modules (spread across the year)
celebrating Canberra’s ties with cities across the border
and across the world including Queanbeyan, Goulburn,
Yass, Dili and Nara.
Enjoy some of the best of Canberra’s visual arts in
Intensity of Purpose: 21 years of ANCA. Commencing
in 1990, funding for two artist studio complexes was
gifted to the community by the ACT Government.
This exhibition at CMAG looks back on the 21 years
of creative activity these studios have supported,
30 March to 2 June.
Step inside the collections of some of Australia’s
grandest residences with CMAG’s exhibition, Australia
Revealed: Decorative Arts from the Australiana
Fund. Familiarise yourself with key moments in
Australian taste as revealed in furniture and decorative
art objects from the official residences: The Lodge
and Government House Canberra, and Kirribilli and
Admiralty House, Sydney. 13 April to 30 June.
Other exhibitions at CMAG appear throughout
this program.
canberra museum and gallery
www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au
Image: Annette Pirani.
The Musical Offering
Musical Offerings are taking place wherever you are
in Canberra throughout 2013—at a shopping centre,
outside the workplace, well-known Canberra buildings,
retirement villages and schools. They’re appearing in
different musical guises every day during Canberra’s
Centenary year. Already, Canberra has witnessed Lyn
Fuller at the National Carillon, A Chorus of Women at
the NLA, Coro at the High Court building, and the jazz
band Frequently Asked Questions at the Belconnen Mall
Bus Court.
For the time and place of performances, keep checking
The Canberra Times each day, or listen and watch for
clues on TV and radio. During the week, performance
times are around 11.00 am, during lunch time and
around 3.30 pm, with more variety at weekends.
No musical genre is excluded, except those requiring
heavy amplification. All performers are contributing their
time to help Canberra celebrate its Centenary.
The Musical Offering is being generously managed by a
group of enthusiasts with the support of Pro Musica Inc.
(presenters of the Canberra International Music Festival),
Canberra CBD Limited (a not-for-profit company whose
aim is to enhance the city centre), Australian National
University School of Music and The Canberra Times.
Canberra is a musical city. Many schools have significant
musical programs and there is a strong youth music
endeavour throughout the city. Attendances for concerts
by visiting performers are much higher, per capita of
population, than in other cities, with ABC Classic FM
having the highest per capita audience in the nation.
The Centenary of Canberra offers the possibility of
showing visitors as well as residents the depth and
quality of Canberra's musical life.
www.musicaloffering.com.au
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