WINTER—SPRING - Canberra 100

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24 June to 6 October
To join Queanbeyan in its 175 th anniversary celebrations, Canberra Museum and
Gallery salutes the enduring relationship between Queanbeyan and Canberra. When
there was no hall to dance in, the people building Canberra danced in Queanbeyan
and when there was no grog to drink in the ACT, the nearest pub was there too.
This exhibition forms part of the program highlighting Canberra’s relationship
with its friendship, sister and regional cities. The emphasis is on community
partnerships, interactions and projects between Canberra and Queanbeyan. It uses
personal and community stories to speak about the relationship.
Canberra Museum and Gallery
www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au
Queanbeyan Sundial Gift
Queanbeyan is giving Canberra a birthday gift – a sundial to be located at the
new National Arboretum Canberra. Hendrik Foster is the selected artist: he
graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in 1973 and established
his studio in Melbourne the following year. He is a designer/maker of sculptural
and functional objects.
His work is represented in 10 public collections, among them the Powerhouse
Museum, National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and Art
Galleries of South Australia and Western Australia.
Major commissions include Australia’s Royal Wedding gift for Prince Charles
and Lady Diana in 1981, tableware for The Lodge, table silver and a bronze-cast
sundial for Parliament House, the Prime Minister’s gift to the Japanese Emperor
and church silver for St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane and St. Patrick’s
Cathedral in Sydney.
The gift will include a fabricated thick brass sundial sited on approximately one
square metre of Wee Jasper quarry stone at Dairy Farmers Hill. It will provide
a timeless symbol of the ties that bind Queanbeyan and the nation’s capital in
Canberra’s Centenary year, and into the future.
Image: Monaro 1931: Queanbeyan’s main street, Monaro St in 1931. Queanbeyan City Council.
Image: Courtesy of the Australian Clogging Association.
Australian Clogging Association
National Convention
13 – 15 September
The 18 th Australian Clogging Association National Convention will be held in
Queanbeyan. Participants enjoy dance workshops, social dancing, demonstrations
and development seminars for instructors. This event is pre-ticketed, with
interested spectators welcome at no cost. A beginners class will also be offered,
again at no cost. Expect between 300 and 400 dancers (and perhaps some family
members) to attend.
Each year, the Australian Clogging Association hosts a convention for its members
and others who enjoy clogging. It is a dance form originating in the USA: dancers
wear leather dance shoes with jingle taps on the heels and toes. Not to be missed!
Queanbeyan Conference Centre
www.cloggingaustralia.com
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