Volume One - Pages 77 to 108 - Canberra 100

CRAFT OF A
DIFFERENT KIND
Canberra Craft Beer Festival
13 APRIL
The Canberra Craft Beer Festival will be held at the Mercure Canberra in
celebration of the Centenary of Canberra.
In 2013, to support the Centenary of Canberra, Sydney Brewery is producing a
special limited edition Canberra Centenary Ale. This will be sold at the festival
and beyond. The festival provides a destination for beer enthusiasts to enjoy
the day, celebrate the Centenary and rub shoulders with the who’s who
of brews.
Owner of the Mercure, Dr Jerry Schwartz, is committed to heritage, while also
paving the way for innovation in the brewing industry, inviting Australia’s best
craft breweries to exhibit their brews, including Jerry's own.
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2013 Canberra District Wine
Harvest Festival
6 – 7 APRIL
The globally celebrated wine produced in the Canberra district wine region
will be showcased at the 2013 Canberra District Wine Harvest Festival.
A weekend of wine, food and music to complement the wine harvest, the
festival involves the Canberra district wineries from Lake George, Bungendore,
Murrumbateman, Hall and the Australian Capital Territory.
This festival is organised by The Canberra District Wine Industry Association.
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the australian journey
18 – 19 MAY
This exhibition of bonsai produced by The Canberra Bonsai Society, and
created by Australian artists, reflects the inspirations and diversity of the art of
bonsai as it has developed in Australia. That journey illustrates the traditional
influences from Japan and China and emerging trends in the use of Australian
plants, reflecting our sense of place in the landscape. The exhibition is being
held in conjunction with a national convention of bonsai artists.
RYDGES LAKESIDE
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Canberra Potters’ Society and Watson
Arts Centre
THROUGHOUT 2013
Established in 1975, the Canberra Potters' Society promotes excellence and innovation in ceramics,
fosters an appreciation of handcrafted ceramics and encourages the professional development of its
members. The Society runs pottery courses with day and evening classes for adults, afterschool and
Saturday courses for children and very popular week-long school holiday programs for children.
The gallery at Watson Arts Centre presents exhibitions throughout the year, not just pottery but a
variety of mediums such as painting, photography, textiles and more. In 2013, Watson Arts Centre
exhibitions profile an impressive range of local, national and international artists.
WATSON ARTS CENTRE
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canberra Glassworks—
100 Days of Glass
continues
Ten Squared, curated by Clare Belfrage, 27 March - 9 May
Ten Squared is an exhibition of 10 artists, 10 decades,
and 100 years of glass.
Each of the artists involved creates a response to a decade
of glass in the period 1913 to 2013. Ideas explored
relate to art, architecture, design and craft, science and
technology. Artists exhibiting include Andrew Lavery,
Ruth Oliphant, Alexandra Chambers, Simon Maberley,
Brenden Scott French, Trish Roan, Tom Rowney,
Lee Mathers, Richard Whiteley and Blanche Tilden.
Based on the Ten Squared exhibition, Glass in Your World
will consider the role glass plays in our lives as well as
how art can be made from the most ordinary of objects.
Window, domestic and scientific glass will be used to
create original and beautiful works of art during classes
to be held on 17, 18, 19, 24, and 26 April.
Digest, curated by Scott Chaseling, 15 May - 20 June
This exhibition completes the trilogy of food-related
group exhibitions that began with Drink! in 2011 and Eat!
in 2012. It coincides with Touch: Sculpture and Land
(see page 92).
Canberra Glassworks is an initiative of the ACT
Government.
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Image: Blanche Tilden U Ring Set. Jeremy Dillon.
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