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This Mental Health Month, you're invited to take s This Mental Health Month, you're invited to take some time to be creative and make a positive poster for your home. 🏡On Sunday at 10am we are running a FREE virtual working bee with local artists Tom Campbell and Sally Holliday to help you get started on your poster.Register for the working bee online at belcoarts.com.au/poster-workshopBe sure to follow and share your posters at the @positiveposterlab on Instagram.Image: @michelegrimstonartPositive Poster Lab is presented by @gungahlinarts as part of Creative Minds Festival, with the support of @mentalhealthmonthact and @thisismybraveaustralia
Submissions for the Belco Arts Inclusion Award clo Submissions for the Belco Arts Inclusion Award close on Monday at midnight! 😲There's still lots of time to polish up your proposals and hit submit - you've got this! 💪Apply online: link in bio@capocanberra Image: The Artist Archetype (detail) by Maria Cofinas#inclusionaward #artistopportunity #cbrarts #belcoarts #belconnenartscentre #capoawards
Have you explored the new lakeside path around Bel Have you explored the new lakeside path around Belconnen Arts Centre yet?The construction of the missing piece of the lake walk has long been a dream shared by the Belco Arts community and we are so excited to see your vision finally become a reality!We will be back in the building soon with an abundance of creative offerings to help you thrive on the other side of this lockdown. We are opening to the public on 26 November 2021 with a fresh suite of exhibitions that will be perfect for the whole family to enjoy.Come and see Belco Arts from a whole new angle during your next lakeside outing! 👀Photos: Sammy Moynihan
We love this playful drawing activity from Belco A We love this playful drawing activity from Belco Arts' IGNITE Programs Officer, Heidi Lefebvre! @lefebvreheidiWhy not give it a try this week? ✏️☕😍"Collect some sticks, twigs, stones, flower heads. Save the dregs of your morning cuppa. Now imagine an animal. Their fur, diet, scratchy habits and habitat. Using your collected drawing tools and the "inks" (cup of tea left overs) draw like a wombat, or sugar glider, or moth, or earthworm. Don't worry if it's messy and wild - wombats love mess!"Swipe across to see Heidi's finished wombat inspired result!#drawlikeawombat #drawingactivity
Positive Poster Lab brings creative energy to the Positive Poster Lab brings creative energy to the ACT lockdown. Could your house do with a positive poster on the fridge or the back of the bathroom door? Good news, Positive Poster Lab is here to provide just that! We're inviting you to get your art supplies out and to create a poster with a message that you most need to hear right now.If you need some inspiration, join local artists Sally Holliday and Thomas Campbell in their FREE online working bee coming up from 10-11:30am on Sunday 17 October.Once you've made your poster, make sure to share and tag @positiveposterlab on Instagram to connect and inspire others with your positive message.Learn more and register for the online working bee: link in bioPositive Poster Lab is presented by @gungahlinarts as part of Creative Minds – Gungahlin Arts and Mental Health Festival, with the support of @mentalhealthmonthact and @thisismybraveaustraliaVideo: Sally Holliday and Thomas Campbell#mentalhealthmonth #mentalhealthmonth2021 #thisismybrave #postiveposterlab #belcoarts #gungahlinarts #belconnenartscentre #artformentalhealth #creativityformentalhealth #cbrarts #cbrartsscene #artforeveryone
Did you love reading Animalia, The Eleventh Hour o Did you love reading Animalia, The Eleventh Hour or The Worst Band in the Universe when you were young? Well, we've got awesome news for you - Graeme Base is coming to your living room! 🤩You're invited to a FREE and public online panel discussion where Graeme and a team of expert panellists including local author and illustrator @taniamccartney explore the magic of creativity and the art of storytelling.Join us online at 11am Wednesday 27 October 2021. Registrations via Zoom essential: link in bio.This online event is proudly co-presented by Belco Arts and Libraries ACT and supported by the ACT Government and the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature Inc.Image: Illustration from The Worst Band in the Universe by Graeme Base.@artsact_
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PO Box 183, Belconnen ACT 2616

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